Jack Bauer: You’ve Got My Attention
Not long ago my brother introduced me to a terrible addiction. It started out innocent at first. I was down for a visit in the summer and he had a business trip to St. George, Utah so I decided to tag along for the ride. We stopped at Best Buy and grabbed the first four seasons of 24. I’d heard a ton about the show and how much everyone loved it. I had no idea what I was in for. While he drove I watched the first 5 episodes of season one. I came home and bought season one and sat down to watch it with my wife. We got hooked right from the beginning. We watched Season One in five days. We just started Season Two last night. We’re pacing for another five day season. This is going to mean a lot of late nights (early mornings) this week, so if my thoughts aren’t real clear on the blog this week, then you’ll know it is from sleep deprivation from a great television series. Jack Bauer is my new hero. 
[…] When 24 premiered back in 2001 it was a modest hit. When the DVD came out and those who hadn’t been watched from the beginning caught on to the show they became addicted. As people caught on to the fact that they needed to watch every week to understand the development of the show Fox realized the gem they had. As they soon discovered, an audience in mass proportions, could stomach a show like 24. The second season of 24 was a huge hit–sky rocketing from the 8.60 million viewers the first season was able to pull in, to an 11.73 million viewers. Here is a quote from watching24.com “24 was beginning to shape a phenomenon that we only really got a glimpse of this year. After 24’s success ABC premiered Lost in 2004 garnering huge praise from critics and audiences alike. Serial dramas were off and running. […]