24 hours stopwatch

24 Hours Stopwatch (title given to the series by Canal + and TV-Quebec), famous by TF1 24 - Twenty-four - (titrated 24 - Twenty-Furnace - in its original version) is a Feuilleton televised American. He tells the adventures of an American secret agent which fights against the Terrorisme occurring in the United States.

The serial was created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran and was diffused since the November 6th 2001 on the network Fox. In France, it was diffused starting from the September 14th 2002 on Canal+, then on TF1 starting from the April 2nd 2003 and finally starting from the January 29th 2007 on the majority of the local chains (TV Towers, Clermont Première, the Marseilles Chain, Télé Toulouse (TLT), TéléGrenoble, TV7 Bordeaux, Télé Lyon Métropole, Télé Mirror). With the Quebec, the French version is diffused on the waves of TV-Quebec.

Synopsis

At the sides of the Cell Anti-Terrorist of Los Angeles, Jack Bauer has 24 hours to conclude its mission and to protect to them his from the danger which threaten them…

N.B. : In spite of some rare and vague temporal allusions in certain episodes, the series voluntarily is not in time (if they are not the durations separating each seasons and officially announced, only temporal benchmark between those). If one bases oneself however on certain actual facts evoked in the series (such as the presidency of Ronald Reagan for example), seasons 1 to 6 would respectively proceed in March 2004, September 2005, September 2008, March 2010, September 2011 and finally May 2013. This information however is contradicted by the creators, informant that the series is timeless with an aim of remaining in a " present perpétuel".

First day: midnight at midnight

See also: 24 hours stopwatch: season 1

Hang: “ Of the terrorists seeks to assassinate one of the candidates to the Presidency of the United States. My daughter has just been kidnapped. And certain people with whom I work could be implied in these two cases. I am the special agent Jack Bauer, and today is the longest day of my life. ” - Jack Bauer.

The day of the primary elections of California, Jack Bauer, chief of the fictitious Cell anti-terrorist (shortened in CAT, and which is a translation of Counter Terrorist Unit , CTU) Los Angeles and former member of the Delta Forces, receives information on a probable attack against a black candidate with presidential, the senator David Palmer. It will have to compose with the removal of his wife Teri Bauer and of her daughter Kim Bauer by the group which prepares the assassination.

Second day: 8:00 with 8:00, 1 year later

See also: 24 hours stopwatch: season 2

Hang: “ I am called Jack Bauer. I am federal agent. A nuclear bomb must explode in Los Angeles in the 24 hours. I was personally elected by the President of the United States. My mission: to stop the terrorists to prevent that the bomb does not explode. I have 24 hours to act. ” - Jack Bauer.

Whereas Jack depresses and does not manage to join again with his/her daughter, George Mason, become director of the CAT, convenes it to help to prevent the explosion of a Nuclear bomb hidden by terrorists in Los Angeles. The president is informed that this bomb is perhaps related to a treason within its administration.

Third day: 13:00 at 13:00, 3 years later

See also: 24 hours stopwatch: season 3

Hang: “   This year, terror is contagious. To stop a weapon which does not have an antidote, one needs a man who does not know a limite.  ”

David Palmer is of return to Los Angeles for a meeting in bond with its next electoral campaign. A corpse containing a deadly virus is discovered and the blackmail starts: to obey the instructions or the virus will be widespread in several cities of the United States. But certain members of the CAT discovered the threat some time before and have a secret plan, though it is not very in conformity with the directives of their agency.

Tony Almeida (Directing of the CAT), Jack Bauer (Directing of the service of ground of the CAT) and Gael Ortega, a new agent, puts all works about it to tear off the virus of the hands of the brothers Salazar, traficants of drug Mexicans a little too ambitious, and of a salesman of weapons Ukrainian, Michael Amador.

Fourth day: 7:00 at 7:00, 18 months later

See also: 24 hours stopwatch: season 4

Hang: “   It lost its work. But found a woman who likes it. That took a long moment with Jack Bauer to feel again well. But there, Day 4 has commencé.  ”

A train explodes in Santa Clarita. A man steals a case to a passenger and kills it. Jack was laid off CAT and works now for the Secrétaire with Defense, James Heller.

It maintains a relation with the girl this one, Audrey Raines, and this relation becomes serious. Jack goes to the CAT of Los Angeles for a meeting with Erin Driscoll, the new director, that which transfered it three months after the Third day; it feels foreign with the CAT. An terrorist attack aiming at the secretary to Defense obliges Erin Driscoll to re-enlist Jack.

Fifth day: 7:00 at 7:00, 18 months later

See also: 24 hours stopwatch (season 5)

The diffusion of this season began the January 15th and the January 16th 2006 with four episodes diffused in two evenings.

Hang: “   It disappeared to protect its secrecy. It changed name and began a new life. He thought of being in safety… But there, Day 5 has commencé.  ”

Jack lives under the name of Franck Flynn in the Désert of Mojave, it rents an apartment with his new girlfriend Diane Huxley and with her Derek son. The former president, David Palmer, is of passage to Los Angeles with his brother Wayne Palmer to publish his memories. But David is killed by a sniper. Michelle Dessler also dies it because of a bomb placed under its car; as for Tony Almeida, which lives again with Michelle, it is puffed up by the explosion and is in a critical condition. Chloe O' Brian escapes from little from dead and warns Jack that two people out of the four who knew that it was always in life died (Tony is between the life and death).

Jack decides to do everything to include/understand why one killed his friends, and why he is shown murder of David Palmer.

Sixth day: 6:00 at 6:00, 20 months later

See also: 24 hours stopwatch (season 6)

Season 6 of 24 hours stopwatch is diffused starting from the January 14th 2007 by Fox. The first trailer card of this season was put on line by Fox Broadcasting Network on October 24th, 2006. * A DVD containing the first 4 episodes of season 6 of 24 was stolen and diffused on Internet the January 5th 2007, that is to say more than one week before their diffusion in the United States.

Hang: " For the survival of America, Jack Bauer must die " , translated literally poster of season 6 " For America to survives, Jack Bauer must die ".

Synopsis of the beginning of season 6 :

attack-suicide follow one another in various American metropolises. The US government yields to the conditions terrorists: to deliver Jack Bauer will put an end to the series attacks. The government negotiates the release of Jack Bauer with the Chinese. It will be sacrificed in the name of the fight against the Terrorisme.

Summary of the first 4 episodes:
Following terrorist attacks, Wayne Palmer (the new president) pay a sum raise so that the Chinese return Jack Bauer. Jack Bauer is made deliver has Fayhed in exchange of Assad. Jack Bauer discovers by Fayhed that Assad is innocent and that it is Fayhed the person in charge of the attacks in the United States. Of sound with dimensions Fayhed tries of other made an attempt terrorist including one in the subway. Jack saves the life of several person while making fall the terrorist from the subway. During this Assad time am a terrorist to make him reveal the cushy job of Fayhrd. Unfortunately it is made kill by a large bomb. Jack being to help of Cloé discovers the cushy job of Fayhed. This last explodes the nuclear bomb and several agents are made kill. The CAT discovers little by little that Assad is innocent. Curtis, agent of the CAT, want the skin of Assad because of bad memory in the past. It tries to kill it but Bauer faster and is concealed Curtis. Of sound with dimensions. Jack has a faintness and requires to stop the mission.

24: Debrief: A few hours later

The owners of a chart American Express are privileged, because they have access mini- theseries " 24: Debrief".
The first episode (one 2 minutes duration) is available since May 21st. The action proceeds a few hours after the sixth day. This mini-series will comprise five episodes on the whole.

Seventh season (2007-2008)

See also: 24 hours stopwatch (season 7)

Season 7 will proceed three years after the events of season 6 and will have as a decoration principal Washington. It will be diffused as from on January 13rd, 2008 at the time of one evening exceptional. This season will be more personal than the former seasons. It will put in scene the first President of the series Allison Taylor (interpreted by Cherry Jones), and will see the return of Kiefer Sutherland, Carlos Bernard, Mary Lynn Rajskub, James Morrison and Bob Gunton.

Its turning is currently very disturbed following the strike of the scenario writer in the United States. Only 8 episodes could be turned and the diffusion planned for on January 13rd, 2008 was recently cancelled by Fox. (Strike in Hollywood: where of east 24 hours stopwatch?

Eighth season (2008-2009)

She was announced in an official way by Fox on Thursday, May 17, 2007.

Distribution

First season

Second season (new characters)

Third season (new characters)

  • Entourage of the President:

    • dB Woodside (VF: Serge Faliu) : Wayne Micrometer caliper, then president (seasons 3,5,6)
    • Gina Torres (VF: Odile Schmitt) : Julia Milliken (season 3)
    • Geoff Pierson (VF: Jean Barney) : senator, then president John Keeler (seasons 3,4)

Fourth season (new characters)

Fifth season (new characters)

  • Entourage of the President:

    • Jean Smart (VF: Martine Meiraghe) : Martha Logan (seasons 5,6)
    • Sandrine Holt (VF: Anne-Dye stick Fromont) : Evelyn Martin (season 5)
    • Kathleen Gati (VF: Helene Vanura) : Anya Suvarov (seasons 5,6)
    • Ray Wise (VF: Guy Hatter) : Vice-president Hall Gardner (season 5)

Sixth season (new characters)

Seventh season (new characters)

Engineering team

Engineering team of the first season

Scenario writers of the first season

Note: (Co) “Co-scenario writer means”, (hi) means “joint author of the history”
  • Robert Cochran: episodes 1 (Co), 4,11,16 (Co), 20 (Co), 23 (Co) and 24 (Co) (hi)
  • Joel Surnow: episodes 1 (Co), 2 (Co), 3 (Co), 8 (Co), 14 (Co), 19 (Co), 21 (Co), 22 (Co) and 24 (Co)
  • Michael Loceff: episodes 2 (Co), 3 (Co), 8 (Co), 14 (Co), 19 (Co), 21 (Co), 22 (Co), 24 (Co)
  • Chip Johannessen: episode 5
  • Howard Gordon: episodes 6,12,16 (Co), 20 (Co), 23 (Co) and 24 (Co) (hi)
  • Andrea Newman: episodes 7 and 13
  • Virgil Williams: episode 9
  • Larry Hertzog: episode 10
  • Michael Chernuchin: episodes 15 and 17
  • Maurice Hurley: episode 18

Realizers of the first season

  • Stephen Hopkins : episodes 1,2,3,8,9,12,13,16,17,20,21 and 24
  • Winrich Kolbe: episodes 4 and 5
  • Bryan Spicer: episodes 6 and 7
  • David Guggenheim: episodes 10 and 11
  • Jon Cassar: episodes 14 and 15
  • Frederick K. Keller: episodes 18 and 19
  • Paul Shapiro: episodes 22 and 23

Engineering team of season 2

Scenario writers of the second season

Notes: (Co) “Co-scenario writer means”, (hi) means “joint author of the history”
  • Joel Surnow: episodes 1 (Co), 2 (Co), 8 (Co), 14 (Co), 18 (Co) and 24 (Co)
  • Michael Loceff: episodes 1 (Co), 2 (Co), 8 (Co), 14 (Co), 18 (Co) and 24 (Co)
  • Howard Gordon: episodes 3,9,16 (Co), 19,21 (Co) and 24 (Co) (hi)
  • Remi Aubuchon: episode 4
  • Gil Grant: episodes 5,11,17 (Co) and 23 (Co)
  • Elizabeth Mr. Cosin: episode 6
  • Virgil Williams: episodes 7 and 22 (Co)
  • David Ehrmann: episode 10
  • Evan Katz: episodes 12,16 (Co), 17 (Co) and 23 (Co)
  • Maurice Hurley: episode 13
  • Robert Cochran: episodes 15,21 (Co) and 24 (Co) (hi)
  • Neil Cohen: episode 20
  • Duppy Demetrius: episode 22 (Co)

Realizers of the second season

  • Jon Cassar : episodes 1,2,5,6,13,14,17,18,23 and 24
  • James Whitmore Jr.: episodes 3,4,7,8,19 and 20
  • Rodney Charters: episodes 9 and 10
  • Frederick K. Keller: épidodes 11 and 12
  • Ian Toynton: episodes 15,16,21 and 22
Executive coproducer of the fifth season
Executive coproducer of the sixth season

Details

See also: List of episodes the 24 hours stopwatch

  • It should be noted that in the episode of 7:00 to 8:00 of the first season, one of the cameramen of the plate can be seen at approximately 13 minutes of the departure of the episode, when Nina tries to join the HQ, it is then crossed by the edge of the image, but he is clearly visible on the line.

  • Then in the episode of 12:00 to 13:00 of the first season, the 26e minute, whereas Jack Bauer and her family are held at the edge of the lake to join the water tower, Kim advances while saying to his/her father " y' has anybody in the corner, you see " well;. But on the left of the image, a man (a technician) is held sitted on grass with three meters of it… what to contradict Kim Bauer!
  • And for the third time in the first season, another technician appears on the screen during the last episode: at 16 minutes and 43 seconds, whereas Jack is made draw above, a head provided with a helmet (in background and with one meter of him) looks at it drawing!
  • During the interrogation of Jack Bauer by Alberta Green, one sees, on the left of the image, a camera on foot which is in the field.
  • During the final scene of combat (the exchange of shots, in the last episode), one can see, behind Jack Bauer, filmed in low-angle shot drawing, the head of a helmeted man who does not have anything to make there: probably a technician of turning.
  • At the time of the interrogation of Jack Bauer by Alberta Green, episode 15 (Enters 14 and 15 hours) at approximately 5 minutes of the beginning, more precisely just before Jack Bauer proposes in Alberta Green to take a pause, on the right screen one can perceive what seems to be part of an apparatus being used for turning (of square form with a bent wire, probably a camera).

Comments

This serial is rather original in its concept. Indeed, the one season action of the serial proceeds over 24 hours almost in real-time. The action is also characterized in each season by a complex intrigue which handles the spectator through multiple bounces.

24 the one season episodes represent each one 1 hour over one period 24 hours. Each episode lasts approximately 45 minutes (Générique and recall of the preceding episode included/understood, is approximately 40 minutes effective) but is diffused in 60 minutes in the United States taking into account the advertizing cuts.

24 hours stopwatch is one of rare works treating of the Terrorisme not to be stopped by the attacks of the September 11th, 2001.

To also note that there exists fine an alternative of the first season. The first end is that where the woman of Jack dies in these arms while in the second, it awakes and embraces Jack while their daughter comes to join them. It would thus seem that the scenario writers preferred not to make a " Happy End" since the two ends were turned.

Kiefer Sutherland would have touched 15 million dollars for the 4th season of the serial!

The authors of the serial approach the topic of the enemies of their country: the former Serb war leaders in the first season (recalling the civil war in Bosnia-Herzégovine and the intervention to the Kosovo). The second season, on the other hand, approaches in full international debate on the American intervention in Iraq against the mode of Saddam Hussein, islamist terrorism . The serial illustrates the ends where a fight against terrorism could arrive when the terrorists are acting: a federal agent killing out of coolness a suspect in order to infiltrate a network, threatens to kill out of the children to obtain information, etc

If the third season returns to “traditional” enemies more like gangster Mexican or Russian put in scene, it preserves the Violence which marks this serial: free murder by the “malicious S”, sacrifice of an agent on order of a terrorist.

The role of president of the United States is as difficult to hold as that which holds the Bauer agent. President Palmer is between the two poles of his capacity:

  • household head and political leader, it must manage the family conflicts and the attacks of its adversaries,
  • and in same time, with the head of the country, it must face cruel choices.

Some consider that this serial emphasizes the American heroism in a definitely politicized way, justifying the choices made by the American governmental administration and validating, by the fiction, the mythology on which are based these choices. In season 3, Jack Bauer, the man of action, and chair it Palmer, betray the principles which they want to defend and negotiate with the terrorists. President Palmer is confronted with cornéliens choices and must for example accept the principle of a murder or an act of torture. It is then Jack Bauer (the hero) who saves the face of the president by making the “dirty job”. In the following season, the terrorists are the islamist ones. Many estimates that this season distills stereotypes on the Muslim world. The most fanatic terrorists have the direction of the sacrifice at the point to commit suicide or assassinate their own children for the cause. For some, the serial emphasizes the policy of George Bush, and presents the pacifist ideas like a form of irresponsibility and weakness of spirit. Some see in 24 hours stopwatch a political message which supports American interventionism, justifies torture and makes pass Amnesty International (fame Amnesty Global ) for an organization which gives impunity to the terrorists and embarrassment those which prevent them from harming. Episode 6 of season 4 is dedicated to the lieutenant-colonel Dave Greene, to pilot of helicopter and higher graded American with being dead in Iraq at the time. There does not exist for the moment that very few tests devoted to the evolution of the political message of 24 hours stopwatch .

The defenders of the serial stress that the origin of the terrorists is varied during the various seasons: Serbia, the United States, the Middle East, Mexico, England, Turkey, Russia… An episode of season 4 puts in scene two Moslems who fight at the sides of Jack Bauer, in the same way in the season 2 where an Imam tries to reason a " suspect" by saying to him that it makes very safe follow its religion with such acts, to show that Moslem truths condemn the terrorist acts. During season 2, a young Moslem is with the departure suspected of belonging to the terrorists, and finally it is not him, but American of good family. The true interests of the terrorists of this season are not financial monks but. The terrorists of this season are directed by American of which the goal is to cause a war for their oil interests. For much, the end of season 2 is thus perceived like a criticism of the policy of George Bush. Besides seasons 4 and 5 put in scene a president of the United States hesitating, highly-strung person and incompetent to make decisions. At the end of season 5, one even discovers that the president is guilty of high treason since it proves to be the instigator of the events which have occurred during this day. According to the fans of the serial, 24 hours stopwatch does not aim to make pass any political message: it nothing but does take as a starting point the topicality. It as should be remembered as in season 2, the president of the United States condemns an entry in war against countries of the Middle-East whereas all the light was not made on the attacks in Los Angeles. This decision corresponds to opposite of that of George Bush who invaded two countries following the attacks of September 11th.

The Cell anti-terrorist

The Cell anti-terrorist ( CAT , in French) or Counter Terrorist Unit ( CTU , in English) is a fictitious branch of the CIA. Its seat is located at Washington, cd. but the serial is centered mainly on the cell of Los Angeles.

In the first season, the branch of Los Angeles is directed by the special agent Jack Bauer which leaves then this one after the death of his wife. George Mason takes the control of the cell until episode 9 of the second season. Tony Almeida takes the control of the cell then and remains the director of the branch of Los Angeles for the remainder of the season, and part of the third season, until it helps an old agent of MI6 become terrorist (Stephen Saunders) to escape. Indeed, this one had taken as an hostage Michelle Dessler, the woman of Tony. Jack Bauer takes the control of the cell then temporarily, until the arrival of Brad Hammond. In the fourth season, a new director arrived at the CAT, it acts of Erin Driscoll, which will resign following the suicide of his/her Maya daughter reached of schizophrenia. Tony will take again the vacant station left while waiting for that division sends one rather or one replacing. It is Michelle who will replace Tony until the end of season 4. After the fourth day, Tony and Michelle decide to thus recover together and leave their respective work with the CAT. It is then Bill Buchanan which takes the command of the cell, until the middle of season 5. The CAT is then absorbed by the Department of Defense and is then directed by Karen Hayes.

This government agency is under the control of the HQ of the division of the cell, simply called “Division” in the serial. Division is directed until the third season by the regional director Ryan Chapelle. Ryan Chapelle is killed by Jack Bauer, after it had the agreement, with back-plate, of the president David Palmer, according to the order of Stephen Saunders. In season 4, it is Bill Buchanan which is director of division. As an government agency, the cell is also under the control of the president of the United States.

The quiet clock (or " Silent Clock")

The specificity of this series is the use, inter alia, of a digital standard clock present at the beginning and the end of each advertizing cut like at the end of the episode. At the time of crucial moments for the series, this clock is quiet. It is an mini-event for the fans of the series, who call that the " silent clock". There were 6 of it to date, the second season comprises two of them while only season 4 did not know any:

  • Day 1/23:59: 57 : The public learns at the same time as Jack Bauer death from his wife, Teri Bauer, occurred a few minutes earlier. This event encloses the first season.

  • Day 2/21:35: 56 : George Mason leaves the cell and leaves her position of director to Tony Almeida. Although in oneself the event appears pain-killer, the quiet clock underlines the fate to which Mason is subjected following its exposure to radiations.
  • Day 2/07:59: 57 : President David Palmer crumbles after having undergoes an attempted murder. Season 2 is enclosed thus on the President choking in background music over the clock.
  • Day 3/06:59: 57 : Under the instructions of a terrorist handling the President, Jack Bauer carries out her superior Ryan Chappelle.
  • Day 5/18:59: 57 : After an terrorist attack using nerve gas, 56 employees of the cell anti-terrorist succumb in atrocious sufferings, under the eyes of Jack Bauer and her colleagues to the shelter. Among the victims, the regular character of Edgar Stiles.
  • Day 6/05:59: 57 : Jack Bauer has just left her father for dead and to break the bonds with his/her friend Audrey Raines. It is held disabled with the top of a cliff whereas the image is darkened gradually and silently.

See too

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External bonds

  • Card of the IMDB
  • 24 on Wikia
  • Official site
  • Fiche of TV.com
  • Fiche of epguides.com
  • Synopsis of each episode
  • In connection with '' 24 hours stopwatch '' on '' Culture Series ''
  • Article on Jack Bauer and Bushido

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