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24 Redemption was shown on Sky 1 earlier this evening, as a two hour “special event”, as I mentioned earlier.
Without ruining the story for those of you who missed it…
Jack Bauer is still Jack Bauer, but there’s no CTU (as my mother reminded me!), so it’s a lot more focussed on the “lone wolf” than the previous series.
Of course it’s also nearly 22 hours shorter than a normal 24 series, so you can’t really expect it to be anything like the normal series.
While watching it I was wondering how they’d manage to come up with a “full” story in 2 hours, when they’re used to doing a real time story that lasts 24 hours… I needn’t have worried – it works. It may not be a chef d’oeuvre, but it’s still damn fine tv entertainment.
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From Keith:
I thought it was a bit disappointing – but of course there could never be the same depth of story in a two hour version as in a 24 hour version. Bring on the new series!
From Michele Neylon:
Keith
The two hours vs. 24 hours is a bit of a problem alright
Michele
From eve:
I was so unimpressed by this latest offering from 24! You need the 24 hrs alright, I missed the usual twists and turns. It ended up being nothing like the usual format and I really missed Chloe and CTU!
From Michele Neylon:
Eve
You really are Chloe’s biggest fan
M