# Do I want to watch Season 2 of 24? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 27, 2002, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171 "2002-10-27T23:57:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2002, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/1 "2002-10-27T23:57:27Z")
I find myself with an opening on Tuesday nights at 9pm, since I have given up on Frasier, and I see that the new season of **24** starts this week. I missed it last year (because I was busy watching Frasier) but I understand it was a very good show and I believe Kiefer Sutherland was nominated for an Emmy? I don’t think I need spoilers for last year, but should I give **24** a shot? ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/2 "2002-10-28T00:20:08Z")
Absolutely. It was the best show on TV last year. Hopefully, this year will live up to the standard. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/3 "2002-10-28T00:35:32Z")
I do have one question…when did the poor guy sleep? He was up for 24 hours, and now he’s going to be up for another 24 hours? That can’t be healthy. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/4 "2002-10-28T00:41:12Z")
Well, it’s one of the best shows **EVER** , so yes. ---
**Author:** ![Jello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@Jello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jello)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/5 "2002-10-28T00:51:28Z")
He took a short nap between 9 and 10 AM last year, if I recall correctly. Then his hostage tried to escape and he jolted awake and… This season is set sixteen months after last season ended/began. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/6 "2002-10-28T06:44:06Z")
He also napped during the commercial breaks. especially when he was driving during the commercial breaks… ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/7 "2002-10-28T07:28:30Z")
But he never went to the bathroom either. Or ate. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/8 "2002-10-28T07:41:52Z")
Adult diapers. Someone else can explain what he ate. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/9 "2002-10-28T09:29:06Z")
Uh, guys…When you are in an intense situation for an extended period of time, the need to eat, sleep, urinate, etc. are much less. Ask any of the WTC rescue workers about it. On another note, while I really liked **24** , It’s tough (for me at least) to say it was better than **The Shield**. I give 'em both a “10”, so I can’t decide… ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/10 "2002-10-28T12:12:27Z")
Out of curiosity, is anyoned pissed that there is a second season of ‘24’? I am. One of the novel concepts of it is that it’d be a sealed entity upon itself - a one off thing. Then they realized they could milk it for what it’s worth, and turned it into just any other show. It makes me pissed off that they gave the impression of that particular uniqueness in the first place only to cash in on it later. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/11 "2002-10-28T13:39:57Z")
Yeah, shouldn’t it be called “48”? Or “Another 24”? ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/12 "2002-10-28T13:47:52Z")
Oh, and he did eat last season. When he was brought back to CTU after his family got rescued, he ate there. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/13 "2002-10-28T14:08:14Z")
interface is right - he had a TV dinner at CTU. Plus, I believe he nibbled a bit at the morning brunch, and had something before he fell asleep at the construction site. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/14 "2002-10-28T14:51:14Z")
Right then, I’ll give it a whirl. See you back here Wed morning to chat. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/15 "2002-10-28T16:16:26Z")
I guess I’m too late here, but I thought the show was pretty lame. There were cool things about it, but all the cool things were products of the form, and the rest of the show pretty much stank. None of the characters were either believeable or likeable, and then, when they started cheating with the form about 2/3 through the season, even what neat stuff there was was 86’d. Do yourself a favor, **ivylass** ; spend your Tuesday nights learning to play chess or something. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/16 "2002-10-28T16:55:50Z")
Care to expand, Cliffy? Your ideas intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. That is, 24 is one of my favorite shows, and I’d be interested to hear your specific critiques. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/17 "2002-10-28T18:32:30Z")
I’ll admit that when the episodes are watched one-after-the-other, there are certainly decisions and other things that don’t make a lot of sense, but when I watched it weekly, I had enough distance not to notice. Worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/18 "2002-10-28T21:02:09Z")
There were a few things about the first season that weren’t particularly believable, but what show doesn’t have its downfalls? Overall, the show was definitely worth the investment for me and Mrs. Slack. ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/19 "2002-10-28T22:12:50Z")
**SeniorBeef** , I believe the show was originally signed for three seasons. It wasn’t a, “Hey, this thing really worked; so let’s milk it for all we can.” It was planned that way from the start, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171/20 "2002-10-28T23:05:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FallenAngel \* > \*\ ***SeniorBeef** , I believe the show was originally signed for three seasons. It wasn’t a, “Hey, this thing really worked; so let’s milk it for all we can.” It was planned that way from the start, IIRC. \*\* Well, from the ad campaign before the first show, I always got the impression that it was meant to be a single, contained entity - and that was a lot of the appeal. Things with a specific story to tell in a specific time period tend to be a lot more interesting than shows that keep droning on with whatever the writers can come up with until they’re not financially viable. Having watched most of the first season, I feel vaguely “ripped off”. Oh well - just a minor annoyance. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-to-watch-season-2-of-24/134171.md?page=2)