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[Team Filler]

For worst stretch I'm going to say all of the Dana Walsh bullshit is a strong contender. So bad.

 

[Dec]

I've continued watching season 3 a bit more and it has gotten better. I will keep watching and if I notice myself slowly watching less and less I'll probably skip the rest of it. So many shows lose me during the third season, I have free time and I just use it on something else, then never come back. I'm really hoping for more 24 like season 2. It was really great.

 

[Mascot]

Season 8 improves so much after the halfway point. Hang in there. The second half is one of the greatest runs 24 ever had.

Season 6 is considered to be the worst.

Keep watching, you're almost there. From episode 15 onwards it's pretty much the best 24 has ever been.

Cool. Thanks chaps, I'll stick with season 8 then. I'll need to rewatch episode 13 though, I nodded off after five minutes and slept through the rest of it.

 

[Rogue Agent]

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

During a rewatch I have to say that I really liked season 4. You had the best cast of characters there: Jack, Tony, Michelle, Bill, Chloe, Curtis, and nary a Kim to be seen.

 

[Boombloxer]

Yeah, it's always sadder when a character is taken out not by death, like in the case of Audrey. If she was just "dead in China" that would have been lame, but having her physically there but unobtainable for Jack was heartbreaking. If Curtis was the one who got his eyes blown out instead of Doyle, it would have been horrible because we knew him so well. With Doyle, even though I kind of liked the character, when he got blinded it was just like "Welp, looks like he's going to be another one of the single season characters. Oh well..."

The only benefit to Curtis's death was the short term emotional impact it had. You were still shocked that they took out such a likable guy and before you could even recover, the nuke goes off and that's another punch in the gut, shock wise.

The other weird thing about Curtis was his character arc. When we meet him we question his professionalism with the stuff with Marianne, but then we see that even though he's human, he approaches it in a very level and professional way, and stays professional for the rest of season 4 and season 5. Then in season 6 he just throws all that away and takes a suspect hostage out of nowhere. It was just a bummer.

I wish season 6 never happened. So much nonsense. No serious repercussions for Jack in China either.


Am I talking spoilers too much? I feel bad for anyone who's coming in here hearing about the new season and reading spoiler city, but it HAS been a long time since this stuff aired.

Curtis is treated very well in the novels. He's basically Tony 2 when he and Jack are in the field. The actor asked that the character be killed off.

Cannot wait until May.

 

[SJRB]

During a rewatch I have to say that I really liked season 4. You had the best cast of characters there: Jack, Tony, Michelle, Bill, Chloe, Curtis, and nary a Kim to be seen.

Season 4 is awesome man. Habib Marwan, best antagonist in the series. Always one step ahead.

 

[Edag Plata]

Season 4 is awesome man. Habib Marwan, best antagonist in the series. Always one step ahead.

I always wondered how that doofus managed to outsmart CTU like 8 different times.

 

[Betty]

Season 4 is awesome man. Habib Marwan, best antagonist in the series. Always one step ahead.

Cartoonishly so, I've never seen a main villain escape so many times in a single season.
Season 4 was when the 24 formula started to show signs of age that should have been avoided in future, especially season 6 and beyond. Things like repeating the muslim/nuke storyline, cramming too many threats into a single day, having yet another mole in ctu. Season 4 is also notorious for having the highest ratio of irritating characters in any season (Erin Driscoll, her crazy daughter, the mole, Ronnie, the entire Araz family, Audrey's brother, fucking Paul)

I hope Live Another Day does a good job of cutting to the chaff.

 

[Tugatrix]

I've continued watching season 3 a bit more and it has gotten better. I will keep watching and if I notice myself slowly watching less and less I'll probably skip the rest of it. So many shows lose me during the third season, I have free time and I just use it on something else, then never come back. I'm really hoping for more 24 like season 2. It was really great.

Season 5 top season 2, and those two are my favourite seasons...

 

[Mascot]

Cool. Thanks chaps, I'll stick with season 8 then. I'll need to rewatch episode 13 though, I nodded off after five minutes and slept through the rest of it.

OK,

Spoiler

Jack just nicked the helicopter.

I assume this is where things start to get good, because the first two thirds of this season have been shitter than shitbiscuits. The only fun so far has been laughing whenever Jack spots imaginary beetles scuttling around the room, which is pretty much every time there's a close-up of his face.

.

 

[Zodzilla]

OK,

Spoiler

Jack just nicked the helicopter.

I assume this is where things start to get good, because the first two thirds of this season have been shitter than shitbiscuits. The only fun so far has been laughing whenever Jack spots imaginary beetles scuttling around the room, which is pretty much every time there's a close-up of his face.

.

Yep,
you're pretty much there. That's where things start to pick up and go into beast mode.

 

[Mascot]

Yep,
you're pretty much there. That's where things start to pick up and go into beast mode.

Yep. Episode 19 was the best one yet. Things have ramped up nicely. Shame there's only five episodes left now, and shame the preceding eighteen were so piss poor.

 

[Vally]

 

[Servbot24]

yvonne <3

 

[Nameless]

It pleases the heart to see that Kate Werner is still a goddess on Earth, with no discernable signs of desperate cosmetic surgery. She's aged like the finest of wines.

 

[vatstep]

It pleases the heart to see that Kate Werner is still a goddess on Earth, with no discernable signs of desperate cosmetic surgery. She's aged like the finest of wines.

Heh, that's not Kate Warner... but the resemblance is definitely there. I'd take Yvonne, personally.

 

[Edag Plata]

The three best 24 gals all in one picture.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

The three best 24 gals all in one picture.

Michelle isn't there.

 

[Dany]

The three best 24 gals all in one picture.

Weird, I can't see Annie Wershing

 

[DonDraper]

The three best 24 gals all in one picture.

I see two women and the Crypt Keeper.

 

[G_Berry]

It pleases the heart to see that Kate Werner is still a goddess on Earth, with no discernable signs of desperate cosmetic surgery. She's aged like the finest of wines.

Shes also known and has admitted to going commando on a regular basis.

Edit. Thats Kim Raver.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

The three best 24 gals all in one picture.

Is Michelle standing in the background somewhere?

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Rewatching the series and currently early into season 5,
I didn't really feel this way at the time but now I feel that

Spoiler

killing Palmer

was a huge mistake.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Rewatching the series and currently early into season 5,
I didn't really feel this way at the time but now I really feel that

Spoiler

killing Palmer

was a huge mistake.

It's like when that happened, it just nailed home that they keep trying to one up the insanity of presidential conflicts and now you hilariously got a US country that can't maintain a president worth a damn! lol

 

[PhoenixDark]

I hope they avoid 24 tropes, specially with respect to moles. No more.

One of the biggest problems in later seasons was that so many characters had been killed off; seasons began to pile up new versions of previous characters but it rarely felt right. It's hard to create drama with a new cast every season.

 

[Maddocks]

Glad to know that I'm not the only one who thinks Michelle is one of the best. She might be my 2nd favorite female in the show.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

It's like when that happened, it just nailed home that they keep trying to one up the insanity of presidential conflicts and now you hilariously got a US country that can't maintain a president worth a damn! lol

Yeah lol

 

[Tugatrix]

Rewatching the series and currently early into season 5,
I didn't really feel this way at the time but now I feel that

Spoiler

killing Palmer

was a huge mistake.

I feel it was the right time,

Spoiler

the death of Michelle wasn't powerful enough to draw Jack back into the game, with Palmer being shot, is a moment of sh*t just got real

 

[Nameless]

Heh, that's not Kate Warner... but the resemblance is definitely there. I'd take Yvonne, personally.

Dammn. That's uncanny.

 

[Mascot]

Enjoyed the last third of season 8 very much. Bauer went badass.

Is season 7 (the only one I haven't seen yet) any good?

 

[Servbot24]

The three best 24 gals all in one picture.

replace chloe with mandy

also wasn't kate mara on 24 before? or am i imagining that

 

[vatstep]

replace chloe with mandy

also wasn't kate mara on 24 before? or am i imagining that

Yeah, in S5.

 

[effzee]

I hated Audrey.

 

[Servbot24]

i thought she was the most likable of jack's gals aside from connie britton. jack's taste in women is definitely his least admirable trait though.

 

[Vally]

Enjoyed the last third of season 8 very much. Bauer went badass.

Is season 7 (the only one I haven't seen yet) any good?

It's pretty good, one of the most entertaining seasons in my opinion. A bit unrealistic at times, but if you have no problem suspending your disbelief you will enjoy it.

 

[Lakitu]

i thought she was the most likable of jack's gals aside from connie britton. jack's taste in women is definitely his least admirable trait though.

Jack slept with Renee Walker, which renders your opinion is irrelevant.

 

[Nameless]

S1 Nina was all levels of sexy. Her heel turn, or should I say reveal, somehow caused her to develop manly facial features. Weird.

Overall, though, Michelle is probably my favorite 24 woman. Reiko's just too adorable for words. You can't blame Tony for taking up terrorism; that's the next logical step after watching such a beautiful flower get blown up in front of you. I would have done the same.

 

[Arkos]

Just for everybody's info, the "long" trailer made an appearance on the Daytona 500 last night, and it was glorious. Jack yelling + guns + explosions + Chloe, I don't even think my equation can track this kind of awesome.

 

[Servbot24]

Jack slept with Renee Walker, which renders your opinion is irrelevant.

gag reflex :X

 

[Arkos]

gag reflex :X

That's what Renee said

 

[Mascot]

It's pretty good, one of the most entertaining seasons in my opinion. A bit unrealistic at times, but if you have no problem suspending your disbelief you will enjoy it.

Thanks - it can't possibly be any madder than season 8..!

 

[SargerusBR]

Just finished rewatching all seasons, my ranking is:

5>1>3>2>6>7>8>4

 

[Tugatrix]

Just finished rewatching all seasons, my ranking is:

5>1>3>2>6>7>8>4

Mine

5>2>1>3=7>4>8>>>>6

 

[Rich!]

In lieu of the fact there's been no news apart from what's been posted since I was banned two weeks ago, I will instead offer a neat fact I worked out by chance yesterday:

The premiere date is 05/05/14. 5+5+14 = 24.

 

[Tugatrix]

In lieu of the fact there's been no news apart from what's been posted since I was banned two weeks ago, I will instead offer a neat fact I worked out by chance yesterday:

The premiere date is 05/05/14. 5+5+14 = 24.

it could be a coincidence, given that the series will keep the same time slot previously had when was a running serie...but anything is possible

 

[Rich!]

it could be a coincidence, given that the series will keep the same time slot previously had when was a running serie...but anything is possible

Of course it is. It's just a neat coincidence.

On a similar note, I've rewatched all of 24 now whilst off work with the flu for the last week and a bit. One thing that really struck out to me was how detatched seasons 1 and 2 feel to the rest of the series - they both share the same cheap film stock with ridiculous grain, the same very dark cinematography based around shadows, long stretches of slower paced exposition, and some real ghetto tech (CRT's, black and white PDAs, tape based recorders, FM transmitter video).

In comparison, Season 3 is faster, introduces the cutting edge tech that the series becomes known for, feels more "expensive", is shot a lot more like a high budget film and the entire production feels a step up. From then on, Seasons 4-8 have a real consistency of their own, probably due to Howard Gordon taking over as showrunner.

Either way, it's odd watching the first two again. 2 very much feels like a pure continuation of 1 whereas I really didn't get that feel with 2 moving to 3.

 

[Tugatrix]

Of course it is. It's just a neat coincidence.

On a similar note, I've rewatched all of 24 now whilst off work with the flu for the last week and a bit. One thing that really struck out to me was how detatched seasons 1 and 2 feel to the rest of the series - they both share the same cheap film stock with ridiculous grain, the same very dark cinematography based around shadows, long stretches of slower paced exposition, and some real ghetto tech (CRT's, black and white PDAs, tape based recorders, FM transmitter video).

In comparison, Season 3 is faster, introduces the cutting edge tech that the series becomes known for, feels more "expensive", is shot a lot more like a high budget film and the entire production feels a step up. From then on, Seasons 4-8 have a real consistency of their own, probably due to Howard Gordon taking over as showrunner.

Either way, it's odd watching the first two again. 2 very much feels like a pure continuation of 1 whereas I really didn't get that feel with 2 moving to 3.

Well 24 was almost canceled after S1, only the british ratings save it, and then S2 became a Hit, after that 24 became the war horse of fox and was granted a bigger budget. but i stil quite enjoy that grainy look of two first seasons, it really help setting the tone.

As for the technology, at the time it feel too high tech and pretty far from our reality, but now in some cases that technology feel obsolete even with things from S8 and S7

With 24LAD is there any hope of a Bluray release of the complete show?

 

[Rich!]

Seasons 1-3 would need a rescan in 4k/1080p as the only transfer FOX have on file right now for those is the original low quality SD scan used for the original broadcast and DVDs. 1 and 2 in particular need a good amount of work.

4-8 are ready to go. This is all based on what Cassar said on Twitter a while ago. It's basically down to if Fox want to fund it or not.

 

[APZonerunner]

It'd be nice if they could do the remaster work on 1-3. It'd be even nicer if they could redo some of the sound effect work in Series 1, as things like the sound of the intro, the clock and the 'thuds' when split screens come into place don't settle to the series standard until halfway through.