24: Creator and Executive Producer Joel Surnow Leaves Show

oscardahl · 02-12-2008, 05:24 PM

Joel Surnow, the co-creator and executive producer of 24, is leaving the FOX series effective immediately. No immediate reasons were given for the departure. Surnow was a key creative cog for 24 during its first six seasons and was intimately involved with the eight un-aired pre-strike episodes of season 7. His contract with FOX and 24 was supposed to run through April, but Surnow asked to be let off the hook early and FOX obliged. He will have nothing more to do with 24's seventh season.

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BuddyD · 02-13-2008, 10:15 AM

Wasn't Joel Surnow the one who refused to acknowledge how terrible season 6 was? This might be good news for the show going forward.

oscardahl · 02-13-2008, 11:18 AM

I think he was.

atheodo@fioro.net · 02-23-2008, 11:40 AM

This might be good news; He would not admit that Season 6 was a disaster. Maybe some new 'blood' excuse the pun

will be just what the doctor ordered for this show. It is so disappointing that we won't see any 24 this season already.

jcello · 04-21-2008, 11:03 AM

Hopefully the tenacity of the cast will persevere and make the show all that it can be!

jackbauer54 · 11-23-2008, 04:09 PM

It is sad to see this guy go and hopefully it will not affect the quality of the show too much.

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02-12-2008, 05:24 PM	#1
oscardahl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 1,449,703	Joel Surnow, the co-creator and executive producer of 24, is leaving the FOX series effective immediately. No immediate reasons were given for the departure. Surnow was a key creative cog for 24 during its first six seasons and was intimately involved with the eight un-aired pre-strike episodes of season 7. His contract with FOX and 24 was supposed to run through April, but Surnow asked to be let off the hook early and FOX obliged. He will have nothing more to do with 24's seventh season. To read the rest, click here.

02-13-2008, 10:15 AM	#2
BuddyD Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,005	Wasn't Joel Surnow the one who refused to acknowledge how terrible season 6 was? This might be good news for the show going forward.

02-13-2008, 11:18 AM	#3
oscardahl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 1,449,703	I think he was.

02-23-2008, 11:40 AM	#4
atheodo@fioro.net Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1	This might be good news; He would not admit that Season 6 was a disaster. Maybe some new 'blood' excuse the pun will be just what the doctor ordered for this show. It is so disappointing that we won't see any 24 this season already.

04-21-2008, 11:03 AM	#5
jcello Junior Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 3	Hopefully the tenacity of the cast will persevere and make the show all that it can be!

11-23-2008, 04:09 PM	#6
jackbauer54 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 13	It is sad to see this guy go and hopefully it will not affect the quality of the show too much.