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24 - Season One Customer Reviews (28 - 30 of 44 Reviews)

Innovative, Action-Packed, Suspenseful! WOW!!
"Right now terrorists are plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate, my wife and daughter have been kidnapped and the people that I work with may be involved in both. I'm federal agent Jack Bauer and this is the longest day of my life." Kiefer Sutherland, as agent Bauer, opens each episode of "24 - Season One" with these lines, which accurately describe the plot of this action-packed thriller. Each hour-long episode represents 60 minutes in a 24 hour period, beginning at 12:00am and ending at 12:00pm - thus the title "24." The real-time storyline is extremely innovative, the cast performance is superb, as is the script. And the suspense and quick pace will take your breath away. If you missed segments of the 1st season, and/or just love the series and want to be able to see it again and again, then the DVD is a terrific buy!

I don't watch much television and so missed the first season completely. I had heard friends rave about this series and decided to rent the first DVD. I never looked back! Excellent! ENJOY!
JANA

Don't make any plans.....
Being the typical television cynic, I read the advance reviews of 24 and seemed intrigued by the premise of one 24 hour period shown in real time, but decided there was no way Fox would keep it all year. I didn't want to waste my time starting a show that would never have a conclusion. I was wrong.

I never watched season one on TV, but I became hooked on season two. Wanting to know the back-story of all the characters' pasts, I bought this DVD set. Watching this season and knowing going in what happens to some of the characters (I won't spoil the plot twists they way our friends at Amazon have done) can sometimes be bad, but I will say that I watched Nina's actions with an eye I wouldn't have if I had not seen season two first.

I had the opportunity to watch this DVD set in large gulps, three to four episodes at a time - I was in Germany on business and with no English TV to watch, the DVD sets I brought gave me something to watch on my laptop. Watching the show this way is very satisfying. There's no waiting for next week to see how things turn out...just click on the next episode.

I was never a big fan of Kiefer Sutherland, but after watching his range of range of emotions dealing with all that is going on to him as a professional with a job to do, as a father of a teenager, and as a husband trying to repair a damaged marriage, I'm impressed. He really makes you feel his emotions. You get the feeling you know Jack and want to see him make it out of this in one piece.

Another reviewer mentioned this show is the story of three families, The Bauers, the Palmers, and the Drazens. I agree completely and will not rehash their thoughts, but I would like to add another family, the one at CTU. These are folks who have obviously worked together for years and we get to see what happens when they are thrown a curveball (Once again, I will not spoil any surprises). How they interact with each other and react to outsiders is at least as interesting to see as the other families.

I gave this DVD set only four stars because of the lack of extras and the fact that each episode is one long track; there are no chapters like other TV series that I have bought. You have to scan through to find the spot in the episode you are looking for. A minor item for sure, but enough to drop this set from five star perfection. It is still a fine production.

I spent quite a few nights staying up late watching "just one more episode" because this show kept me on the edge of my seat. This production shows proves that there still are new ideas for television. It is definitely worth the money, and your time will be well spent.

Finally FOX is doing something smart!
I'm hooked to this series. I have every episode taped and the suspense was killing me as I waited for the next episode. I wonder what season 2 will be like. This is extremely good move from the people at FOX. This gives people a chance to buy it and discover the series before season 2 starts! I am definitely telling one of my friends the DVD set is out and to buy it because season 1 of 24 was the best show this last TV season period! It blows the competition away! It has twists and turns, suspense, great action scenes, great actors such as Keifer Sutherland and Dennis Hopper. The tension mounts as the show goes on and you will be extremely tempted to watch all 24 episodes in one sitting. This is one DVD set I want without a doubt. Thank you FOX! The plot for everyone who don't know is simple and complex. Keifer Sutherland plays Jack Bauer who works for the CTU. He has to stop a black presidential cndidate from being assassinated on the day of the California presidential primary. His wife and daughter are put in danger. There's a mole in the CTU working for the bad guys. Buy this if you're a fan! Buy this if you haven't checked out this quality show!

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