Given that iconic TV series from the 1960s, 1970s and the
1980s already have their own regular fan-base-established annual conventions,
should 24 have one too?
By: Ringo Bones
Even though it seems that Keifer Sutherland’s post 24 / Jack
Bauer career has been in the doldrums as of late – I mean his latest TV series
Touch seems to have never became a next-day water-cooler discussion compared to
other competing primetime TV series like Homeland and / or Last Resort. But should
the fans of 24 establish an annual convention given that Keifer Sutherland’s
post 24 acting career seems to be going nowhere?
Well, during the 1980s, Star Trek fans were “emboldened” by
the first Star Trek motion picture made the annual Star Trek convention – which
started around 1974 – one of the biggest TV series based conventions in the
United States after as many as 35,000 Star Trek conventions – both official and
unofficial – were happening every year throughout the 1980s. Will the same
scheme work for 24?
Given that 24 never “jumped the shark” (that I know of), it
may be justified for fans who are not contented on mere watching the latest
complete series 24 Blu-Ray boxed sets to establish their own annual 24 fan
convention. Who knows, it might become economically viable enough to compete
with annual Star Trek conventions.
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