It used to be one of my favorite shows. Although it’s still on my DVR record list, I haven’t watched Fox’s 24 in months, and apparently, I’m not the only one. Ratings in the demo are down to its lowest point in three years. Writes the LA Times, “Critics and fans alike are aiming tomatoes at the stage, carping about the soapy and repetitive plotlines that unspool Jack’s unlikely familial past, tiresome romantic triangles in the security bureaucracy and endless bickering among Oval Office advisors.” In a podcast, co-executive producer David Fury admitted they wound up repeating themselves too many times, didn’t properly map out story arcs and killed off too many characters. Fury proimised next season will be different, but is it already too late for many of 24‘s trusted fans?
Adds Charles: “It’s definitely too late for THIS season, because, well, it just plain sucks. But the great/horrible thing about 24 is that it starts completely anew every season. So they can, in theory, fix upon and improve upon mistakes made easily enough.”
Adds Coffee: “It doesn’t help that ‘Heroes’ occupies the same timeslot.”