24
24 is presented in real time, with each season depicting a 24-hour period in the life of Jack Bauer, who works with the U.S. government as it fights domestic threats. Bauer is often in the field for the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit as they try to safeguard the nation from terrorist threats. The show also follows the actions of other CTU agents, government officials and terrorists associated with the plot.
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The enemy on 24 used to be terrorists. Now it's unemployment. Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer and his fellow CTU agents are back at work, but this time they're fighting to keep their jobs, and damn right it makes excellent TV — you've never seen so many tough federal agents look so terrified. As always, 24 takes place in a state of permanent emergency — when the show debuted, right after 9/11, it coasted on the paranoia of terrorist panic. But in the wake of the Bush era, America's more paranoid than ever, scared shitless amid nationwide economic panic, and if there's one thing 24 thrives on, it's panic. In the very first episode, when one agent screws up, her commanding officer tells her, "I know the only reason you took this job was your husband was downsized." She pleads, "Mr. Hastings, I need this job!" Jesus — James Bond and M never had conversations like this.
The new season premieres on a wave of behind-the-scenes network tension, as Fox has already announced that the show is in jeopardy — despite its massive popularity, it's too expensive to produce. 24 is struggling for its job, the way its agents are struggling for theirs. But in a way this is good news for Jack Bauer, because he gets to exploit economic disaster the way he exploited homeland-security mania. So the new 24 is more intense than ever, adding an extra edge of real-life anxiety to the usual anti-terrorist antics.
As the new season begins, Jack is in New York, playing with his granddaughter after taking her to the zoo. He's set to enjoy his retirement, move to L.A. with his daughter Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) and be a full-time grandpa. That is, until a bleeding terrorist knocks on his hotel door, offering inside dope on an assassination plot against a foreign president (Anil Kapoor, the quizmaster from Slumdog Millionaire), in exchange for an immunity deal that only Jack Bauer can put together. That was a short retirement, Jack — within minutes, he's back in superagent mode, killing Uzi-toting terrorists with a fire ax. It's nasty work, but it beats the hell out of taking his granddaughter to the zoo.
The enemy on 24 used to be terrorists. Now it's unemployment. Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer and his fellow CTU agents are back at work, but this time they're fighting to keep their jobs, and damn right it makes excellent TV — you've never seen so many tough federal agents look so terrified. As always, 24 takes place in a state of permanent emergency — when the show debuted, right after 9/11, it coasted on the paranoia of terrorist panic. But in the wake of the Bush era, America's more paranoid than ever, scared shitless amid nationwide economic panic, and if there's one thing 24 thrives on, it's panic. In the very first episode, when one agent screws up, her commanding officer tells her, "I know the only reason you took this job was your husband was downsized." She pleads, "Mr. Hastings, I need this job!" Jesus — James Bond and M never had conversations like this.
The new season premieres on a wave of behind-the-scenes network tension, as Fox has already announced that the show is in jeopardy — despite its massive popularity, it's too expensive to produce. 24 is struggling for its job, the way its agents are struggling for theirs. But in a way this is good news for Jack Bauer, because he gets to exploit economic disaster the way he exploited homeland-security mania. So the new 24 is more intense than ever, adding an extra edge of real-life anxiety to the usual anti-terrorist antics.
As the new season begins, Jack is in New York, playing with his granddaughter after taking her to the zoo. He's set to enjoy his retirement, move to L.A. with his daughter Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) and be a full-time grandpa. That is, until a bleeding terrorist knocks on his hotel door, offering inside dope on an assassination plot against a foreign president (Anil Kapoor, the quizmaster from Slumdog Millionaire), in exchange for an immunity deal that only Jack Bauer can put together. That was a short retirement, Jack — within minutes, he's back in superagent mode, killing Uzi-toting terrorists with a fire ax. It's nasty work, but it beats the hell out of taking his granddaughter to the zoo.
