So আপনি Want to Watch 24...
Aside from the fact that 24 is the best প্রদর্শনী any of us will watch in our time, what else do আপনি need to know? There's so much, yet so little. I'm going to include the basics, and give আপনি only so much detail to get আপনি interested but not spoil you.
24 is a real-time প্রদর্শনী (we'll get into that আরো later) that stars Kiefer Sutherland as the main protagonist Jack Bauer (we'll also get আরো into him later). The number '24' has meaning. It represents the 24 hours in a single day. Each season has 24 episodes, each episode representing a single ঘন্টা of the 'day' in 24. The প্রদর্শনী is extremely fast-paced and yes, আপনি will have to actually pay attention. (And there goes half of my প্রবন্ধ readers already.)
The প্রদর্শনী in a nutshell, has to do with politics & terrorism. People who like to read too much into things will tell আপনি that this প্রদর্শনী is right-wing propaganda. Tell them to DIAF অথবা some other witty insult, and continue পাঠ করা this article. There are two major storylines that carry throughout the entire series run. We deal first hand with the terrorists, and CTU's (Counter Terrorist Unit) efforts to stop them. On the political side of things, we see the efforts made দ্বারা the White House to stop ব্যক্ত attacks. The White House & CTU have to work together sometimes - terrorists want immunity for talking, অথবা they want to negotiate, etc.
I ব্যক্ত before the প্রদর্শনী is very fast-paced and that it is. So much happens in an ঘন্টা of the show, and in each season there are many different plot lines to follow. What starts off as maybe an innocent family eating breakfast could turn into them being suspects অথবা targets. Every storyline coincides with the major one of each season and the guys of 24 do it so wonderfully.
Who আপনি Need to Know
Jack. Fucking. Bauer.
"The only reason you're still conscious is because I don't feel like carrying you."
Kiefer Sutherland plays the role of Jack Bauer perfectly. On the surface, Jack is just another sadist who tortures people because he "enjoys it". But deeper, there's a man struggling to do what HE sees is right for the good of his beloved country. People expect so much from just one man, and when that one man does what they want he gets punished for it. One thing is for sure, Jack is always right and he always gets his way. You'd think after 8 years of him putting his (hot) গাধা on the line for the greater good, people would learn to listen to him but I guess having someone who defies Jack just makes for good television.
Jack is the kind of man আপনি don't want to mess with. "Trust me, আপনি don't want to go down this road with me." The fact that he's such a BAMF, and *not* a stereotypical cookie-cutter one at that, makes him (to me and anyone else who has a brain) the most fascinating character to be put on টেলিভিশন অথবা in the movies, ever. I know that's probably being a big melodramatic but I don't care. There's SO much to this man. When he's in a relationship, he's a romantic. He loves his daughter আরো than everything and all of his decisions revolve around her. He does what he has to do because he's a hero, অথবা an anti-hero if আপনি will. He knows that what he does isn't socially acceptable অথবা morally right, but he does it because he knows it will save lives in the long run. He's willing to pay for his wrongdoings just like any other man. I প্রণয় Jack Bauer. Did আপনি figure that out yet?
Other Characters
24 has a strong cast of supporting characters. The strongest & most fascinating of any প্রদর্শনী I've ever watched. The প্রদর্শনী is admittedly not known for its principal cast throughout the entire series run. Kiefer Sutherland is the only cast member to appear in all 8 seasons, and every episode. Characters come and go like it's no big deal. Some die, some just leave. Some appear to have died, but come back miraculously later.
Jack is undoubtedly the most important character of the show, and the only one আপনি absolutely HAVE to know. But there are other very important characters to the show. Watch out for these (sometimes) lovable characters.
Chloe O'Brian
David Palmer
Tony Almeida
Kim Bauer
Bill Buchanan
Michelle Dessler
Nina Myers
Charles Logan
Audrey Raines
Renee Walker
শেরি Palmer
Those are just some of many of the fascinating characters in the series run. Some আপনি will love, some আপনি will hate, some আপনি will প্রণয় to hate, but all of them have extremely vital roles and আপনি will never forget them.
The Real-Time Aspect
Not to repeat much of anything I ব্যক্ত earlier, but 24 is a real-time show. The use of 12-hour clocks are incorporated within the episodes. This is a very unique concept and one that আপনি wouldn't expect to work, but it does. Boy, does it ever.
- Each episode starts with Kiefer!Jack narrating the 'The following takes place between ___ & ___.' Sometimes it is followed with 'Events occur in real time.'
- Clocks are used generously. They are used right before a commercial break, and the times within the প্রদর্শনী are the exact মিনিট for how long the commercial was. So for example, আপনি leave the প্রদর্শনী at 10:40, and the commercials were 4 মিনিট long, when আপনি come back to the প্রদর্শনী the clock will display in the center of the screen with বিভক্ত করা screens প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে what took place in the time আপনি were gone. It would be 10:44.
- Every episode ends with a ticking clock. Silent clocks are a rare occurance in the land of 24, but they are used to signify either a death, a shocking cliffhanger, অথবা just a really emotional moment. The first silent clock was actually a glitch, but when অনুরাগী thought it was done on purpose and loved the use of it, it became a recurring theme. *is know-it-all*
- Most of the time, episodes will end with a বিভক্ত করা screen প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে what the characters are up to right before the end. THIS IS FUCKING BRILLIANT and once আপনি get involved in the show, these sequences at the end will give আপনি funny tingly feelings in your heart. Because they are just that awesome. With some endings, আপনি will see a বিভক্ত করা screen and then it will go back to the last cliffhanger of the episode and end with a clock.
- বিভক্ত করা screens are also shown mainly when আপনি see two অথবা আরো characters on the phone with one another. This becomes such a habit, that when I talk to people on the phone irl, I expect to see a বিভক্ত করা screen pop up only to be disappointed when it doesn't. *is lame*
A Unique Aspect
This is where I'm going to get all sentimental & preachy, so if আপনি want to skip this chapter আপনি go right ahead. I have discussed this at length with a fellow 24 fan, and it could be that we enable each other in that way, but I have a special attachment to the প্রদর্শনী that আপনি can't find anywhere else.
24 enforces an incredibly strong sense of loyalty. Loyalty is the best personality trait আপনি can have imo, and I think I have learned to appreciate it largely in part thanks to this show. Not only does it boast a strong sense of patriotism for country, but for বন্ধু as well. Two of the best relationships on the প্রদর্শনী express this. Jack has two best বন্ধু in the series run who have rarely (and I mean, RARELY) questioned him and just done what he's asked. To me, that is what বন্ধু are. To have your back no matter what, and to sacrifice for one another.
I think this rubs off on 24 অনুরাগী as well, because we are truly a unique breed. Maybe I'm biased in this, but 24 truly has the one of the most loyal টেলিভিশন fanbases I've seen. We aren't as loud & brash as some other fandoms, but we know what we প্রণয় and we প্রণয় it to death. Upsetting a 24 অনুরাগী is like...well, it can't be compared. It's like upsetting a 24 fan. Don't mess with us অথবা we'll get Jack Bauer on you.
In Short...
- 24 is badass.
- Jack Bauer is God.
- আপনি will become শীতল just দ্বারা giving up a few weeks (shorter if আপনি get addicted) of your time to experience the greatest thing ever.
- This প্রদর্শনী is not for somebody with ADD. আপনি have to pay attention, and আপনি have to watch every single episode to get the full experience.
- Yes there's torture, yes there's gun porn, yes there's blood. Yes, it's all awesome.
- 8 seasons & a tv movie, with an actual theater-released movie on the way. Wanna get hooked now? :D
Any questions? Don't hesitate to ask! I প্রণয় 24 আরো than life itself and I am আরো than willing to enable anybody who wants to start it.
Concerns for my mental health are nice in gesture, but really not necessary. Yes, I've got an "unhealthy" addiction to 24 but that's good for আপনি potential অনুরাগী because I get to share it with you!
