So, 2025 marks twenty four years since the first episode of #24 aired! #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
So, 2025 marks twenty four years since the first episode of #24 aired! #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
What we do have is that burnished orange Jerry Brunkenhiner sheen that will become something of a mainstay of the show over the next few years #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
What we do have is that burnished orange Jerry Brunkenhiner sheen that will become something of a mainstay of the show over the next few years #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
OK, shall we get into it? We’re going to go through each episode beat by beat, and pick up any moments that we think are of interest. Feel free to fire up your DVD player or streaming platform and play the episodes as we tweet along. In real time, of course. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
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January 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
OK, shall we get into it? We’re going to go through each episode beat by beat, and pick up any moments that we think are of interest. Feel free to fire up your DVD player or streaming platform and play the episodes as we tweet along. In real time, of course. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
There’s going to be a lot of things reminding you that the show is in real time, no (obvious) edits or cheats. As we’ve said, 2001, this gimmick is the show’s biggest, most unique selling point. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
There’s going to be a lot of things reminding you that the show is in real time, no (obvious) edits or cheats. As we’ve said, 2001, this gimmick is the show’s biggest, most unique selling point. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
Actually, when we join, it’s thirty seconds past - which means that bit where Kiefer has rasped ‘Events occur in real time’ actually counts toward the total amount of clock-ticking in the episode. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Actually, when we join, it’s thirty seconds past - which means that bit where Kiefer has rasped ‘Events occur in real time’ actually counts toward the total amount of clock-ticking in the episode. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
It’s worth pointing out that we’re told that this episode is going to depict events occurring between midnight and 1.00am. Did you spot the difference? There’s only two instances in the entire series where midnight (as opposed to 12am) is part of the narration. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
It’s worth pointing out that we’re told that this episode is going to depict events occurring between midnight and 1.00am. Did you spot the difference? There’s only two instances in the entire series where midnight (as opposed to 12am) is part of the narration. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
You don’t need me to tell you that this was the major USP of 24 - there could be no editing, or jumping ahead if a character needed to get on a plane. Even someone making a coffee could eat into valuable screentime. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
You don’t need me to tell you that this was the major USP of 24 - there could be no editing, or jumping ahead if a character needed to get on a plane. Even someone making a coffee could eat into valuable screentime. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
‘Events occur in real time’ - and we’re off! Episode 1 is ‘12.00am - 1.00am’: except it’s not, because we’re starting in Kula Lumpur, rather than California, so it’s actually 4.00pm, local time. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
‘Events occur in real time’ - and we’re off! Episode 1 is ‘12.00am - 1.00am’: except it’s not, because we’re starting in Kula Lumpur, rather than California, so it’s actually 4.00pm, local time. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
So, in this thread, we’re going to be looking at Day 1 - Episode 1, which first aired November 6th, 2001. It’s the pilot episode of the show, and had been written by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran and completed in October of the previous year. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
So, in this thread, we’re going to be looking at Day 1 - Episode 1, which first aired November 6th, 2001. It’s the pilot episode of the show, and had been written by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran and completed in October of the previous year. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
It’s lucky that the first season comes out before scrolling on your phone while half watching TV really becomes a thing. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It’s lucky that the first season comes out before scrolling on your phone while half watching TV really becomes a thing. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
So, 24 is a bit of a risk. A single story, told week by week, which would take half a year (longer, with a mid-season hiatus) to tell. From the start, the show demands audience attention. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
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January 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
So, 24 is a bit of a risk. A single story, told week by week, which would take half a year (longer, with a mid-season hiatus) to tell. From the start, the show demands audience attention. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
It’s not like ‘story arcs’ weren’t a thing in the 90s. Shows like Buffy had a Big Bad that each episode got closer and closer to. But generally, it was a ‘monster of the week’ show & you could - if you wanted - just tune in on the penultimate episode and play catch up. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
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January 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s not like ‘story arcs’ weren’t a thing in the 90s. Shows like Buffy had a Big Bad that each episode got closer and closer to. But generally, it was a ‘monster of the week’ show & you could - if you wanted - just tune in on the penultimate episode and play catch up. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
This, clearly, is before the likes of The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, etc. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This, clearly, is before the likes of The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, etc. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
But things weren’t that much better in, say, 1999. The general consensus was studios didn’t think that audiences could cope with a show that they literally had to tune in to week after week: audiences, they felt, needed ‘permission’ to drop out for an episode or two. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
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January 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
But things weren’t that much better in, say, 1999. The general consensus was studios didn’t think that audiences could cope with a show that they literally had to tune in to week after week: audiences, they felt, needed ‘permission’ to drop out for an episode or two. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
For instance, in the current era of streaming, where too often it feels like if you haven’t binged an entire season of a show on the evening it drops, you’re gonna lose the chance of a season two. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
For instance, in the current era of streaming, where too often it feels like if you haven’t binged an entire season of a show on the evening it drops, you’re gonna lose the chance of a season two. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
Obviously, TV - and the way of telling stories on TV - changes over time, and what worked five years ago doesn’t necessarily work now. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Obviously, TV - and the way of telling stories on TV - changes over time, and what worked five years ago doesn’t necessarily work now. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
What follows is a no doubt very ill-advised trawl through all nine seasons of the show that had more twists, untrustworthy co-workers, and dubious work practices than that summer job you left early because of toxic bosses. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
January 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What follows is a no doubt very ill-advised trawl through all nine seasons of the show that had more twists, untrustworthy co-workers, and dubious work practices than that summer job you left early because of toxic bosses. #24YearsOf24 #DayOne #HourOne
OMG GUYS!
AN IMPORTANT 24 QUESTION!
SHOULD WE START THIS REWATCH TOGETHER ON THE SHOW’S 24TH ANNIVERSARY?!?!
OR SHOULD WE DO SOMETHING ELSE REALLY SPECIAL?! 💛🖤 #24Fox
#24YearsOf24
AN IMPORTANT 24 QUESTION!
SHOULD WE START THIS REWATCH TOGETHER ON THE SHOW’S 24TH ANNIVERSARY?!?!
OR SHOULD WE DO SOMETHING ELSE REALLY SPECIAL?! 💛🖤 #24Fox
#24YearsOf24
March 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
OMG GUYS!
AN IMPORTANT 24 QUESTION!
SHOULD WE START THIS REWATCH TOGETHER ON THE SHOW’S 24TH ANNIVERSARY?!?!
OR SHOULD WE DO SOMETHING ELSE REALLY SPECIAL?! 💛🖤 #24Fox
#24YearsOf24
AN IMPORTANT 24 QUESTION!
SHOULD WE START THIS REWATCH TOGETHER ON THE SHOW’S 24TH ANNIVERSARY?!?!
OR SHOULD WE DO SOMETHING ELSE REALLY SPECIAL?! 💛🖤 #24Fox
#24YearsOf24