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Summary: Jump in with both feet.
Review: Like many people, I missed the first few episodes of the first season. Afraid I'd missed the story set-up, I avoided watching the rest of this season. Then, on Labor Day, FX ran a marathon. I sat down to watch for awhile, and managed to pull myself away about ten hours later. Two weeks later I bought the DVD set.This is top notch television at it's finest. Kiefer Sutherland has brought his career back from near death with his portrayal of Jack Bauer. Bauer, a counter terrorist agent, is so single-minded in his drive and devotion to the job, that he doesn't seem to allow anything to stand in his way. The personal mission in this first season was two fold, save his family from kidnappers, and save the life of a presidential candidate from a hired assasin. This series proves two things... writing and acting are the single most important elements of any production. A lesson that should be learned by many more television shows and movies.
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Summary: Now THIS is "Must See TV"!
Review: If you've ever even thought about buying an entire season of a television program on DVD, look no futher... this is the one to buy. I had heard many good things about this series and found myself disappointed that I never gave it a chance during its first season. The premise and real-time style of the show sounded very interesting to me. I've also always been a fan of Kiefer Sutherland. To my surprise, my wife bought me this DVD set for my birthday. As it turns out, it became one of my favorite all-time gifts. Among the sea of cheezy thoughtless "so-called" Dramas (cough cough... CSI), 24 has taken the genre to a whole new level of quality television. The characters are sharp, the story is unpredictable, and the quality of the film-work alone gives you the feel that you're watching a major motion-picture rather than a television show. I wasn't around in the days of serial-style television and radio programs. However, 24 does an excellent job of borrowing its "cliff-hanger" elements from that genre. If I would have watched the actual series on television, rather than watching it on DVD, I'm quite convinced that I would have driven myself crazy, having to wait a whole week to see what happens. With the DVD ofcourse, you can get immediate gratification. In fact, not once was I able to restrain myself to watching just a single episode. Three consecutive episodes was my minimum. 24 is one of the few shows that really does live up to the hype!
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Summary: No Time to Lose... No Lives to Spare
Review: If you want to talk about one intense and unnerving experience, "24" is just that. One of the most popular shows on Fox is now available to own on DVD. They're all right here, waiting for you. "24" is an explosive series that brings non-stop action and nail-biting drama right to your door. Jack Bauer is the head of the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit, CTU. He is about to have one bad day, as there is an assassination plot in the works that targets a presidential candidate. What's worse is that the same group behind the plot wants Jack and his family dead, as well. Presented to us in real time (with each show representing an hour), we are plunged directly into the crisis with front-row seats. The results are unbelievable; that much I can tell you. These twenty-four episodes will drain every bit of energy out of you... and you'll love every minute. Once you start with the very fist episode, you are hooked. Every one of them is a cliff-hanger, which makes it very hard for you to stop watching when you need to. Trust me when I say this; this show does NOT let you off the hook for one second. Anything you think that can't go wrong, does; anything that you think cannot get compromised, does. You have to be prepared to be caught off guard every single moment. You also have to expect that you're going to have to endure horrifying tragedies along with the short and triumphant victories. This is a wonderful and addicting show, as hard as it is to watch at times. The storyline is ingenious, delivering one explosive and mesmerizing plot. The acting is extremely superb and makes everything work. Kiefer Sutherland does a terrific job at playing the lead role of a resourceful agent and a caring father. You want to believe that he'll be able to overtake anybody or anything that gets in his way. There are some neat special features included, as well. One of the best things about this show is that it is widescreen (and it's even enhanced for 16:4 televisions). The picture and sound quality is really great; making you feel that you are watching a real movie. While the DVD set isn't explosive when it comes to special features, the set includes an intro from Kiefer Sutherland, an alternate ending to the season finale, and an episode booklet. "24" is a powerful and suspenseful series that will knock the air right out of your body. There's no going back once you start. No matter how many times you may not want to know what happens next (for fear that you will experience something terrible), you press on and continue with the next episode. This is ADDICTING; be for warned. From start to finish, this is one explosive and unpredictable machine that strikes with full furry and unquestionable force. The clock is ticking... what decision will you make?
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Summary: It's just one of those days...
Review: Jack Bauer ( Kiefer Sutherland) is having one of those days. He is the agent in charge of the Counter Terroist Unit in Los Angeles. At midnight, Jack gets a call from work saying that there has been a threat on presidential nominee Senator David Palmer's ( Dennis Hayworth) life. He is assigned to come up with a strategy to keep Palmer alive. But this is where the story gets interesting. The terrorists manage to get their hands on his wife Teri (Lesli Hope) and his daughter Kim ( Elisha Cuthbert). The terrorists now have leverage over Jack, and he must find a way to keep the Senator alive without getting his wife and daughter killed. Watch Jack in action as he lives on the edge and plays by his own rules, leaving procedure and protocal far behind... "24" is a brilliant show that offers plenty of action and suspense to keep you hooked from the first show on. The format of the show is one that has never been done before, because it is done in real time. This means that each show consists of one hour of a 24 hour day. In my opinion, Kiefer Sutherland gives the best performance of his career as Jack Bauer. Sutherland's performance is so good, that you literally find yourself rooting for him throughout the entire show. Dennis Hayworth is superb as Senator David Palmer. He is the first African American presidential nominee in history. You not only get to see him worry about his campaign, but deal with his extremely disfunctional family in the process. Leslie Hope and Elisha Cuthbert also did an outstanding job as Jack's family. Their performances are very realistic and you actually come to care about their characters. The rest of the cast includes great actors like Dennis Hopper, Sarah Clarke, Carlos Bernand, Penny Johnson, and Eric Balfour.
"24" has the perfect mix of action, drama, and suspense. The acting is absolutely superb all the way around, and each character has an important part to play that could seriously effect the events of the story. The DVD is definately worth the money. You get to see the show without commercial interruption and with awesome picture and sound quality as well. Definately one of the most original and well made TV shows in quite some time!
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Summary: Yes, 24 is that good.
Review: Alright, I admit I ignored the entire first season when it originaly aired. "Kiefer Sutherland, on a Fox program? mmm...yeah he was alright in Young Guns, but... I feel pretty safe in saying I can live without ever seeing this show."...(or so I thought.) Then it started getting all these great reviews. Even still, I didn't know anyone who had ever seen it. The night the season 2 premiere episode aired, there was nothing else on tv worth watching. So, I asked my wife since there was nothing else worth watching, if she would mind if we went ahead and gave the season opener a shot, sit through it for an hour so we could say we had seen it, and know for sure that we weren't missing anything. So we sat down and watched, not expecting much, just something to watch while eating dinner. You know, ho hum. Get it over with. But then we started watching it. Impressive. Original. Good character development. And then comes the end with the signature 24 cliff hanger ... We just turned and looked at each other with our jaws dropped... "Wow!" "I can't believe we missed the entire first season!" Needless to say, we were completely hooked. Yes, 24 is that good. I'm not sure what I can add that hasn't already been said. Except if you have given the show, the first season DVD, or the second season DVD thought, but hesitate because your not Kiefers biggest fan or don't care for shows on Fox, You are missing out. Like Novels? Think Tom Clancy. Are you a gamer? Think Syphon Filter. Like thriller tv shows that leave you on the edge of your seat, are worth racing home too, and worth telling your buds that Tuesday nights are not a good night for guys night out? Think 24. Both Season one and two are great, and I can't wait for season three to start. During a three week break during the second season, we went back and rented season one. We would watch 2 or 3 episodes at a time, staying up much later than normal. How could anyone not, with the great cliff hangers? The are only a couple of drawbacks. As others have commented, Jack's daughter Kim, is just not real bright. So much that the character gets annoying. The only other thing being, for being real time, it's intersting that Jack is constantly on his cell phone, yet the phone never dies, so it must have a pretty good battery life. That, and he never goes to the restroom. I guess he doesn't need to, because (as best as I can recall), you never see him eat either. But these are minor details for a great show. Whether you are watching it on tv, or renting the first or second season on DVD, 24 is great. It's an exhilerating, heart pounding, plot twisting and turning on the edge of your seat show, that should not be missed.
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Summary: 24 Season One is the Biggest Thrill Ride of Your Life
Review: Federal Agent Jack Bauer's life is falling apart. He is out at midnight trying to stop an assaination attempt on David Palmer. His wife and daughter have been kidnapped and are being held hostage. There is an element within his own agency supporting the Palmer Hit, and Jack is trying to catch the mole as well as protect Pallmer, and rescue his family.
Kiefer Sutherland gives a break through performance as Jack Bauer and the rest of the cast brings a non-stop guessing story to the screen. Writers give the season the feel of watching an amazing film 18 hours long and wanting more. Editing, acting, special effects, and musical are fantasic and its no wonder why the season was nominated for 12 emmys. The DVD set of 6 discs includes the breath taking alternate ending of "Hour 24" in the season with commentary by the producers. This is a must have and will turn you into a fan of the series. Too bad the second season is dramatic disaster of the cult hit.
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Summary: What sort of a name is "Kiefer", anyway?
Review: The real-time format is innovative, and there's some excellent writing and acting here, but it's not nearly as good as I'd been led to believe.
Too many freaking plot holes, like when the cute alien makes the little boy on his bike fly across the moon. That moon is WAY too large. I think they fixed it in post. But I digress. You spend the first ten episodes of 24 hooked, but as you get deeper and deeper, you realize that the writers fall into the X-Files trap of layering twist upon twist until you wish they'd shot the film on a bloody quasar where each hour lasts only twenty seconds and you're done in time to catch Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Around episode 23 the implausible penultimate twist turned me off completely; I won't be watching Season Two. See The West Wing instead.
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Summary: The best show on television!
Review: I started watching 24 during the 2nd Season and even after 5 minutes, I was completely hooked. I even got my mom and my aunt watching it! My aunt bought Season 1, which I just finished borrowing from her. It's just as intense as the 2nd season (which, btw, I ordered before today's release date!) Just beware of watching 24... once you watch, you'll never want it to end! Whenever they show the clock ticking, I yell at the tv that it can't be over! Silly, but true! Now I'm just counting down for the premier of season 3
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Summary: spectacular
Review: this is simply the best tv show i have ever seen.A tv show that never stops the action.ý absoutly recommend this dvd.
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Summary: "The longest day of my life"
Review: In the brillant TV show, "24" the main character is Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). An FBI agent who always seems to be running into trouble. One night while playing chess with his daughter, she sneaks out planning to go out with her friends. When Jack and his wife see it as no big deal, only to ground her when she comes home, she is unexpectantly kidnapped by her friend's boyfriend. Jack then leaves his wife alone at home to go to work about a serious issue. A threat of an assination attempt on the presidential canidate, David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert). As time progresses, the threat grows bigger then they planned and Jack is in the middle of it. His wife later as well get's kidnapped and Jack has to help kill Palmer or his wife will die. And the the people he works with may be involved in both. If you havn't seen this show, buy the DVD, it's expensive but it's really worth it. Kiefer won a Golden Globe for his performance. Watch for him to hopefully win this year the Emmy because of his brilliant performance.
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