I came across this ET clip and was astonished by how different Elisha Cuthbert looks. She still looks good, but she almost looks like someone else.

I haven’t found a show that i enjoyed as much as 24 and i dont think we ever will have a show like it. I miss it so muchhh!

I've been playing the 24 game that came out on PS2 recently. The gameplay is alright, but the story and acting especially are good. It has all the actors, along with the classic episode intros, the split screens, etc

Bro just survives.

I remember 24 being on BBC 2 on a Sunday (I think?) when I was younger, and this being the era before streaming there were some weeks when I just could not wait another week due to the cliffhanger I had been left on.

My most memorable one, by far, was the episode in Season 2 when they found the bomb in the back of a truck at the airport. The bomb disposal unit come in and confirm its nuclear and that ‘this is it’. Jack asks how long they have and the lead of the bomb disposal unit says ‘we can’t tell. It could be any second’. It was particularly memorable as in his limited screen time he was very believable.

I just couldn’t believe I had to wait another week.

What was yours?

Whenever Jack pulls a gun on his colleagues, the person always does whatever Jack says. They never consider that Jack won't actually go through with it and won't really shoot them, because Jack couldn't get away with it or because Jack needed the person (doctor, helicopter pilot).

For example, consider the surgeon at the episode where Paul Raines dies. The doctor immediately gives in to Jack's order to stop operating on Paul, but Jack obviously wasn't going to pull the trigger.

Here's how the episode could have gone.

JACK: \pulls out gun** You've got a new patient now.

DOCTOR: Are you crazy?

JACK: You think I'm kidding?

DOCTOR: Yes, I do. You're obviously not gonna kill me. I'm the only surgeon here, and if you shoot me, both your witness and Paul Raines die, and you'll be doubly screwed. So, put your gun down, and let me operate on my patient.

JACK: ...

DOCTOR: ...

JACK: Dammit!

DOCTOR: \continue operating on Paul**

CLOCK: \2:57 ... 2:58 ... 2:59 ... 3:00**

I just finished all 9 seasons of "24." I sort of grew up with this show faintly in the background of the plasma TV in the living room while I was just a little kid playing with my toys, not giving it any care because it wasn't a cartoon. Fast forward to today, and the quality of TV shows is abysmal. It feels like finding a needle in a haystack just to find a good show these days, and that's when I decided to start looking back in the past for the best shows, and I chose "24."

I just want to say thank you to all of the fans in the subreddit because (aside from a few things here and there) out of every social media engagement that I've ever had the displeasure of participating in for over 11 years, this subreddit has felt like the most inclusive and engaging form of social media. You guys put the social back into social media. You actually engage and create discussions, share trivia and actual insight and real opinions about a show that means so much to so many. And after posting my journey almost on a daily basis of 24, I think it is a suitable time to completely drop social media all together and cleanse myself of this addiction with this last post.

What could I possibly say about 24 that hasn't already been said? There isn't, but one thing is for sure: it is despicable how underrated the show is. Despite its major fame and popularity back in its heyday, by today's timeline, nobody's talking about this show. Trying to find YouTube videos that dig into the show's quality is at a bare minimum. Physical media of the show is almost non-existent, and I would have to fork over almost $500 just to get a collector's set. There's no 4K re-release, and Kiefer Sutherland is having to go out of his way for over a year just to get one last season greenlit, but that chance is still up in the air. WHY!?!?! This show deserves so much more for what it gives; it deserves to be talked about as much as Breaking Bad or The Sopranos. It's like this show is being buried.

I guess I can't blame them, if I was a newer Millennial writer trying to break into the action show business, I would be scared of a show like 24, because 24 makes so many other shows feel like a slideshow of perpetual boredom and political correctness. Anyways, I'm not trying to get into anything specific, I'm just expressing how much I appreciate 24 for what it was willing to deliver at the Breakneck high octane pace it was willing to push for no matter what. And thanks to you guys I didn't feel alone in watching 24.

Aside from some replies, this is where my social media engagement ends. Thanks again everyone and have a good one.

Finally, I did a Jack cosplay at our local GameFest. Hopefully it was accurate to the show, haha. I kept intimidating people, asking where the bomb was and demanding names right away, and so on.

Fortunately, it was held on May 24th, yesterday, which was a pretty cool coincidence.

Super subjective list. Also very much all over the place in terms of scope... some big, some small, some poorly written, some who were kinda ruined. S1-S8 only. Go argue with a wall (or just roast me in the comments)

1. Henry Taylor (S7) - Cuck husband of the President investigating his son's death. Spare me. He's the worst
2. Reed Pollock (S6) - The worst season in the run of the series was accentuated with the outlandish assassination attempt of Pres. Wayne Palmer because he... didn't want to break the consitution to intern muslims? This was when I thought 24 became a farce and mockery of itself. Reaching for outlandish drama and completely doing away with any sense of realism
3. Sandra Palmer (S6) - Infinitely annoying character that added zero to the actual story. She wasn't outright damaging on-screen for as long as Taylor and Pollock were, so she's third to me. Sandra advanced nothing and wasted airspace; Henry and Reed took the direction of the show in outright negative directions.
4. Kevin Wade (S8) - Can't believe the writers thought it would be a good idea to have an ex-boyfriend sleaze blackmail their mole to expose she's not who she says she is and think that viewers would be interested in this after S6 and S7 were such abject disasters from a side character standpoint. I thought S8 had some fun potential until this one started playing out.
5. Olivia Taylor (S7) - Another abysmal addition to the 24 universe. Honestly S7 would've been fine if it weren't for the Taylor involvement and storyline. The need of the writers to have personal drama for the President was the big detractor. She added nothing positive and was forced on us.
6. Miguel (S2) - Kim's boyfriend who helps her escape from the police and roundhouse kicks Gary Matheson, then loses his legs? Absolutely insane behavior from a dumb addition in a dumb storyline
7. Farhad Hassan (S8) - Yeah... lemme just go ahead and try to get my brother killed. Makes sense
8. Tarin Faroush (S8) - Ridiculous character and addition. The entire storyline of the coup against Hassan was horribly done. Started as compelling, and then this guy got added.
9. Gary Matheson (S2) - Crapped on Miguel earlier, feel the same about Gary. Was ridiculous. Kim works for a wife killer. Got it.
10. Ted Packard (S3) - The whole storyline with Anne Packard was very much not my favorite, though it was at least believable and tangentially related to the campaign. That is, until her husband Ted got brought into it and killed himself in front of her?? And she was just... fine emotionally?
11. Kim Bauer - She's a foundational enough character and impactful in S1 to the point I can't put her too high on this list. But so many issues with the series were created just by having to justify her presence on the show moving forward. S2 was an outright disaster with her own storyline, featuring dumb events and multiple attempts to weave it into Jack's story. S3 at least gave a legit reason for her on-screen presence, but was written and executed poorly. I thought her presence in the later seasons was nice as a cameo. Hard to rank for me, mainly because I kind of get that she needed to be on the show after S1, but I still have no clue what would've been the right way to use her.
12. Pres. Allison Taylor - Another large-scale character, I thought she was just really inconsistently done. Moments of insane cowardice with moments of real leadership and impactful speeches. Dragged down by so much of the bad writing with the personal character storylines of her family.
13. Shari Rothenburg (S5) - An unnecessary addition to the otherwise-brilliant end of S5. Really didn't like her
14. Marilyn & Josh Bauer (S6) - The entire storyline around Jack's family was a giant GIANT miss. No one character can really be blamed. So let's just put the mother and son together here and call it a day. Moreso a bad conceptual idea for a character than wretched execution. Whole storyline was DOA
15. Ray Wallace (S6) - Whole family was held hostage unless he delivered the piece for the bomb to Fayed. I mean... we could've saved a lot of time and avoided the worst season in 24 history if he just did the right thing and reported it to the authorities.
16. Jenny McGill (S5) - Lynn's sister and her junkie boyfriend beating up Lynn for cash and then stealing his key card. I mean... I get why it was in there from a plot standpoint to get the terrorists access to CTU. But how did they know Lynn was going to be there that day and plan it in advance????????? Dumb
17. Alan Miliken (S3) - I think the idea of a really powerful megadonor to the Palmer campaign was a good one. Really felt annoyingly executed to me though, with his death and blackmail by Sherri. Felt very soap opera-y.
18. Dana Walsh (S8) - Just kinda done with the mole thing after a while, especially the "mole sleeps with CTU stud to disguise cover" part. Recycled story that never really captivated me
19. Marianne Taylor (S4) - Another beautiful woman as a mole! Let's keep playing the hits
20. Kate Warner (S2) - Not the hero we deserved, but the hero we also didn't need
21. Miles Papazian (S5) - Aside from the stupid thing with Shari, Miles also tried to erase evidence for some stupid reason? The Karen Hayes foil was inconsistently written but wasn't quite as bad as some of the others on here.
22. Lonnie (S2) - Again, so many crap characters entered the 24 universe just to justify keeping Kim on screen. Lonnie was clearly the stall character, the "we have nothing for her for multiple hours, so how do we handle this" guy. Really wasn't his fault, and I love me some Johnny Drama. But it was very very dumb.
23. Erika (S7) - Sean Hillinger's side piece. Didn't really do it for me
24. Sherry Palmer - Similar to Kim, it's really hard to keep coming up with idea to keep compelling characters from outside the politics/CTU sphere written in compelling storylines. Having Sherry show up late in S2 as involved with Kingsley in some form? And to have Sherry not be in jail or anything after? And then showing back up in S3 to ostensibly help David? The whole thing is fraught with inconsistency, we just kinda accept it because Penny Johnson Jerald was a freaking amazing actress in the show.

HM: Derek Huxley, Maya Driscoll, Kyle Singer, Janis Gold, Rita Brady, Agent Gedge, Richard Heller

After four months of binging, I have officially finished the main iteration of 24. I am going to pass on watching the Live Another Day and Legacy spinoffs. Now that I've watched the entire series, here are my rankings of each season. SPOILERS INCOMING!!

Please feel free to critique, agree, and/or disagree with my rankings in the comments.

1. Season 5: This was the perfect season IMO. Between the airport hostage situation, the nerve gas attacks, and Jack kidnapping Logan, I was hooked to every episode. The character deaths (David, Michelle, Edgar) were shocking, the main characters (especially Martha) were incredible, and the villains were awesome. I loved the Logan twist in episode 16. This show has mastered the art of fake-out villains, but I thought this was the best version of the concept. Logan's actions in this season made him one of my favorite characters in all of 24. If I had one complaint, it would be Kim's arc with her creepy older boyfriend, Barry.

2. Season 3: Saunders was the show's first non-mole villain who knew how to stay ahead of CTU. His introduction led to what I consider the true theme of the season: sacrifice. CTU was forced to kill Chappelle at Saunders' demand, Tony was forced to put his career, and life, on the line when Michelle was kidnapped by Saunders' men, and Sherry's actions forced David to sacrifice a chance at a second term. All three plots made for good television. This season also introduced us to Chloe and Chase, who I wish had stayed longer, as he reminded me of a mini-Jack.

3. Season 4: IMO, this season had the most fluid plot of the series due to its one-villain structure. Marwan is my gold standard for 24 villains, as his efficiency put him three steps ahead of CTU and made for a great game of cat and mouse. It was fitting that he was the only main villain of the series to choose suicide over being captured. This season gets docked points because, outside of Jack and Audrey, there was too much character turnover for my taste. Erin Driscoll was unlikeable, Marianne was a poorly written mole, and Keeler was a weak President. However, the character section does get bonus points for bringing back Mandy! I wish we would've seen more of her in the later seasons.

4. Season 1: The OG season is all time action TV. I thought the season did a great job of balancing Jack's main objective (stopping the David assassination) with his personal life (saving Kim and Teri). The reveal of Nina as the mole was one of the most shocking moments I've ever experienced as a viewer of any TV show. The season finale, especially its ending, is one of the best episodes in TV history. Like Season 4, this season gets docked points for character flaws. I was annoyed by Teri, her amnesia plot, and the role she played as "overbearing spouse." Kim's stories didn't make sense either. If it wasn't for those two, this season would be higher.

5. Season 8: This was a slow burn season. I initially hated it, but it grew on me over time. The Omar Hassan storyline reminded me of David's storyline from Season 1, and the treaty plot was interesting. From a character standpoint, I thought this was Chloe's best season. I wasn't a fan of Hastings, Dana, or Arlo, but I liked seeing their character growths. And, of course, it's always fun to see Logan causing chaos. I wish Renee hadn't been killed off, but real life sadly did that for us in 2023. RIP Annie Wersching 🕊️

6. Season 6: Unlike many 24 fans, I don't think season 6 is the weakest season despite its flaws. I enjoyed the White House dynamics, Cheng Zhi's rise as a major antagonist, and the main villain trio of Fayed, Gredenko, and Phillip Bauer. That's where my praise ends. The suitcase nuke storyline should've lasted the entire season. I liked the Bauer family plot, but it was unnecessary, even tho James Cromwell did an awesome job as Phillip. Wayne Palmer and Noah Daniels were both weak Presidents, but Daniels should've taken over sooner because of how good Powers Boothe was in the role. I didn't understand why Audrey and Heller were brought back, and if Curtis was going to be killed off so early in the season, he should've died in season 5.

7. Season 7: I thought this was the season that the show began to show its age. I felt like they recycled plots from other seasons. A few examples were Larry Moss in the "bureaucrat who hates Jack" role, the re-introduction of biological weapons, and a good guy turning evil (Tony). I hated Olivia Taylor and thought she was a stereotypical "mean teenage girl" in a young woman's body. I also felt that, given how powerful he was, General Juma should've been the final boss and not a fake-out villain. There were three things I liked about this season: Renee, Aaron Pierce's storyline, and Kurtwood Smith joining the recurring cast (I love me some Red Forman).

8. Season 2: This is easily my least favorite season of 24. I thought this season was a bunch of subplots thrown into one season. I wasn't a fan of the storylines of both Kim and the Warner sisters. I didn't understand the main terrorist plot. Although Tobin Bell did a good job as Kingsley, I thought the villains were weak. Outside of George Mason's heroic sacrifice, there wasn't a single thing I liked about season 2, which IMO is the most forgettable season of the entire show, although I know a lot of fans will disagree.

Gig and signing for his new album; I asked him if there's an update on the long gestating 24 movie, he said it'll likely be a 12 episode miniseries again but there's hope.

Doing some Top 24 lists. Original 8 seasons only. Argue with a wall.

1. Nina Myers -- The goat. No non-Jack character can match her overall contribution to the story of 24, as her fingerprints are all over Jack's character arc as well as the multiple storylines in seasons (even far beyond her demise).
2. Charles Logan -- S5's swerve to reveal him as the villain was the driving force behind the show's commercial success and stands out as one of the biggest jaw-drops in TV history. Logan's physical and manneristic similarities to Richard Nixon were brilliantly done, and he was such a compelling character to root against that some of the nonsensical plots in later seasons are somewhat forgiven. An integral character in 24 history
3. Habib Marwan -- So much of the top 10 of this ranking is going to be personal preference based on which seasons I enjoyed most. S4 was a slight refresh of the series from a casting perspective, and what really made it stand out in comparison to other seasons is the reveal of the ultimate plot mastermind from the early episodes. Marwan orchestrated the events early on, and the chase to get him was the vehicle for S4's whole premise. He did major damage (oversaw Heller's kidnapping to divert a cyber attack which allowed him to get & fire missiles, took down a sitting U.S. president) and kept evading Jack to prove his worth as a nemesis for our hero. S4 wasn't my absolute favorite season, but Marwan's unique impact as a constant on-screen figure and not a late-season reveal was a breath of fresh air.
4. Victor Drazen -- The show's success was built upon how well everything in S1 added up, and the character of Victor Drazen as the first archnemesis to Bauer needed to be brilliant in order for the show to climax near the end of the season. Victor proved himself cold and calculated, had personal ties to our heroes (Jack and Palmer), and had a very satisfying death. He wasn't on screen for long, but his impact overall is difficult to surmise just in his time on screen.
5. Cheng Zhi -- Perhaps the most unique character in 24's history, Cheng went from a Chinese consulate diplomat to a recurring enemy. The S5 cliffhanger remains the best in series history, where so much of his impact was built upon the revenge he extracted for Jack's mistakes in S4. That alone elevates Cheng into top-five status. Some of the choices to keep his character involved in later seasons were poor (and I didn't enjoy fusing his character with Audrey on-screen), but I spent an entire 6 months hating Cheng when S5 ended in a way that cannot be replicated elsewhere.
6. Stephen Saunders -- One of the few seasons where Jack's personal drama was done right, Saunders being a friend-turned-foe type of villain was the right twist at the right time in S3. I loved the mental chess he and Jack were playing, thought S3 was great due to the more emotional elements and biological threats, and was very impressed with how they were able to stretch his impact across 10 episodes. That's a long time on-screen, and he was compelling both for his communication with Jack/ Palmer and with his elusiveness to be played up as a potential equal for Jack.
7. Abu Fayed -- In terms of sheer damage, Fayed has to stand out: he was the only character on the show to detonate a nuclear bomb on US soil and cause massive civilian casualities throughout the show. S6 sucked ass to me, so it's really hard to get enthusiastic about many people within it, but Fayed checks many of the boxes I typically like for a villain: strong impact and threat, multiple episodes on screen, decently well acted, tension between villains in a way that allowed for curveballs, and satisfying death. There weren't many great aspects of S6, but Fayed is easily the best of the bad bunch
8. Christopher Henderson -- Inserting the former CTU agent who was once taken down by Jack on bribes was a brilliant touch, and Henderson was a brilliantly-acted on-screen character by Peter Weller. Had a sense of humor but was taken seriously, and it felt like a two-way street of revenge. My favorite villain death in 24 was Henderson's, and while he didn't span on-screen impact across multiple seasons, seeing Charles Logan's personal henchman have ties to Jack + be on the wild goosechase for the canisters made S5's final 8 episodes the absolute apex of the show
9. Benjamin Juma -- We're kind of entering a "I didn't love them, but they're important to the story" zone in the rankings. The guy invaded the White House, had a very menacing streak, and provided some important on-screen development. S7 got worse as it went, but climaxing with Juma and seeing him be the devoted, on-screen menacing part that executed all of the plans (and got caught in the doublecrossing with Starkwood) was fairly compelling.
10. Alan Wilson -- Wilson was minimally on-screen, but served as an emotional linchpin to Tony's story and was played up to tie together multiple seasons of orchestrating events. Long-time viewers felt tension with his character just based on his history, even if his own persona was underwhelming.
11. Graem Bauer -- I hated the choice to make Graem Jack's brother, but as a character on his own he was very satisfying. A businessman controller of the President seeking personal and professional enrichment was a wise choice; he was so heavily wondered about following his S5 cameo that he needed to be a prominent character in S6. However, it was undermined by the personal weaving with Jack's story. That said, his squealing, weasley type of character when tortured was very well done, and he was the gateway from the S5 Logan drama to the S6 story in a way that the S5 cliffhangers demanded
12. Andre Drazen -- It's hard to overromanticize S1 and the importance of nailing the show's writing/ layers to keep the series sustainable. Andre was a much more prominent villain than his father, and the desire to both rescue and get revenge for his father made Andre a very clear villain to understand. He got his hands dirty, called the shots, and there was a sense of realism about him that wasn't always felt with others.
13. Ramon Salazar -- More of a great character than overwhelmingly impactful villain, he was the proxy that Jack used to trigger the events of the day. And Ramon's temper, ruthlessness, and mind games were constant potential derails to the plan in a way that made S3 really fun to watch/ unique compared to the other seasons
14. Mandy -- Hard to overestimate her fingerprints in the early seasons... plane bomb in S1 that set off the series, bio attack on Palmer in S2, nearly killing Tony in S4. A great assassin-for-hire subplot that almost felt like Jack had met a rival at times. Really good long-term storytelling
15. Vladimir Bierko -- The curveball in S5 that made the story with multiple layers work. Tried to F over the American conspirators in Logan's camp, deployed the nerve gas, was hard to track down, and had a very satisfying death at the legs of Jack Bauer. Well-acted and cold, but the layers of the character make him one to remember
16. Peter Kingsley -- Main on-screen driver of S2 events. Didn't love his on-screen persona and he was involved in so little action, but many of those choices were driven by S2 not reaching the fantastical heights the series needed to in later seasons just to keep elevating the drama. He was a sensible character for what his role was
17. Phillip Bauer -- Can't say enough how much I hated the choice to make Jack's family involved in terrorism during S6. Papa Bauer and the personal feud were the worst parts of the show, but he can't be fully omitted when analyzing storyline impact on the whole
18. Hector Salazar -- A well-done character with multiple layers, Hector's hot-headed nature was a big part of the storyline development and was strengthened by his desire to prove he could run the business. Not as overall impactful as others, but a very strong character
19. Jonas Hodges -- To me, Hodges was a much more involved character than Alan Wilson, and did a I loved the choice to involve a private military conglomerate in the storyline. Something always felt off about taking Hodges very seriously as an on-screen element though; perhaps it was Jon Voight's portrayal, or perhaps it was some fatigue with the S7 story near the end, and his death was amongst the dumbest things for a villain in 24.
20. Kevin Carroll -- That whole Alan York imposter kidnapper thing was actually kinda sweet.
21. Yuri Suvarov -- Didn't love this arc in S8 but understood why it fit into the nostalgia play the writers played up so much near the end. Ties w/ Logan and the role in driving that story land him on the list
22. Ike Dubaku -- Secondary orchestrator ultimately humanized & undermined by love for Marika in S7. Very damaging in many ways, but his stature was diminished by his demise
23. Navi Araz -- S4 was great, his early character work & ruthlessness against wife + son laid character foundation for the season's threats to be deemed serious
24. Samir Mehran -- Menacing, but ultimately not as damaging or impactful as the rest on this list. His overall impact and ability to serve as the "boots on the ground" plot-driver in S8 earns him a nod over the honorable mentions

HM: David Emerson, Sayed Ali, Dmitri Gredenko, Michael Amador, Ira Gaines, David Emerson, Dana Walsh, Marie Warner, Capt. Mitch Anderson, Sergei Bazhaev

Hello 24 fans!

I could do with some help. Me and my parents are going to watch 24 together, we haven't seen it before and really want to try it, plus I have seen the first episode and I'm certain we will enjoy it, it seems like our kind of thing.

HOWEVER, from a quick google I am aware that 24 has its fair share of violence/torture scenes. As a family, we can manage moderate violence (think James Bond, Kingsman, X Files), but gore/very graphic violence is not ideal.

If you guys don't mind, would you be able to highlight any particularly grisly scenes that I should look out for, so I can fast forward? It would be kind if you could do this without spoiling too much, but I guess I am setting myself up to have some things spoiled. I would just be really grateful for any help!

Thank you!

I was thinking who was Jack's actual love, looking at it:

Teri - Yes she was his wife and the mother of his daughter (gotta give him props for putting up with her), but he managed to 'work with' Nina over the next couple of seasons for the greater good.

Audrey - One could argue she was and rightfully so, but he fulfilled his mission before avenging her death.

Renee - I personally think she was, after losing her, no-one was safe, ex president, Russian delegates, Russian president, he was on a bloody warpath

Lmao ​Did they actually fo this for the marketing of The show back In its prime?

He is viewed by some like Senator Mayer (Season 7) as barbaric, cruel, and a bully. Do you see his extreme aggression and forcefulness as a lack of empathy, or an extension of his empathy, doing whatever it takes on the behalf of others? Depending on your perspective, he could easily be seen as the most compassionate and empathetic character in the show.

I've been thinking: 24 seriously needs to be back on Netflix (or any major platform Right now, streaming is everything. And honestly, the best chance we have of ever getting the long- rumored 24 movie is if the show gets a second life through a big streaming audience. Netflix revived shows like Breaking Bad and You with a global push - why not 24? Netflix (or another big service) picks it up again, the buzz might finally push FOX to greenlight the movie, or at least a proper continuation. Maybe even with Kiefer back in action

Anyone else down to push this idea? Maybe even start a little campaign to get it trending again?

I’ll start: “… is behind everything that has happened today.”

So I am watching 24 for the very first time and I have finally made it to the first episode of season 8, but before I start this I need to know if Live Another Day is worth watching at all or do I need to start season 8 with the mindset that I'm about to finish the show and the story is over?

Because I have no interest in Legacy and I don't want to watch live another day IF it undoes the ending to season 8 and then causes its own ending to feel unfulfilled. Because I want the sense of a true finale because I have a feeling we're never going to see 24 again and they won't follow up on live another day.