24: Season Four DVD Collection [DVD]

What can one say? The series 24 is simply the most compelling TV in years. The series takes place in one 24hour period. The amount of investigation, hunting, searching and action spread out through the period is absolutely amazing. The writers themselves deserve numerous awards for their ingenuity and commitment in making the program so exciting and compelling. The program deals with attacks of all types on the USA, from virus, to gas, to nuclear bombs, abduction and murder. Jack Baur (Keifer Sutherland) is CTU's top investigator and does what it takes to hunt down and destroy whatever is threatening the integrity of the United States. Jack's life is commited to defending the States no matter what it takes. Over the years he has lost his wife, (murdered by CTU mole), he has lost contact with his daughter because of things she has suffered, directly relating to her fathers work. He has lost the woman he loves and more, he has lost his life. Jack goes on the run to hide from the American Government, the Chinese Government and comes back to CTU when called to help solve the threat. It is a must watch series to feel the full impact that this series put out to the viewer. Once you start you can't stop. Award Winning in many catagories.

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Great series to watch!

Watched this when it first aired but never saw the last two series. Decided to catch up from the very start as Prime were showing it. Unfortunately they took it off the 'free list' mid season despite my howls of protest! So bought the box set instead as I resented paying per episode, seems I could buy it bit by bit but not view it as part of Prime. The 24 Series is sensational, even after all these years it is crisp, clean and full of action. My only gripe is the way the incumbents keep getting fired, tortured, harrassed and then reinstated all within the course of a couple of hours! but then it is escapism. Adore Kiefer Sutherland I could listen to that voice for hours. If I could have his dulcet tones on Sat Nav I wouldn't care where I was going as long as he was giving me directions.

I didn't find this season as compelling as others, BUT there were some standout episodes. I felt that the new characters weren't as deep as some of the old ones, and that the old characters - especially Michelle - became shadows of their former selves. That being said, my love for the character of Chloe has gone up a lot! The storyline seemed a bit bland at times, and I think a couple of episodes should actually have had some scenes cut from them or entirely rewritten. Now, the concepts themselves are amazing, but this time around it just seems a little too much and as a result some things are not working as well as they should have done. HOWEVER, a great closing episode, which unlike other seasons (unless you count the very unobvious season 2 finale) gives you a brief hint of what is to come in Season 5, which from what I hear is the viewers favourite season ever, and I for one, cannot wait to get Season 5 underway!

Good value

Quick delivery dvd case v good con,discs play 100% ok great series great bargain very happy

The series is great - as are all the series of 24 but I was very, very disappointed that it (along with others series of 24) had been removed from Prime when I was halfway through watching this series and I had to purchase it in order to complete viewing. I was looking forward to working through all the box sets again but will wait and see if they return to Prime in the future

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Not as great as season 3 but still very good.would buy again.

I have been a 24 fan since the series premiered & I must say this past 4th season has been not only its best season, but the best season of drama tv I have ever seen. I don't say that lightly-I'm a big fan of other shows such as Nip/Tuck, The West Wing, Lost, Rescue Me, Over There, and House. The concept of 24 is simple: it follows a day in the life of superagent Jack Bauer in real time. Here is a concise episode guide following the events in Jack's day in Season 4- (7 AM - 8 AM) Jack returns to CTU, where he was formerly director, to discover a train explosion which he believes to be a diversionary target. (8 AM - 9 AM) Jack gets reinstated by CTU when the Secretary of Defense is kidnapped. His only lead is a hacker who hacked into the terrorists' database. (9 AM - 10 AM) The terrorists get to the hacker first and Jack has no choice but to follow them. (10 AM - 11 AM) To buy time for a satellite tracker, Jack is forced to delay the terrorist by robbing the grocery store he's in. (11 AM - 12 PM) Jack's diverson is successful as the terrorist leads Jack to the compound where the Secretary of Defense and his daughter Audrey are held. (12 PM - 1 PM) Against orders, Jack infiltrates the compound in a dramatic rescue. Meanwhile, CTU learns that the kidnapping was a diverson & the terrorists plan to melt all the nuclear plants in the continental US. (1 PM - 2 PM) Now safe, Audrey, also Jack's girlfriend, goes with Jack to try and ID one of the men she recognized when held captive. Soon afterwards, they get ambushed and Jack relies on his old friend Tony Almeida to help them. (2 PM - 3 PM) Temporarily safe, they make an ID on Audrey's captors. (3 PM - 4 PM) Jack and Tony follow up on the lead, where they meet a reluctant Dina and Behrooz Araz. (4 PM - 5 PM) In hopes of finding the terrorists ultimately responsible, Tony interrogates Dina. (5 PM - 6 PM) Dina reveals the orchestrator of the terrorists' plans-a man named Marwan. Jack also learns the location of the override device to prevent the nuclear plants from melting down. (6 PM - 7 PM) Jack heads over to Marwan's employers, whom decide to destroy evidence in order cut their ties to the day's events. (7 PM - 8 PM) Jack has some help as he fends off the mercenaries sent to kill him. (8 PM - 9 PM) Jack orchestrates a mock-hostage situation so he can get close to Marwan. (9 PM - 10 PM) Now kidnapped, Jack is released when his kidnappers plan a trade to buy time for their contingency plan. (10 PM - 11 PM) CTU raids Marwan's compound only to have him escape. Things get even worse as the terrorists shoot down Air Force One. (11 PM - 12 AM) Jack and Marwan struggle to obtain the nuclear launch codes that dropped from the plane. (12 AM - 1 AM) A suspect is brought in with information about Marwan's plans & Jack has to use alternative methods to extract the information. (1 AM - 2 AM) Jack's latest efforts at finding Marwan are stalled by the Secret Service. (2 AM - 3 AM) Jack illegally breaks into the Chinese Consulate to extract a man who knows Marwan's whearabouts. (3 AM - 4 AM) Jack gets closer to finding Marwan as the terrorists launch a nuclear missle. (4 AM - 5 AM) Jack captures Marwan only to find him uncooperative. Meanwhile, an unexpected lead pops up from the Secretary of Defense's son. (5 AM - 6 AM) Jack follows up on the lead as the Chinese Consulate discovers what happened on their grounds. (6 AM - 7 AM) The lead pays off as she reveals both the whereabouts of Marwan & the location of the missile. Though the terrorist plans are thwarted, Jack is ultimately forced to feign his death to prevent his capture by the Chinese. As the season wraps up, Jack Bauer must take on a new identity.