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Quite Possibly the Best Day Yet
24, in my opinion, is one of the most interesting, thrilling, and engaging dramas in television history.It is very tightly scripted, characters are well-developed (for the most part), and the 24-hour clock adds a great feeling of urgency to the mix.Its first 2 years were beyond amazing, and while its third year was still great television (a definite cut above most of the other shows on TV), it just wasn't up to par with the amazing 1st and 2nd seasons.I was a little worried that everything would be going downhill from there and that the show had peaked after only three seasons.I couldn't have been more wrong.
A year and a half after preventing an outbreak of a very deadly virus across the country, Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) has left (read: been fired from) CTU by the new Director, Erin Driscoll (Alberta Watson), due to his old heroin addiction.Driscoll replaced Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) after he put national security at risk in order to save his wife Michelle Dessler (Reiko Aylesworth).Since then, there have been a lot of changes at CTU-Los Angeles.Aside from a renovation, the only person who remained there is analyst Chloe O'Brian (Mary Lynn Rajskub).New members include Curtis Manning (Roger Cross), Edgar Stiles (Louis Lombardi), Sarah Gavin (Lana Parilla), and Ronnie Lobell (Shawn Doyle) in Jack's old position.Jack moved to Washington, D. C. to be an aide to Secretary of Defense James Heller (William Devane), and is currently dating Heller's daughter, Audrey Heller Raines (Kim Raver).
The season starts out with a bang, literally, as a train is blown up outside of Los Angeles.We see a man in dark clothes and a helmet remove a briefcase from one of the passengers and flee the scene.Meanwhile, a computer programmer named Andrew Paige (Lukas Haas) discovers some strange codes floating around the internet, and calls Chloe (whom he is friends with) and asks her to investigate.This same day, Sec. Heller is in LA with Jack and Audrey, because he plans to give some sort of speech.The secretary makes a quick stop at his liberal son's house in order to persuade him not to protest at the rally, as it would be an embarrassment.As Heller is leaving, he and Audrey are kidnapped by the same terrorists who blew up the train.
This is a very different season from the previous three.In the preceding years, the audience knew before the season began what the year was going to be about; assassinations, nuclear bombs, and a virus.Furthermore, the characters within the show knew the threat by the end of the first episode, and, for the most part, that threat was carried throughout the entire season.This year however, no one knew what was going on.This year was a mystery to both viewers and characters.Furthermore, things kept building.There wasn't just one threat; what happened at the beginning of the day would merely be a diversion for things still to come.
This was also the first year that didn't have ubervillain Nina Myers (Sarah Clarke), the CTU mole that killed Bauer's wife and was involved in the plots invloving the attempted murder of David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert), the nuke in LA, and the cordella virus outbreak.Also, this year saw the return of another villain, and their return was a very welcome surprise.
This season was full of amazing twists and turns, but perhaps the most shocking of them all was the major character who died this year.So far each year, one major character has died at some point in the season (SPOILERS: S1 was Terri Bauer [Leslie Hope], S2 was George Mason [Xander Berkeley], and S3 was Ryan Chapelle [Paul Schulze]).
It is very hard to pick a favorite season for this show, as they have all been amazing (even S3).Although, if I had to pick a favorite, this would probably be it.
The NExt best thing to CSI: 24!
At first, I didn't watch 24 in the beginning. But with time over matter, I started watching this season paired up with Fear Factor, (Hopefully their 5 seasons are on DVD soon) but I am so excited to see 24 season 4 especially with the episodes invovlving Marwan and the Araz family. That was by far the best season besides season 1 and the finale which I haven't seen just yet! But I'll look forward to it!
Most exciting TV show I've seen
I thought I was reviewing the first three seasons DVD's, but I can touch on that and season four.For the advertisers out there you don't want to hear this but viewing a complete season on DVD is heaven.You can see where the commercials once were, but don't have to chew off your finger nails waiting for the unending stream of commercials to end.I bought all three of the first three seasons on DVD. I've watched them all twice already.It's the most exciting, riveting, twisting, edge of your seat stuff ever!!!Whoever likes action TV has got to buy these DVD's.I'm watching season four which currently only has a couple of episodes left.I can't wait for season four to be released.Enjoy!!!
Please do not hand out spoilers!
To the writer of the first review, I must say you are very accurate in your writing. However, I don't think it is fair to include so many spoilers. If I had read this review prior to having seen the show, it would have removed much of the suspense and therefore pretty much ruined the show for me. So please at least put a spoiler warning at the beginning of your review. After all, this IS a site where people go looking for reviews before they buy something, so try not to give away all of the plot twists before they even watch the first episode. hint: characters! I am not trying to be mean-spirited, I just think that you were a little overzealous, considering many things that you mentioned do not occur until late in the series. Now that that is said and done, I must admit that the only season that trumps this one, if any, is season 1. Season 2 was excellent, and the character development that took place blew me away. Season 3 on the other hand, while it was riveting as far as the suspense was concerned, it seemed far too much like a militaristic soap opera, with all of the fighting between people who were supposed to be fighting for a cause. Season 1 was great, and the only gripe I had was the whole thing with Kim getting involved with the terrorists. Season 4 on the other hand, is non-stop action, full of violent plot twists, and literally keeps you on the edge of your seat. So I definitely recommend that you get your grubby little paws on a copy of this once it is released. You won't regret it at all.
A GREAT DVD BUT NOT A GREAT SEASON
THIS IS A GREAT SHOW BECAUSE IT WILL LEAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT ON MOST EPISODES. THE FIRST THREE SEASONS ARE GREAT BUT IT IS PREATY BAD IN SEASON 4. IN THIS SEASON IT JUMPS AROUND ALOT AND IS SOMETIMES CONFUSING. IF YOU ARE A FIRST TIME BUYER I SUGGEST THE FIRST SEASON TO BEGIN WITH. I BOUGHT THE FIRST SEASON AND I HAVE WATCHED ALL THE WAY THROUGH SIX TIMES IN ONE YEAR IT IS SO GOOD. DONT GET ME WRONG THE FOURTH SEASON IS GREAT BUT NOT THE BEST. I AM GOING TO BUY THIS THOUGH TO COMPLETE MY COLLECTION. WATCH THIS SHOW IT IS GREAT YOU WILL BE ADDICTED IN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES. GIVE IT A TRY.
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