It’s not that 24 isn’t a great show; it is. The minute-by-minute as-it-happens format was groundbreaking when it aired (2001-2010), and I watched its entire run back then. But my reviews are relatively recent, and they’re season reviews as well.
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Doux Top Twenty! Number 6: 24
It’s not that 24 isn’t a great show; it is. The minute-by-minute as-it-happens format was groundbreaking when it aired (2001-2010), and I watched its entire run back then. But my reviews are relatively recent, and they’re season reviews as well.
Five TV Characters Who Vanished Without a Trace
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!
24: Day 8 Review
Jack was ready to give up the game. Unfortunately, the game wasn't ready to leave him be.
(This review includes massive spoilers!)
24: Day 7 Review
Jack: "Not today."
Day 7 takes place entirely in Washington, DC. Early episodes centered around a "CIP device" that could, and did, penetrate the U.S.'s computer network firewall; later episodes followed a bio-weapon developed in Sangala as it was used in terrorist attacks in the DC area.
24: Redemption
24: Redemption is a TV movie that takes place between seasons six and seven of the main series. It doesn't actually have a title other than 24; I'm not sure how it acquired its subtitle. I saw it once when it aired in 2008 and didn't remember it well, but am happy to report that it was better than I expected. It features strong performances by Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle, and a predictable but still touching plot about child soldiers in the mythical African country of Sangala.
24: Day 6 Review
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| Yes, this is my way of saying this season bombed |
(This review includes massive spoilers!)
24: Day 5 Review
(This review includes massive spoilers!)
24: Day 4 Review
(This review includes massive spoilers!)
24: Day 3 Review
Day 3 isn't what I'd call bad, but it certainly suffers in comparison to the exciting wall-to-wall action and depth of emotion that dominated Day 2.
(This review includes massive spoilers!)
24: Day 2 Review
They really went for the gusto this time. Day 2's major plot point had a terrorist group called "Second Wave" setting off a nuke in Los Angeles, with the possibility of a couple of million casualties. The big surprise was that the nuke actually did go off – just not in Los Angeles.
24: Day 1 Review
Back in November 2001, 24 came along with a brand new and compelling format for television action thrillers. Each season of 24 is a "day" consisting of 24 one-hour episodes, with the now iconic digital clock appearing periodically as events "take place in real time." This show came out before binge-watching took off, but its format makes it a perfect binge, if I do say so myself.
24
Live Another Day |
Articles | Cast |
For eight seasons (2001-2010), 24 blew us away with its non-stop action and suspense in a real-time format, with each episode consisting of one hour, and a 24-episode season taking place in a single day. Kiefer Sutherland led the series as tough-as-nails counter terrorism agent Jack Bauer. The series was created and produced by the same team that gave us La Femme Nikita.
Billie Doux wrote season reviews for the original eight seasons, and she, Samantha M. Quinn and ChrisB wrote episode reviews for 24: Live Another Day.
Season Reviews
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
24: Redemption
Day 7
Day 8
24: Live Another Day
9.1/9.2 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
9.3 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
9.4 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
9.5 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
9.6 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
9.7 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
9.8 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
9.9 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
9.10 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
9.11 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
9.12 10:00 p.m.-11:00 a.m.
Articles
Doux Top Twenty! Number 6: 24
Five TV Characters Who Vanished Without a Trace by Mark Greig
24: It's Fast, It's Exciting, It's Extreme (written during season 5) by Billie Doux
Cast
Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer)
Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe O'Brian)
Carlos Bernard (Tony Almeida)
Dennis Haysbert (David Palmer)
Elisha Cuthbert (Kim Bauer)
James Morrison (Bill Buchanan)
Reiko Aylesworth (Michelle Dessler)
Jude Ciccolella (Mike Novick)
Kim Raver (Audrey Raines)
Glenn Morshower (Aaron Pierce)
D.B. Woodside (Wayne Palmer)
William Devane (James Heller)
Roger Cross (Curtis Manning)
Penny Johnson Jerald (Sherry Palmer)
Cherry Jones (Allison Taylor)
Gregory Itzin (Charles Logan)
Annie Wersching (Renee Walker)
24 Live Another Day: 10:00 p.m.-11:00 a.m.
24 Live Another Day: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
This was a bit of a hodgepodgy mess, which makes sense given the jumble of plots we have left to solve in this penultimate episode.
24: Live Another Day: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Chloe: “What truth? The truth when you decide to tell it?”
As we reached the beginning of the end of this season, we watched relationships implode and ships explode. We also got a few reminders of past seasons, which made me consider how television has changed since this show’s first season.
24 Live Another Day: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
This was a non-stop action packed episode with a bunch of great classic 24 twists and turns. Starting with one that I truly didn't see coming.
24: Live Another Day: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
So often when we watch a television show or a movie, we know that the danger in which the hero finds himself is a plot device. Before the end of the hour, something will happen that will thwart the bad guy and the good guy will win. 24 is not a show that has ever played by the rules.
24: Live Another Day: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
When 24 was, in fact, twenty-four hours, there was always a subplot or two that felt like filler and, finally, didn’t have too much to add to the central story. Now that 24 is only twelve hours, I was hoping that these distractions from the main action would be kept to a minimum. So far, so good.
24 Live Another Day: 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
As the season progresses, I keep coming back to the same question; how much does Fox want 24 back on the air?
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