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24 - Season Two

24 - Season Two

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very much addicted
Review: We haven't been able to watch "24" TV series down here in Indonesia yet. But I've bought it out of curiousity reading
the review. It turns out to be one of the best movie I've
ever seen. Highly addicted, I watched the entire season one
in no time. Keep up the good work, couln't wait for the DVD
to show up. Please continue with the Season three.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Great idea, but distracting subplots mar it
Review: Much of this second series of "24" works very, very well. Sadly two things stand out to ruin the "suspension of disbelief" required for a successful story of this type.

*** caution: mild spoilers ***

1) Bauer's daughter is the stupidest teenager on the planet. She spends the whole "day" finding more and more unbelievable peril into which to stubbornly insert herself. No one can be this dumb, and it glares.

2) "It's all about oooooiiiillllll!" Really. Somehow, a nuke in LA, or the ensuing war in the middle east (in which the US is allowed to use nukes and would therefore win in short order) is going to drive up the price of oil elsewhere for long enough to matter. Not only is this economically illiterate, but the grinding of this political axe distracts from main plot.

Suspense films, like SF, are supposed to draw you in and not jar you back to reality with nonsense. This fails in that on several occasions, so I really can't give it more than 3 stars.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: In 24 Hours your whole world can change!
Review: In the summer of 2002, I heard so many things about 24 that I knew I was going have to watch it. This is one of the best shows on television today. The shows has so many twist and turns that the viewer has to tune to see what happens next. The acting was great! Don't be afaird if you didn't see season 1, because it easy to come in season 2. A great show that shouldn't be missed.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: 24 (season two)
Review: I have the first season and can't wait till the second season is released in September.It was excitging,heart breaking,and spell bounding. It's worth every penny it cost. I watch it often I'm sure that Season 2 will be the same I can hardly wait I'm so excited!!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Just buy it.
Review: I can't think of anything to say now that hasn't already been said. If you like suspense, action, and drama even to the slightest degee, buy this set and prepare to be glued to the TV.

The first season of '24' was something different and new. There had never been anything like it on television before, and the season was as much about experimentation as it was entertainment. How to keep the action up hour to hour, how to make it all 'real time', what should happen when, how to resolve it all in 24 hours...

At the end of the year, it proved to be a learning experience. Some things worked, some didn't. But the idea of another season was tricky from the get go. How can you rework the magic without falling in the same traps? How can you make the storyline more suspenseful (the first is hard to beat)? How do you explain what happened in the break from season 1 to 2 in an hour of real time? Fans had a lot to worry about that long summer. But November finally rolled around and old and new fans switched their sets on for what would be the first episode of an incredible year of TV.

But the second time around, the creators were all set and ready to go. Gone was the write-as-you-go style, the odd pacing, and the impossible scenarios. Everything was planned...hour by hour the pieces of the puzzle slowly fit into another...the plot growing larger. The intricacy of it all was amazing. The shocks were all inserted perfectly and at the right time, the action was well-paced, and the acting was better.

Season two learned from season one's mistakes, and proved to be a defining year in TV.

New fans were coming everyday to the Fox forum for the show. Spoilers were popping up everywhere. Ratings climbed.

Placing the show after "American Idol" certainly helped the ratings.

In the end, by the time the finale was aired in May, fans had become addicts to this adrenaline-pumping show.

When waiting 3 weeks for the new episode was hard, waiting months on end for the new season seemed harder.

We're still waiting. But for those of you wondering if this is all hype or if you should just save a few bucks...don't. You can hardly consider buying this set a waste of money. In fact, if you like suspense and action, it's as essential as food.

Pop in the disc and see what fans have been raving about, and remember we had to wait a week or sometimes 3 between those episodes!

Turn on and enjoy.

The only thing you have to lose is sleep because you won't be able to turn the damn thing off.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best television show ever
Review: Although the above claim might seem a little bold, anyone who has watched the show at length can easily see why. The realtime format of the show adds a unique suspense and urgency not seen in any other TV show. The characters are even stronger, from the vicious but ultimately good-hearted federal agent Jack Bauer(played masterfully by Kiefer Sutherland) to President Palmer, whose nobility hampers as often as it helps, to Jack's pernamently in trouble daughter Kim.

Although season 2 doesn't pack the dramatic punch that season 1 did, it's plot moves a lot faster and a lot more tightly. The action is more frequent and more gruesome than the last time around, and the season never hits a semi-slump like the one season 1 hit for a few hours in the middle of the day. Both seasons of 24 should be in any action or drama fan's library, without hesitation.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Season Two is better than Season One!!!
Review: If you watched 24:SeasonOne then you know it was one of the best shows on TV! Season Two is even better! Why? Because they learned from the mistakes they made on season one. For season two, they planned the whole season and everything makes sense. The surprises are even bigger this time. Things that you would think that never could happen, happen. The only problem I can think of is Kim Bauer's storyline. It's not as good as last year's because this time she has nothing to do with the main plot. She has her own problems for this 24 hours.

18 months have passed since the events on season one. Jack doesn't work for CTU anymore and Kim doesn't want to talk to him either. Kim is working as a nanny and lives with the Mathenson. She takes care of Megan, a nine-year-old kid. Gary (Megan's father) is a violent man and Kim has to think of something to protect little Megan.

David Palmer is now President of the United States. A nuclear bomb will go off today and Jack Bauer can help in the investigation. He has to find this bomb and stop it. Nina Myers seems to be involved somehow. You never know what is going to happen. Season Two is definately better than season one and this DVD has a lot of extras (deleted scenes, commentary, etc).

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Jack's back, and better than ever!
Review: I, like many others, impatiently awaited the beginning of season 2 of 24 to start a week after the first season was over. I of course purchased the complete DVD set of season one. The thing about this show is, no matter who you are, you will love it. I introduced 3 of my friends to the show with the season 1 DVD set, and within a week and a half, we had completed the whole thing! They were instantly glued, and forever fans. Now we all are eagerly awaiting season 2 to come out on DVD, and let me tell you, season 2 is even more exciting than the first. With even more action and suspense, and another group of charachters to love, hate, or be skeptical of, season two of 24 is something that all action/suspense/thriller fans should have in their collection. Buy this set, and I guarantee you will not be dissapointed, and you will in fact be "glued to the television for the next 24 hours."

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: No match for season 1
Review: Though still one of the most exciting shows on TV, the second installment of "24" definitely didn't deliver the first season's gritty realism and excitement. (Admittedly, it was a hard act to follow.) The season begins with Jack Bauer called into duty on an imminent terrorist threat, after having gone into an apparent retirement after the first season. Jack's daughter Kim is involved in her own little plot that eventually snowballs into several rather ridiculous situations, all of them having essentially nothing to do with the main plot, unlike her role in season one. After Jack is called back into duty (for a very specific reason) the coincidences needed to keep him working on the case seem pretty unlikely. First, his superior George Mason has a serious health problem, and then Nina Meyers (from season one) enters the fray..

A large portion of the plot is also devoted to internal conflicts in President David Palmer's administration, which the writers make quite interesting. There are some engaging standout episodes and some memorable intense moments. However, a lot of the time it seems like the writers are filling in the show's 24 allotted episodes with material that is either irrelevant or farfetched. I look forward to season three, but at this rate, I don't see how they can come up with enough interesting material to keep Jack Bauer as main character.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: even better
Review: I was blown away by the first season of the show, and i will admit I was a fan that had heard great things about the show but never watched it. I had some extra money, so i purchased the box set..and OH MY GOODNESS, best 20 hours of television ive ever watched. Although all episodes are in real time, that does count commercials too, so its not a FULL 24 hours..sorry! Anyway, Season 2 just blows the first one out of the water..this has been anounced to run circles around the first dvd release..so buy it guys..but it


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