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24: Seasons 1-6

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What can I say? 24 is the REAL THING. By this I mean that it is super entertaining and brilliantly casted and written. To anyone who loves heart stopping action and "on-the-edge-of-your-seat" TV drama, this is the one to watch. Keifer has that special something that many TV actors lack and the rest of the cast is also very good. Buy this if you can; you will not be sorry.

I have watched the entire 24 series since the day they first start airing them. Having the seasons 1-6 on DVD now is great. If I have one complaint, is the sets come in 6 dvd pkgs. In set 1 - 2 of the disc were bad and they kept sticking and stopping. Since those 2 I have not had any problems and will soon be watching season 3. All in all a great investment and you will not be disappointed

Fast shipping! Great condition! Super price, especially compared to the "superstores" and believe me, I compared! Would do it again in a second! Action-packed series that both men & women will enjoy. And who doesn't love Jack Bauer?! If you don't already, you will. I mean, come on, a guy who can shoot...well, you'll see. Thanks!!!

I got this when it was on sale on Gold Box for $98. 6 seasons for this cost was brilliant! And that too for 24! This is an amazing series. Really well thought out storylines. Its amazing how they can have a whole season covering just one day! And not make it boring at any time. This is a must buy if you want a thrilling series. Kiefer Sutherland is great as Jack Bauer.

I love the DVD boxes with all the extras. The first 4 seasons are a bit bulky, but love the packaging.
This is my best buy on Amazon so far!

This is one of my husband's favorite tv shows, & watched it religiously when it was on. I got this for him for our anniversary, & thought I'd watch the 1st season, at least, just to give it a fair try. I didn't think I'd like it, & wasn't interested when it was on tv. I usually don't like shows like this. Well, was I wrong!!! I am completely hooked, & it's hard to turn off when I have something else I need to do! It's awesome, too, to be able to watch this with no commercials, & no waiting a week (or in this case--a whole season thanks to the writer's strike) to find out what happens next. It's great to be able to throw in a disc when nothing else is on, but beware....! You'll be watching more than one disc in a sitting! It's addictive!

"24" takes place during a 24-hour period (assuming your watch is powered by springs and maybe a rubber band or two). The 1st season had a few inconsistencies which I still can't get over, even till this day. But I wont give any spoilers. This is an outstanding series and every episode ends with so much suspense and intrigue that you can't stop watching. The story and concept are very well done. No other TV series has had this effect on us and watching it on DVD is the best way to experience 24. Set aside two weeks and 2-3 hours every night because you won't be able to stop watching until the end. ...

1. The Clock Is Always Ticking This builds suspense and rushes us past any inconsistencies, as in season 3, where the subways, streets, and schools are filled long after President Palmer has told everyone in L.A. to stay home.

2. There Are Enemies Everywhere They have homemade nukes, vials stuffed with lethal viruses, and Nuclear Power Plant Meltdown Devices (NPPMDs). Many of the enemies have prayer rugs rolled up in their closets and names like Behrooz.

3. We Fight Back With American Technology The center of this fight is the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU), filled with computers and run by a boss who never stops saying stuff like ''Switch the A-4 booger-sucker node to kernel 7 now!'' and ''Nobody goes home until we get these guys!''

4. The Technology Always Screws Up Those tracking satellites are especially pesky, but the darn computers aren't much better; they always seem to be full of worms and viruses. I often wish that stoner guy would stroll in and say, ''Hey, CTU dudes, don't worry! You're all gettin' Dells!''

5. The Management Ain't That Great Either Last year's boss (Tony Almeida) went in the crapper for putting his wife's safety above the welfare of the country. This year's boss (Erin Driscoll) has a schizo daughter with a morbid fixation on the 7-year-old next door. Erin also loathes Jack Bauer and dumped Chloe O'Brien, who seems to be the only tech (other than Edgar) capable of using CTU's off-brand computers and no-name software.

6. The More Chloe Pouts, the Better I can't wait for Chloe (underplayed with deadly, delightful precision by Mary Lynn Rajskub) to return from exile. Why is that?

7. Never Trust the President's Wife If you watched the first three seasons and met Sherry Palmer, a smiling ogre who makes Erin Driscoll seem a schoolyard brat, no further explanation is needed.

8. Never Trust Smart African-American Women in General As last week's EW story points out, they all seem to be high-riding you-know-what cutters. Sherry Palmer, seasons 1-3; Julia Milliken, last season; the current Marianne Taylor; case closed.

9. The President's Advisers Are Monsters of Expediency Sherry Palmer is always the best example of this lesson, but recently the man closest to the current president advised that it would be better to scrag the hostage secretary of defense (and his daughter) in a purposely botched raid rather than allow terrorists to put him on trial. Harsh! Last year, President Palmer's brother wanted to snag Senator Keeler's debate playbook and later took part in an abortive black-bag job that led to a murder-suicide. And, speaking of suicide:

10. On 24, Suicide Is Always an Option Mysterious and vaguely Middle Eastern music preceding the act is optional (as just before Kalil Hasan offed himself by running into a truck), but the act itself is always on the table. It's true that Ryan Chappelle couldn't quite bring himself to ventilate the old brain bucket (Jack Bauer considerately finished him off), and Secretary of Defense Heller and his daughter Audrey were saved before they could finish sniffing the gas, but Julia Milliken turned the trick last season...and then there were all those hotel virus victims, lining up for so-long capsules. I kept wondering if they were swallowing them with Kool-Aid while the Reverend Jim Jones told stories about his dear old mother.

11. For 24 Hours, the Rule of Law Is Suspended There's no worrying about search warrants, Miranda warnings, any of that nonsense. Things are too dire. Everything is black-and-white; the good guys are all good and the bad guys are superbad (Nina Myers, for instance, may be the greatest TV villain ever). Certainly no one worries about a little torture with the fate of the country hanging by a thread. Jack Bauer never works over the wrong person, anyway. Although wouldn't it be great if, after shooting a guy in the leg and then asking him who he works for, the guy screamed: ''I work for Dell, dude! I came to fix the crappy computers in this place! Please don't shoot me in the other leg!''

12. In the Course of the Season, One Good Guy Will Get Killed Or -- as in the case of Chase Edmunds -- will only get his hand chopped off.

13. In the Course of the Season, One Good Guy Will Turn Out to Be a Bad Guy This is the Nina Myers Rule, and to 24 fans, it really needs no further explanation. You can't call it the Tony Almeida Rule, because I had a feeling Tony would be back even before he turned up to save Jack and Audrey's bacon.

And finally...of course...

14. For One Day a Year, Jack Bauer Will Not Need to Go to the Bathroom for 24 Hours But once those 24 hours are up, I bet he's in there for a long time.

I first heard of this show from a family friend my parents knew, who would drop anything to watch the show on TV. So my mom and I teamed up and watched season one (more like an introduction), and this became the kind of show where you're wanting to put an axe through your tv!

Season Two: One step higher in suspense involving getting rid of an atomic bomb, and Jack sacrificing his life for his country. This really shows how Jack puts family and his country first before himself.

Season Three: Holy crap, this one killed me! An airborne virus is released into Los Angeles, killing hundreds of people, while the romance of Michelle and Tony is a major entertaining part of the season. This is one of the top seasons of the entire show!

Season Four: Sad to say, but this one didn't quite pull me as the other ones have. Though the bad guy is clever, they never really catch him, and it seems that some of the same things are repeated. But the season finale is amazingly done, and people have said, that the show could've ended here. This is somewhat true, but we would've said goodbye to classic characters so soon.

Season Five: MY FAVORITE SEASON EVER! This is a major comeback from the previous season, as Jack is forced to come out of hiding. This season just never stops giving screams and thrills no other, and Sutherland really did deserve the golden globe that year. This definitely is the season to watch if you're ever bored.

Season Six: Lots of people didn't like this one, but I really did enjoy it a lot! Again, it shows the deeper level of Jack's humanity and his desire for a normal life. I loved how some lovable characters came back, and it gets you ready for the upcoming seventh season. But lets hope that the show keeps our hopes alive, and stays immortal on FOX TV.

Took a bit long to arrive in my opinion (nearly 10 days) but when it came was in pristine condition. Unfortunately, now can't get anything else done because all I do is watch episode after episode.

I have been very pleased with my purchase of 6 seasons of 24. It was brand new, arrived very quickly from the seller. Couldn't have purchased anything that my husband would have enjoyed more.

This is the best way to watch 24....from the start...Im still watching..shipping was fast and on time