I really enjoy this show, but I'd enjoy it a lot more if Jack Bauer's daughter wasn't such a twerp.
( 24 spoilers only up to current episodes )
All in all, 24's writers can do good political thrillers, but while the human interest segments are high drama, I just don't care about the characters. Least Bauer's wife and Palmer's son in the last one were occasionally cool. I think 24 is worth watching, but all told if I ever get the DVDs I'd like the option to turn off the story segments that annoy me. ;P
One other comment Jack Bauer is cold. I mean James Bond cold. Now Bond is far harsher and more suave when it comes to sex, and Bauer isn't as cool, but still...
( 24 spoilers only up to current episodes )
All in all, 24's writers can do good political thrillers, but while the human interest segments are high drama, I just don't care about the characters. Least Bauer's wife and Palmer's son in the last one were occasionally cool. I think 24 is worth watching, but all told if I ever get the DVDs I'd like the option to turn off the story segments that annoy me. ;P
One other comment Jack Bauer is cold. I mean James Bond cold. Now Bond is far harsher and more suave when it comes to sex, and Bauer isn't as cool, but still...