Excellent analogy. I wish there weren't 24 of them. The 15 or so that HBO shows have has been a good amount for me. nt - sjb

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Topic - Uh Oh! I watched the first disc of the first season of "24" - sjb 17:01:45 07/28/06 (25)

It's a guilty pleasure - padreken 10:09:09 07/31/06 (1)

Excellent analogy. I wish there weren't 24 of them. The 15 or so that HBO shows have has been a good amount for me. nt - sjb 14:58:41 07/31/06 (0)

Same here, rented, watched some episodes, gave up. I plan on trying year 2 or 3 sometime ..nt - late 16:13:27 07/29/06 (3)

I'd skip season 3 altogether-season 2 was pretty riveting nt - padreken 15:04:17 07/31/06 (0)

I'll see it through but I'll do so knowing I'll never get this time back. nt - sjb 08:57:51 07/30/06 (1)

And what's your secret method for getting time back?... nt - clarkjohnsen 08:07:29 08/01/06 (0)

Promotes child abuse - DWPC 10:57:00 07/29/06 (2)

It seems that if many of the characters applied common sense to their situations - sjb 09:00:39 07/30/06 (1)

You're talking about the women mostly -- since time immemorial, in the movies. - clarkjohnsen 08:06:34 08/01/06 (0)

It will take some distinctly unexpected turns. Nina is a great character, but... - clarkjohnsen 07:10:51 07/29/06 (9)

I'm sticking with it but I'm finding it disappointing in that - sjb 09:01:42 07/30/06 (8)

Street smarts don't count? You don't like Chloe? Nina? (I mean, for their brains...) Plus... - clarkjohnsen 10:03:38 07/30/06 (7)

LOL! (about the government workers) - sjb 11:47:53 07/30/06 (6)

Waal... ya gotta realize... - clarkjohnsen 07:37:49 07/31/06 (5)

Can one jump - say in a year from now - from season 1 to season 4 and not be totally lost? - sjb 15:00:30 07/31/06 (4)

Can't say. As in a long novel, the characters are well developed, and so... - clarkjohnsen 08:01:33 08/01/06 (3)

Well, either way it'll be a long time before I consider taking the plunge again. And yes, I do. nt - sjb 18:12:17 08/01/06 (2)

Watching 24 is akin to reading a novel along with your friends. - clarkjohnsen 07:58:29 08/02/06 (1)

Re: Watching 24 is akin to reading a novel along with your friends. - sjb 09:33:26 08/02/06 (0)

somehow they get you with all the hyped situations - PhilJ 06:41:06 07/29/06 (1)

Re: somehow they get you with all the hyped situations - sjb 09:05:56 07/30/06 (0)

"I watched the first disc of the first season of "24" " Why? Don't you have anything better to watch? - Victor Khomenko 17:32:16 07/28/06 (3)

Nope. "Happy Gilmore" - sjb 21:30:20 07/28/06 (2)

Re: Nope. "Happy Gilmore" - Victor Khomenko 06:05:03 07/29/06 (1)

This doesn't even have that going for it. - sjb 09:06:02 07/30/06 (0)

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Excellent analogy. I wish there weren't 24 of them. The 15 or so that HBO shows have has been a good amount for me. nt - sjb 14:58:41 07/31/06 (0)