24: Season Five DVD: Review By Courtney O.

Jack Bauer is back, provoked out of his forged death to bring justice to the conspirators behind President Palmers assassination. What follows is 24 hours of heart-pumping action and drama that 24 audiences have grown to not only love, but also physiologically need. It's no wonder fans describe 24 as addictive. 24 is one of the only shows that you cannot, absolutely cannot, watch only one episode of in a sitting. I took back 24 season five in about 5 sittings. That averages 4.8 episodes per sitting. And I enjoyed every minute of every hour of it.

Season Five has many raving that it's the best season yet and I couldn't agree more. Not only does it unravel one giant dilemma that keeps you on your toes, it all connects and doesn't seem contrived a bit. The eeriness of the storyline is a political conspiracy that is all too familiar, and truly shows, step by step, how government functions beyond the narrow scope of the public eye. It is intellectually intriguing, and packs a punch.

Disc 1:

7:00-8:00am: Commentary by Kiefer Sutherland & Jon Cassar, Commentary by Jon Cassar & Howard Gordon

8:00-9:00am, 9:00-10:00am, 10:00-11:00am: Commentary by Jon Cassar & Howard Gordon, Bonus Materials: 3 Extra Scenes

Disc 2:

11:00am-12:00pm, 12:00-1:00pm: Commentary by David Fury & John Allen Nelson

1:00-2:00pm, 2:00-3:00pm: Commentary by Evan Katz & Brad Turner, Bonus Materials: 4 extra scenes

Disc 3:

3:00-4:00pm: Commentary by Tim Iacofano & Julian Sands

4:00-5:00pm: Commentary by Jean Smart & Greg Itzin

5:00-6:00pm: Commentary by Matt Michnovetz, Duppy Demetrius, and Nicole Ranadive

6:00-7:00pm, Bonus Materials: 7 extra scenes

Disc 4:

7:00-8:00pm, 8:00-9:00pm, 9:00-10:00pm: Commentary by Jon Cassar & Joseph Hodges

10:00-11:00pm, Bonus Materials: 2 Extra Scenes

Disc 5:

11:00pm-12:00am, 12:00-1:00AM: Commentary by Howard Gordon & Mary Lynn Rajskub

1:00-2:00am, 2:00-3:00am

Disc 6:

3:00-4:00am, Commentary by Manny Coto & Jude Ciccollela

4:00-5:00am, 5:00-6:00am, 6:00-7:00am: Commentary by Bob Cochran & Greg Itzin, Bonus Materials: 7 Extra Scenes

4 Featurettes

DVD-ROM Feature

100th Episode Reel

24: Behind the Scenes (Book Sample)

23 Extended & Deleted Scenes w/ Optional Commentary by Stephen Kronish & Scott Powell

Widescreen format, Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1. The colors are crisp and saturated and suspend you right into the complicated story line.

English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)

Slick and tech-savvy, the box-style, side-insert case features Kiefer Sutherland as our man Jack Bauer with his hand steadily holding a gun, focused on his enemy. Don't you just LOVE Jack Bauer!

Season Five defines action-packed, characterizes suspense, and exemplifies adventure. Expect your blood pressure to raise and to stay up many late, late nights. This season pushed the envelope.