I’m not sure if any loyal blog followers are fans of the TV show 24, but I was previously a huge fan and kind of lost track after the first two or three seasons. I mean, seriously, how many bad days can one CTU agent have?
Although I can’t specifically point to what re-piqued my interest in the show, over the long weekend, I watched the first two episodes (both were double episodes, meaning four aggregate hours) of the new season of 24 and was fairly impressed. Jack Bauer is still a bad ass and the President of the United States is now a woman. As an aside, during one of the last seasons, I remember a family member of a friend commenting that 24 was completely unrealistic because it featured a black President. At the time I was forced to grit my teeth and hold back the comments that bubbled up in my mind. After the Obama election, I can now say, “touché,” or welcome to 2009 (slash the real world)!
At any rate, the new season of 24 thus far has been exciting and worth watching for those who like an action-packed drama filled with lots of chase scenes and close-ups of suspected double agents. Hopefully the rest of the season will continue to be as interesting and exciting.
