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American ace TV Fox classic American drama "24 Hours" is an action shootout thriller directed by Stephen Hopkins, Jon Cassar, Brad Turner, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
The show tells a series of counter-terrorism operations carried out by the CTU (Counter Terrorist Unit), with 24 episodes per season, about a carefully planned terrorist incident in the United States in one day (the story of the 9th season takes place in the United Kingdom). In addition, the complicated and varied personnel relationships within the CTU, the personal lives of Jack and several other supporting characters, and the political struggle at the core of the country's power are also the main lines of the story. How the American hero Jack Bauer made a choice between family, country, and civilians, how he was born and died, and finally got the terrorists, reflecting the value of life.
"24 Hours" is a TV episode that runs "in real time", and the time in the play is played in "real time". Each season tells the story of a certain day, while each episode describes the events of each hour of the day, and a season's 24 episodes cover a day.
At the beginning of each episode, the show reminds viewers that "the following happened from time to time." The ticking digital timers frequently appear in the play, reminding the audience that time is passing by every minute and second. When the show premiered on American television, commercials were required. Excluding the commercial time, each episode was actually about 43 minutes long. During the time occupied by the commercials, the plot continues behind the screen, but is set to be unimportant and not shown, so adding the commercials, each episode runs for exactly one hour.
I accidentally received the disc of the first season of this show, but I couldn't stop from the first episode, and I finished watching 24 episodes in one weekend. It completely subverted my understanding of TV dramas and completely conquered me. It was the first time I knew that TV dramas could still be filmed in this way. The feeling of nervousness, excitement, sweaty palms, and inability to stop is something that any TV series starts from not given to me. From then on, I was completely convinced by it and became a fan of Jack Ball.
This drama is also a pioneering work in the entire history of American drama production. The split-screen narrative, real-time plot progression, and 24 episodes telling stories in 24 hours a day are all huge innovations in the history of TV dramas. crazy. And unlike the setting of one story per episode of most weekly American dramas, the 24 episodes of this drama tell a complete story, which gives the screenwriters huge space to plan and give full play to the story, the kind of people who can never guess the ending. The tension continued from the first episode to the last, giving the audience a great sense of satisfaction.
The biggest difference between a TV series and a movie is that the picture and sound cannot be compared with the latter, but the movie has to obey the length of the movie in terms of storytelling and structural framework. In other words, it is limited by time. The relative movie has an absolute favorable position. Of course, the premise is how you can play and make good use of this advantage. Based on this, it can only work on the plot and plot, and the subtext of the work is: mature script and excellent creativity.
The "24 Hours" series undoubtedly takes this to the extreme. The hard work of dozens of directors and screenwriters was not in vain, pulling countless audiences from the cinema back to the TV series, and accompanied Jack Ball through difficulties one by one, while the protagonists in the play experienced one suspense after another, one after another. With a wave of climax, the audience almost suffocated. And if you observe carefully, when the advertisement is inserted, the plot is progressing to a certain place, such as a person is going from place A to place B, or someone is inquiring about a computer data, etc. In short, there is no delay in the plot. , and there is no artificial change of the concept of time. On the one hand, it can relax your brain temporarily, and on the other hand, it can also satisfy the advertisers. This kind of business acumen is really worth learning from domestic dramas.
The success of this show is inseparable from the flesh-and-blood texture that Kiefer Sutherland gave to the character of Jack Ball. This American hero is not a Captain America-esque figure. He has many shortcomings and many weaknesses. The light of humanity always shines on him. The fans of "24 Hours" love this character to death. He is determined, calm, and courageous. He can sacrifice everything for the country and his family. The nightmare in the hearts of global terrorists, he has a very famous and friendly nickname in China: Xiaoqiang.
Jack Ball is also a hero with character flaws. Like many tragic heroes, he was dragged into tragedy precisely because of his virtues (courage and integrity), and his personal life was a complete mess. Jack's work in the CTA gave him many survival skills, but his work also brought him infinite pain. He is a lone star, and people around him often suffer misfortune.
This controversial character has spent more than ten years with fans around the world. Many people spent their youth with Xiaoqiang's life. Although it was only nine days, it took them more than ten years. Time is waiting, so sad, so emotional!
The whole drama was filmed for nine seasons, with 24 episodes in each of the first eight seasons, 12 episodes in the ninth season, a total of 204 episodes, and a TV movie extra. After nine seasons, Kiefer Sutherland announced that he would no longer be in the role. Kiefer Sutherland played Jack Ball is the only core of the show, and his departure also announced the official end of Jack Ball's 24. FOX TV restarted the IP this year, but the starring was replaced by a black brother. In my opinion, that is not 24 anymore.
As a TV series, this drama can be regarded as an unprecedented success. It can be said that it is unprecedented in this type of TV series. The Golden Globe Awards and Emmy Awards have affirmed this drama many times. Kiefer Sutherland also became the first-paid actor in the history of American dramas with the classic role of Jack Ball. The role of Jack Ball has also become as famous as James Bond and Jason Bourne. Famous screen agent and big IP.
After "24 Hours", there is no other drama that can replace its place in my heart. No other drama of its kind can do that.
Classics are immortal, and Xiaoqiang is no longer. If I had to recommend only one American drama, it would definitely and definitely be it!
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