Customer Reviews

24: Seasons 1-5

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Prior to receiving this as a Christmas gift, I had never watched 24. All I can say is that I am now hooked. The show is simply riveting and I do not see how a person could wait from one week to the next to watch it on regular TV. A DVD is the perfect platform for watching this show. To me, it is reminiscent of a combination of James Bond movies (sans gadgetry) and Tom Clancy books/movies. It is non-stop action. An episode can be watched in around 41 minutes.

I have been riveted to the television watching this extraordinary collection of 24. I refuse to bathe, eat or leave the house until I can get thru Season 5 before next week's premiere of 24. My wife refuses to speak with me and is filing separation papers as I write. Seriously, as a previous skeptic of this series, I want to categorically state that 24 is the finest program currently on television and the show, cast and crew deserve all the awards and accolades they have received over the past five years. It is a remarkable, remarkable series and I highly recommend it. Ten Stars!!!!

24 is a direct descendent of the Saturday morning serials of the 1930s and 1940s. At the end of each episode, the villain will spring a trap or something will happen that leaves viewers on the edge of their seat. The nice thing about having the DVD set is you do not have to wait the week or suffer through commercial breaks. This is not Shakespeare nor will you want to do much thinking about the story. When my wife or I comment, the other always says, "You are thinking, stop and enjoy the show". 24 is pure escapist fun, sit back relax enjoy yourself.

The product description outlines the plot for each season; you do not need more than that to understand the bare bones of the series. Being careful to provide no spoilers, you need to watch this in sequence. Other story lines and character development are best enjoyed by staying in sequence. The owners care deeply about the franchise, they put effort into character development, secondary stories and recurring minor characters. This effort adds value and provides the viewer with more than just a shoot `em up. The acting is good; you will develop an affection for the characters that is a requirement of a successful series and this is one!

I am enjoying these DVD's...trying to watch on TV weekly with commercials makes it a long, drawn-out process. Being able to see the action all at once makes the story much more exciting to me. It's way bettr than re-runs, and I can share with family and friends, adding to discussion of the plots and characters.

My wife and I somehow never became involved in "24" until well into the 6th season when a neighbor loaned us the first season on DVD. We casually began watching and soon became completely immersed in the story. After watching the first season in 6 nights (4 episodes per night) we purchased the entire first through fifth season as a packege and are currently watching that. It is absolutely gripping!

"24" the series is too good to be found on network television. This is HBO quality writing, production and acting but surprisingly Fox did it on commercial TV. This is head-and-shoulders above anything we have ever seen on network television. If the three major networks had produced more programming of this quality they probably would not have experienced continually declining viewership over the years. "24" is so well written that no one will ever predict the outcome let alone what will happen in the next few minutes. I can't imaging watching this on tv one week at a time with 4:30 minute commercial breaks throughout. We will buy and watch successive seasons on DVD only.

W.M. Toledo, OH

One of the best TV shows period. I almost spent the 175$ to amazon recently for all 5 seasons until I took someone else's advice and purchased them separately (on sale) at two local retailers, cost me 84$ total for all 5 seasons, new. Shop around.

This show is one of the most popular, if not one of the role models for the 21st Century, Jack Bauer. A show that deals with a 24 hour period to stop terrorists who will do anything to harm others such as an assisination, kidnappings, blowing up dirty bombs (Nuclear), virus outbreaks, warheads to Nerve gas. In our post September 11th world, this show is an example that a hero like Jack Bauer to stop all roots of evil from being spread. There are also some plots & twists along the way such as a mole in season 1, the assisination of President Palmer in season 2 to Habib Marwan and the involvement of the Chinese Consulate in season 4, it no wonder why this show has been nominated for 12 to 15 emmys in the 5 seasons this show was on. Gotta love 24. Now for the box sets. If you would like to get this whole boxed set, about $180.00, this is the show for you if you don't have all seasons just yet. On the other hand if you would like to save some bucks, buy the seasons seperately to save some money. But this show is still one of the best on TV and hopefully it comes on for at least another 15-25 years!

This is a great series, even though when I first heard of the concept of breaking each individual show into hour intervals I laughed and thought it would never work. I was wrong. Keifer Sutherland's Jack Bauer is a bold and seemingly indestructible agent for a fictitious U.S.intelligence body - part Errol Flynn part James Bond. Throughout the series, Bauer has stopped an assassination attempt, thwarted a nuclear attack, been widowed, killed a witness, died, and become an addict while undercover. Plus, it just gets better and better, with twists and turns in every episode. Of course, I would expect this with David Fury coming on board as part of the creative team to help ruin Jack's fifth and sixth days, so far.

This 5 season bundle is a great value for those of us who didn't collect any seasons of "24" yet. However, be aware that this is a 5 season bundle versus a special collector's edition. All you are getting is all five DVD season sets. There are no special extras that you wouldn't have gotten if you already have the first five seasons.

My sister has been trying to get me to watch '24' for years. I didn't want to start watching; I felt I'd be lost without seeing the first episodes. I finally broke down and bought the entire series, and now, I'm addicted to the shows. When I first received them I couldn't put them down. I'd watch four and five hours at a time. I'm slowing down now because I don't want to go through them before the end of the fifth season is over, and my husband is feeling neglected. Don't plan on watching the show and attemp to do something else. This series absolutely demands your full attention to detail. The plot is always changing and you can't guess what's going to happen next. It's the best series I've ever watched. If there was a 10 rating; I'd give '24' a 10 star rating instead of a 5 if possible. It's really that good. I'd purchase it again!

I haven't watched 24 because I couldn't commit to the time and schedule. I had heard so many good things that I decided to get the five season package. The first weekend (9PM Sat. to 12MN Sunday) I watched all of season one. I couldn't stop myself! In one month I have viewed all 5 seasons! At least for me, this is one, DG series. For the critics, just remember: IT IS FICTION! And, GO JACK!