That was Augustus :) I think that they could do it with splash screens of the clock. Or even a constant clock counting down in the corner of the screen. Its never been done before.
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > There's no way that you could, Mr Worf. In TV format, the real-time element > is one of its biggest pluses. On the big screen, everything's real time. > > > On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Augustus Augustus < > jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >> you know, this is one of my fav's on network tv...................i just >> do not know how they can move it from tv to big screen. i mean, the >> ticking clock is great. u cannot capture that much story telling in a 2 >> hour movie. >> >> --- On *Sat, 3/13/10, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >> Subject: [scifinoir2] Clock winds down for '24' >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 2:04 AM >> >> >> >> >> Clock winds down for '24' Fox appears close to ending series run >> By MICHAEL >> SCHNEIDER<http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=bio&peopleID=1496> >> [image: '24'] >> >> '24' >> More Articles: >> Bravo brings 'Atlanta' cast >> back<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016270.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=ma> >> E1 >> joins KISS for kids >> TV<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016269.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=ma> >> BBC >> has a laugh with >> Taylor<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016268.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=ma> >> MTV >> hires Randy Sosin as senior >> VP<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016266.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=ma> >> 'Good >> Guys' preem to get 'Idol' >> boost<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016265.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=ma> >> Fox >> tops ABC's big >> week<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016263.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=ma> >> Most Viewed: >> Clock winds down for >> '24'<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016256.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=mv>(8546 >> views) >> How to Train Your >> Dragon<http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942384.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&nid=2854&ref=mv>(1390 >> views) >> Reynolds, Bateman to star in >> 'Change-Up'<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016345.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&ref=vertfilm&ref=mv>(1075 >> views) >> Fox holds 'Wall Street' >> sequel<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016290.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&ref=vertfilm&ref=mv>(832 >> views) >> Remember >> Me<http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942359.html?categoryId=31&cs=1&ref=mv>(801 >> views) >> MPAA: Box office up, volume of pics >> down<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016320.html?categoryid=10&cs=1&ref=mv>(799 >> views) >> "24's" time is almost up. >> >> 20th Century Fox TV and Fox appear ready to end the long-running hit after >> this season, the show's eighth. >> >> Studio and network execs declined comment -- but it's believed that the >> final decision will be made in the next day or two. Move is not a huge >> surprise, but still reps the end of an era for Fox. >> >> "24" helped usher in Fox's ratings surge in the 2000s, as the franchise -- >> along with "American Idol" and "House," among other series -- led the >> network to the No. 1 spot in the adults 18-49 demo. >> >> But the cost of producing "24" has continued to increase, while ratings >> have dipped. A one-time critical darling, "24" has also received its share >> of knocks from critics this season. >> >> The studio is said to be considering shopping "24" to other nets -- but >> given the thriller's age and pricetag, it's believed interest from other >> outlets will be limited. >> >> Yet even as the bell tolls for "24" in primetime, the franchise is far >> from dead. Sutherland and the "24" team have been keen on adapting the show >> as a feature film, and have made major strides in recent months toward >> making that long-term goal a reality. >> >> Twentieth Century Fox's film side recently hired scribe Billy Ray ("State >> of Play," "Flightplan") to pen the script for the feature version (Daily >> Variety, Feb. 8.) >> >> Ray's pitch, which takes Jack Bauer to Europe, was a hit with Fox execs >> and producers of the high-concept television series. >> >> Script is said to have come through "24" star Sutherland, who's also an >> exec producer on the series. >> >> Such a move into the features world was considered impossible while >> production continued on the TV series -- given that "24" takes much of the >> year to produce, with its feature-like shooting schedule. But with the show >> expected to end its run, the ability to focus on a movie could now finally >> be in sight. >> >> "24" was created by Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow, while exec producer >> Howard Gordon runs the show through his Real Time Prods. banner. >> >> Brian Grazer's Imagine Entertainment produces the show along with 20th >> Century Fox TV. >> >> Sutherland has starred throughout all eight seasons as Jack Bauer, a >> federal agent and member of the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit (and who >> has saved the world several times over). "24" made noise for its real time >> format, in which all 24 episodes take place as consecutive hours in the same >> day. >> >> Although it was developed before the attacks of 9/11, the show, which >> bowed Nov. 6, 2001, in many ways began to mirror the changed world, given >> real-life fears over terrorism and debates over torture methods. Skein's >> depiction of an African American president was seen as a ground-breaking >> precursor to the 2008 election of Barack Obama. >> >> The show has won the Emmy and the Golden Globe awards for drama, while >> Sutherland has scored both an Emmy and a Globe for actor. "24" has also >> received Emmy Awards for writing and directing; last year, Cherry Jones won >> an Emmy for supporting actress in a drama. >> >> This season's edition of "24," which takes place in New York, stars >> Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jones, Anil Kapoor, Annie Wersching, Katee >> Sackhoff, Mykelti Williamson, Freddie Prinze Jr., Chris Diamantopoulos and >> John Boyd. >> Other exec producers include Evan Katz, David Fury, Manny Coto, Brannon >> Braga, Brad Turner, Alex Gansa and Grazer. >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/mahogany_ pleasures_ >> of_darkness/<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/> >> >> >> > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
