"24" Finally Wins an Emmy

After five years, tons of acclaim from critics, high-ratings and devoted fans, the Fox Television series "24" has finally won an Emmy Award, the trophy going to the show in the Best Drama Series category, as well as in the Outstanding Actor category, with the award given to the show's star Kiefer Sutherland . Though the show is on hiatus until 2007, "24" stills stands to reap the benefits benefit from the win (hello, DVD sales! Ka-ching!). The show is one of the most innovative, original and ground-breaking dramatic television programs ever produced. For some, it's also one of the most infuriating -- let's just say that suspension of disbelief is very important when watching "24." For those who don't know, the key to the show is that its narrative arc takes place in real time. In other words, one hour of "24" equals one hour of actual time and events in the story. (Though to be accurate, each episode is really only about 40 minutes of filmed content so ... you get the idea.) The show beat out HBO's "The Sopranos," the long-standing winner in the Best Drama Series field. Yeah, it's about time that Keifer Sutherland kicked Tony Soprano's ass!

Posted by Robsam at August 29, 2006 03:20 AM