This show like others have said is more of the same – the formula is essentially unchanged. I’m not going to say the formula is stale – but this season’s storyline is not the best one. If you had a choice of 24 seasons to watch, I would go with season’s 2 or 3.

Soon to watch 24 season 5 let’s hope it gets back to how the first few seasons felt.

As the show continues on, it manages to simultaneously be more of the same and yet still be action packed and occasionally additive. This season ebbed and flowed. At times I thought we’d quit and then we’d get into a sub-plot that really sucked me in. I think it would be really different to watch the show one episode a week instead of in batches on DVD. Once a week might actually be better.

Augh – I did not want to be consuming this but I am powerless before this show. It is too addictive once you start watching.

EDIT on 11/18/2006: Well, I have finished watching this season. I have not yet seen season 3, but I thought that seasons 1 and 2 were better. This was fun, but it almost seemed like a parody of itself. Still, looking forward to the DVD release of Season 5 in December and hoping I can actually watch Season 6 as it happens.

Well, season 4 is beginning for me but I’m taking it a little slower this time around. The first three seasons my wife and I consumed the 24 hours in a week. We were very wired after that. I’m getting this season through our public library and there is a huge waiting list so an exercise in patience and timing. Timing is everything! the first four episodes were pretty much what you come to expect from Jack Bauer, total terroism and adrenalin and don’t forget to throw in a few messy, messy relationships.

This show is awesome. I can’t wait for the next season to start this Sunday.