Woochifer
01-12-2006, 06:41 PM
Wow, this is about as open-ended a season opener as I can possibly think of!
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT YET SEEN SEASON 4, DO NOT READ FURTHER -- GO TO YOUR VIDEO STORE AND HAVE A MARATHON VIEWING OF ALL 24 EPISODES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
After being forced to fake his own death at the end of Day 4, where does Jack Bauer go from here? The prequel on the 24: Season 4 DVD set shows Chloe traveling to Chicago to let Jack know that CTU's network had been compromised, and that someone might have found the doctored Coroner's report on his death. Then Jack got car chased by some baddies, and managed to escape. Apparently, Day 5 starts six months after the events in the prequel, and 18 months after the end of Day 4.
Stuff I've been reading about Day 5 indicate that the plot line will supposedly get back to the basics, and feature more of the personal peril and tension that was featured in Day 1, and less of the "millions of people could die within the next 24 hours" threats that dominated 24's story lines after Day 1. I mean, they've already featured two nuclear treats and a bioterror storyline, so I don't see where else they could go.
IMO, the first 14 hours of Day 1 are still the benchmark for how great a series 24 can be. That story was a lot simpler and less convoluted than days 2, 3, and 4 -- basically, Jack had to foil an assassination attempt, while knowing that his wife and daughter had been kidnapped by the would-be assassins. And that story line did not need a nuclear threat or millions of potential deaths to be create almost unbearable tension and suspense.
The clock is ticking again! They got a two-hour premiere on Sunday night, and another two-hour episode on Monday night. Miss out on this, and forget about the rest of the season!
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT YET SEEN SEASON 4, DO NOT READ FURTHER -- GO TO YOUR VIDEO STORE AND HAVE A MARATHON VIEWING OF ALL 24 EPISODES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
After being forced to fake his own death at the end of Day 4, where does Jack Bauer go from here? The prequel on the 24: Season 4 DVD set shows Chloe traveling to Chicago to let Jack know that CTU's network had been compromised, and that someone might have found the doctored Coroner's report on his death. Then Jack got car chased by some baddies, and managed to escape. Apparently, Day 5 starts six months after the events in the prequel, and 18 months after the end of Day 4.
Stuff I've been reading about Day 5 indicate that the plot line will supposedly get back to the basics, and feature more of the personal peril and tension that was featured in Day 1, and less of the "millions of people could die within the next 24 hours" threats that dominated 24's story lines after Day 1. I mean, they've already featured two nuclear treats and a bioterror storyline, so I don't see where else they could go.
IMO, the first 14 hours of Day 1 are still the benchmark for how great a series 24 can be. That story was a lot simpler and less convoluted than days 2, 3, and 4 -- basically, Jack had to foil an assassination attempt, while knowing that his wife and daughter had been kidnapped by the would-be assassins. And that story line did not need a nuclear threat or millions of potential deaths to be create almost unbearable tension and suspense.
The clock is ticking again! They got a two-hour premiere on Sunday night, and another two-hour episode on Monday night. Miss out on this, and forget about the rest of the season!