20 Ways Your Favourite TV Shows Were Almost Completely Different

15. 24 - Teri Bauer Originally Survived

24 Teri Bauer
Fox

The Season 1 finale of 24 concludes with the shocking death of Teri Bauer, irrevocably changing the nature of the series and the character of Jack.

However, it wasn't always the case that Teri was going to die, and indeed the decision wasn't made until the last possible minute. Two alternate endings were shot, one which had Teri being shot but surviving, and another where the trigger was never pulled, with deliberation over whether the show needed a more upbeat conclusion, before execs eventually decided she had to go.

Given how much impact this had on Jack's life and development, it would've been a completely different series had she lived.

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