24 - Season 1

Pros: Every episode leaves you wanting more
Cons: Hardly any special features

I have been wanting to see 24 for a long time, so I was delighted when my in-laws bought me the first season on DVD this past Christmas. I’ve been watching it 2-4 episodes at a time, and finished it very soon after I started watching. I really ...

Pros: Starts well, ends decently, the middle, though, is a big mess.
Cons: Loses focus, badly cast supporting roles, not enough ideas to go around.

As we embark on what has already established itself as one of the weakest new television seasons in history (I've already given up on every new show I've tried to watch this fall), it's necessary to give credit where credit is due:

It's very...

Pros: 24 is a suspense adventure series that keeps your attention and gets your adrenaline going.
Cons: None...

I have to admit that when I heard about 24's format -- the entire season's output focusing on the events of one day -- I was skeptical. No matter how intricate or exciting the storyline was, surely television audiences would not be patient enough to ...

Pros: Kiefer Sutherland, Penny Johnson, Dennis Haysbert, Sarah Clarke, and maybe Elisha Cuthbert
Cons: Plot holes and side tracks! I want Alberta Green BACK in this series!

OK. I admit I’m not real fast on the uptake on any TV series because I never watch network TV. In fact, with our DTV link , I can’t even get it. So I have some excuse for knowing nothing about this dramatic series, which features one of my...

Pros: Innovative approach put to good use. Great storytelling.
Cons: Afternoon episodes a little slow. Lack of extras in set.

It's just after midnight at the Bauer home. They're getting ready for bed when Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) gets a phone call asking him to report to work at the Counter Terrorism Unit in Los Angeles. There he's briefed on a plot to assassinate ...

Pros: Actors are really good, the concept, the action, pretty much everything
Cons: A times a tiny bit slow a predictable (mostly Teri and Kim's adventures)

This review does not contain a list of all the great actors or an episode by episode summary kind of thing, but please refer to the links provided at the end of my review for such information. 24. While I was bothering everyone about ...

Pros: ::Amazing show. Beautiful Audio/Video transfer::
Cons: ::Could have had more extra's::

Last November, Fox debuted a brand new series known as 24. This show was unique because of its real-time format, which I’ll explain later. Starring the convincing Keifer Sutherland, his job is to prevent a...

Pros: Exciting, decent Plot
Cons: weak story, inconsistencies

This is without a doubt the best straight time depiction of a twenty-four hour suspense action drama that I have ever seen. It's also the worst. Best and worst rolled into one, that's because it's also the only straight time drama I've ever seen and to ...

Pros: Simply the best show on Earth
Cons: I want me more Mandy and Kim Bauer

"Jack Bauer is the realest ni-gga alive" - David Palmer There were many random occurrences, many random hours that I have not counted, in which I tortured the mouse and keyboard out of pure habit into the voids of midnight. ...

Pros: Action action action.
Cons: Plot holes and inconsistencies

I only ever saw the first episode of 24, way back in 2001. Unfortunately, there were other things going on in the world at that point that made me lose track of the show, and I haven't picked it back up until a couple of days ago. I'm glad I ...

Pros: Highly suspenseful, intelligent, and engrossing show. The acting and writing are both terrific.
Cons: A few stumbles, complete lack of extras is frustrating.

I'll be the first to admit that I never actually got around to watching this show when it debuted on FOX last fall. Whether it was the awkward Tuesday night timeslot or just me being too lazy to find time, I’m not sure. All the critics and my friends...

Pros: Intense story, great lead actors
Cons: no TVD extras, no chapter breaks

I knew almost nothing about 24 when I sat down to watch it. I knew it’s about terrorism, that it plays in real time, and that in some way it has something to do with Bosnia. It was my wife that wanted to see it which is why we got it. I ...

Pros: Plot twists, suspense, actor portraying the protagonists
Cons: Shallow character development, weak replayability, DVD series has almost no extras.

First I have to give props up to the Bauer family. It is an all-Canadian family (Kiefer is from Toronto, Elisha Cuthbert from Calgary and Leslie Hope from Nova Scotia) and anything Canadian (from this Canadian) is nice to see. Alright, back to the ...

Pros: Excellent show, excellent transfer.
Cons: A little more features would have been nice.

Its midnight on the day of the presidential primaries. Jack Bauer, part of a counter terrorist organization, is at home when he gets a call to come to his office for an emergency meeting. This is bad timing because his daughter has just left unannounced...

Pros: Novel idea; suspenseful plot with interesting and realistic characters; beautiful transfer, sound
Cons: Lack of extras; no chapter searches within episodes

Fans of 24 swear by it, and now I know why.

24 is unique among television shows. The show follows its character's actions throughout a 24-hour period, with each hour-long episode representing an hour of the story. 24 centers on Jack Bauer, a...