Can't we just all announce that this season of 24 is the last?

I mean, that rumor's been circulating for a while now, and there's been talk lately that Fox is considering finally cancelling the show--ratings are dropping and production costs as rising--paving the way for a big-screen adaptation.

There's been no official word yet, but a casting call the show's producers released hints that Jack Bauer's next twelve hours in New York would be his last, at least on the small screen. (Unless, of course, NBC gets its way and acquires the show.)

Entertainment Weekly got their hands on a casting call, looking for actors to play the UN Secretary General. Unusually, there's this little note at the end. "These are the final episodes, so if some of your name people would like to do something on the show, this is the time for them to do it," it said.

So I guess the producers already know it's the last episode, but why not make it official yet? Or maybe they're all waiting on that NBC possibility...


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