24

[RedinSweden]

I have heard people on here and other people going on about this. They started a new season here yesterday, not sure if it is the latest (Jack bauer came back from China and got immediately handed over to a nasty terrorist).

 

I have not seen it before so i thought I'd give it a go. It's pretty good. A little heavy on the american our-country-is-in-danger drama and I thought handing over Bauer was a bit of a weak story, but it was a good start and I am deffo going to watch some of the earlier series. How many are there and is it worth going back to the beginning or have i ruined it by starting this latest one?

[RED Tezza]

Hey RIS

 

This is the start of season 6 and we're about 8 hours into day 6. it's well worth checking out the last 5 seasons as a few things refer back to them in this season

 

Persevere with it though mate as it gets a lot better as it goes on.

[RedinSweden]

Hey RIS

 

This is the start of season 6 and we're about 8 hours into day 6. it's well worth checking out the last 5 seasons as a few things refer back to them in this season

 

Persevere with it though mate as it gets a lot better as it goes on.

 

I am going to. I did enjoy it, I must have sounded more negative than i meant. It was good viewing. I will get hold of the first 5 series, maybe borrow them off the internet.

[BRANDS]

i'd go back and watch from the start - best to watch 2-3 episodes at once to catch up - its great - you will soon want to be either jack bauer or wish he was your dad

[Carradona]

I think it is shit.

[wiiksie]

The 24 boat left the shore, and I wasn't on it. Just don't get the attraction (but I don't watch that sort of tv to be honest). It seems to be action and fireworks for MTV people affected by a.d.d.

[kopitegaz]

The 24 boat left the shore, and I wasn't on it. Just don't get the attraction (but I don't watch that sort of tv to be honest). It seems to be action and fireworks for MTV people affected by a.d.d.

 

Or the best programme on telly. However, its all about opinions.

[sh#t waffle]

The 24 boat left the shore, and I wasn't on it. Just don't get the attraction (but I don't watch that sort of tv to be honest). It seems to be action and fireworks for MTV people affected by a.d.d.

 

Same here. I'm still waiting for the episode where he takes a half an hour shit, or reads the sport pages. It always just seems to be a fair to middling drama, with the added conceit of it being 'real time' having convinced people it is ground breaking telly.

[Owen]

Watched the second series. It started off alright, but the plot twists and sheer lack af any basis in reality really started to grate. 24 episodes is far too much time to fill, so they need to pad it out to such an extent that it just becomes silly.

[Thomo123]

FFS, any programme having nuclear weapons going off in the centre of los angeles is going to be a little far fetched!! Take it for what it is which is an exciting, action packed and clever piece of tv drama. Personally i love it.

 

Try this RiS, http://www.tv-links.co.uk/24_links.html

[Mark P]

Caught it almost by accident 5 years ago when it first started on BBC2...was hooked within minutes and haven't missed an episode since. Enjoy.

[Owen]

FFS, any programme having nuclear weapons going off in the centre of los angeles is going to be a little far fetched!! Take it for what it is which is an exciting, action packed and clever piece of tv drama. Personally i love it.

 

Try this RiS, http://www.tv-links.co.uk/24_links.html

 

Well yeah, obviously. I was meaning things like his daughter getting kidnapped five times in one day.

 

"Stay there."

 

"OK dad."

 

*wanders off and marries a terrorist*

[Thants]

Annoying character but deffo worth watching the first series for.

[kopitegaz]

Annoying character but deffo worth watching the first series for.

 

and the 2nd

[RedKnight]

24 is completely unbelievable, has huge plot holes and recycles the same plots over and over again. It was innovative but it's now painfully generic.

[El Rojo]

The 24 boat left the shore, and I wasn't on it. Just don't get the attraction (but I don't watch that sort of tv to be honest). It seems to be action and fireworks for MTV people affected by a.d.d.

 

I'd be of the same opinion. One thing that would bug me about it is the prior knowledge that Bauer will always survive, regardless of what happens.

 

Interesting point someone else made about the unrealistic amount of downtime too.

When does he clean the bath?

File his tax returns?

Mess up a recipe for spaghetti carbonara by using too much egg and regular instead of double cream?

 

Down with this sort of thing.

[Mark P]

Annoying character but deffo worth watching the first series for.

 

Yum yum.

[Cath]

Annoying character but deffo worth watching the first series for.

 

Oh dear. What are the blokes like?

I've managed to avoid 24 so far but a lot of people seem to rate it. So I may take the plunge and find the torrent of the first series.

[Thomo123]

I'd be of the same opinion. One thing that would bug me about it is the prior knowledge that Bauer will always survive, regardless of what happens.

 

Interesting point someone else made about the unrealistic amount of downtime too.

When does he clean the bath?

File his tax returns?

Mess up a recipe for spaghetti carbonara by using too much egg and regular instead of double cream?

 

Down with this sort of thing.

 

He obviously does all of the above on any one of the 364 days in which he is not saving the world. Bauer is a legend.

[mattyq]

I don't get it either. Watched it once or twice but it just didn't seem very good but as you say tis all about taste and opinions

[Mark P]

Oh dear. What are the blokes like?

I've managed to avoid 24 so far but a lot of people seem to rate it. So I may take the plunge and find the torrent of the first series.

 

To be fair, that's probably not the best piccy of her...

[Thants]

Oh dear. What are the blokes like?

Dont worry, she had good story lines like 'Whoops i've stumbled onto another Terrorist' and 'Crikey theres a Puma and its running after me, i'd better wear a loose top'. Benny Hill 24 style.

 

The men all look like this:

 

unless they work for USA intelligence then they look like this

 

 

I enjoyed the first series but couldnt be bothered with the rest.

[kopitegaz]

Oh dear. What are the blokes like?

I've managed to avoid 24 so far but a lot of people seem to rate it. So I may take the plunge and find the torrent of the first series.

 

I'm a drooling perv.. whats your point?

[Wig]

When I lived in Jersey for a bit, my cousin gave the box set of the first series, so I managed to watch It over the course of a week and thought It was fuckin great. When I tried to watch the second seires on the tv it just wasn't happening, It's to hard to watch on the telly I think. If you miss one episode, your fucked.

[Brownie]

I'm a big fan of it, but the latest series has been cringeworthy so far. It's too repetitive for me.

 

I'll always have a soft spot for it, and will always watch it, but it's nowhere near as good as it used to be for me.