24 starring Kiefer Sutherland, FOX
article by Mike Liebner 2-12-05
In this day and age of Tivo and the
ability to record shows and save them
for marathon viewing sessions (back to
back episodes can be pretty fun), it
is rare that a network tv show demands
to be viewed immediately. There are only
a handful of tv shows that demand to
be watched as soon as they air. 24 is
one of them.
After 4 seasons of gripping suspense
24 is still delivering the goods. Agent
Jack Bauer is still sharp as a tack,
despite leaving CTU and working some
other government position (where he conveniently
falls in love with the Secretary of Defense’s
daughter).
In the the wrong hands a “fourquel” or
4th subsequent season sequel could easily
be ruined by cliches and familairity,
but not 24! The show is as fresh as ever
and continues to pull us viewers in with
the most intense action and suspense
currently showing on network television.
Also of note, Fox Network has opted
to move the show from Tuesdays to Mondays,
supposedly so it is able to run the show
straight through every week without interruption.
Now isn’t that refreshing??? No
lame reruns to interrupt the flow of
the show.
This season of 24 brings us an entirly
new cast at CTU (oh yeah – Jack
Bauer worked his way back in to CTU through
the back door) and with the exception
of Kiefer and that cute nerdy computer
gal (what’s her name – is
it Clooey?) that hasn’t shown her
face in a few episodes (for siding with
Jack and disobeying orders), the only
familiar face was introduced in the previous
to last episode and it was quite a re-introduction.
Tony Almeda is back in “walking
tall” fashion and he saves the
day when it looks like Jack may be slaughtered
by the enemy. Good call Jack – Tony
killed the bad guys!
If there is one person I do miss from
the cast and had become attached to it
is Jack’s daughter Kim (sexy Elisha
Cuthbert), whom never really got deep
extensive roles in 24, however we were
graced with her pretty face with a plot
twist from time to time. She’s
off becoming a movie star, but hey – the
season isn’t over yet – maybe
we’ll get another surprise?
While there are no standout babes this
season, the show delivers on the strength
of the writing alone. The storyline is
as tight as ever and the multiple ineterweaving
tragedies keep us glued to the screen.
It is the only show that makes me shout
things out loud (at least on a regular
basis).
If you haven’t yet experienced
24 and you’re skeptical about network
tv action drama shows, do yourself a
favor and give 24 a shot. It’s
the best show on TV and it is guaranteed
to hook you and drag you in whether you
want to or not. You can even start out
with past seasons on DVD if you prefer
not to enter mid-season.
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