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Summary: If you had 24 hours to live, this would be the show to watch
Review: This show is revolutionary in its format and in the topics it covers. There has never been a show like this before and there will never be a show like this again. 24 is the tale of Jack Bower dealing with the most insane day of his entire life. It is also the tale of David Palmer, the first black with a "real chance at the White House". Their destinies are intertwined; a past association will forever haunt their future. At first Jack seems like your typical good guy, but as the show progresses you see that he is no straight shooter. He is an accomplished liar and spy. Jack is no conventional hero. Everyone in this show has dirt in their past, secrets that they do not want uncovered. Nothing is quite what it seems. David Palmer looks to be a sure bet for the next president of the United States. His chances are sabotaged by a past cover-up. He is also a target for assassination. Bower is given the job of preventing that assassination, but personal family problems hinder him from doing his job. Jack is a complex, contradictory person. On one hand he is a killer and a spy. He has great instincts and nobody, I mean NOBODY, thinks faster on their feet then him. On the other hand he is a loving father, and like a typical parent has no idea what his kid is up to. So despite the fact that he is Mr. Cool on the job, he is just another fool when it comes to his daughter. His daughter is Kim, and she has inherited her father's guts and brains, as well as his disregard for authority. She is brave but foolish and naive. However, as the show progresses she matures into a young woman, she starts of the day a headstrong girl, but finishes it a seasoned woman. Jack's wife Terri is the opposite of Jack in many ways, but she balances Jack out with her lighter nature. However, in certain fundamental ways Terri and Kim do not really know Jack, they only now what Jack chooses to show them. Jack is a killer, he knows how to torture people, etc. He is a good guy, but he is no knight in shining armor. David Palmer also has his own family issues, his wife is a scheming power mad hag, one of his top political advisors is crooked, etc. Jack is hot on the trail of the assassins but fails to understand the personal nature of the grudge against Palmer, and his connection to it. In a sense there is no "hero" on this show although there are certainly a fair share of villains. However, most of the villains even have sympathetic moments, Mandy's grief for her partner, etc. I like the character Rick a lot, he is a realistic portrayal of a small time crook in over his head, he is no good guy but he is no killer either. Jack's associates at work are also shady, Nina Myers is his trusted assistant but she is also a great liar, George Mason is crooked in the sense that he stole drug money from a suspect, but he is a good guy in other respects. People are always lying to each on this show, deceiving each other, either because they have to, or because they think it is the best thing to do at the moment, etc. Now this show does glorify the CIA, it is most definitely an unrealistic representation of that organization. In real life the CIA is simply EVIL!!! But in this show it is only amoral or shady, doing whatever it has to for the greater good. That being said this is a TV show, so reality can take a back seat while watching it. But everyone should know that in the real world the CIA would probably be engineering the hit on Palmer, not stopping it. This series has more twists and turns than any other show in the history of TV, but surprisingly very few of them are groaners. Most of the surprises and plot twists are pretty good, and some are downright revelations. If I had to pick one hour that was my favorite it would have to be 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. WOW!!! That is the most intense hour of the whole series! The whole thing between Ira and Jack, man that was great, especially the ending for that hour, take about a twist!!! FOX deserves credit for being brave enough to put this show on the air after 9/11. I will never forget the first episode that came on about a month later. On the very first episode a plane full of people were killed by a terrorist with a bomb. Now Fox could have pulled that part or changed it but they did not, and it was the right thing to do. Art is supposed to reflect life and pretending 9/11 did not happen would have been pointless. But when the plane blew up on that first episode, oh man, did it hit close to home, it did not seem farfetched at all!!! Never has a show maintained such a high level of suspense for so long, this show is exhausting and very, very violent for regular TV. The ending is BRUTAL!!!! This show covers a lot of touchy topics, race, rape, dirty politics, dirty government agencies, conspiracies, moral ambiguity, etc. Really nothing is sacred on this show. The real time thing is strictly adhered to and the makers of the show managed to make the endings of each hour a cliffhanger. This a show that is not scared to be controversial. This show puts its audience through the ringer hour after hour after hour, until you cant take it any more but beg for more! 24 is shocking, scary, intense, crazy, upsetting, exciting, you get emotionally invested most in Jack's family, especially Kim. Buy 24, watch, then spend the next 24 hours trying to catch your breath!
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Summary: AMAZING
Review: Once you start watching it, you can not stop. i do not watch this show on tv because it would be too long to wait for the next chapter.
Everyone I know saw the full season in 4-5 days, watch out, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET A LOT OF SLEEP ONCE YOU START WATCHING IT.
SIMPLY THE BEST.
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Summary: Best thing on TV
Review: I never saw these on television when it first aired...mostly becuase I missed the first episode, and since I knew about the premise...you know, that it's all in real time...I figured I would just get lost, so I gave up. My friend received these for Christmas, and he had never watched them before either, so after he was done, he told me I MUST watch them. I did, and within the first 10 minutes or so of the first episode, I was completely HOOKED!! I have to say that if you have ANYTHING that needs to be accomplished when you sit down to watch this, you might want to get it done beforehand, because it might not get done at all. You won't want to stop watching this. At least I didn't. I had to force myself away from the DVD in order to fix dinner for my family and clean my house. Never before have I been SO drawn into a television series. For the most part, I don't even like TV all that much. But THIS is a show WELL worth watching.....and the twist at the end of the first season? WOW...I'm ashamed to admit that I NEVER saw it coming! I can't wait to start season 2 tomorrow, and I also can't wait to add these sets to my collection. All I can say is......hurry up with season 3 so I can catch up before season 4 starts!!!!
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Summary: A Wonderful TV Show!
Review: When I first saw 24 I admit that I wasn't too sure, but that was because it was episode 18, and after watching I was a bit lost. Too completely understand 24, you have to watch it from the first episode. Mostly becaase of it's real-time concept, each episode lasting an hour, each series a day, every episode connects to each other, and if you miss one, you miss a vital bit of information. However, after I bought the DVD set, I watched it in 3 days, (7 on Saturday, because school got in the way) I LOVED IT!!! I didn't think it would be good, but it wasn't. It was great! 24 is about a man Jack Bauer, who must contiuosly save the day, while dealing with personal problems too. The first series is the day of the California Presidential Primary, when Jack has to protect Senator Palmer from an assation attempt. While also trying to find his daughter, Kim, who has been kidnapped. Others are his wife, Teri, and his co-workers, Tony Almeida, Nina Myers, and George Mason. Kiefer Sutherland plays Jack Bauer, and his fantastic in the role, Jack Bauer was definately his calling! After taking a break from acting for a couple of years, it was a great comeback. Kim is played by Elisha Cuthbert, who is wonderful at playing her, and getting into trouble. Palmer is played by Dennis haysbert, who is great as a political and family man, while trying to do the right thing for everyone. The other actors make the whole show come together, and they work off each other wonderfully. I would recommend this set to anyone, whatever age, whatever genre you usually prefer, this set will not disappoint you. I would only say, watch it from the beginning. Have fun watching 24!! Tick, tick, tick... Hannah
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Summary: Not As Good As Season 2
Review: If you want to watch ALL of 24 start with season 1. But if you don't want to or can't afford to, and you have to choose between season 1 or season 2, then season 2 is your best bet. Season 1 is good but not nearly as intense as season 2. The suspense is not pitched at as high a key. True, if you watch season 2, certain season 1 secrets will be given away. That's why I say only take a pass on season 1 if you don't plan to watch both seasons. The story of season 2 is also infinitely better and more consistent. I found no holes in season 2's story. But season 1 is a different matter. The problem with season 1's story is that there are certain inconsistencies, things that don't add up. You have to use your own imagination to explain them away. And for me, the sign of bad writing is when the viewer has to start writing in his head to fill in gaps and explain away apparent contradictions. These contradictions have to do with a mole within the organization Kiefer Sutherland works for. Don't worry, I'm giving nothing away. You learn that in the first five minutes. The problem is, it's impossible to figure out who the mole, the traitor, is because the mole does things no mole would do. By the end when you learn the truth and think back to all the other events in the story and how that character behaved, you balk. You say, no it just doesn't add up, at least not without a lot of further explanation, which we never receive. That's my beef with 24 season 1. Just the same it's very enjoyable and there's nothing else like it on tv, nothing as intense and gripping, except of course 24 season 2, which is much much better.
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Summary: All I can Say is WOW!
Review: I had no idea about what I was getting myself into with this set. I knew it would be good... but it is quite simply some of the best television that I have ever had the pleasure of beholding.
Gripping, nail-biting, with outstanding acting and top-notch writing.
All this, and cinema quality production values to boot.
Get ready to put your life on hold and watch until you are bleary eyed.
I bow down to the power of "24" and admit....
I am obsessed.
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Summary: TV Crack
Review: The only negative I have to say about 24 Season 1 is that at times, it feels like its moving a bit slow but nonetheless superb acting from the cast. Season 1 only gets your feet wet, wait till you see Season 2 and 3!
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Review: This is the best tv show Ever
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Summary: 24 Season one
Review: Kiefer gives the performance of a lifetime, as always!
Totally compelling, can't turn it off, excellent. The cast is brilliant, so well put together and the plot, well you will have to wait and see, no spoilers here!!
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Summary: Never watch a TV Series this good!
Review: I never expect to watch a TV Series that is as intense as "24". I grip my chair when I watch the first few episodes. I stay in bed awake all night to watch 8 episodes more just to find out what happens next. I get sick on the weekend and still watch the last few episodes just to find out the ending. And after finish the entire Season One... I'm glad I own this Boxset. If anyone doubt me, go watch it. You'll agree with me that this is one that is considered a "ride-of-your-life" that keeps you on the edge, and your feet the whole time. Every ending of each episode will make you crave for more. What's next? Who's going to live and who's going to die? Who to trust? Will there be enough time to stop the killing? On and on, and when you finish the season finale and when its over? You wanted more... The Clock Is Ticking... and this time, its available on DVD. My only regrets is the extras. But then, its the show that matters. Take my word for it... its the TV Series of a lifetime.
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