RWingnut Producer Joel Surnow leaves TV Show 24

[RamboLiberal]

Good, despite the torture and all the RWingnuts who also enjoy the show including taking it as almost reality I still like the show. But glad to see this Wingnut jerk leave.

"24" co-creator/executive producer Joel Surnow is leaving the Emmy-winning Fox drama.

Surnow's departure is effective immediately. He served as an executive producer on the first eight episodes of the real-time thriller's seventh season that were produced before and into the strike but will not be creatively involved in the remaining 16 episodes, slated to begin filming shortly.

Surnow's overall deal with "24" producer 20th Century Fox TV was up April 30. This week, the writer-producer asked the studio to release him early, and it agreed.

Instead of signing a show deal to continue providing services on "24," Surnow decided to go for "a clean break" and leave altogether to focus on new projects. ("24" co-creator/executive producer Robert Cochran's overall pact with 20th TV also expired last year, but he continues to work on the series.)

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(Surnow) hasn't shied from speaking his mind and made headlines in November when he said: "Are we nuts thinking Hillary Clinton could be president of this country? Honest to God, just stand back and think about it."


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i63ec568afa18bdd00d2b048405f15583

Irony it was this show that had an excellent black president in President Palmer who was apparently a Democrat. And this season that wasn't was supposed to have a woman president. Wonder how they were going to portray her?

[newmajority]

1. Well, at least they will have plenty of time to replace him.

Even though the strike is now apparently over, 24 has scrapped the current season, and probably won't be back until February 2009.