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Summary: The shining star of the 2001-02 TV season.
Review: With the possible exception of "The Sopranos," there was no more exciting, compulsively watchable, edge-of-your-seat TV show last season than "24." It wasn't just the momentum of the conspiracy plot that kept us watching, but the profusion of deftly sketched, impeccably cast characters. It was a fascinating guessing game to figure out which ones were clean, which ones were dirty, which ones would get killed off that episode, which ones would prove integral to the plot, which ones would disappear and never come back, etc. It will be interesting to see which ones left standing at the end will figure in next year's story! One thing that's certain is that Kiefer Sutherland has the role of a lifetime as Jack Bauer; if Bauer doesn't do for him what Andy Sipowicz did for Dennis Franz or Tony Soprano did for James Gandolfini, there's no justice in Hollywood (and of course there isn't, but occasionally deserving actors DO get recognized). The show had its flaws; one could rightfully complain that Dennis Hopper hammed it up a little too much as Victor Drazen, or that Teri's hysterical amnesia was a little too convenient (though if any character in TV history had a right to hysterical amnesia, it was Teri Bauer!). Nevertheless, the show was so strongly plotted and written in general, and so full of breathtaking surprises, that it deserves to be ranked as one of the classic action-suspense programs of all time.
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Summary: Longest Wait Of My Life
Review: This is one of the best shows I've seen since the early seasons of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The day is full of plot twists and great chracters that will keep you guessing. The real time format, characters and storylines are what make 24 different. There are some flaws like instant amnesia, Yelena and some plot holes, but they are they are made up in the quality of the rest of 24. The supporting chracters are also what make 24 great such as Kim, Teri, Sherry, Palmer, Mandy, Nina, Gaines, Mason and the Drazens. The best part is the end where the climax does not disappoint anyone. 24 defies Hollywood and most television shows by NOT having a happy ending. I suggest you get this DVD and watch the second "day" or season.
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Summary: A Must See Show
Review: I was hooked from the first episode! I never thought a program could keep me interested for 24 weeks, but this one did in a BIG way.It was such a good show, that I couldn't wait till the next episode, and God forbid it was not on the next week. That was living hell! The people that missed it on TV are in for a great treat. Being able to see the show without commercial interruption would be pure HEAVEN. Trust me, if you watch the first episode, you will find yourself GLUED in front of your DVD player for hours. Enjoy...
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Summary: Excellent Series
Review: The first season of 24 marks it as one of my favorite TV shows ever. While some of the episodes and plot details were a bit "out there" everything was excecuted so perfectly that you hardly notice.
Each episode ends with you on the edge of your seat; waiting and wondering how the next hour will turn out.
While the ending was a but of a let down, this is still an excellent season and worthy of your money.
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Summary: Outstanding Series of the Season
Review: Who says you can't write a great suspenseful series without all the foul HBO language. As I watched it week after week, I was kept hanging for what may or may not come next, which is how all great suspenseful movies should be like. Keeping you glued to the screen. You keep thinking the insider is one person then you think, no its this person. At the end of the season, I thought it was this person but then, changed my mind a couple of times, then was surprised to see who it was. Just as you think everything is going to be OK, then you'll say NO, it can't happen again. Don't miss this DVD and for sure the new season.
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Summary: Great show - but with missing scenes!.
Review: The show itself is of course magnificent for the most part. Innovative, exciting and very well acted. A landmark in modern TV drama, despite a brief drop -off in quality in some of the late afternoon episodes. The DVD picture quality is wonderfully sharp, and the sound is nicely crisp. Important to note if you are buying this package having not seen the show before (having heard about it from others but too late to join in watching it on TV) that there are spoilers all over the presentation. the enclosed booklet includes short summaries of every episode and not much else, so don't look at it until you've seen the whole show. Similarly the menus feature clips from the show which is nice to watch if you aren't worried about information being given away, as the clips on the menu for each disc tend to reveal major plot points. Also, the DVD extras are actually pretty poor. The alternative ending is dull and obviously only shot to keep the true ending secret. The teaser for season 2 comprises only Kiefer Sutherland talking in very vague terms about the general concept of 24, with no real information about the second series. Worst of all is the fact that the footage on the discs is only the footage that was originally broadcast IN THE US. In the UK the broadcast footage included an extra couple of minutes for each of the episodes 7pm - 12pm. This footage contained scenes that was cut from the US broadcast for adverts, whereas in the UK 24 was shown on the BBC where there are no adverts. These scenes ranged from nice additions to important points: one cut scene had a major impact on the crucial events in the final episode and another even greatly improved the climactic battle between Jack and the bad guys. Fox haven't included this footage on the DVD versions in either the UK or the US, meaning that us poor Brits have scenes that we miss and this has led to calls for a recall and replacement with the full footage. For the US viewer, this is actually worse, in that you are never going to see these great scenes. There are no running time issues on DVD, unlike on TV, so why not let those fans willing to pay for the box set have bonus footage integrated into their box sets? Bizarrely, this doesn't affect the VHS British release of 24, only the DVD, so if you want those extra scenes you'll need a PAL compatible TV and VCR. Why not drop Fox an email congratulating them on making such a great show and asking for them to include the full footage as was broadcast on the BBC?
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Summary: 24 keeps suprising you over and over again.
Review: I have watched a lot of good tv-series in the past. When I read about this new series 24 , I thought what the heck I shall give it a chance. When I watched the first episode I couldn't wait for the next episodes. It is an utterly brilliant concept, I remember watching a movie some years a go with Johhny Depp (Nick of Time) this I think was one of the first shows I watched that was in Real-Time, didn't think much of that movie. But with 24 it was totaly different, evey episode has some great plot twister like the time that......... don't worry I won't tell because that will spoil the fun. It kept me on the edge of my seat every week and I was dissapointed having to wait a whole week for the next episode, but I can say IT IS WORTH THE WAIT. It has to be one of the best series ever made, a must see for any movie fan.
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Summary: Excelent
Review: excelent show, its great, very unpredictable, and in real time, facinating
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Summary: it's finally here! as homer would say...woohoo!
Review: i never missed an episode when the series was on t.v. i was so caught up in the show...i was hoping that fox would put it on dvd. i even wrote them a letter. i was a little dissapointed with the last episode, but i can't think of a better ending that would still leave enouph characters around for a 2nd season. i didn't know there was going to be a second season until i first read the headline at the amazon site. i'm definatly getting this one. i hope the 2nd season is just as good as the first if not better. and for those of you who missed the first season, go out and buy the dvd set, or at least borrow it from a friend. not only is the storyline great, but i really appreciated all of the different camera angles, it added so much suspense to the show. i sat through every commercial so that i wouldn't miss a second, now i don't have to now that its on dvd. .... your buddy,
Zach
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Summary: Best drama series ever
Review: Everyone seems to enjoy pointing out sublte flaws in this masterpiece, but by doing that you are just missing the big picture. I have never seen a show where I looked foward to the next episode as much as this. I genuinely cared about the characters, and when the final seconds ticked down at midnight of the last episode, I can honestly say out of breath and drained, like it was my family involved. The action was almost always non-stop, and if there was no action, there was tension there to take its place. You never could miss a minute, and once you started watching the show, you would never want to miss a minute. Just great TV, and Keifer Sutherland is just amazing. He has made some questionable movie choices, but he is outstanding in this, as is almost everyone in the cast. I consider this a must watch, and I am not the kind of person who likes most shows, I consider most things on TV right now [unworthy], but this is like no other show I have seen before.
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