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A pitch for another limited-series installment of the “24” franchise on Fox envisions a storyline that would revolve around supporting characters and not feature Sutherland’s intrepid covert op Jack Bauer.

The talk of more “24” came up Saturday during the exec Q&A session at Fox’s portion of the Television Critics Assn. press tour in Pasadena. The session marked the TCA debut for Gary Newman and Dana Walden, the longtime 20th Century Fox TV chiefs who took on oversight of Fox Broadcasting in July amid a shakeup at the network.

Newman and Walden cautioned that there is no deal and no plans are set in stone for more “24.” But a Bauer-free pitch for a new installment — following on the 12-episode limited series “24: Live Another Day” that aired on Fox this past summer — came recently from series stewards Howard Gordon, Evan Katz and Manny Coto. It’s tentatively targeted for 2016.

“We have great characters and that great creative team,” Walden said. She noted that it would be a one-time effort to experiment with highlighting supporting players, and she assured that the Jack Bauer character would remain the center of the show over the long haul. Sutherland is aware of the possibility and supportive, she added.

Source: Variety

I'm OK with this.

 

[TheSinkingKnight]

Cool, a season devoted to Tony?

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

Cast David Hayter as the new lead.

 

[Rich!]

yo op...

ITS GONNA BE TONY

The extra scene set it up

 

[Prince of Space]

What the hell would be the point?

24 is BAUER POWER HOUR

 

[wenis]

 

[dabig2]

Please give me a Tony/Kate team-up. Pleeeeeease. With Aaron Pierce as backup muscle and Chloe of course providing support.

 

[Rich!]

What the hell would be the point?

24 is BAUER POWER HOUR

ALMEIDA POWER HOUR

 

[TheAbsolution]

What the hell would be the point?

24 is BAUER POWER HOUR

This.

 

[Lakitu]

No Bauer. No thanks.

 

[Omni]

Not like this...

 

[The Boohbah Zone]

I like Tony but I'm not sure about this.

 

[kirblar]

Tony + FemBauer? Works for me.

 

[RS4-]

Where's the Agent Pierce show.

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

A season about Elisha Cuthbert?
I'm ok with that.

 

[The Incarnation]

Urgh. Nope.

May as well create a spinoff. Call it 7 days or something.

 

[Messi]

I like Tony and I like Yvonne but I am am not down for 24 without Bauer power.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

I finally get Jack back after years of wait with the awesome Live Another Day and you deny me again!?

This "24" will be sans my interest.

 

[Cardon]

As a 24 fan I'm fine with this. Makes sense at this point, and there are still other characters that can come into play to make up for the absence of the God that is Jack Bauer.

 

[NolbertoS]

Bauer is 24. No Bauer, 24 will tank. Not even Chloe can save the show sans Bauer either

 

[strikeselect]

Love the idea. Would be a fresh take on 24. Has to be with a character the fans will love though.

Bring on the Almeida Power Hour!

 

[Kaladin]

So they're actually going to do a season of the support characters trying to rescue Jack for a change?

It's about time.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

24 WITHOUT JACK BAUER? WTF NO.

 

[Penguin]

Maybe it will be a limited series where they all try to break Jack out of prison or wherever he is.

 

[Maximus.]

Tony or a story about saving Jack. Otherwise I am not down.

 

[hitme]

Well... (end of season 9 spoilers incoming)

Spoiler

Jack is in Russian prison so this would make sense.

 

[Bread]

If the point of the season is so they can save Jack from the Russians, then hell yes. If he's really not going to be involved at all, fuck that. Jack Bauer is 24!

 

[bndadm]

Where's the Agent Pierce show.

This man right here. Pierce was an Agent of Shield before there was a Shield.

It's simple - a spin-off where Aaron Pierce runs a private security company. You get the teamwork cast like you would a CTU, but you take away some of the resources and make it a damn challenge. Goes from simple job to HOLY GOD THE WORLD IT BURNS in 12 episodes.

Seriously though, I think the format and structure could support a non-Bauer spin-off or "gap filler".

 

[Corpsepyre]

HORRIBLE idea, if true. I see no one giving a shit or watching it.

 

[Slowdive]

I would be okay with a Tony and Kate team up as long as they got Jack out of prison eventually.

 

[B.K.]

What the hell would be the point?

24 is BAUER POWER HOUR

Considering the way last season ending, the point is probably

Spoiler

rescuing Jack from the Russians.

 

[massivekettle]

 

[Betty]

I'm not okay with this, Jack Bauer is 24, take him away and the show is empty.

 

[MarauderShields]

If we still get another see with Jack I could be ok with it but most likely the ratings would suck and that would be the end of that.

 

[mrjohill]

If it's tony it could be alright. But I need jack. He is the best

 

[heliosRAzi]

Considering the way last season ending, the point is probably

Spoiler

rescuing Jack from the Russians.

I can see them doing that. One season with Fembauer and Tony to go rescue Jack and then the season after that, JACK IS BACK!

 

[Tugatrix]

Imagine a dream team composed of:

Tony
Belcheck
Chloe
Kate Morgan

To go to

Spoiler

Russia

rescue Jack, awesomeness would be ensured

 

[harSon]

Yeah, fuck that.

 

[kurahador]

No Bauer? Emmm no.

 

[Dishwalla]

Urgh. Nope.

May as well create a spinoff. Call it 7 days or something.

They already had that remember? The guy got into a giant orb and traveled back in time to stop disasters.

Granted, it was on UPN, that might be why you don't remember it.

 

[LongDongJunon]

Cast David Hayter as the new lead.

It's only fair

 

[superdeluxe]

Uhh no, this would be like the x-files with no scully/mulder

 

[bndadm]

Now that I've ready the posts, I echo everyone else's sentiment. If the spin-off builds off of last season, then that would be great.

It'd be the season 5 follow-up we never got, but over at least half a season.

Live Another Day I thought was impressive in that it built up some nice new characters (sans CIA guy that clashed with Kate. His character never changed). I would like more of them.

But if Tony comes back, his first scene better be him drinking from that Cubby mug.

 

[superdeluxe]

And I'm still irritated that they killed Renee.

 

[Dalek]

I'm ok with this. Originally the premise of 24 was going to involve a new storyline and new characters every year, similar to American Horror Story. I believe it wasn't until the first series was underway that they decided to make it an ongoing storyline. They could make a new lead character in the "CTU" world, or explore a new genre sans-terrorism altogether while retaining the "real-time" framing.

 

[Rich!]

Imagine a dream team composed of:

Tony
Belcheck
Chloe
Kate Morgan

To go to

Spoiler

Russia

rescue Jack, awesomeness would be ensured

That is EXACTLY what is going to happen. Why on earth else would they have shown us Tony escaping prison?! Because hes gonna save Jack in S10!

No true fan of 24 would be opposed to the above idea. I refuse to believe it!

 

[DieH@rd]

I am all for this. Make it great with supporting characters trying to free Bauer who is captured by the

Spoiler

Russians.

 

[Tugatrix]

Now that I've ready the posts, I echo everyone else's sentiment. If the spin-off builds off of last season, then that would be great.

It'd be the season 5 follow-up we never got, but over at least half a season.

Live Another Day I thought was impressive in that it built up some nice new characters (sans CIA guy that clashed with Kate. His character never changed). I would like more of them.

But if Tony comes back, his first scene better be him drinking from that Cubby mug.

 

[MIMIC]

SANS Bauer? I don't think so.

 

[Angelus Errare]

A season about Elisha Cuthbert?
I'm ok with that.

I liked you because of your avatar (she was great in The Guest) but now...nah.