Fox Scraps Season 7 Plot Of 24

Executives at Fox’s 24 have scrapped virtually their entire story line for the season, delaying the start of production by about three weeks. According to TV Guide Online, the 11th-hour time-out was called after the network pulled a costly plan to shoot a number of episodes in Africa. Producers briefly toyed with the idea of finding a location in Los Angeles that could sub for the continent, but they ultimately decided to ditch the whole concept and start over from scratch.

Although a 20th Century Fox spokesperson declined to comment, 24’s Mary Lynn Rajskub, confirms that the clock for Day 7 has been reset. “I don’t know what’s going on over there, but they’re going crazy,” says Rajskub, who only learned last week that Chloe would even be returning. “We usually start [back up] at the end of July, and I don’t think we’re starting until a couple of weeks into August now. It’s kind of exciting, because I think [the postponement] means that they’re really having to dig in there and come up with new stuff.”