"24" (2001)TV series 2001-????

Creators:

Robert Cochran
Joel Surnow

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

6 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

To the world, he's dead. But soon, he'll become the most wanted man alive (Season 5)

Plot:

Federal Agent Jack Bauer can't afford to always play by the rules. As a member of the L.A. Counter Terrorist Unit, Jack must stop bombs, viruses, assassination attempts, and usually save someone he cares about at the same time. Every season of this series has 24 episodes, each unfolding in real time following a consecutive hour in one very bad day.

Plot Keywords:

Cult Hero | Undercover | Terrorism Prevention | Time For Title | One Day

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 37 wins & 124 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. May 18	12:30 AM	WGNSAT	Day 6: 12:00 Midnight - 1:00 AM	#6.19
Sun. May 25	12:30 AM	WGNSAT	Day 6: 1:00AM - 2:00AM	#6.20

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer (172 episodes, 2001-2009)
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Chloe O'Brian (113 episodes, 2003-2009)
Carlos Bernard	...	Tony Almeida (102 episodes, 2001-2009)
Dennis Haysbert	...	President David Palmer / ... (79 episodes, 2001-2006)
James Morrison	...	Bill Buchanan (77 episodes, 2005-2009)
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Kim Bauer (72 episodes, 2001-2006)

Also Known As:

24 Hours (USA) (working title)
Twenty Four (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian | German | Korean | Arabic | Spanish | Serbo-Croatian | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 (season 1- 3) (season 5) (season 6) | Hungary:16 (some episodes) | Netherlands:12 | Brazil:16 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 (TV rating) | New Zealand:R16 (Season 5 DVD rating) | Singapore:PG (season 4) | New Zealand:R16 (season 2, 3 DVD rating) | New Zealand:M (Season 4 DVD rating) | Ireland:18 (season 2) | Ireland:15 (seasons 1,3,4 and 5) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:M (cable rating) | Czech Republic:15 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 (season 1) | South Africa:PG | UK:15 (video rating) | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

The knife Jack Bauer uses is a Microtech Halo III SA Satin Blade Front opener.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the Season 5 episode where president Logan intends to send his wife to a mental hospital, he decides the last moment to change his mind and pick up his wife who already sits somewhat paralyzed in the car, while assistants and agents pack her bags etc.. We then see the split-screens of the actual occurring events, in especially President Logan standing in his office/retreat pacing and thinking, therefore clearly inside the house. But when the scene cuts complete to Martha Logan in the car, suddenly the President turns up at the car and gets his wife out of it, to tell her he is not going to send her to the hospital. This appears only seconds of real-time later, after we saw President Logan still being inside the house. To the reach the car in this short period of time was not possible for him.

Quotes:

Martha Logan: [after she learns President Logan wants to give terrorists the route to the Russian President's motorcade] You are the President of the United States! My God! You're talking about murder!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG)

Superb Television

I didn't watch "24" during its original, first-season run, so I can't comment on how it played, week after week; but, I did watch all 24 episodes on DVD, over a four day period. WOW! From beginning to end, this show is the most riveting and suspenseful thing ever captured on film. It is a masterwork of deceit, and its success is in the fact that it never allows the viewer to relax for a second. You are never sure who you can trust. Certainly one of, if not the best 24 hours of television, ever! Highly recommended!