Maybe it was due to the producers taking advice form overpaid
Madison Avenue focus groups but would 24 still be a hit without Jack Bauer?
By: Ringo Bones
Given the relatively unseemly success of 24 Live Another Day
back in 2014, the iconic TV show’s producers had probably been paying overpaid
Madison Avenue focus groups because back in June 2015, there had been “rumors”
of yet a new 24 season – but this time without Jack Bauer – because he will be
replaced by someone younger. And rumor has it that he will either be a Sig
Sauer wielding Justin Bieber or Nick Jonas like character. But given my recent
encounter with online trolls, I dared not check out the online postings in fear
of unnecessary angst. But will a 24 without Jack Bauer still work with the fans
and the shows advertisers?
Capturing the whims of the current 18 to 24 TV viewing
demographic can be a risky business. Just look at the cancelled shows that
barely lasted a single season put forth by Fox and others since the start of
the 21st Century. At present, TV shows that have been tailored by
overpaid Madison Avenue focus groups to allegedly capture the 18-24 year old
demographic are more often than not, unwatchable to anyone who were old enough
to experience the Ronald Reagan Administration first hand.
A 24 without Jack Bauer may be a day without sunshine to the
dedicated fan but given the statistical likelyhood of reboots becoming an
economically viable success is just too hard to ignore. Sadly, millennials with
the requisite disposable income and time to watch these newfangled TV series
had been described as having the dedication but not the conviction. This would
likely result in half-empty convention halls when fan convention time comes
around. Maybe the producers of 24 need a healthy dose of cynicism if they ever
with for a reboot that would satisfy both new fans and those who have grown to
love the show since the first season aired.
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