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I bought boxed DVD sets of seasons 1 and 2 and seasons 4 and 5. I skipped season 3 due to poor reviews.
We don't see them during the broadcast year but watch a whole season's worth around Christmas every year. We're always behind but the commercial breaks and waiting a whole week for 40 minutes of the story must be annoying as heck. The DVDs also have interesting special features.
Based on everything I'm hearing it doesn't sound like 24 is up to snuff this year. The choice of familiar actors has been often criticized along with the slow developing story, and Russian terrorists once again.
Hollywood is drowning in unknown actors that would do anything to get on the show. Using them would give the storyline a little more believability (if there is such a thing in the world of 24). Jack's Dad this year will always be the farmer from "Babe" or the scientist from "I, Robot" in my mind. Just an odd choice I think.
In real life, the top threats to the US are Islamic fascists and China. Sticking with a halfway realistic enemy isn't PC but it would add credibility to the show, IMHO. A Hugo Chavez character from Latin America would also make for a compelling story. Better yet, a Chavez-Castro plot would be excellent. An aging Maxist grooming a younger Marxist.
24 will never live up to potential though. The pressure to remain PC is simply too great.
We don't see them during the broadcast year but watch a whole season's worth around Christmas every year. We're always behind but the commercial breaks and waiting a whole week for 40 minutes of the story must be annoying as heck. The DVDs also have interesting special features.
Based on everything I'm hearing it doesn't sound like 24 is up to snuff this year. The choice of familiar actors has been often criticized along with the slow developing story, and Russian terrorists once again.
Hollywood is drowning in unknown actors that would do anything to get on the show. Using them would give the storyline a little more believability (if there is such a thing in the world of 24). Jack's Dad this year will always be the farmer from "Babe" or the scientist from "I, Robot" in my mind. Just an odd choice I think.
In real life, the top threats to the US are Islamic fascists and China. Sticking with a halfway realistic enemy isn't PC but it would add credibility to the show, IMHO. A Hugo Chavez character from Latin America would also make for a compelling story. Better yet, a Chavez-Castro plot would be excellent. An aging Maxist grooming a younger Marxist.
24 will never live up to potential though. The pressure to remain PC is simply too great.
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