Has anyone been watching 24? A friend gave us the DVD sets for seasons 1,2 and just recently 3. We are totally hooked!! We've seen all 3 nail biting seasons. Have watched them in sucession on the DVD rather than one hour a week. The show is absolutely incredible! The writing, acting and photography is better than most movies, and far superior to just about any tv series. :app:

We'll wait for season 4 to come out in video (yup, and then overdose on hours at a time of 24!) Anyway, am wondering if anyone else is as nuts over this show as we are! :p

Bonnie:

Count me in.
I would not watch season 1, because I refused to get hooked on a TV show that ran like a Saturday Afternoon Serial. You know, miss one episode & you are lost.
Friends told me I missed a great show. So, I watched season 2. It blew me away. That made me watch the season 1 dvd...of course, I knew a lot of the outcome.
Then I watched season 3 as it was broadcast.

So, now I am watching season 4.... Sure there are lots of plot holes and secondary plots that don't thrill... but it is like an amusement park ride... hang on and enjoy the rush.

Doug

One of the best shows on tv!

I watched the first episode of Season 1, but missed episode 2, so I figured I would be lost after that. However, I watched all the episodes on DVD that summer right before the new season started. I watched Seasons 2 & 3 without missing an episode. However, I still think the best way to watch is on DVD - the frustration level is much less!

I'm glad they waited until now to start the new season - it was annoying the last couple of seasons when it wouldn't be on for 5 or 6 weeks at a time.

Last season was the best so far - all those episodes at the beginning when everything turned out to be a lie!

Oh, and since Kim is gone and they don't have to write a storyline for her, it's much better! :D

Aw, come on, Andrea....

You really miss the cougar..... LOL

Doug

Kim is gone??? :eek: Don't forget I've only watched up to the end of season 3. Won't watch 4 til it's out in DVD and we can see it all together in a few (mind numbing) sittings. Know Sheri, Nina and a few others are outta here, but Kim? At the end of 3 she was still in the picture. Anyway, as I said, I'm holding off doing season 4 on tv....but isn't the whole thing FUN!! So glad to know you're into it also!!! <img border="0" alt="[vhappy]" title="" src="graemlins/icon_vhappy.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[vhappy]" title="" src="graemlins/icon_vhappy.gif" />

Bonnie

I have never watched it, but my husband is hooked. When it is on, he plans his entire evening around it and I now know not to be late with dinner those nights.
It really messed me up that 1st week when it was on 3 nights in a row? Maybe on 2. I am going to have to start reading the TV guide more closely.
Maybe I will get interested one of these days.

I have never watched it either but I hear only raves about it. Didn't I hear that FX was going to show it starting with season 1?

Agree, great show...just start watching this season..looks like I will go get the DVD's for
seasons 1-3..thanks for the post Bonnie..r/wes

Okay, is anyone watching on a weekly basis? Was anyone else excited to see the return of Tony Almeida?!

Yep - I've been hooked since Season One, and this year is supposed to be the best of them all. I've been taping it since the beginning this year (last year I missed too many weeks, thus was very lost and confused!!) - got my Cable's DVR for just that reason!! So, if anyone has any questions - just let me know and I can figure it out for you!! (Ha Ha!!) Also am taping Lost, ER, CSI's , OC & Medium (also a pretty good show!!) Great stuff to watch on trips with my portable DVD player!!

Season Four has an entirely new cast, and is a few years after last years finale - altho some of the ol regulars will be popping in (like the Pres (Dennis Haysbert) - who is now the "Former" Pres)

Wes - I've got season one, and part of season two (the airlines decided they wanted the rest of my season two from my luggage - it didn't arrive with me!!) I'll bring it the next time I come your way!!

For those of you who have missed any episodes and want to get caught up - go to www.televisionwithoutpity.com
they do tongue-in-cheek recaps that practically give you all interesting dialogue. You can also read spoilers on your favorite shows in the forums. This year's 24 is MUCH improved over last year's!
Especially since they brought Tony back last night!

Marie, sounds great thanks, your room is ready tonight! r/wes

Glad to hear that Tony is back....but I'm trying to just 'skim' this thread and not read the details of season 4 too closely. Want to wait til the current season is finished and out on DVD. Will then overdose and do a marathon season 4 watch in a few sessions! What a great show!

Bonnie -
Have you checked your Private Messages on here?
Didn't have your email, so wrote you there.

Great to see Tony again. I figured Jack was going to call Chloe.... sorry to see her go - hope they bring her back. At least Kim is out of the pciture this season.

All 3 seasons have been great and #4 is no exception. It must be great to watch for the first time on DVD without the commercials and weekly waiting for new episodes.

I love the recaps and especially the nicknames for all the characters on televisionwithoutpity.com

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Leslie

Leslie - there's another site - I'll have to look it up - with 24 spoilers. They say Chloe willl miss nine hours and then be back (apparently, she had committed to another TV show that isn't even out yet).

Here it is: http://www.24spoilers.tvheaven.com/

Wes - that may be sooner than you think!! Delta just dropped more than 3/4's of their flights from DFW (to 45 out of 225) as part of their restructuring to save itself from bankruptcy - so now everything is routed thru Atlanta, Cincinnati & SLC (ie I have to go to Atlanta to get to Austin or Houston!). It's getting tougher and tougher to fly w/my "pass" - so I might have to either fly very early or late - and that will possibly mean coming to Atlanta a lot more!! Yea!!

Bobbi - thanks for the spoiler link - interesting!

Leslie

Oops - hit the "add" before I mentioned this!! Thanks for letting me know about Tony's return on last nite's episode - I got a phone call just at that crucial time, and didn't even know about it until I saw it on this board (and then I reviewed my tape immediately!). It just keeps getting better and better - and the twists are soooooo surprising!! Truly, the DVD's are sooooooo much better without all the commercial's, etc - but then you just can't stop watching them until it's over!!

Also - great websites, will bookmark those for sure!!!! Thanks for the great info!!

Marie, come on down, your room is ready..r/wes

I thought he was calling Chase. With Chase, I bet you'd get Kim. And a wild animal. :D

My 24 DVDs showed up today - the past 3 seasons from Amazon. Hmmmm ... lots of watching up ahead. Maybe I should save it for when Amanda's on bed rest. :)

Masaki

Just be careful, Masaki.....watching 24 is anything but 'restful'!!! :eek:

lol Andrea - I don't think we can rule out Chase and unfortunately Kim.... but all bets will be off if Nina is back - don't want to spoil anything for y'all who haven't watched the first 3 seasons.

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Leslie

Just someone answer me these two questions:
(1) Why is there ALWAYS a mole in CTU...
and (2) Why is Keifer the only one who ever seems to save the US?

(Not complaining...just wondering why.)

Bobbi - because it's a TV show? :D (sorry, bad Masaki! bad Masaki! <img border="0" alt="[c]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> )

Masaki

Nah. That's not excuse enough. (But I promise to stop complaining if they would just show Keifer with his shirt off!!!!!)

Sorry Bobbi, Keifer hasn't been shirtless as Jack yet (as far as I can remember).

Leslie, did you know that Nina (Sarah Clarke) is married to George Mason (Xander Berkeley) in real life? One of my former coworkers is friends with them in NY.

Andrea - I did know that - when they were engaged and both appearing in Season 1 they were in Santa Fe for some reason, maybe just vacation - it made the daily paper.

Bobbi:

With his shirt off you would see all the scars from the regular beatings our poor jack gets!
Indeed, you might even see a scar or 2 from when his heart stopped.

Enjoy the ride (it often makes no sense, but it is fun anyway!)....... Doug

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Don't forget the heroin tracks! :ohmy:

Andrea - couldn't see that. Tried to highlight - it wouldn't come through. Actually - I heard we won't see the Kief with shirt off because of his tattoos!

WOW! Just got MAJOR spoilers for next week's episode. Don't want to post here ... but if you want to know - email me.

Bobbi:

Thanks for NOT posting the spoilers. I, for one, enjoy the ride. I don't even watch the coming attraction trailer.

But, I would be interested how you came by the spoiler info.

Doug

a few places, Doug - ain'titcoolnews.com....
televisionwithoutpity.com (24 - forum) and mostly the 24insider.com

I'm surprised no one has revived this topic- quite the nail biter this season! :ohmy: :ohmy:

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Does anyone know if the actress taking Tony hostage last night was the same one who blew up the plane and parachuted into the desert in Season 1 (or was it 2?)
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Leslie

Leslie, yep same actress, but don't recall which season...can't wait for the two hour finale next Monday, hope tony survives..r/wes

I will defintely check it out!!!! Joanna

Leslie - that was Season 1. I didn't even make the connection. Very interesting!

If she kills Tony I am going to be crushed. It was just a little too obvious something was going to happen to him though, after he & Michelle finally get on the road to reconciliation.

Leslie:

While I could not remember what she looked like, that was my first thought also. But I think that it was season 2, not one. I could be wrong, though. I say that because I watched season 1 on DVD. Every other season I watched on real tv & I recall the woman from real TV.

RE: Tony. I think that the poor guy is toast. Too much was made of he & Michelle getting back together and leaving CTU. Frankly, I do hope that i am wrong. He is such a great character.
But the TV rules say that if a character is on the brink of a great moment (ie. he & Michelle getting back together & leaving CTU), bad stuff must happen.
Sorry, I didn't make the rules. I do hope the 24 breaks them.

Doug