Should you watch 24?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
24
Series · 2001
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
The sides of 24
- One day of a season told hour by hour
- A counterterrorism agent racing the clock
- Moles inside CTU
24 is good for you if…
- you like a ticking clock on screen in every episode.
- you like Jack Bauer doing whatever it takes before the hour ends.
- you like never knowing who the traitor is.
24 is bad for you if…
- you can't sit through torture scenes.
- nine seasons is too much for you.
About: duty · sacrifice · betrayal
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