How was that to adjust to since Joss is infamous about mapping seasons out years in advance?
In truth, Joss never mapped out stories seasons in advance. That’s overstating it. He’d know what he wanted a season to be about, decide on a Big Bad and shortly into the season he’ll decide how the season will end. It was definitely the better way to work. Joss might know a couple of small things about the next season but there was no way to think beyond it. It’s definitely challenging to write 24 this way, but the truth is – this show is a runaway train. It’s about movement, action, momentum. Buffy was about emotions, relationships – a coming of age story. You needed to know where you’re going for it all to have meaning. 24 has no meaning other than to thrill you, keep you engaged in the ride. This is true. And the ride has been pretty intense. It’s shown nuclear explosions, a gruesome virus, torture, and killed off several major characters, but FOX drew the line in Season 4 at stating outright that President Keeler had died. Is there anywhere else the writers wanted to go in season
