EPISODE
SEASON
24 - Season 7
Season 7 opens with the FBI pulling Jack Bauer from a Senate hearing because an old pal of Jack's may be planning terror, while the President calls for military action in Africa; a device that overrides the nation's homeland systems falls into enemy hands while the President's husband investigates his son's recent death.
6 January 1960, Dayton, Ohio, USA
15 April 1983, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 January 1962, New York City, New York, USA
5 December 1955, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
6 February 1960, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
3 May 1948, Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA
20 May 1977, New York City, New York, USA
29 January 1975, Santa Monica, California, USA
5 January 1969, Paisley, Scotland, UK
January 11, 2009
24 makes a feint toward change, before getting back on the same old mechanical cowboy ride.
January 11, 2009
All in all, 24 is off to another typically rousing start, with the fate of innocents abroad and at home in the balance.
January 11, 2009
There already seems to be more planned-out storylines and overall story arcs than in previous 24 seasons, which can only be a good thing.
January 11, 2009
Wahhh, too much torture! Wahhh, CTU has no credibility! Wahhh, why is Jack always yelling? Wahhh, why is this all so boring? Wahhh! Torture! Wahhh! Did I mention wahhh?
January 11, 2009
The most effective masculine melodrama.
January 11, 2009
Kiefer Sutherland returns as Jack Bauer in the seventh season of what must be considered one of the most intense hours in television history.
January 11, 2009
In this context, one more conspiracy, one more betrayal, can never be much of a surprise; worse, it's not even going to be that much fun.
January 11, 2009
At its best, 24 has always had elements of the classic Westerns they don't make anymore. Now 24 is back, and so is its Western heart.
January 11, 2009
The seventh horrible day in the life of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) brought 24 back from the brink of ridicule, delivering a much more effective thrill ride than season six.
January 11, 2009
24 is a significant cultural artifact because of the way it reflected (and sometimes exploited) post 9/11 anxieties, and for the energy and innovation it brought to the serialized drama format.

