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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Let's have some personal opinions. Smile

My season 1 boxset arrived this morning, I got it really because they're only £17 at Play. I've never seen a single episode, so le's have some thoughts. Particularly, is it worth buying 2, 3 and 4?

Just a quick preview before I start going through it tonight. Very Happy

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Mister James · I want to believe! Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Karma :

I was ill for a few days last year and splashed out on 2 and 3 - it's much better when you can watch several episodes back to back.

I do find certain aspects of it a little annoying at times - over-reliance on 'trendy' phrases/concepts, like 'protocol' which is used in at least every other sentence. One of the producers obviously read an article that referred to CT protocols and decided that intelligence services can't stop saying it.

Still, an agreeable way to pass the time, although not as clever as The West Wing, or as funny as The Shield.
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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 09 May 2004 Karma :

Is a pretty good program, didn't watch all of season 1 but should do at some point, was doing a 24 hour marathon at a mates and bailed out after about hour 18 and fell a sleep. Still watching the end of smalliville then i will move onto the other seasons of 24. Thumbs Up

matt89 · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Karma :

season 1 is the best out of 1,2,3 & 4 because they start to become repetative in certain things and you can start to guess where stuff is going. but it fecks you up if you miss 1 episode. i would still say watch the other seasons because if you skip a season sometimes they relate back to stuff thats happened previously. as for season 5 JACKS BACK!!!! dont watch it before youve seen season for otherwise you wont have a clue wots going on. currently up to episode 7 and cant wait for elisha cuthbert to come back into it Mr. Green

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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Right - think I'll get through the 1st disc now. Mr. Green

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jinxy88 · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Karma :

matt89 · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Karma :

jinxy88 how far through season 5 are you?

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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

I've watched the first 2 episodes, and I'll admit it's good, if a little hard to keep track of! (May be due to various legal/illegal substances though Shhh!

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Think I'll watch the 3rd ep now and then I'll cram a few more in tomorrow. Mr. Green

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RobB · Spanner Monkey Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Karma :

I bought the first, second and third series box set last year when I got made redundant. Watched all 3 in a week, also with the help of illegal substances.

1st series is good/clever. They make much more of the fact that it's shown in real time. If you have the DVD, watch the alternative ending after you're done, and see if you thought it was as ridiulously bad as I did.

2nd and 3rd were a little duller for me, more soap-opera style relationship stuff, and a lot of political manouvering. Enjoyed them, but not as much as Series 4 which is all about the guns, and Jack Bauer's love of death. Series 4 had two events in it that I didn't expect, or think I would see on TV. Series 5 looks like being at possibly an even higher level of gunplay.

(btw, for those downloading them, s05ep8 is on the torrent sites now)
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jinxy88 · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Karma :

matt89 · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Karma :

epidode 7 gets even better just gettin episode 8 now cant wait kims back!

Dom · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Karma :

I watched the first couple of seasons in full but after a while there's only so much you can take of Jack Bauer and his inability to talk in anything but variants of a whisper.

TALK PROPERLY FFS! Brick Wall

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RobB · Spanner Monkey Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Karma :

I always liked it that as he was 'in position' waiting for the 'go go go', his phone would always ring. Not on silent, and he'll happily sit and have a chat while just inches away from whatever lunacy is about to happen.

Also, whenever ANYTHING happens, CTU priority is getting the perimeter set up. If it's really bad, they use a hard perimeter.

Finally, Jack will happily let everyone in the world die if it means stopping a terrorist. Unless his family is involved, in which case he'll kill the president if he has to. What a guy. A cop that doesn't play by the rules, but damnit he gets results.
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- The only thing I learned from love, was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you.
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matt89 · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Karma :

every series so far there has been a mole aswell. you would think they would learn after the first one and what with them being a counter terrorist unit surely they would have better security?

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m99dws · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Karma :

I haven't seen the 1st 2 series, but 3 and 4 were addictive. 5 started off quite fast paced and looks to be as good if not better.

matt89 · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Karma :

it wont be long before youre downloading it then will it m99dws Laughing