Rating: 
Summary: First 16 hours 5 stars, last 8 hours 1 star
Review: Yes this show is very addicting, and watching on DVD is great. I would probably give up on the show if I had to watch it weekly. I liked how the DVD was put together, however, I would haver preferred it there weren't all the sub-menus per episode. That is a minor issue, I know. I thought the bomb plot was great and I loved how it ended, even if it was somewhat predictable. I really didn't care for the last 8 hours though. WARNING SPOILERS. It was completely ridiculous to try to pretend that the US would even consider going to war within hours based on one stupid audio tape. Even when we knew exactly who was resonsible for 9/11 it still took 3 weeks for the first bomb to be launched in Afghanistan and in between opportunities were given to avoid war (as unlikely as it was.) Making it about oil was also ridiculous and really annoyed me. As if anyone would truly want to start a war so oil prices would go up. As if the prices could go up enough to finance all the costs involved, and would be worth killing millions, etc. Totally stupid, even if there are conspiracy theorists who like to believe those kind of things. I also didn't care for some of the old characters still having a big role in the movie, such as Kim, Sherry Palmer and Nina. I think it could have been written better without them. Kim could play a tiny part, but her story was not needed. Finally, I love Tony, but didn't care for his love interest or see the chemistry there. Another minor point, but I didn't find that part of the story believable. I would still recommend this DVD, because it is fun and addicting, but I didn't enjoy this story as much as the first season.
Rating: 
Summary: A 24-hour Thrill ride.
Review: Kiefer Sutherland plays a darker and deeper role of Jack than its first season and it shows alot in the weaving plot, in and out in and out. Although nothing, I mean nothing, can stop this rollercoaster from coming to a halt because every minute of this worst-day-ever is filled with punches, yells, and shocks to make you glued to the screen every episode after the other. A very unique way of camera movement, this series plots to revenge against terroists. Jack is, as always, the hero of every cause and the man who makes the decision in this house. Kiefer shows so much more character in this season as he takes on mind-blowing acting skills to potray a more violent and more controlling Jack Bauer. If you loved the first season, like I did, you will defenitly not be dissapointed in the second season of the groundbreaking series. This show features more turns and shocks than anything on TV and its that is what will keep your attention; every second, every minute,a and ever hour of this hell of a day and hell of a series.
Rating: 
Summary: Dont waste your time
Review: The DVD is garbage along with the show. So predictable if your looking to get a good DVD get the Shield its awesome compared to this crap , hey you cant compare anything to this crap.
Rating:
Summary: Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
Review: Kiefer Sutherland's done it again! As if season 1 wasn't hair-raising, addictive, and on-the-edge-of-my-seat enough, season 2 I watched almost in 24 hours!!! (actually it took me about 3 days to watch the entire season!!!) Trying to watch it on TV with the commercials is not only ditracting, but kinda messes up really getting into the story (especially when they add so darn many of them on TV!) This is MUST-SEE-VIDEO!!! An awesome set of story-lines that'll keep you wanting more and more, and wondering what's going to happen next... *Caution - Addictive as heck!!!* I won't go into the story, as others have already done so, so what are you waiting for? Buy it! If you like action thrillers (or even if you don't generally do) you'll love this one for sure! Season one was great, Season two (this one) is even better!!! Haven't seen a good series like this since the early X-Files seasons, and although this is very different, it is awesome entertainment at its best! Keep it coming!!! Anxiously awaiting season 3 to come out on DVD!
Rating:
Summary: It's entertainment, stupid!
Review: Why do the Ian Wrights of this world (whose turgid prose can be found in another review of this DVD set) insist on bombarding us with mindless prattle masquerading as criticism? Here's a newsflash for you, Ian: No one is looking for a deep social message in a prime time TV action thriller. What they ARE looking for 24's second season amply delivers -- suspense, plot twists, and production values. In terms of teleplay writing, Season 2 was light years ahead of Season 1, which, while very good in its own way, did feature some weak subplots involving Jack Bauer's wife and daughter that strained viewers' credulity (and patience -- much like Ian's review, come to think of it). Season 3 has already started as I write this, and it is hard to believe that it will equal, much less surpass, Season 2. Chances are Season 2 will be the most memorable, and watching it in this format, without commercial interruption, is a pleasure.
Rating:
Summary: Hell of a ride
Review: With the notable exception of the annoying Kim Bauer subplot, this is a hell of a ride. More spectacular but not better than the first series. Can't wait for the third installment on DVD. I could never watch this on TV.
Rating: 
Summary: Ian C. Wright is right in many ways BUT...
Review: ...what is undeniable about 24 is that it is a very entertaining show with pretty high quality production values and isn't all that afraid to take chances (how many shows would commit the cardinal sin of demanding a long attention span out of its viewers nowadays? Twin Peaks is the last one on network TV to my recollection.) If political liberalism is a problem - and it really is in the world of media entertainment (west wing, for example - then at the very least 24 deserves kudos for amplifying the monstrosity that is Hillary Clinton through David Palmer's wife. And ultimately who really gives a crap that David Palmer is black? What matters is that he's a good man. I'll get my politics elsewhere. I'll watch 24 to be entertained and no more.
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Summary: meaning of my life
Review: the best thing ever aired on tv.
Rating:
Summary: SHOOT HIM AGAIN KIM!
Review: This tv series is far and away the most snide piece of race-baiting that I've ever watched. For all its attacks on European-Americans though, it's like candy to the brain. Melodrama, over-the-top theatrics, hammy dialogue and a schizophrenic view of duh gubbamint all blend together to create a delightful prime time trail mix of absurdity. Season Two picks up with Jack Bauer living in a condo with 1970s era wood paneling. In Season One, Jack lived in a very comfortable home. I used to live in So Cal and can assure you that *no* gov't. employee would have lived in the kind of housing that Jack did in Season One. A house like that would easily go for $500-700K. That aside, things pick up quickly when it's discovered that a nuke has been smuggled into L.A. The CTU of course calls in Jack Bauer at the request of newly elected President Palmer. With millions of dollars for a budget and hundreds of federal employees in L.A. county dedicated to security and counter-terrorism, only Jack Bauer can track down the bomb and save the lives of millions. His co-workers spend most of their time on the phone or surfing the 'net, or, more interestingly, stabbing each other in the back. Hardly an episode passes that one of the white males like Chapelle or the FBI guys doesn't collaborate with the enemy in order to make things more difficult for Jack. Are we supposed to feel good about duh gubbamint? The producers of 24 tell us that the problem with gubbamint in the USA lies with white males. If you look at the show over the course of two seasons, you find that without exception, white males can be good ambiguously (e.g. George Mason, Jack Bauer) and even then, only for very brief moments. Most of the time, they are cunning, deceitful, remorseless killers who'd stab their own mothers to make a dollar. In this season, even Mike, Palmer's faithful adviser and now chief of staff, turns on his old friend and betrays him to VP Prescott, another white male. The early episodes show the terrorists as Arabs, but we learn soon enough that the real masterminds are white people led by a fair skinned, redheaded mogul named Peter Kingsley. In fact, we learn that treachery and murderousness are endemic to the whole white race. Nina shows up again, psycho as ever and as an added bonus, we get Marie Warner, a blond-haired, blue-eyed devil who's become an Islamic fundamentalist. (The symbolism in Marie's physical traits is just so obvious that I won't belabor the point.) It turns out that white women are almost as morally loathsome as the men. In case anyone is doubting the boundless virtue of the state, Jack clears that up for us pretty quickly. Having chased down a right-wing militia type living out in the woods, Jack makes a speech in which he points out that it's not acceptable to blame all your personal failures on "big gubbamint". This from a man whose wife was murdered by a gubbamint agent. Jack's epiphany snaps him out of his depression so that he can pursue his target with new inner knowledge and absolute clarity. The producers want you to know that the evil that (white) men do is the cause of problems, not gubbamint per se. White guys outside of gubbamint are also bad too. There's Kim Bauer's boss, a wife-beater who manages to kill his wife and chase Kim around in a murderous rage on the *same* day that terrorists decide to nuke L.A. In addition, there's Jack Warner, father of Marie who ends up being a part time CIA agent. He's not so much evil as just contemptible because he belittles his daughter when she expresses concern over Raisa. Then there are the redneck goons who beat up Youssef, the foreign agent working with Jack to thwart the bad guys (apparently, L.A. has good ol' boys driving around just waiting to beat up wayward sand people). Then there are the rogue commandos, all white of course, who are working to protect the bomb before its detonation. Then there's the guy who lives in the woods and befriends Kim after she gets lost -- turns out he's psycho too (note: white people living in the woods is a sure sign of mental instability). Then there's the guy who tries to pick Kim up on the highway; turns out he's a psycho-rapist type. What's really funny are the race riots that start in Marietta, Georgia, after the bomb detonates. Here, the producers are playing on a racial stereotype of dumb white rednecks in the South lynching minorities at the drop of a hat -- well, in this case, bomb. For the record, the only race riots I've ever seen in real life took place in L.A., Cleveland, Philadelphia and other cities outside of the South. Racial stereotyping of whites is all that matters here though. The show serves as a kind of cryptic defense of Bill Clinton, our First Black President (FBP). It turns out that David Palmer is a really good guy, moderately liberal and idealistic with a strong sense of right and wrong (but still watches alot of Faux News for some reason). Palmer's problem is that he just keeps picking bad people to work for him. His wife Sherry is a maxed-out Hillary Clinton, a detestable power-monger who collaborates with white men to undermine and manipulate her husband at every turn. Ditto for the rest of his staff. It never occurs to anyone that Palmer picks bad people because he himself is a vicious man. This sort of questioning is simpy impertinent. On a fundamental level, all of us know that duh gubbamint is evil and that it's capacity for murder and destruction are limitless. The problem with 24 is that it ends up apologizing for the immorality inherent in the state by showing that unstable, violent men like Jack Bauer are good when used in its service.
Rating:
Summary: Another Excellent Season
Review: This is not quite as good as season one, but still one of the best shows of the season (along with "West Wing"). Unfortunately, we did not watch season one or season two DURING the regular season because of time conflicts with other shows, but chose to fly through them when the DVD sets came out. This makes it seem more like a 16-hour movie, but well worth it.The first two-thirds of the second season live up to the expectations from the first season. Then, it limps along until the last episode or two. Still, not poor enough to lower the rating a full star, so it gets five stars.
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