In a recent interview with ShortList, Keifer Sutherland; who plays Jack Bauer in the mega-successful 24 openly admitted that the show could continue to be a success even if his iconic character were to be killed off.

“I’m not the real star of the show, not at all. All of us, from the actors to the writers of 24, have always understood from Day 1 that we are not, and never will be, the heartbeat of the show. You only have to look at the casualty list of major characters that have died over the years to know you can be killed off, and the show will only get better without you. The real star of 24 has always been the concept of doing this show in ‘real time’. You involve a running clock and inherently it makes the viewer sit forward and feel on edge. That changed TV forever I think.”

Sutherland was then asked who, if anybody, he would want to replace his character should he get killed off…

“Nobody. F*@K, I’ll switch into Jack Bauer mode and do whatever I have to kill that bastard. It’s my job man, and people should know when I go, I’ll be going kicking and screaming. Let’s say, even if Jack were to die, there are a lot of great actors that could do it, and be successful at it, but that doesn’t mean I’d be happy about it.”

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