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24 was created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran ( La Femme Nikita), and premiered in 2001.
24 is a thriller shown in "real-time", with each minute of airtime corresponding to a minute in the lives of the characters. This real-time nature is emphasized via the ticking of an on-screen digital clock. Subtracting for U.S. advertising breaks, an episode actually lasts around 44 minutes. Action that takes place during the adverts is not shown.
The "real-time" technique is not frequently seen in television series, but it is not new. For example, the "real-time" format was used in an episode of M*A*S*H. In film, the technique dates back to at least 1949, with the film noir The Set-Up. 24 also borrows its use of split-screen techniques from Timecode , a film released in 2000See also 1999 in film, other events of 2000, 2001 in film and the list of 'years in film'. Events February 9 The Million Dollar Hotel a film co-written by U2 lead singer Bono, premieres at the 50th Berlinale ( Berlin Film Festival). The film stars Mel Gib, to show events in two different places at once. Despite not having invented the "real-time" and split-screen techniques, 24s techniques are still seen as innovative, undoubtedly being the most extensive use of these techniques to date.
24 has received both critical and popular acclaim, becoming a true " watercooler" show (i.e., a TV show that everyone talks about the next day). However the necessities of its format sometimes lead to egregious padding and some manifest absurdities (for example, traffic jams are surprisingly uncommon for a show set mostly in Southern CaliforniaSouthern California sometimes called SoCal is the southern portion of the state of California. Geographically, the division between central and southern California is customarily at the Tehachapi Mountains. Politically, the region is defined roughly by th). The show is notable for its unusually accurate approach to technology (although many have found season 3 to be less accurate than its predecessors) and its realistic characters.
At first sight, it may seem as if characters rarely eat, rest, or take bathroom breaks - and this is a common complaint made by people who haven't seen the show - but in fact, due to the sheer number of storylines, characters will usually only be seen for at most 15 minutes per episode, so there is plenty of time for these things to happen offscreen.
In the first season, Kiefer SutherlandKiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born December 21, 1966) is a Canadian television and film actor. He was born in London, England while his parents were working there, but was raised in Canada. He is the son of Donald Sutherland an, who plays the main character Jack Bauer, won a Golden Globe for his performances; Surnow and Cochran (the creators of the show) won an Emmy AwardThe Emmy Awards are United States television production awards, similar to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment. There are two types of Emmy Awards, the Daytime Awards and the Primetime Awards. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sci. In 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, the show won the Golden Globe for Best Drama Series. 24 won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series, Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing For A Series, Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series, and Outstanding Stunt Coordination.