Which is the best Series of 24?

im...LOST

Hey everyone!

I just recently jumped onto the 24 bandwagon and I started to watch season 1. Now, although it's very watchable I'm not hooked or anything...I thought that it was one of the best series' around in the last few years....

So, I've decided to finish the 1st series and then I'll watch the best one after that. So, get voting.

BTW: I've seen about 3/4 of the 1st series at this stage.

Mossy Monk

Five.

qwertplaywert

Season 1- purely cause it was basically competly personal for Jack- it showed him at his raw, emotional, angry best

Season 4 is a close second, mostly for its spectatular revival of Tony

Kel Varnsen

im...LOST wrote:

Hey everyone!

I just recently jumped onto the 24 bandwagon and I started to watch season 1. Now, although it's very watchable I'm not hooked or anything...I thought that it was one of the best series' around in the last few years....

So, I've decided to finish the 1st series and then I'll watch the best one after that. So, get voting.

BTW: I've seen about 3/4 of the 1st series at this stage.

You should watch them in order, tbh. Fortunately, season 2 happens to be the next best.

djkeogh

Of the 4 seasons I watched I found Season 3 to be the best. Great tension throughout. Season 4 felt like a retread of Season 2 for me and the glut of new characters which ultimately fall away for some old faces to return is just ridiculous. Gave up after basically watching 1 - 4 back to back on DVD and haven't been bothered since.

Chillwithcian

1 was the best...then it just lost its edge with progression

Vokes

Season 2 is the next best.

...then stop watching the series altogether and move onto something else in blissful ignorance.

Pepe LeFrits

5.

The first half of season 1 is the best 24 overall though, it just went a bit pants in the second half.

innocenteyesuk

1, 3 or 5 definately.

6 was the worst followed by 4 and then 2.

mad m

Got a Box set on Ebay 1-5 in June. Only finished watching the whole lot last night. Myself and the wifes eyes were hanging out of us watching it. We would start looking at 24 around 10pm then say ah will look at another one,then next thing its 2am....Very addictive. Loved all seasons so far but 5th had some intro. Will have to source the 6th season now as we need our fix.

Tim91

Got to say its season 5 not only for the excitement of every episode but for Gregory Itzin's amazing acting with him playing the crazy us prez

Jonny Arson

Day 3 > Day 1 > Day 5 > Day 2 > Day 6 > Day 4

i went for Day 3 because for me it was the series that had the most consistent and intense episodes from hour 1 despite a lame-ish last 2 hours. the hour where Jack has to execute Chappelle is my favourite episode of 24, brilliant stuff.

as someone else said, the first half of Day 1 was superb but it was obvious the series was only originally commissioned for 13 episodes and the resulting shift in the series from then on lost its momentum but it did have a great ending. Day 5 was the most intense season and had the brilliant Logan but it was too obvious they were winging it on writing storylines as the season progressed so it did not have that consistency of some of the earlier series but they still pulled it off well!

Day 2 was ok but the Kim storyline if you even want to call it that ruined it somewhat for me. Day 4 dull, Day 6 had the odd great episode but it never got my pulses racing and it had too many recycled storylines.

silvine

I'd pretty much agree with the Poll results and most of the comments. Day Five is the best. It had the most unexpected plot twists and Logan was a cracking villain. The funny thing is their winging it writing strategy worked on Day Five and collapsed for the Dallas-esque disaster that was Day Six.

Day Two was pretty cool (maybe because it was the first season I watched)as was Day Three (Jack cries tears of steel). Day Four was all over the place with its villain/threat of the week plotlines.

Necronomicon

In my humble opinion:

Day 5 > 2 > 3 > 1 > 4

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Unearthly

I'd say Series 1 as it was the first time I watched such a show in that format. I was blown away. If you aren't hooked after watching 3/4 of the 1st series then I don't think the show is for you

Series 5 was also incredible.

Sherifu

Unearthly wrote: »

I'd say Series 1 as it was the first time I watched such a show in that format. I was blown away. If you aren't hooked after watching 3/4 of the 1st series then I don't think the show is for you

Series 5 was also incredible.

+1

That_Guy

I've only seen season 1 and I am currently 3/4 of the way through season 2. I really enjoyed season 1 and season 2 is evenly matched so far.

lukin

Season two for me, it was the most evenly balanced for me. Season One a close second, only let down by that ridiculous

amnesia attack that Teri suffered halfway through

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JDxtra

Started watching the DVDs from the start a few months back, on Season 5 disc 2 now. So far, season 5 seems really good - but I'll reserve judgment until I get through the lot.

Royale with Cheese

Just finished watching season 6. Started on season 1 earlier in the year and watched them all through.

Season 1 was the best, followed by 3. They were the only two I thought were really good. After that it's all a bit of a blur but I'd go with 4, 5, 2, 6. 6 wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be after reading all the bitching about it on here.

kaimera

Day5 for me.

First season I really got into watching. Day6 was a huge disappointment after such a promising start [first 4 hours were excellent]

Must acquire Day1-4.

Overheal

Im a little less than half through day 6 and I'm finding it enjoyable enough. I skipped over 4 honestly: when it was on television I caught the first couple episodes but they werent enough to snag me I guess.

Day 1 was good but not the best. As everyone here agrees: first half - brilliant. Second half kinda slop. Got bored of the whole Palmer family thing.

Day 2 I really enjoyed to be honest. Even the ****ty Kim crap wasnt enough to throw my interest of the rest of the plot.

Day 3 I can hardly remember anymore but its when I first took notice to 24 but decided to get Day 1 before I got into it at all. It was well enough. The scene that sold me on 24 entirely was the Russian Roulette in the Prison.

Day 5 was just simply awesome. That is all.

for me its 5 > 2 > 3 > 1 > 4 (6 = ? waiting for the finish ... but my inital feeling is > 2 but < 5)

noodler

Definietely Seasons 1 and 5. The board's poll is dead on.

Who can forget lines from Season one like ..."Hello Allen..."

Or season 5, "You can't do it, can you Jack?...No its god that you can't..."

Hoping 6 is a return to form.

silvine

Or when Aaron is tortured by Logan's goons and calls the president "Charles"

unreggd

Necronomicon wrote: »

In my humble opinion:

Day 5 > 2 > 3 > 1 > 4

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rocky4

They were all excellent! Would recommend you watch them in order to get maximum satisfaction from it......... Season 5 was my favourite though

Can't wait for Season 7, Jon Voight is the baddie and Robert Carlyle is Jack's running buddy.........QUALITY!

silvine

Yeah watch them in order. Jack develops with each season. Although skip season 6.

redzerdrog

5 then 1 the rest were even enough

Ostrom

Season 5?? It runs like a soap opera for four hours (Martha gets ready for the ball and the hammy acting of presidente Logan....)

Day 1 and day 4 were awesome, Gaines and Marwan were more than a match for Jack - the 'unstoppable bad guy hoarde' approach of the other seasons ruins it.

Jack is only on top form when chasing an enemy his equal, every other season had either production ready sheltered nutjobs, or a 200+ supply of generic soldier #375463282

Oh, and George Mason ruled

noodler

efla wrote: »

Season 5?? It runs like a soap opera for four hours (Martha gets ready for the ball and the hammy acting of presidente Logan....)

Day 1 and day 4 were awesome, Gaines and Marwan were more than a match for Jack - the 'unstoppable bad guy hoarde' approach of the other seasons ruins it.

Jack is only on top form when chasing an enemy his equal, every other season had either production ready sheltered nutjobs, or a 200+ supply of generic soldier #375463282

Oh, and George Mason ruled

I think you are confusing hammy acting with brilliance. Logan is the best villain the show has had IMO. Had me thinking he was a weak victim til the bitter end.

Ostrom

Better than Drazen? Collapse the corridor imeeeeeediately!!

Ok, fair comment, I had no clue about Logan either. Still, Gaines was an intellectual match for Jack - no 'big bad' has had that level of engagement with him since

grimm2005

Definitly series 1 is the best than 5. Series 2, 3 and 4 are fairly evenly matched for me except 3 is a little lower ranked for me and series 6 was quite poor overall, the first time i didn't fully enjoy a series (that said, it was also the first series i watched week by week, but it was poorly recieved overall anyway)

Series 2 had a really terrible kim storyline which was completly pointless to the main story but the main story was good enough to forgive that (and also the fact that elisha cuthbert is a nice bit of eye candy )

Tristram

Kim.

Queen-Mise

I absolutely adored the first series, I didn't watch 2 & 3. Have adored the last couple again.
The first is my favourite because it was so innovative and different from any other show.

realitylied

I only started watching at around season 4 and I got glued to the show, Season 5 is the best series I have seen so far with its amazing plot twists and President Logan also rocked

as an oil addict

. Season 6 was disappointing as it felt less original to me. But season 7 is turning out to be the worst so far and I can declare this after only two episodes, it just feels like a rip off of Die Hards 2+4. Only the special effects are much worse with play-do styled CGI.

Alanthroneus

realitylied wrote: »

But season 7 is turning out to be the worst so far and I can declare this after only two episodes, it just feels like a rip off of Die Hards 2+4. Only the special effects are much worse with play-do styled CGI.

Just you wait... season 7 is awesome!

Liber8or

True, Season 5 was by far, my favourite. Followed by Season 2, really enjoyed Denis Haysbert as the President.

However, I think Season 7 may take the lead, depending on how it ends - fantastic Season so far.

silvine

Season seven has been pretty strong so far. Let's see how they end it though.

unreggd

Liber8or wrote: »

True, Season 5 was by far, my favourite. Followed by Season 2, really enjoyed Denis Haysbert as the President.

However, I think Season 7 may take the lead, depending on how it ends - fantastic Season so far.

+1

Declan A Walsh

I think Season 7 is very good, although not sure about it being the best one. I am just relieved that the production team (and the writers) pulled up their socks after a very disappointing Season Six.

Thought all the Seasons were great, except Season Six. Favourites: could be 1 or 2 or 4 or 5. Sorry, hard to choose!

moviebuff

I've not seen seasons 6 or 7 but for me
5 > 1 > 4 > 3 > 2

Mr. CooL ICE

Its a damn tough choice to make, and I had to wiki 24 to carefully select my choice. However, Season 3s overly-ridiculous plot twists made me cheer at the screen more often than the rest, so it gets my vote

Halla Basin

3 > 1 > 4 > 7 > 5 > 2 > 6

How anyone could think 5, 2 or 6 were even remotely enjoyable escapes me.

Furthermore, my opinion matters.

Just_Magic

Bought the box set there last month. :P

Am half way through season 4. I'd go for Season 2 so far, even if the Kim story line wasn't what it could have been.

Best thing about 24 is the subplots.
David Palmer and Sherry Palmer are brilliant. She'll do anything for power. He'll make the right decision even if it includes sacrificing his power.

senordingdong

They're all equally rubbish.

SarahBM

I dont think any series of 24 can stand alone! I would definatly say you have to watch em all in order!!! Kim annoys me. I loved Bill and Karen. Season 7 was amazing, definatly surpassed my expectations.

But definatly watch them in order!

antod

1 and 3 for me

webmatrix

Only watched the first 3 and about to start season 4.

Think 2nd series was best so far

winnow

One is good

winnow

It was good

ringlarryduff

It's worth watching them from season one right through. I thought one was good but the production values leap exponentially after the first series. Series one was only meant to be 13 episodes long, though when it became popular it got dragged out. That's why it's a little disjointed. There are so many twists and turns that it really is good value to watch them in sequence. It comes into it's own in series 3, while seasons 4 and 5 are impossible to stop watching (I saw them on DVD). 6 was ok and 7 picked up very well again, it'll be interesting what goes on in season 8