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Summary: Last Years Best Show
Review: First of all I would like to give a big THANK YOU to Fox for putting the rush and getting the first season out on DVD a few months after it finished airing on television. This was a brilliant move. It primes us for the premiere of Season 2. As for the show, I cannot think of another show that kept me wanting to come back week after week like this show. The writing was some of the best on television. I cannot even imagine who difficult it would be to write a show where every second counted. Everything had to be in real time. Sure some things were cheated (driving, and I don't remember ever seeing someone go to the bathroom), but this was a great show. However as a warning PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don't watch the alternate ending without having seen the broadcasted ending. While the ending that did air was, in my opinion, the better ending, it is fun to see how things could have gone.
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Summary: none other
Review: I'm not a tv watcher in the least. But I just happened to be sick at the time when i was staying with a friend and she flipped past it. I told her to stop and it was kiefer. I was instantly hooked. I didn't miss an episode. I couldn't. the tension that they created. Sure terri's amnesia was weird to you all but if you think about where she was strong when we wouldn't be i wouldn't blame her for losing it. and i thought the plot twist at the very end was interesting. My friend called it from the very first episode and was shocked when she was right. This is the coolest thing for anyone who was hooked.
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Summary: 24 is GREAT!!!
Review: Most of what has been mentioned here is right on the money. I just want to add two comments: First, the twist at the end is only "ludicrous" if you expect a Hollywood ending. I was shocked at the ending (trying not to give it away), and any OTHER ending would have been a cop-out... Second, for those of you who have never met someone with instantaneous temporary amnesia, now you have, ME! When I was 16 I was sucker punched by someone in an emotional situation causing me to hit my head on cement, and the result was that I had amnesia instantly for the remainder of the day. I only snapped out of it the next morning when I woke up (which was strange, since it took me a while to realize I didn't remember going to sleep the previous night). Mine actually disabled my short term memory. You could tell me something and I would forget it 5 seconds later. Today I have memory "flashes" of the time I had amnesia, but unlike typical Hollywood, the majority of my memory of this time is completely lost to me (and now thats it's been over 30 years since, chances are it never will). By the way, most of my recollections here are based on second hand information from people around me at the time (think about how weird that is to me). I can't imagine how amnesia could ever be something that "slowly develops" in an individual. It's not like you remember half a person's name, or drawing a blank first on one hour of one's life, then two, then three. No, in my experience, it's an all or nothing instantaneous infliction. As is the recovery (partial as it is in my case)... I forget now, what was I saying (not so subtle satire)? Oh yeah. I was hoping this series was going to be released to DVD, and I got my wish. So many people I know missed this show, and many episodes were never shown twice (in Los Angeles anyway). And, I really couldn't recommend someone start watching it after the first few episodes, now could I? That being said, again not trying to give too much away, there IS a point in the middle where one could jump on board. This is only because it is obvious the producers didn't know if the show would go the full 24 episodes at first and it kind of naturally concludes, tying up most current loose ends, somewhere in the middle. Enough said... :) Buy this DVD set, and watch the second season of 24!!!
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Summary: 24 isn't bad, but Alias is better
Review: 24 is definitely not a bad show. It's pretty entertaining and exciting and the acting's not all too shabby either. However, I'm sad to say that it doesn't compare to its ABC spy show counterpart Alias. Alias is definitely THE show to watch and get hooked on, with neverending, edge-of-your-seat excitement and action. Plus, the cast, featuring Jennifer Garner and Victor Garber (both nominated for Emmys), is just tremendous, and deftly pulls off storyline after storyline. Take my advice and wait for the Alias DVD to come out before splurging on this one.
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Summary: Longest Wait Of My Life
Review: 24 is one of the best shows of my life. It has everything you want in a drama. I have not seen a series I liked so much since the early seasons of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. This show is very pulse pounding and the DVD is certainly worth it. The show had amazing plot twists and moments especially in the first few "hours." The only low points were the amnesia subplot and Dennis Hopper's accent. The strengths in 24 are probably in its female characters such as Sherry, Teri, Mandy, Yelena and Kim. However, overall 24 was the best show on television. The ending was the best part because it was unexpected and defies Hollywood logic. I suggest you get the DVD and watch Day 2 when it premires on 10/29. It will be like an excellent 24 hour action-movie.
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Summary: "24" - A Riveting Television Experience
Review: A word to the wise: while the commitment to a show that takes place over the course of 24-hours, and occurs in real time, can be intimidating, I promise it will be worth every second. You won't want to miss a moment of this fast-paced, action-packed drama starring the quietly dramatic Kiefer Sutherland. As a "24" addict, I can attest to the fact that this groundbreaking show will keep you at the edge of your seat, anxious to see what developes. This "24" DVD set is most certainly a worthy investment.
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Summary: One of the Best Shows Ever Made
Review: Easily one of the top 10 shows I've ever watched. I have never seen a whole season where (1) there was NEVER a bad or average episode, (2) I've never seen a series where every show left you on the edge of your seat and hanging there every week not wanting to believe you have to wait seven days to see what happened, and finally (3) I've never seen a series where every episode was truely better then the week before. Simply put, incredibly done.
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Summary: One great show
Review: 24 is, by far, one the best, if not, the best show that premiered last season. At first, I wasn't too big a fan of Kiefer's work, but that changed after watching the first few episodes of this great great show. True, I agree with others when they say that some of the plot twists are out there, and I didn't quite care that much for the ending. However, this set features an alternate ending to the last episode. When this set comes out next week, I'll be at the store with money in hand.
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Summary: WHAT A SERIES!!!
Review: Fox's brilliant 24 is original, intelligent with edge-of-your-seat knockout suspense and thrilling action sequences--plus brilliant casting. Kiefer Sutherland, in easily the best role of his 17-year career as weary but determined federal agent Jack Bauer, gives a tour-de-force performance. His Jack Bauer is someone with whom we instantly identify; however, he is nonetheless stronger, more patient, more resilient than are most of us, and certainly goes through what can only be described as a 24-hour personal and political nightmare of the highest order. Dennis Haysbert plays Senator Palmer, attempting to claim the historical distinction of being the first African-American to become President of the United States, and his performance is both powerful and compelling. The danger he faces on two fronts (the assassination conspiracy & his broken home life) is overwhelming, yet somehow believable, and adds to the sense of immediacy we feel while watching. The other supporting characters are all well-cast and well-played. In television history, 24 goes down in TV history with such legendary series as THE FUGITIVE and RICH MAN, POOR MAN. This will be remembered as a watershed in our time, as well as the diamond in the middle of the usual television network roughage in the year 2002. If you missed the series on TV, then by all means buy the DVD! Trust me on this one. :) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Summary: Excellent show
Review: We watched this on network Tv and spent 6 days wishing we could just watch all the rest of the episodes straight thru. Now we can!!! Great gift idea for people who like suspense.
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