On my last birthday (October 11), Heidi bought me the entire first season of 24. Now, after about nine months and 168 hours in front of our television, we can finally say that we have caught up to the current season. What a great show!
Normally, Heidi and I aren’t big TV watchers, but this series is addicting. For years, I have known that 24 would be the sort of show that I could get into, but I hate getting involved in the middle of a series when I don’t know the whole story. With 24 covering one day’s worth of action, I wasn’t about to start somewhere in the middle — and I certainly didn’t want to start by watching season three. We had to see it from the beginning.
Our key phrase for this show became, “You’ve got to be freaking kidding me!” because that is the reaction we had at the end of just about every episode. The script is well-written, the characters are well-played, and the makers of 24 have no problem throwing curve balls that flip the story on its head and back again. Though this classifies as a “better late than never” situation, I’m glad that we decided to become part of the 24 crowd.
I think now that Heidi and I will have much more free time on our hands, I’ll gather up the half dozen or so books that I have been meaning to read and enjoy a form of entertainment that doesn’t require a remote control.
I wonder how many books I could read in 168 hours…
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