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Sad news to pass along for fans of the hit Fox TV series 24. According to Variety, Fox is very near announcing that this current season of the show will be its last. Part of me is really sad that one of my fave TV shows is coming to an end but, in all honesty, I think it’s about time. Season 8, airing right now, is THE WORST season of the show yet and I do feel that the show should end before things get any worse:

“24′s” time is almost up. 20th Century Fox TV and Fox appear ready to end the long-running hit after this season, the show’s eighth. Studio and network execs declined comment — but it’s believed that the final decision will be made in the next day or two. Move is not a huge surprise, but still reps the end of an era for Fox. “24″ helped usher in Fox’s ratings surge in the 2000s, as the franchise — along with “American Idol” and “House,” among other series — led the network to the No. 1 spot in the adults 18-49 demo. But the cost of producing “24″ has continued to increase, while ratings have dipped. A one-time critical darling, “24″ has also received its share of knocks from critics this season. The studio is said to be considering shopping “24″ to other nets — but given the thriller’s age and pricetag, it’s believed interest from other outlets will be limited. Yet even as the bell tolls for “24″ in primetime, the franchise is far from dead. Sutherland and the “24″ team have been keen on adapting the show as a feature film, and have made major strides in recent months toward making that long-term goal a reality. Twentieth Century Fox’s film side recently hired scribe Billy Ray (“State of Play,” “Flightplan”) to pen the script for the feature version (Daily Variety, Feb. 8.) Ray’s pitch, which takes Jack Bauer to Europe, was a hit with Fox execs and producers of the high-concept television series. Script is said to have come through “24″ star Sutherland, who’s also an exec producer on the series. Such a move into the features world was considered impossible while production continued on the TV series — given that “24″ takes much of the year to produce, with its feature-like shooting schedule. But with the show expected to end its run, the ability to focus on a movie could now finally be in sight.

It pains me to say this but, yes, let 24 end. I can’t even convey how pissed off I am at how horrible Season 8 of the show is. It started out promisingly but quickly turned into an insipid soap opera completely wasting the talents of new castmembers Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) and Freddie Prince, Jr. While they are off murdering ex-boyfriends (and trying to cover it up), Jack Bauer is relegated to “saving the world” from a band of Middle Eastern terrorists with a nuclear device they are threatening to detonate in NYC. If that ain’t THE most clichéd storyline ever, I don’t know what is. And just as I suspected, actor Anil Kapoor is THE WORST. He sucked in Slumdog Millionaire and he is ruining my 24. I love the show, very much, but I’m insulted week after week by this season. I’ll continue to watch ’til the end but the end needs to come this season. Another season of this and I’ll boycott. I won’t let my memories of a show I love be marred by lazy and shitty storylines.

I will say I’m encouraged by the idea of a movie. If done right, I can see 24 being a successful movie franchise. The TV show, tho, let it end. It should go out on top … not as a show withering on the vine.

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