24: Season Six Premiere
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Author: 24Actor: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Brand: Fox
Production Company: 20th Century Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 187 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-16
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Fox Network
DVD Reviews of 24: Season Six Premiere
DVD Review: "Get me Jack Bauer!",
Summary: 5 Stars
Caution: some serious SPOILERS follow.
I've said it before, I'll say it again: There's a reason 24 won the Emmy as best dramatic TV show and Kiefer Sutherland won the best actor Emmy in 2006. 24 remains at the pinnacle of what's currently on the television airwaves, and, for my money, is the best out there at consistently crafting nail-biting suspense. This Season 6 (or Day 6) opener finds the forceful Wayne Palmer (D.B. Woodhouse) now as our United States President. It hasn't been an easy administration for him as, for the past eleven weeks and in ten different cities, a horrific barrage of terrorist acts has crippled our nation, acts which have been layed at the feet of one Hamri Al-Assad (Alexander Siddig, STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9). As Day 6 begins (at 6:00am), Counter Terrorist Unit agents believe they have a lead on Al-Assad, but their source, a man named Abu Fayed, will only divulge Al-Assad's location in exchange for Jack Bauer, against whom he harbors a serious grudge.
Accordingly, President Palmer negotiates with the Chinese, who had been holding Bauer captive and under interrogative torture for the past 20 months. Jack Bauer is promptly released, but CTU officers Bill Buchanan (James Morrison) and Curtis Manning (Roger R. Cross) are quick to note that their erstwhile top agent is now less than himself, seemingly hesitant and out of sorts. They also catch a glimpse of Jack's horribly scarred body. Nevertheless, they ask Jack to sacrifice his life for the greater good. Jack agrees.
Meanwhile, supporting subplots include Thomas Lennox (Peter MacNicol), a crucial member of the Presidential Staff, attempting to introduce certain mandates which, ostensibly, will aid the country's war against terrorism, but which, in actuality, might negatively impact our civil rights. On the civilian side, a young man of Middle-Eastern descent, Ahmed Amar (Kal Penn), watches as his father is arrested by the police on suspicion of terrorism. Immediately after, he finds himself being harassed by his frightened neighbors. Also, the Islamic-American Alliance finds itself under investigation as the FBI seeks to seize certain personnel files. However, Sandra Palmer (Regina King), an attorney who happens to be the President's sister, attempts to protect the Alliance.
Whew! I've already managed to catch the first four episodes, and, I have to say, all those events I've just jotted down are just the tip of the iceberg. In four hours, so much crap has already happened that the spoilers above are already old hat. I don't know how this show keeps doing it, keeps maintaining such a high level of suspense. Each successive episode only serves to make a complicated situation even more intricate.
And Jack Bauer has never been more vulnerable. 20 months in captivity has left him in a personal mess and unsure of himself. There are devastating moments in the show where you can sense him second-guessing himself, and the ending of the fourth episode left me utterly shocked.
The acting, as usual, is very key to making the viewer invest in the characters as well as buy into the premise, which, sorry to say, may not be so far-fetched as it seems. The actors, excepting one, are across-the-board superb. Let's start at the top. Kiefer Sutherland, who can put on expressions of bleakness and intensity like no one's business, is predictably magnificent. He effectively uses a certain stillness and an icy calmness to convey a gamut of emotions being held in check,and, yet, when the moment calls for it, he becomes a visceral actor as he lets loose with a ferocity that makes you aware Jack Bauer is someone to be reckoned with. I have to mention that, in the four episodes I've seen of Season 6, he reveals more stark emotion than in any prior season. In the first five seasons, he's managed to mostly publicly hold on to his detached demeanor in order to serve the bigger picture. Here, in his current vulnerable state, his personal feelings threaten to overcome him.
Having Wayne Palmer as our nation's leader is a nice twist and makes for a big change from the sneaky and cowardly former President Logan, while James Morrison, Mary Lynn Rajskub (as Chloe), and relative newcomers Carlo Rota (as Morris O'Brian) and Jayne Atkinson (Karen Hayes) provide excellent acting support. New arrivals lovely Marisol Nichol, the ferret-like Peter MacNicol, and Regina King are allegedly on the side of the good. Time will tell. With this show, I don't trust anybody, other than Jack. Alex Siddig is heartless and competently brutal as the suspected cause of the recent rash of terrorism, and he actually causes doubt to surface within Jack. Meanwhile, Kal Penn is about as far away from his Kumar character as he can get. Meanwhile, James Cromwell, Rena Sofer, Ricky Schroder, Kim Raver, and William Devane still await in the wings. By the way, the one actor who I feel doesn't pull his own weight is the very bland Eric Balfour, who plays CTU officer Milo Pressman.
Along with MONK and VERONICA MARS, 24 is one of my favorite shows. For sheer intensity, migraine-inducing plot twists, fierce action, and a resourceful, blood-and-guts hero who you can't help but root for, there really is nothing like 24. I understand why folks would rather wait for the complete Season Six instead of purchasing this dvd, which only contains the first four episodes (6am - 10am), but I'm seriously considering getting this, as well as the complete season, when it releases. It's that addictive.
Description of 24: Season Six Premiere
BE THE FIRST TO SEE 12 MINUTES OF EPISODE 5 BEFORE IT AIRS!At the end of Season 5, Jack Bauer was kidnapped, beaten, and taken captive in retribution for his involvement in a raid on the Chinese Consulate eighteen months earlier. Now, thereâ??s a new president, Jack Bauer is missing, and the U.S. is under siege from terrorist attacks more threatening than anything weâ??ve ever encountered! There is only one thing that can save the nationâ?"Jack Bauer must die.
Get ready for the most explosive, the most terrifying, the most heart-pounding four hours of television ever. Included on this exclusive DVD are the first four hours of Season 6â?"6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.â?"and a never-before-seen 12-minute preview of the next explosive episode. And you thought your rush hour was tenseâ?¦
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