Each episode of "24" is an hour long, and the plot of each season takes place within a whole day. This real-time plot and multi-camera performance, coupled with the exciting plot and Bao Xiaoqiang's indomitable progress, have made a TV history. classic. Each season is a super long movie for me personally, and better than most. The sophistication of the production is also reflected in many small details, such as during the months-long shooting period, the crew ordered each character to have their hair cut every five days to match the 24-hour time background. In 2008, "Empire" magazine selected the 50 greatest TV series, "24" ranked sixth. The upcoming "24: Legacy" is the direct legacy of the series, and the intangible legacy of "24" is the immeasurable impact on the entire film and television industry.
As a movie actor, Kiefer Sutherland, who played Bao Xiaoqiang, became the highest-paid TV actor at the time through "24", with an average salary of $550,000 per episode. This also opened the way for big screen actors to take over roles in TV dramas one after another, and completely changed the state of low production costs for TV dramas, resulting in a large flow of Hollywood capital into TV production, resulting in a large number of well-produced dramas. The intervention of capital, the soaring remuneration, and the dimension of TV series are more suitable for fine artistic creation. For example, actors can have time to explore the subtleties in role modeling, etc. All these have brought American TV dramas into a real prosperous stage. American dramas began to challenge the artistic height of film.
"24" has changed people's habit of watching episodes. Due to the tightness and shockingness of the plot, people are no longer satisfied with watching episodes a week, but choose to buy episode DVDs for gluttonous viewing. According to media records, in the first season of "24" in the UK alone, it beat the first episode of the hit movie "The Lord of the Rings" to become the number one DVD sales list that year, which is also the first time a non-movie DVD work has appeared on the DVD sales list. top this list. Due to the real-time diversity of "24", fans of the drama watched the drama all night, and even held a party themed on the drama, thus inventing a way of drinking, that is, when everyone watched the drama together, Bao Xiaoqiang said every time With his catchphrase "Damn it", people have to kill their glass. It is said that the highest record is that in a certain episode, Bao Xiaoqiang said "Damn it" 14 times before and after, and each participant killed 14 glasses of wine in almost an hour. You can imagine the noise and chaos generated by "24". According to one devoted fan, Bao Xiaoqiang said "Damn it" 144 times in the eight seasons before the miniseries "24: Live Another Day" aired. By the way, Bao Xiaoqiang has killed a total of 267 opponents in these eight seasons. This means that with every "Damn it" curse, almost two enemies are cursed out of their souls. Bao Xiaoqiang is not only reinforced and iron bones, but also can communicate with ghosts!
"24" is very forward-looking, and domestic fans have always misunderstood that the show is some kind of response to the 9/11 incident. In fact, the first season of the series was produced a year before 9/11, and the producer once postponed the broadcast due to the sudden 9/11. However, after 9/11, the American people's response to this anti-terrorism drama was beyond the producers' expectations. What is even more surprising is that the setting of the black president in the play actually became a reality 7 years after the show started. However, the show has always been controversial for the torture of the enemy personnel. "24" came to the fore in 2008 when a lawyer named Philippe Sands wrote a book about the abuse of prisoners in Guantanamo. The book quoted Guantanamo prison personnel as saying that the torture plot of "Bao Xiaoqiang" in the play "24" brought many inspirations for them to abuse prisoners. Therefore, the U.S. military met with the producers of the series halfway through the filming of the seventh season, and suggested that the relevant violent scenes should be handled gently. The producers then actively cooperated to reduce the relevant scenes. If the fifth season was the peak of the series' ratings and word of mouth, and the sixth season was good but the word of mouth declined, then the so-called politically correct interference to some extent indirectly caused "24" to decline in the second half of the seventh season.
It is said that the upcoming first season of "24: Legacy" is very similar to the first season of "24"; it is said that some of the cast and production team of "24" participated in the production of the second half of the season of "24: Legacy"; 24" has a tradition that when there are even-numbered seasons, that is, the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth seasons, the storyline is related to the nuclear bomb. Will the first season of "24: Legacy", as the tenth installment of the "24" series, be related to nuclear bombs again? In any case, I hope "24: Legacy" is also the best stay-up companion.
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2016 is the 15th anniversary of the "24" series, and foreign media specially invited the four producers of the show, Evan Katz, Howard Gordon, and Manny Coto. ) and Robert Cochran comb through the entire series (including the miniseries), taking stock of their respective seasons, for fans of the drama:
Day One (Season 1)
Evan Katz: 23 :00-0:00
The big reversal and the sudden death of Bao Xiaoqiang's beloved wife.
Howard Jordan: 0:00-1:00
I like the first episode the most. The real-time storyline of the episode unfolds from here, and all the relevant characters appear, especially Bao Xiaoqiang, who has become a first-of-its-kind character in TV history.
Manny Coto: 23:00-0:00
The death of Xiao Qiang's beloved wife is shocking, it is the finishing touch to the whole series, and it has dabbled in the handling methods that the previous TV series dared not try.
Robert Cochran: 0:00-1:00
The reason I chose the premiere episode is that it pioneered the real-time plot and successfully introduced Bao Xiaoqiang to the audience.
Day 2 (Season 2)
Irvin Katz: 22:00-23:00
The first point is that George Mason, the head of CTU, finally made the right choice after a long period of fucking. The second point is nuclear explosion.
Howard Jordan: 8:00-9:00
I think the first episode of each season is a challenge because of the status of each character in the gap between seasons and the origin of the upcoming 24 hour story. For me, this time period as the first episode fulfilled the task.
Manny Cotto: 22:00-23:00
George Mason, who has been underperforming, blew up a nuclear bomb in the desert and saved thousands of lives, which was one of the best in the entire series.
Robert Cochran: 22:00-23:00
Xiaoqiang bid farewell to his daughter and went into battle to detonate the nuclear bomb, which surprised the audience.
Day 3 (Season 3)
Evan Katz: 6:00-7:00
Xiaoqiang killed CTU's head Ryan Chapelle, and the audience sympathized with Xiaoqiang.
Howard Jordan: 6:00-7:00
"24" is full of dilemmas, and the audience is looking forward to how difficult the dilemma can make Xiaoqiang. This episode highlights the pathos, with very distinct features. The incident happened at the transition moment between night and day, which is symbolic and ironic. In the dawn of dawn, Xiaoqiang began to sink to the dark side of human nature.
Manny Coto: 6:00-7:00
I firmly believe that Xiaoqiang would not kill his boss in such a cold-blooded manner. The role of Ryan Sampel will definitely appear in "24: Legacy"!
Robert Cochran: 6:00-7:00 After
receiving a direct order from the president, Xiaoqiang had to kill his boss. All this is a last resort in order to find terrorists. Kiefer Sutherland's performance is very delicate.
Day 4 (Season 4)
Ewen Katz: 2:00-3:00
Xiaoqiang's behavior directly led to the death of his girlfriend's ex-husband, but Xiaoqiang was most sympathized by the audience.
HOWARD JORDAN: 12:00-13:00
The complexity of this season's plot is somewhat unreasonable, and the episode has its ups and downs, revolving around kidnappings and nuclear power installations.
Manny Cotto: 23:00-0:00
Air Force One is actually bombed down, and that's a plot that sets the stage for President Logan, who's a terrific character.
Robert Cochran: The 23:00-0:00
episode was truly remarkable, pulling the plot from the perspective of two troopers who got the nukes after Air Force One was shot down.
Day 5 (Season 5)
Evan Katz: 18:00-19:00
Edgar Stiles, the death of the much-loved CTU agent is heartbreaking.
Howard Jordan: 7:00-8:00
The first episode of each season was selected for the same reason, and this one remains my favorite. It's really risky to let a previous regular character die, especially one that is deeply rooted. However, there is something to lose, and another classic role to surface --- President Rogan played.
Manny Coto: 3:00-4:00
A plane full of passengers lands on Highway 118.
Robert Cochran: 7:00-8:00
Shocking death of the former president in the crash of Air Force One. This kind of drama whetted the audience's appetite and fulfilled the good reputation of this season.
Day 6 (Season 6)
Ewen Katz: 5:00-6:00
Xiaoqiang bids farewell to Audrey, the last tender moment of the season.
Howard Jordan:
This season has been criticized, but the plot has given Xiaoqiang a great challenge. In this season, he is like a walking dead, almost unlovable, and has a strong tendency to self-destruct. There are no standout moments in this season for me.
Manny Coto: 9:00-10:00
Before the rush hour was over, Valencia was hit by a nuclear bomb.
Robert Cochran: 5:00-6:00
Casablanca-style separation, for Xiaoqiang, to really love her must disappear in her life.
Day 7 (Season 7)
Alvin Katz: 19:00-20:00 The
White House falls, the White House falls, the White House falls. Important things are said three times.
Howard Jordan: 8:00-9:00
After the sixth season, we were under a lot of pressure. At one point, it was very difficult to produce the plot story, and even opened and shelved several times, I almost broke down. But in the end I survived and wrote my favorite first episode of every season.
Manny Cotto: 19:00-20:00
Scuba diving led to the fall of the White House.
Robert Cochran: 8:00-9:00
Xiaoqiang faced the censure of the state apparatus, and at the same time, his former comrades who suffered in arms were not only resurrected but also became mortal enemies.
Day 8 (Season 8)
Ewen Katz: 15:00-16:00
Chloe's farewell to Xiaoqiang. The sensation was just right, and the result...
Howard Jordan: From 15:00 to 16:00
, the baskets and baskets were all closed, and a large series of mouths was really difficult to close. We struggled for a long time, and finally decided to let Xiaoqiang leave the country he saved eight times and go to the world.
Manny Coto: 15:00-16:00
Chloe bids farewell to Xiaoqiang, America is no longer safe.
Robert Cochran: 15:00-16:00
Chloe dissuaded Xiaoqiang from revenge and avoided an international crisis. The finale echoes the plot of the first season. After Xiaoqiang experienced confusion and tangle, he was forever abandoned by his beloved motherland. (Uh... can't say forever).
Day 9 (Live another day)
Irvin Katz: 18:00-19:00
In order to save London, the President of the United States made sacrifices.
Manny Coto: 19:00-20:00
Xiao Qiang suddenly threw Margot out of the window with an amazing move.
Robert Cochran: 11:00-12:00
After four years of wandering the world, the mighty Xiaoqiang was captured. Of course, things are not that simple. A large number of the original cast returned to the rearrangement, and Xiaoqiang started playing again.
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