DiscountDelight - 24 - Season Four
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543217800
Format: Box set
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 7
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-12-06
Running Time: 1055
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2005-11-06
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Summary: Don't call it a comeback? Well, it is.
Comment: "24" fans had reason to rejoice - the show was back in fine form after the massive disappointment of Season 3. Feminists of all races and orientation had plenty to praise heaven about too. I simply refuse to stoop as low as many have here - no plot spoilers from me. But let me tell you - a major female character has been elevated to the level of her male counterparts - making tough (and correct) decisions and proving herself every bit as worthy as the men.
Some might say it is a hollow victory. Make no mistake people: Season 4, though perfectly paced plot-wise, contains oodles of misogyny - just like the previous 3 seasons. Female characters - both primary and secondary - are portrayed as conniving, spiteful, incompetent, or in one case just plain crazy. It is sad and insulting in an age of so-called "equality." Yeah right. We can't give up the fight - whether you are a true female, or merely a femmy man (you can help too, even if you underestimate yourself in many ways).
Season 4 is possibly the best of the first four seasons. Linda Kozlowski fans have every right to be proud. I know I am.
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Summary: 24 - Season Four
Comment: I have found all seasons in the TV series "24" awesome ... this was no exception.
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Summary: A few flaws, but nonetheless the best drama on network TV today
Comment: "24" just keeps getting better and better, and I'd say seasons 4 and 5 are easily the best yet. Season 4, for the first time, illustrates that the writers developed a single, multifaceted story arc to last through the entire season, rather than just making stuff up as they went along, as was sometimes the case in the first three seasons (particularly season 1, since they only had a 12-episode order to begin with and had to provide a resolution in case the show wasn't picked up for a full season). Better still, it's an intriguing and realistic arc, with <<<<<<< SPOILER ALERT >>>>>>> one of the best plot twists I've ever seen on television, namely when it becomes clear that the hijacked Stealth fighter will be used to shoot down Air Force One.
That said, the season isn't perfect. There are two notable disconnects in the season, at points where it seems like the producers checked out the comments on the online "24" fan boards about the first few episodes and decided to make some changes. Nearly all of the characters introduced this season, except for Audrey Raines, are abruptly eliminated by episode 12, almost as if the viewers hated the fact that Jack was the only major character to return from the previous seasons and the producers had to scramble to bring everyone back to the table. (Thankfully, this list didn't include Kim.) Thus, hello Tony, Michelle and Chloe; adios Erin, Sarah and Secretary Heller. The introduction of President Logan and reintroduction of President Palmer and Mike Novick also follow this trajectory, although I'm guessing that was also partially done to set up the story arc in season 5 (which I won't spoil here). I do not get, however, why Mike Novick - who worked for Democratic senator/president Palmer for 20 years - would suddenly be recruited to work for the new Republican VP; that's just not how it works in real life.
Plot holes/flaws: as several reviews have noted, Behrooz just completely disappears without any sort of explanation, but one thing not mentioned is that Edgar never receives any sort of reprisal for his failure to go over the LAPD hourlys and realize that the Air Force pilot scheduled to fly the Stealth was missing, which directly led to Air Force One being shot down. This tragedy *could* have been prevented, and I can't believe Edgar wasn't ever called on his failure to prevent what ultimately becomes either the death or permanent incapacitation of President Keeler (unfortunately that's another plot hole, never explained in season 5). Also, the writers were clearly going to set up a romance between Michelle and Buchanan before deciding barely two episodes later that it would interfere between Tony and Michelle getting back together, so they hastily had Bill claim "we just went out a few times but it didn't go anywhere," never mind that the clear implication from the earlier episodes was otherwise.
A bigger qualm I have is that this particular season (unlike the other four) seems to go out of its way to lampoon "politically correct" types and defend the idea of torture as an intelligence extraction tool. Now granted, in the context of the show I think torture is totally justified, but considering that these episodes were airing right around the time the Abu Ghraib prison torture scandal was erupting (which is definitely NOT a justifiable use of torture), I think the writers could've been a bit more sensitive to current real-life events. The introduction of an Amnesty International lawyer, and the gleeful method in which Jack evades procedure to get at his defendant and then extracts info out of him by breaking all his fingers, is particularly egregious.
Nonetheless, this is the BEST drama on network TV (and on par with the best on TV, period, e.g. "The Sopranos") by a long shot, and I still rate this season five stars!
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Summary: Always excellent
Comment: Great writers and actors. Still keeps you wanting to see more. The best series on TV. Don't stop producing these.
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Summary: Mommy, that man from "The Mummy" is a really bad guy!
Comment: Wow!!! 24 reaches its peak with this season. Jack is back and better than ever! Habib Marvan is their most exciting villain and he is played to perfection by Arnold Voslo (bad guy from "The Mummy"). He is never over the top and plays the character very subtle, which makes him very realistic and creepy. His facial expressions make him a villain that you wouldn't want to mess with. Chloe starts to really shine with this season as the employee that we all have to work with who is sarcastic, snippy, and always has an attitude, but at the same time is very efficient. Besides Marvan, the season also gets great acting from Shohreh Aghdashloo, who plays Dina Araz. She does a great job as she is trapped between the love for her son and the love for her husband. Her son, Behrooz, though, sometimes is pretty annoying. Quick SPOILER: ***What happened to Behrooz? Is he dead? They kind of just made the trade and we never saw him again. Maybe he will make a quick spot in season 6. Who knows?***
Anyway, this is my favorite season as it ends with a BANG...you'll see!
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Oh boy. Here we go again! Just another exciting day in the life of 24 super-agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). The season kicks off with a deadly terrorist strike resulting in the kidnapping of his new boss, the U.S. Secretary of Defense James Heller (William Devane). Although a fired, ex-employee of the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU), it is no surprise who is going to shift into full gear to bring the terrorists to justice. However, it doesn't take the super-agent long to discover the kidnapping of his boss is part of a much larger plan, master-minded by Habib Marvan (Arnold Voslo) the middle eastern terrorist cell leader the US government has been trying to track down for years. Considered by many to be the best season of the first four, 24 - Season 4 is a definite departure from the first three seasons. For one, the cast is almost entirely new. Second, the pacing of each episode does not seem as frantic. There appears to be a shift from the reliance on plot-shifting cliff hangers (which in some ways dragged down the quality of Season 3), to a focus on complex, over-arcing, multiple storylines, albeit very violent. What may be missing in superficial action clichés is definitely compensated in a richer plot. That's not to say the show has slowed down, it's still amped up beyond anything else on TV, but compared to the previous seasons, 24 has gotten a lot smarter, and in turn, better. --Rob Bracco
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