Well...we have seen many TV-series who were trying to capture the attention of viewers. From changes of situation and spectacular effects, but none had the intense feeling that 24 has it. Jack Bauer, even if it is the binding part of all 5 series, he manage to remain a total surprise and still the great, good, and humane guy. All the CTU staff changes, but Jack remains, even though with career changes (like in real life). The crisis he's facing are not new in TV-series and cinema plots, but somehow...they are different put in the context of real-life changes (Al-Qaeda threat, the Islam terrorist conspiracies, Russian mob ability to create problems everywhere, and European agencies, whether they are governmental or rogue).

Jack Bauer loves like all we do, with passion, jealousy and with all his heart, he hates like all we do, with desire to kill that person (but only he is allowed, cause he has a badge :P ), to torture and to make them pay for all the suffering they caused, he is ingenious like McGyver, he has the skills of Stallone in RAMBO, anyhow, this mixture is a great public success.

In my opinion, this series deserve all the credit, all the awards, and the directors and the actors were above all expectations. I remember the days and nights i waited to see yet another episode of 24, the disappointment i had when one series was over, the joy to find out it will continue, and so on.

Basically, 24 rules !!!