Mrs. Shullivan and I have always had the action TV series 24 on our "must watch list" and even though this TV series was first released twenty three (23) years ago we thought we could benefit from binge watching the mind bending total of 207 episodes (after the TV series had lasted an amazing nine (9) seasons) over the next several free weekends, time permitting.
I recall back in 2001 that the TV series 24 was the main topic at work around the water cooler and the subject of exciting conversation before and after team meetings but I just did not have the time to sit down one hour a week and watch each new episode. Especially true since the TV series lasted an astounding nine (9) seasons.
Soooooo, this particular weekend Mrs. Shullivan and I agreed it was time to bite the bullet and start streaming 24 on the Disney Plus channel. Some may think that binge watching a TV series is of great benefit, but I have to tell you that after watching the entire season one's 24 episodes over the past two weekends we quickly realized that binge watching 24 was much like watching the 1993 comedy movie Groundhog Day.
First of all the clock ticking away the minutes of each hour may have been appealing to a one hour per week TV episode, but when you are binge watching through streaming and there are no commercials you quickly realize that the 4 or 5 minutes which elapse when the clock periodically appears were each segments TV commercial breaks which is hilarious.
Now if I get into the meat of this action/drama/suspense series as the old Burger King TV commercials would say about their competitors burgers "where's the meat?" Mrs. Shullivan and I were very disappointed in season 1 with the premise being about agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) attempting to save the senator's life while in the midst of his preliminary campaign running for the presidency of the USA. Half of season 1 concentrated on the trouble Jack Bauer's bimbo wife and daughter caused each and every episode. Planting the last nail in this coffin called 24 was Jack Bauer's every minute being in a pressure cooker driving to or from some criminal mastermind's hideout who want to kill him, the senator and/or his family.
To sum up the series it was boring and so predictable. We watched season one and the first two episodes of season 2 then we buried the TV series 24 and said to each other "adios Jack Bauer" you are not worth investing into 181 more episodes of our valuable time.
I give the series a barely passable 4 out of 10 IMDb rating.
I recall back in 2001 that the TV series 24 was the main topic at work around the water cooler and the subject of exciting conversation before and after team meetings but I just did not have the time to sit down one hour a week and watch each new episode. Especially true since the TV series lasted an astounding nine (9) seasons.
Soooooo, this particular weekend Mrs. Shullivan and I agreed it was time to bite the bullet and start streaming 24 on the Disney Plus channel. Some may think that binge watching a TV series is of great benefit, but I have to tell you that after watching the entire season one's 24 episodes over the past two weekends we quickly realized that binge watching 24 was much like watching the 1993 comedy movie Groundhog Day.
First of all the clock ticking away the minutes of each hour may have been appealing to a one hour per week TV episode, but when you are binge watching through streaming and there are no commercials you quickly realize that the 4 or 5 minutes which elapse when the clock periodically appears were each segments TV commercial breaks which is hilarious.
Now if I get into the meat of this action/drama/suspense series as the old Burger King TV commercials would say about their competitors burgers "where's the meat?" Mrs. Shullivan and I were very disappointed in season 1 with the premise being about agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) attempting to save the senator's life while in the midst of his preliminary campaign running for the presidency of the USA. Half of season 1 concentrated on the trouble Jack Bauer's bimbo wife and daughter caused each and every episode. Planting the last nail in this coffin called 24 was Jack Bauer's every minute being in a pressure cooker driving to or from some criminal mastermind's hideout who want to kill him, the senator and/or his family.
To sum up the series it was boring and so predictable. We watched season one and the first two episodes of season 2 then we buried the TV series 24 and said to each other "adios Jack Bauer" you are not worth investing into 181 more episodes of our valuable time.
I give the series a barely passable 4 out of 10 IMDb rating.