Are there people like jack bauer

And yet that statement would not be met with even the slightest resistance in the shadowy world of U. His interest was piqued. He enlisted in the U. If practicing sneaking behind Soviet lines was a backpack-size nuke was your idea of fun, the Green Berets was apparently the place to be during the Cold War. His mission: Detonate a portable nuclear bomb to blunt an attack by the overwhelming numbers of Soviet tanks.

He was sent to Central America and the Caribbean during the era of small anticommunist wars, helping to end an airline hijacking and a hostage case involving Honduran government officials. He doesn't often do the right thing, but he does the right thing by breaking the rules that's kind of exciting and people want to root for that. David Fury , executive producer "I think it's the fact he will go to desperate measures to protect the innocent.

The fact he will do so many of our heroes—real life and fictional—have certain codes of behavior that doesn't allow them to save the public.

Jack is at a point in his life where he will do anything and you want that guy who will do anything. He'll break every bone in his body but he'll come up on the other side protecting the innocent.

Evan Katz , executive producer "He's this great iconic character. We never ruined it. I think we went out on a relatively high note and it's pure. He isn't really; he's really just a hero. He never does anything for himself. No thanks. No amount of getting Bauer back to basics in series seven could rescue When good TV goes bad: how 24 became torturous viewing. High-calibre action hero Jack Bauer Kiefer Sutherland in It has darker hues.

The price we pay for that as individuals and as society is definitely a theme that comes up. The show will clearly not shy away from some of the themes that President Trump highlighted on the campaign trail. What are the limits of power and what is the price of exercising it? We cannot part without posing a vital question: Could Jack ever return to 24? Finally, what does Gordon hope that viewers will take away from Legacy?

When those things are challenged, we are all susceptible to reductive, fear-based behaviour. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Howard Gordon, executive producer on the show since the first season in , thinks audiences will be seduced by the new character, Eric Carter.

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