24: Live Another Day
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24 is and always has been a formulaic show and it was always a formula that just worked. it's always the president in danger. there's always a bomb or wmd-type threat. a lunatic terrorist and obligatory mole. and jack is the one-man army that has the experience to lead the covert op with or without the support or backing of ctu or other government faction. and all of this takes place in real-time and the threat is averted in... wait for it... 24 hours.
The first couple of seasons were pretty ground-breaking at the time and the writing kept you on your toes. it held up pretty well for most of the life of the show.
While i felt like this first episode was more of the same, i can say i've learned to not judge the show on a single episode. it's much more enjoyable binging through it commercial-free. but having said that, i think i was hoping for something a bit more and perhaps the formula needed a little more.