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Tuesday, February 07, 2006

24 - Season Four DVD



24 - Season Four DVD Picture

Plot Outline: CTU agent Jack Bauer has to race the clock to handle both a presidential candidate assassination plot and his daughter's kidnapping, while dealing with a mole inside the agency.
Plot Synopsis: In this concept drama, each season takes place within one 24 hour period. Jack Bauer is the head of an elite team of CIA agents who uncover an assassination plot targeting Presidential nominee David Palmer. Meanwhile, Jack's strained marriage to his wife, Teri, is pushed to the brink by the sudden disappearance of their troubled teenage daughter. What will the next 24 hours hold?

Editorial Reviews

Oh boy. Here we go again! Just another exciting day in the life of 24 super-agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). The season kicks off with a deadly terrorist strike resulting in the kidnapping of his new boss, the U.S. Secretary of Defense James Heller (William Devane). Although a fired, ex-employee of the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU), it is no surprise who is going to shift into full gear to bring the terrorists to justice. However, it doesn't take the super-agent long to discover the kidnapping of his boss is part of a much larger plan, master-minded by Habib Marvan (Arnold Voslo) the middle eastern terrorist cell leader the US government has been trying to track down for years. Considered by many to be the best season of the first four, 24 - Season 4 is a definite departure from the first three seasons. For one, the cast is almost entirely new. Second, the pacing of each episode does not seem as frantic. There appears to be a shift from the reliance on plot-shifting cliff hangers (which in some ways dragged down the quality of Season 3), to a focus on complex, over-arcing, multiple storylines, albeit very violent. What may be missing in superficial action clichés is definitely compensated in a richer plot. That's not to say the show has slowed down, it's still amped up beyond anything else on TV, but compared to the previous seasons, 24 has gotten a lot smarter, and in turn, better. by Rob Bracco



Product Description
Emmy nominated for Best Drama series, 24 - Season 4 is considered by fans and critics to be the best season yet. Keifer Sutherland stars in his Emmy nominated role as Jack Bauer, 24 - Season 4 received the highest broadcast ratings of the series 4 year history.

DVD Features Include:
DISC 1:
7:00AM - 8:00AM Commentary by: Joel Surnow and Mary Lynn Rajskub. Deleted Scene Branched on this Episode: Ronnie roughs up suspect before joining conference room.

DISC 2:
12:00PM - 1:00PM commentary by Joseph Hodges and Jon Cassar. 1:00PM - 2:00PM commentary by Kim Raver and Joseph Hodges. Deleted Scenes Branched on this Episode: Curtis checks up on Marianne and they butt heads. Marianne complains to Driscoll about Sarah. Marianne gets information from Sarah that she tries to pass off to Powell. Behrooz moves to the driver's seat and tells Dina they need to get help. 2:00PM - 3:00PM commentary by Stephen Kornish and Peter Lenkov.

DISC 3:
3:00PM - 4:00PM commentary by Evan Katz and Shannon Doherty. 4:00PM - 5:00PM commentary by Nestor Serrano and Stephen Kronish Deleted Scenes Branched on this Episode: Jack and Tony talk to the building's landlord and discover that it is owned by Galaxy Financial. Sarah updates Heller about the power plant casualties. Heller: "I will not allow them to be forgotten." Jack argues with Secretary Heller about reinstating Tony. Sec. Heller tells Driscoll to reinstate Tony even though she disagrees. Original version of killing Marianne and taking Curtis prisoner. Curtis gets questioned and tortured. 5:00PM - 6:00PM Deleted Scene Branched on this Episode: Driscoll gives Heller an update of power plant meltdowns. 6:00PM - 7:00PM Deleted Scenes Branched on this Episode: McLennan-Forster meeting about the override dev

DISC 4:
7:00PM - 8:00PM Deleted Scenes Branched on this Episode: Jack finds Alam. Adoni Maropis plays Alam. Jack works on Alam's wound. Jack talks to Alam about McLennan-Forster. Adoni Maropis plays Alam. Paul thanks Jack for saving his life. Mini gunfight. Spectre calls Conlin for backup. Jack explains to Paul the plan of action. After the gunfight Alam decides to stay and defend the store. Adoni Maropis plays Alam. Kevin Sizemore plays the medic. Original version. Jack calls Audrey to tell her Paul has been shot. 8:00PM - 9:00PM commentary by Tim Iacofano and Shohreh Aghdashloo Deleted Scenes Branched on this Episode: Audrey gets Paul's wedding ring. 9:00PM - 10:00PM commentary by Roger Cross and Bryan Spicer Deleted Scenes Branched on this Episode: Chloe tells Buchanan they should let Behrooz know that Dina is dead.

DISC 5:
12:00AM - 1:00AM commentary by Jon Cassar and Sean Callery. 1:00AM - 2:00AM commentary by Paul Gadd and Ken Kobett. Deleted Scenes Branched on this Episode: Azara gets a lead from Nabila. Alicia Coppola plays the Muslim agent. Edgar blows off Azara's lead. Alicia Coppola plays the Muslim agent. Azara and Chloe bring the lead to Michelle and Tony. Edgar apologizes to Azara. Alicia Coppola plays the Muslim agent. Original ending. Chloe tells Jack that she killed someone.

DISC 6:
4:00AM - 5:00AM commentary by Matt Michnovetz and Duppy Demetris Mandy's love scene. 5:00AM - 6:00AM Deleted Scenes Branched on this Episode: Mandy goes through Tony's wallet and talks about Michelle. Mandy grabs her neighbors and makes the guy put on Tony's clothes. Jack updates Buchanan from the apartment complex. Mandy tells the neighbors that they are posing as her and Tony. She sends them out. Chloe tells Michelle to calm down. 6:00AM - 7:00AM commentary by Bob Cochran and Scott Powell. Deleted Scenes Branched on this Episode: Jack checks on Tony. Tony thanks Jack. Chloe and Edgar see Behrooz and have a moment. Jack thanks Tony and Michelle.

DISC 7:
24 Season 5 Prequel. Breaking Ground: Building The New CTU. Blood On The Tracks. Lock And Load. 24 Conspiracy: Minute one to Minute Twenty-Four. Extended and Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by John Cassar: Season 4 Director's Cut Promo: Jack surprises Audrey in the hotel room and they begin to have sex. Ronnie roughs up suspect before joining conference room. Curtis checks up on Marianne and they butt heads. Marianne complains to Driscoll about Sarah. Marianne gets information from Sarah that she tries to pass off to Powell. Curtis catches her and tells her to call Jack. Azara gets a lead from Nabila. Alicia Coppola plays the Muslim agent. Edgar blows off Azara's lead. Alicia Coppola plays the Muslim agent. Azara and Chloe bring the lead to Michelle and Tony. Edgar apologizes to Azara. Alicia Coppola plays the Muslim agent. Original ending. Chloe tells Jack that she killed someone. Mandy's love scene. Mandy goes through Tony's wallet and talks about Michelle. Mandy grabs her neighbors and makes the guy put on Tony's clothes. Jack updates Buchanan from the apartment complex. Mandy tells the neighbors that they are posing as her and Tony. She sends them out. Chloe tells Michelle to calm down. Jack checks on Tony. Tony thanks Jack. Chloe and Edgar see Behrooz and have a moment. Jack thanks Tony and Michelle.

Season 5 Teaser, 24 The Game Trailer, The Longest Day Music Video




Summary: Incredibe Quality Control Season After Season
Comment: I'm always scared when a great show comes along like 24 that it will jump the shark or capsize into moronic and desperate measures. But the writing on the show continues to be hard-edged and consistent. I generally can't tolerate "action heroes" but Jack Bauer, played by Keifer Sutherland, is a convincing character study of a man who is always at odds with the bureacrats who run Intelligence. Outlandish situations compel Bauer to break the rules and he's always right. His rebel behavior points to a subtext in this very intelligent suspense series: The clash between self-interested soggy-brained bureacrats and the real or authentic independent thinkers who must defy those bureacrats in order to be effective. By focusing on this universal theme and applying it to the show's focus on our war against terrorists, 24 has created a hero we can all empathize with.

Summary: STILL GREAT ENTERTAINMENT
Comment: I watched season 1 - 3 in rapid succession, on DVD, as I never watched the show when it was broadcast on our TV. I absolutely loved the first 3 seasons, and decided to watch season 4 the same way, on disc, and not with a week's break on TV. Maybe season 4 would work better with that 7 day break, as I did notice some cracks in the plot this time. Characters seemed to disappear unnaturally (Andrew Paige, Forbes, James Heller) or without satifactory explanation (injured president Keeler). Some became annoyingly unnatural in their conduct (vice-president Logan's behaviour, Audrey Heller's sudden corcern about the torture of a terrorist) etc. It also looked like no one at CTU was tired after 24hours on the job. These things wont bother so much if you watch each episode with a break in between, but for a DVD-junkie like me this season presented some problems due to continuous viewing. But let's be honest here - this show, after 4 seasons, is still one heck of a thrillride! And when season 5 comes out on DVD, I will surely be one of the first to buy it!!

Summary: 24 season four.
Comment: 24 - Season 4 is a definite departure from the first three seasons. For one, the cast is almost entirely new. Second, the pacing of each episode does not seem as frantic. There appears to be a shift from the reliance on plot-shifting cliff hangers (which in some ways dragged down the quality of Season 3), to a focus on complex, over-arcing, multiple storylines, albeit very violent. What may be missing in superficial action clichés is definitely compensated in a richer plot. That's not to say the show has slowed down, it's still amped up beyond anything else on TV, but compared to the previous seasons, 24 has gotten a lot smarter, and in turn, better.

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Summary: 24 IS BACK AND BETTER THEN EVER
Comment: BETTER THEN THE 3RD SEASON,24 SEASON 4 IS ITS BEST YET, HUGE PLOTS GREAT TWISTS AND OF COURSE BRILLIANT ACTION AND ACTING IT CANT GET ANY BETTER
THE ENDING WAS A SHOCK FOR ME BUT STILL COOL

WATCH THIS SHOW ITS THE BEST SHOW IN THE WORLD MAKES U WATCH IT ALL OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!!!

posted by ewest @ 12:43 AM 

Monday, February 06, 2006

24 - Season Three DVD


Plot Outline: CTU agent Jack Bauer has to race the clock to handle both a presidential candidate assassination plot and his daughter's kidnapping, while dealing with a mole inside the agency.
Plot Synopsis: In this concept drama, each season takes place within one 24 hour period. Jack Bauer is the head of an elite team of CIA agents who uncover an assassination plot targeting Presidential nominee David Palmer. Meanwhile, Jack's strained marriage to his wife, Teri, is pushed to the brink by the sudden disappearance of their troubled teenage daughter. What will the next 24 hours hold?

24 - Season Three DVD Picture


Editorial Reviews

There's not one cougar to be found in 24's dynamic third season, and that's good news for everyone. After Jack Bauer's daughter Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) survived hokey hazards in season 2, she's now a full-time staffer at CTU, the L.A.-based intelligence beehive that's abuzz once again--three years after the events of "Day Two"--when a vengeful terrorist threatens to release a lethal virus that could wipe out much of the country's population. Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) attempts to broker a deal for the virus involving drug kingpin Ramon Salazar (Joaquim de Almeida), whose operation Jack successfully infiltrated at high personal cost: to maintain his cover, he got hooked on heroin. That potentially deadly triangle--drug lords, addiction, and bioterrorism on a massive scale--sets the 24-hour clock ticking in a tight, action-packed plot involving a potential traitor in CTU's midst; the return of TV's greatest villainesses in Nina Meyers (Sarah Clarke) and former First Lady Sherry Palmer (Penny Johnson Jerald); a troubled romance between Kim and Jack's new partner Chase (James Badge Dale); and a scandalized reelection campaign by president David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert), who monitors CTU as they struggle to (literally) save the day.

The intricately woven subplots that are 24's greatest strength are masterfully developed here, and character arcs are equally strong, especially among CTU staffers Tony (Carlos Bernard) and his wife Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth); CTU director Ryan Chappelle (Paul Schulze), who is season 2's tragic bargaining chip; and the annoying but well-intentioned Chloe O'Brian (Mary Lynn Rajskub), who makes pivotal contributions with by-the-book efficiency. It's 24's superior casting that overcomes the series' occasional lapses in credibility, and season 3's twists make marathon viewing a nerve-wracking delight. By the time it's all over, 24 once again leaves you gratefully exhausted. As always, Sutherland anchors the series in the role he was born to play. When Jack takes a private moment to release 24 hours' worth of near-fatal tension and psychological anguish, Sutherland proves that 24's dramatic priorities are as important as its thriller momentum. DVD extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes (about the prison break sequence, climactic F-18 Hornet air-strike, and real-life bio-weaponry) that pay welcome tribute to the series' hard-working crew, who create Emmy-worthy television under pressures as intense as 24 itself. by Jeff Shannon



Spotlight customer reviews
Summary: Fantastic !
Comment: If you have not been watching 24, start at season one and watch them all. I think this is one of the best shows on television, period. Keifer does an awesome job. The supporting characters have been well chosen. A top notch series.
Customer Rating:
Summary: this is drama/suspense at its best
Comment: i've read reviews from people here. i don't know how anyone can give this season less than a perfect score. not only am i on edge between each episode, im on edge after each commercial break. the first 4 episodes are slower, but they are the foundation that leads up to the rest of the season. the depth and pure adrenaline of this show are something i can't put into words. with all of the #$@#$ that is on tv these days, this is a refreshing, well thought out show that keeps anyone on the edge of their seat.

Summary: 24: Season Three (2003-2004)
Comment: 24 has returned to us fans for a third round of thrills and chills as Jack Bauer comes head on collision with his third worst day of his life.

It has been three years since the events of Season Two. JACK BAUER (again played by Kiefer Sutherland) has long since returned to CTU and is again working as the head of CTU. TONY ALMEIDA (again played by Carlos Bernard) is sort of assisting Jack in running CTU. MICHELLE DESSLER (again played by Reiko Aylesworth) is still in her usual position at CTU, as well as being married to Tony. But CTU has three new employees since the events of Season Two. First, we have CHLOE O'BRIAN (played by Mary Lynn Rajskub), a computer programmer who is very rude (without trying to be) to her co-workers, but Chloe is a good person deep down inside. The second new employee is...KIM BAUER (again played by Elisha Cuthbert), Jack's beautiful daughter. Jack has gotten Kim the job, for he wants to make sure that she is close to him whenever something out of hand comes up. The third is CHASE EDMUNDS (played by James Badge Dale), who goes out on Field Ops, with Jack by his side, for he is Jack's partner. Chase is even dating Kim.

The FBI receives a dead body that has been infected with a deadly virus. The FBI informs CTU of the situation, and as it would turn out, CTU and the FBI reveal that the U.S. could be under attack of another deadly terrorist attack. This time, the terrorists are releasing a deadly virus that is extremely fatal.

Working with CTU on this day's threats is none other than...PRESIDENT DAVID PALMER (again played by Dennis Haysbert). Side by side, David and CTU do all they can to stop this deadly virus from escaping. In order for Jack to do this right, he has to break a former nemisis out of jail...Ramone Salazaar. Six months ago, Jack had been on assignment, under cover. He had been tracking down Ramone and his brother, Hector, two Druglord Mexicans. In order for Jack to have caught Ramone, he had to become addicted to heroine. But now, after throwing him in jail, Jack has to break him out, since Ramone is connected to today's attacks. He breaks him out, but Ramone has dooped Jack, by kidnapping him in revenge of being betrayed and thrown in Jail.

Ramone arrives in Mexico with Jack, where Ramone and Hector will be buying the deadly virus. Jack works up his charm as he did six months ago and earns their trust again. But Jack is interested in buying the virus in order to destroy it. As Jack and the Salazaar's head into the building where the virus will be sold to them, Jack is shocked to learn there is another buyer and that mystery buyer is...NINA MYERS (again played by Sarah Clarke). Ramone gets the virus, but Nina had dooped him, where that particular virus vial was rigged with bomb, blowing up both Ramone and Hector. But there are more terrorists involved with this virus. Arriving in Mexico to Jack's rescue is Chase. He and Jack take Nina back to CTU for questioning.

Jack and Chase arrive at CTU with Nina, where Tony questions Nina, but Nina tries for an attempted suicide, just to make an escape. Since Nina has arrived, Kim has been feeling a severe anger, since Nina is the one who killed Kim's mother. She heads downstairs and finds Nina trying to escape again. With a gun aimed at her, Kim warns Nina to stand back or she'll shoot. But Nina, with her gun, aims right at Kim. Before she could shoot, Jack comes in and shoots Nina in the shoulder. He has Kim head upstairs. He stands over Nina and shoots Nina to death. All I have to say is simply this...DING-DONG! THE B*TCH IS DEAD!

As Jack tries to handle today's events from his end, David has SHERRY PALMER (again played by Penny Johnson Jerald) come in and help. Mainly because David's biggest campaign advisor, Alan Milikan, is giving David problems, for David's brother, who is there with David, had an affair with Alan's wife Julia. But Sherry really messed up this time, for she intentionly killed Alan screaming at him horribly for his threats against David, which leads him into a fatal heartattack. Hours later, Sherry and her brother-in-law show up at Julia's where Julia shoots Sherry to death and then kills herself.

Jack and Chase are still on the hunt for the last of the virus vials. They have since settled the terrorists by killing them. They find and destroy each and every vial. Kim and Chase have been dating, as I said earlier, for three months. Jack, at first, had been enraged, but has come to approve and accept that. Tony's life has now been drastically altered, for during this ordeal, he had committed treason. Michelle had been kidnapped, which led Tony into saving his wife, while risking the lives of millions of innocent American people. But the ordeal of today's events has been successfully settled one again by Jack Bauer, along with the help of Michelle, Tony (considering his act of treason), Chloe, Chase, and Kim, while David reveals to Jack, his one true friend, that this term of his Presidency will be his one and only term.

WHOA! This season had me on the edge of my seat way more than the first two seasons had. I'm just glad that Sherry and Nina had got what those two b*tches had coming to them, with Jack, once again, saving the day. This is season is awaiting your buy.

Episode List
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24 Season Three Castlist
Kiefer Sutherland: JACK BAUER
Elisha Cuthbert: KIM BAUER
James Badge Dale: CHASE EDMUNDS
Carlos Bernard: TONY ALMEIDA
Reiko Aylesworth: MICHELLE DESSLER
Mary Lynn Rajskub: CHLOE O'BRIAN
Sarah Clarke: NINA MYERS
Penny Johnson Jerald: SHERRY PALMER
Dennis Haysbert: PRESIDENT DAVILD PALMER


Summary: The Best Season to Date
Comment: Season 3 of suspense thriller 24 served up the most suspenseful and most emotional season of the show to date.

Set three years after season 2, Jack Bauer (Keifer Sutherland) is working with a partner named Chase (James Badge Dale). Jack's daughter Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) is also working for the LA branch of CTU (Counter Terrorism Unit). President Palmer (Dennis Haysbert), meanwhile, is running for reelection.

This particular bad day starts at 1 PM, when Jack learns of plan to release a virus unless a criminal he just spent six months trying to arrest is freed. This leads to a chain reaction of events trying to get a hold of the virus before it is released into the population which includes hunting down drug dealers, a prison riot, a trip to Mexico, and time in a high rise hotel. The terrorists seem to be one step ahead of Jack and CTU the entire time.

President Palmer, meanwhile, is facing tough rumors again, this time targeting his doctor and new girlfriend. But that's nothing compared to what happens when his main backer demands that Palmer fire his chief of staff, who also happens to be his brother (D. B. Woodside).

To me this is the best season to date. The first few hours are a bit scattered, but things come into focus much earlier then previous seasons and once the story gets going, it stays strong. While there are still a couple soap opera plots, they are kept to a minimum this year. The biggest improvement is Kim's storyline. Since she's working at CTU, we don't get any crazy storylines with her, but things that actually move forward the main story. And the second half of the season gets really intense. The early morning hours especially are emotionally hard to get through. But the episodes where things don't work out are what make this show so wonderful.

Fox again has released a wonderful season set for the show. All 24 episodes are presented on six discs in wide screen and surround sound audio. There are a total of 45 deleted scenes scattered over the six discs and each disc has one audio commentary from various members of the cast and crew. The seventh disc in this set is devoted solely to extras. The 45 deleted scenes are collected in one place, this time with optional commentary by the producers. In edition, there are special features on the gadgets of the show and the reality of a biothreat. Finally, there are a couple teasers and mini-scenes that bridge the gap betweens season 3 and 4.

While I am addicted to several serialized shows, this is by far the most addictive of the lot. Plan plenty of time to watch this season because once you start, you won't want to stop.

Summary: Another bad day for Jack
Comment: How many bad days can one man have? That was what many were wondering when the 3rd series of classic drama 24 was announced. Would the format tire? The answer is emphatically no, it is another classic series.

3 years on from the 2nd series and Jack is now a heroin junkie (all in the course of duty), it is scarcely believable but as the plot advances the reasons become clear. The early episodes of this series are great, you are lead to believe again that Jack has lost the plot as he seemingly goes on a tirade of law breaking, but as always Jack has his reasons. Another fantastic episode happens around half way through the series when Jack apparently eliminates the terrorist threat, only for the true enemy to surface. It may no longer be original but it is exciting TV and the twists and turns keep coming. You are left in suspense until the final episode, where there is another great, though more predictable ending. The best storyline however involves Ryan Chapelle, anyone who has watched will know what I am talking about, I wont spoil it for the rest of you, but it is a surprising turn in the plot.

Series 3 is essentially more of the same, if like me you loved the first 2 series you will love this. Anyone who hasn't seen it before I would advise to watch the series in order as everything makes more sense then, but this is again unmissable drama.

posted by ewest @ 11:53 PM 

24 - Season Two DVD


24 - Season Two DVD

Plot Outline: CTU agent Jack Bauer has to race the clock to handle both a presidential candidate assassination plot and his daughter's kidnapping, while dealing with a mole inside the agency.
Plot Synopsis: In this concept drama, each season takes place within one 24 hour period. Jack Bauer is the head of an elite team of CIA agents who uncover an assassination plot targeting Presidential nominee David Palmer. Meanwhile, Jack's strained marriage to his wife, Teri, is pushed to the brink by the sudden disappearance of their troubled teenage daughter. What will the next 24 hours hold?

Editorial Reviews - 24 - Season Two DVD

Jack Bauer is having another one of his "very bad days" in the second season of the groundbreaking real-time thriller 24. Once again the hours are ticking by with more guaranteed cliffhangers than a convention of mountain climbers. Holed up in a Los Angeles condo and estranged from his daughter, Jack is no longer on the government payroll; unfortunately for him, this small fact doesn't seem to matter to President David Palmer and the NSA, who call him back in to the CTU and give him 24 hours to infiltrate a terrorist organization that is planning to detonate a dirty bomb in the city of angels. All Jack wants is to get his daughter out of the city, unfortunately Kim's new employer, the abusive father of the child she is nannying, has other ideas.

Fans of the original won't be disappointed, as there are more than enough shock moments in the first few hours to hint at the climactic build-up to come, while newcomers can quickly get involved in the lives of Jack and his family. There are some new characters to bolster the veteran cast and, interestingly (although not surprisingly), Jack's character has taken an altogether darker, more psychopathic turn. The danger the characters find themselves in also has a much more global, not to mention topical, impetus, grounded as it is in the war against terrorism. Although the territory is more familiar this time around, this second season is just as much a high-tension, taut, adrenalin-fuelled ride as the first, and one that will have you glued to your TV for the next 24 hours. by Kristen Bowditch
Spotlight customer reviews - 24 - Season Two DVD

Summary: "We will have made a mistake of historic proportions"
Comment: I'll always have special affection for the second season of "24", because it was the first season I watched. I knew the general outlines of the first season: events occur in real time, Dennis Hopper with a bad accent, Pedro Cerrano from "Major League" as a Presidential candidate, Jack's wife died in the last scene, etc. I didn't see a single frame of any of that until years later. Season 2 is when I actually started watching.

Season 2 has a graver threat than Season 1: a nuclear bomb is set to go off in Los Angeles. There's a whole Presidential administration to run, not just a campaign. Jack has more at stake this time: not only is his daughter Kim still getting in danger every hour, but he also has to put his own life back on track. As with season 1, there are several villains who appear sequentially, with Nina Myers making a vicious return, and the froggy-throated girl from Nickelodeon's "Fifteen" showing up as a sleeper-cell terrorist maniac. Another Jack -- from "Lost" -- doesn't get into the act, but his TV dad (John Terry) does.

The focus of the season shifts over the last two discs from the bomb blast to a threatened reprisal against three Middle Eastern countries. What's fascinating here is that an idealist President refuses to rush into war because he suspects he's been supplied with faulty intelligence -- and all this played out in prime time in early 2003 as the war in Iraq was beginning on the basis of intelligence that also may have been doctored.

If there's a weak spot to this year of "24", it may be Kim Bauer. In Season 1, the threat against Jack extended to his family, so Kim's weekly perils usually tied back to the main plot. In Season 3, a more mature Kim worked at CTU and dated Jack's sidekick, so, again, never far from the main plot. In Season 2, however, Kim's efforts to escape the blast radius are thwarted by the increasingly bizarre obstacles the producers throw in her way: an over-the-top boss who's not just a murderer, but a pervert, too; a creepy poacher living alone in the woods; an inexperienced gunman holding up a convenience store; and a cougar. Even Kim's boyfriend this season gets into the act: after surviving a car wreck in which, apart from a bloody nose, he is not shown to have any injuries at all, he returns in a hospital bed seven hours later... with a perfectly formed stump where his foot used to be. Huh?

The DVD content is brilliant. Deleted scenes are incorporated for most of the 24 episodes. There's one commentary track on each of the six discs, usually pairing the featured cast member for that episode with a producer, writer or director. Kiefer Sutherland is mostly quiet for his commentary, although he raises a great point about how Jack Bauer regularly runs into ordinary citizens and inspires them into acts of great heroism. Dennis Haysbert talks a lot about his inspirations for President Palmer (Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Colin Powell), and Penny Johnson talks about her inspiration for making Mrs. Palmer sympathetic (Condeleezza Rice, although one suspects Penny's opinion may have changed after this track was recorded in early 2003). On the bonus disc, the deleted scenes are shown in order with commentary from three members of the production team. A discarded concept for the season's final shot reveals a shockingly different Big Bad. A 90-minute documentary detailing the filming of the season's final two episodes contains a lot of goodies, including an April Fool's Day take on how the season is going to end.

The current season of "24" may be recycling several tricks from earlier seasons of the show, but back in Season 2, most of this material was fresh, and made for months of edge-of-your-seat viewing.

Summary: RIVETING!
Comment: Once you start you can't stop watching it. Very exciting, very intense. Worth every penny!

Summary: The Definitive Day
Comment: If someone asks a '24' fan what the show is all about, this is the box set they should be handed in response.

Now, some fans will argue that such a thing can be said about Season 1 as well, and that's actually quite true, but overall, '24' Day 2 ranks as one of the most thrilling and engaging seasons in the history of television. The tale revolves around an imminent threat to Los Angeles, prompting a collection of L.A.'s best agents -- and a woman who ends up getting some crucial information -- to unite in an attempt to counter it, and afterwards, a desperate effort to prevent a misdirected retaliatory strike by the U.S.

This is the season in which the show hits its stride, doing plenty of notable things and doing them quite well.

Character:

We're introduced to Michelle Dessler -- who would go on to become the greatest heroine in '24' history. We've also got the development of Tony Almeida's true character in this season, which marked the beginning of his becoming the show's secondary male hero. We glimpse a very sympathetic side of George Mason, get Jack at his ever-driven finest, and before it's all over, we even see Sherry taken full circle.

Writing:

There are some great lines from David Palmer, particularly at the end, and without giving too much away, there's a very touching scene between George and his son this season, while the last scenes between George and Jack stand out as well. One of the most memorable lines comes when Jack comments that the thing about terrorists is that they want to blame the rest of the world for everything wrong with their lives.

Action:

Jack vs. Wald's group, the CTU bust just outside of L.A., Kate going undercover, and a simply amazing season finale are some of the highlights in this area.

Romance:

For a series that abounds in but isn't mainly centered around personal relationships, the romance you'll find between Jack and Kate in this one season is better written than that of some shows that actually are romantic dramas. Even now, it remains by far the most cleverly constructed and interesting one that the protagonist has ever been given. Like Jack's relationship with Teri, it worked because, throughout the day, it was in a stage of development. What the show doesn't seem to have grasped since is that Jack's most interesting romances were the ones of this variety, while his least interesting will always be the ones in which the feelings are sprung on us out of nowhere.

Every thing that makes the show good and more is in this season. That's not to say there aren't flaws, just that the strengths outweigh them, and it's definitely not to say that the subsequent seasons aren't good -- just not quite as good as this one.
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Summary: "24" proves that television can be excellent
Comment: I'm coming late to "24", and that's a shame. I'd caught the occasional episode here and there, and been impressed, but couldn't fit it (or much TV at all) into my schedule. Thanks to the gods of DVRs, I was able to see the first season during the recent A&E glut, and am hooked. The 2nd season is even better, with the tension sliding along a knife's edge, the relationships mind-bogglingly intricate, and the action non-stop. Kiefer Sutherland is superb, and obviously shares in the vision for the series. The writers, cast, crew, and producers deserve hearty rewards for delivering one of the best 24-hour movies I've ever seen. Watch it!

Summary: 24: Season Two (2002-2003)
Comment: When 24 had premiered it's first season back in late 2001, fans all over were raving about the show. But the writers were not about to just give up on the show after one season. Kiefer Sutherland returns as Jack Bauer, and he is about to have his second bad day.

It has been a year and half since the events of the first season. JACK BAUER (again played by Kiefer Sutherland) is still in grief over his wife's untimely death and he no longer works for CTU. He had quit after Teri's death. He and his daughter KIM BAUER (again played by Elisha Cuthbert) are estranged from each other, but they are trying to work out their relationship. Kim is working as a live-in nanny for a family, until she finds that the husband of the girl Kim is nannying turns out to be physically abusive to both his wife and daughter.

After a brief visit to Kim, Jack receives a phone call from DAVID PALMER (again played by Dennis Haysbert). David is now in office, well has been for the last year and a half. He informs Jack that there are plans of a terrorist attack on L.A. The plan is to detonate a nuclear bomb over L.A. Jack returns to CTU and is greeted by TONY ALMEIDA (again played by Carlos Bernard) and GEORGE MASON (again played by Xander Berkeley). George is now the head of CTU. He has taken Jack's place after Jack had quit. After Nina Myers had been arrested and taken to jail for murdering Jack's wife, CTU has brought in a new employee to take Nina's place. Replacing Nina is MICHELLE DESSLER (played by the beautiful Reiko Aylesworth). She and Tony seem to have a personal interest in each other. Jack decides to help out Tony, George, and Michelle through the day.

Off-hand, there is a family residing in L.A., they are the WARNER family. Mr. Warner resides in L.A. with his daughters, KATE WARNER (played by Sarah Wynter) and MARIE WARNER. Marie is getting married today. But all of that unfolds as CTU closes in on Marie's fiancee, Reza. But CTU finds that Reza is not involved with today's threat, for his fiancee...Marie...is the one involved, after they find out that she has killed Reza. Jack decides that Kate should help out CTU, whereas Kate agrees to help do anything to stop the threats from occuring.

David has enough power to handle this day's threats, but he wants to bring in extra help. So, he decides to bring in SHERRY PALMER (again played by Penny Johnson Jerald), his ex-wife. All seems fine until Sherry stills shows signs of her being against David, rather than help him.

Throughout the course of the day, CTU tries to locate the nuclear bomb. Jack finds that the person who authorized the location of this bomb is none other than...NINA MYERS (again played by Sarah Clarke). Nina has a lot of key information for CTU. She says she'll only help if she is allowed a presidental pardon. They allow it to her, with David's authorization, just so they can get rid of today's events. CTU locates the bomb, whereas Jack is the only one to plummit the bomb into the ground, destroying it. But to do that, Jack would have to be killed in the process of plummiting a helicopter. But George Mason has stellowayed on the chopper. Earlier, George had been infected with some sort of infectious gas, where he will die int he next 24 hours. He has Jack skydive out of the chopper, where George will take the plummit, since he's dying anyway.

Saved by Mason's dying deed, Jack still has to find out the terrorists who are still trying to bring L.A. down. He finds Sherry Palmer with one of the men involved, but the man Sherry is meeting with kills himself, forcing Sherry to help Jack out with the leader of today's terrorists. Jack and Sherry successfully pull it off, whereas Tony and Michelle officially become an item, with Jack and Kim finally working things out between them, whereas Kim has killed the man she was working for, since he had tried killing her.

The first season was extremely intense, but the season was even more intense than the first. I really enjoyed the season and you all will too. Get a copy of 24: Season Two. You all better hurry; the clock is ticking.

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24: Season Two Castlist
Kiefer Sutherland: JACK BAUER
Elisha Cuthbert: KIM BAUER
Carlos Bernard: TONY ALMEIDA
Reiko Aylesworth: MICHELLE DESSLER
Sarah Wynter: KATE WARNER
Sarah Clarke: Nina Myers
Xander Berkeley: GEORGE MASON
Penny Johnson Jerald: SHERRY PALMER
Dennis Haysbert: PRESIDENT DAVID PALMER

posted by ewest @ 11:42 PM