[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Many people call it the greatest show ever--I call it mildly entertaining at first, then more and more annoying as the season progresses, until the point where I can't watch it anymore.

I have to agree, I gave it up after two seasons.

Some years back I watched a movie (Real Time???) which covered ninety minutes of a man's life. His wife and children were captured by terrorists. He was given a gun and told his family would be released if he assassinated the First Lady at an upcoming press conference. The show had dramatic tension so thick you could cut it with a knife. A ninety minute movie about ninety minutes in the life of a reluctant hit man.

24 on the other hand takes one day and dribbles it out an hour at a time (actually 40 minutes discounting the commercials) over a period of months. If I recall correctly during the first two years they even went into reruns for a month or so to drag it out still further. To me it was just one big yawn. The only mysterious part of the show was that none of the protagonists needed to eat, drink, or go to the restroom (ever!). The dynamic of the show is bass ackward and if you can’t guess that Jack Bauer is gonna win come hell or high water there is no hope for you.

I remember a short lived series w/ James Garner, returning home to the southwest after the Spanish/American war. He became the sheriff of "Nickels" Arizona. The series was canceled and in the last episode Jim was shot dead, they had his funeral and a big party at the saloon, then they laid him away in boot hill. Thus precluding any chance for reruns!

Regards,
GtG

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Nickels = Nichols
Oops...My bad!

Regards,
GtG

[DJ MacWoW]

If I recall correctly during the first two years they even went into reruns for a month or so to drag it out still further.

Actually they had to take a break for editing to catch up with filming. That's why it doesn't start til January now.

They only reran current eps on FX for one or two seasons. It would air on Fox, then the following week it replayed on FX just before the new ep aired on Fox. 24 never did reruns. American Idol debuted during the 24 break.

[Sender]

The only mysterious part of the show was that none of the protagonists needed to eat, drink, or go to the restroom (ever!).

But seriously, let's say Jack has a bad case of diarrhea from being drugged, shot, beaten and exploded. Do you really want to use up 30 minutes of an episode waiting outside the bathroom door while the world is in peril?

[Dave Olson]

The only mysterious part of the show was that none of the protagonists needed to eat, drink, or go to the restroom (ever!).

There's a couple of other mysteries I've noticed.

Supposedly, someone cannot get inside CTU without their id badge. Yet, one guy was mugged outside, his badge was stolen and the next scene showed him on the inside as if nothing happened. How did he get back in?

Last season, Air Force One had crashed. Jack and the terrorists raced to get the "nuclear football". How could a Jeep beat a helicopter to the crash site?