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Howard Gordon on 24’s Postponement

by Diana on November 8th, 2007

Howard Gordon spoke exclusively to the LA Times about FOX’s decision to delay the premiere of 24 until the writers strike is resolved. Gordon told the Times that he hopes the longer wait for episodes will only get fans more excited, saying, “Hopefully it will have the same effect it had on ‘The Sopranos’ and it will whet fans’ appetites even more. I really appreciate the integrity [Fox and 20th Century Fox Television] have toward the show. The only other alternative was a shortened order. Airing 23 episodes of a show called ‘24′ would have felt like less than the optimal way to present the show.”

Gordon also spoke about the possibility of 24 being shown in two segments (much like Lost last year and Heroes this year), “It really depends on when the strike is resolved and what the optimum window is. I hope it’s not an entire year. You get impatient doing the show. You want people to see it. It’s disappointing obviously as well. You’ve worked on a show. You really look forward to having people see it and respond to it.” All of Howard Gordon’s comments were made from the picket lines, where he is supporting the WGA strike.

I think FOX knows splitting 24 would be a very bad idea. The producers of Lost chose to make their upcoming season a shorter, but consecutive 16 episodes because the fan response to splitting the show into two segments last year was so negative. 24 relies on consecutive episodes even more so than Lost, so it would be difficult to imagine FOX making such a decision.

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