24 - Season One | 
 enlarge | Actors: Kiefer Sutherland, Dennis Haysbert
Studio: Fox Network
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  622 reviews
Sales Rank: 2447
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 1152
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1.6
MPN: 024543054160
UPC: 024543054160
EAN: 0024543054160
ASIN: B00005JLF2
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: September 17, 2002
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Product Description
Twenty-four hours of a counter-terrorist agent's attempt to prevent the assassination of a presidential candidate.
Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 17-SEP-2002
Media Type: DVD
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Such a simple idea--yet so fiendishly complex in the execution. 24, as surely everyone knows by now, is a thriller that takes places over 24 hours, midnight to midnight, in 24 one-hour episodes (well, 45-minute episodes if you subtract the commercials). Everything takes place in real time, which means no flashbacks, no flash-forwards, no handy time-dissolves. Every strand of the plot has to be dovetailed and interlocked so things happen just when they should, in the right amount of time. Not that easy. Creator Robert Cochran and his team of writers and directors have done an impressive job of putting the jigsaw together and keeping the tension ratcheted up high, as federal agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) runs around L.A. trying to stall an assassination attempt on an African American presidential candidate and rescue his wife and daughter from the clutches of the Balkan baddies. Twists, turns, revelations, and cliffhangers are tossed at us with satisfying regularity. It's not perfect: we get some hokey plot devices (instant amnesia, anybody?); the final twist makes no sense whatsoever; there are altogether too many huggy family moments; and as for Dennis Hopper's "Serbian" accent.... Even so, this is undeniably mold-breaking TV. Sutherland, rescuing his career from the doldrums in one heroic leap, fully deserves his Golden Globe. Sets and locations are artfully deployed, and Sean Callery's score is a powerful, brooding presence. Like Murder One and The Sopranos, 24 is one of those series that future TV thrillers will be measured against. --Philip Kemp
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 Congratulations Barack Obama!!! November 6, 2008
When I found out that Barack Obama is going to be our first African-American President, I thought about this season of 24, because Barack is now the real David Palmer! The 24 hour time period takes place during the presidential primary. At midnight, Jack Bauer's daughter runs away from home, and around that time, he has been called in to CTU because a threat has been made on David Palmer's life. Throughout the day, Jack has to stop bad guys, find his kidnapped wife and daughter, deal with betrayal, try to stay awake, and save David Palmer. When I was new to this show, it was around the time the 5th season was starting, so I finished this season and watched that season. Since then, I'm a huge fan of 24! If you love action, suspense, and heroes, you'll love 24: DAY ONE!!!
Where Have I Been All These Years? October 18, 2008
It only took me-oh- SIX years to finally watch this show. And the only reason I watched it was because the first 5 episodes of Season 1 were on Veoh TV. It was the weekend and I was in the house with nothing to do. "Why not?" I tell myself. And let me tell you by the time I watched the 5th free episode, I made it my mission to find out how I was going to watch the rest of the season. Veoh only had those five shows so I had to look everywhere to find the rest of the season. Lots of thrills and actions. Once one episode goes off, you have to watch the next one because its so full of suspense! How I missed this show since 2001 is beyond my belief. I even played the game on PS2 last year before I watched the show. The game is just like the show!
Way to go 24! Keifer Sutherland has just become my favorite actor.
 Hollywood Dumb October 14, 2008
As Jack says in the show, 'This is the longest day of my life.' I would add it is the longest day of stupid Hollywood TV I've ever seen.
It is ok if characters in a story make errors in judgment, that happens in real life. What I can't stand is error in logic by the script writers. There are so many stupidities in this script, I don't know where to begin. For one, the terrorists use two teenage buffoons in a van as a crucial part of the plot to kidnap Jack's daughter, and it hinges on her making the choice to crawl out her bedroom window to meet these boys. What if she changed her mind, the whole plot would have collapsed?!!?
Part of the plot is also to kidnap Jack's wife, which they do when she is out looking for her daughter, in a really round about way. Why did they not wait for Jack to leave, as they knew he would, then send in the heavies to take both daughter and wife in one step? Why??? Because it is stupid TV, the reason I stopped watching broadcast TV 25 years ago!! I thought this would be intelligent like 'The Wire' or 'The Sopranos', but no ... I should not have wasted my money, or 24 hours of my time.
 NonStop Action and Suspense At A Snails Pace September 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I realize this isn't a movie where you introduce characters, develop the plot, and wrap everything up in 2 hours, but after watching 8 episodes, I don't believe "snails pace"
adequately describes the slow moving plot.
Did the writers really need a whole season to cover 24 hours?
One episode/show for each 24 hours would have made it more watchable.
I made it through 12 episodes. I can't take any more.
One problem with reviews for TV series is the vast majority of reviewers
purchase the DVDs after watching episodes aired on TV. Who would
spend money on DVDs if they didn't like the series when it aired on TV?
Most TV Series are rated 4 and 5 stars on Amazon.
Yes...Even the "Flying Nun" (Sally Field) and Beverly Hillbillies are rated 4 and 5 stars.
I bought "The Shield" and "The Sopranos" without seeing them aired on TV.
Both excellent series (with sub-plots). I would recommend watching some
"24" episodes on TV before purchasing. Its not for everyone.
Guess how many episodes there are? July 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The 24 collection is a worthy hobby and is certainly growing to be one of largest of the television series DVD anthologies. There are currently six seasons and season seven is planned for 2009. Each season has 6 discs, with 4 episodes per disc. Each episode covers approximately 1 hour of real-time drama although there are breaks for television advertising time meaning each episode lasts for about 45 min. To date there is approximately 6 days worth of 24 viewing. Each season is the kind of item that requires 1 hour a day of your time for the next 24 days. It has won Emmy and Golden Globe awards. It has already achieved some of highest viewer rates for any television show.
The real-time nature makes it unique along with its split screen type editing where more than one scene can take place at a time. There is also the clock with its ominous digital ticking that seems more like a countdown even though it is moving forward in time.
The discs are held in a cardboard and plastic flip holder. It slides into the slim line box. It is not that easy to remove but this increases the security of the discs. The sound is in 5:1 Dolby Digital and the show is shot in 1.78 : 1.
24 season 1 is mostly about Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) head of CTU (counter-terrorist unit) who suddenly discovers he is made part of an undercover plot to assassinate Presidential candidate Senator David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert). Soon his wife and daughter are caught up in the events. Each episode becomes an edge of your seat thriller with lots of plot twists and character turns.
Overall the show has very high production values although this was one of the early DVD TV releases and so the transfer quality is similar to the birth of DVD. Sometimes the widescreen bars produce fluffy edges. However, overall these minor glitches are forgivable because the story is so captivating although at times the suspension of disbelief is sometimes stretched to the maximum (how many times can someone get kidnapped in one day?). Still you would be hard pressed not to want to see it because overall it is a non-stop rush of action and suspense. Give it a go and see if you want to enjoy some more. The 24 fever is well worth it.
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