The plot of the first season revolves around an attempt on the life of a black presidential candidate on the day of the California Presidential Primary[?] (presumably for the 2004 election, though this is never made clear on screen); the central character is Jack Bauer[?] (played by Kiefer Sutherland[?]), who works for the fictional Counter-Terrorism Unit[?] (CTU) in Los Angeles. Bauer becomes personally as well as professionally involved when his wife and daughter are kidnapped by the people behind the assassination.
It has received both critical and popular acclaim, becoming one of those TV shows that everyone talks about the next day, although some point out that the necessities of its format lead to at times egregious padding and some manifest absurdities. It has a notably cartoonish approach to technology, contrasting with the careful attention given to realistically fleshing out the main characters.
In the second series (2002-2003), president David Palmer, and secret agent Jack Bauer face the terrorist threat of a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles.
External Links Official website (http://www.fox.com/24/home)
Search Encyclopedia
|
Featured Article
|