Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Sutherland talks FOX Spoilers
Inside 24 has posted this link to a great article with cast and crewmembers of 24 from the recent TV Critics Association gathering recently. The article doesn't have any spoilers for episodes that have not aired, but it does have some major spoilers for anyone not watching S3 yet. Then again if you're reading my site, I've spoiled the hell out of you anyway so live it up!
Asked what he thinks of FOX's penchant for revealing major plot points (GRRR!) in their ads for the show, Kiefer Sutherland replied:
"It is frustrating," he says. "The network has a responsibility to entice viewers to come back to the show and tell other viewers to watch the show, and they do a fantastic job at that. [The writers] do a fantastic job writing intricate plot points that make it very difficult to put those trailers together. Obviously, on our side of the fence, we would rather have no promos. But that's not realistic."
Ok. I see what you're saying Kiefer, and I agree. But I still think they can put together enticing ads without revealing/spoiling key points of the story. Don't ask me how though, but surely they're clever enough to find a way. But yes, it's very frustrating. I've ended up limiting my exposure to FOX because I really don't want to see any of these adverts before I see the episode. I really love this show. It's like a fascinating book you just can't put down and you stay up all night to finish it. Seeing these ads is like having someone who read that book come in your room and tell you what happens in the next chapter.
I know what FOX can do. They can just show 30 seconds of BlueKiefer, BlueDennis and BlueElisha, all looking smoking hot and then end it with a clever tagline similar to 'If you're not watching 24, you don't know Jack.'
Asked what he thinks of FOX's penchant for revealing major plot points (GRRR!) in their ads for the show, Kiefer Sutherland replied:
"It is frustrating," he says. "The network has a responsibility to entice viewers to come back to the show and tell other viewers to watch the show, and they do a fantastic job at that. [The writers] do a fantastic job writing intricate plot points that make it very difficult to put those trailers together. Obviously, on our side of the fence, we would rather have no promos. But that's not realistic."
Ok. I see what you're saying Kiefer, and I agree. But I still think they can put together enticing ads without revealing/spoiling key points of the story. Don't ask me how though, but surely they're clever enough to find a way. But yes, it's very frustrating. I've ended up limiting my exposure to FOX because I really don't want to see any of these adverts before I see the episode. I really love this show. It's like a fascinating book you just can't put down and you stay up all night to finish it. Seeing these ads is like having someone who read that book come in your room and tell you what happens in the next chapter.
I know what FOX can do. They can just show 30 seconds of BlueKiefer, BlueDennis and BlueElisha, all looking smoking hot and then end it with a clever tagline similar to 'If you're not watching 24, you don't know Jack.'
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