I just need to get this out now. 24 is the best, it may not have the brilliance and characters like 'Dexter', but there is more under the surface in this show than an angry of federal agent running around torturing suspects. It's a show that breaks down the human mind and then assemblies the shards that is left after thousands of people has stomped upon them. This is a fact that most 24 critics won't admit, they're saying that it's a mindless show that is popular just because of it's attitude and action. Now would someone really spend 7 seasons times 18 hours per season watching random access? Yes, but not enough people to allow it to continue to air, but the show is on the air and it's because people has realized how incredible good it actually is.

I have been following Jack Bauer's adventures for 6 weeks straight now, watching a season in about 1.5 weeks. I started at the first season and I'm now mid 5, so you can't say I'm very objective in my judgment since I'm so completely lost in the world of 24, but the last episode I watched, Episode 13 of the fifth season made something to me like no show has ever done before. It made me cry for the entire second act, no small dropping tears, but real sprouting tears that made me feel so terrible about everything that I didn't know where to go.

Many people say that the show is nowadays much worse since it's no longer anything like the first season. I don't think anyone can really say otherwise but you have to look at it as something completely necessary for the survival of the show. Sure some things in the first season is much better than the latter seasons (>3), like the overall plot. But if we were hand fed the same thing for 6 seasons we would be bored of it and then people would accuse the show for not moving on.

To sum it up, I would like to say that I don't think everything in 24 is perfect, a lot of things are repeated to death (like the 'I understand' quote), but the shows is still going strong and I would like to recommend this to everyone who wants to take part in one of the most valuable pieces of TV history.

10/10 without hesitation!