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24 - Season Three
List Price: $69.98 Our Price: $48.99
DVD - 07 December, 2004
Fox Home Entertainme
NR (Not Rated)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland
Number of Media: 7
Features: - Color
- Closed-captioned
- Widescreen
- Dolby
- Box set
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| DVD Description There's not one cougar to be found in 24's dynamic third season, and that's good news for everyone. After Jack Bauer's daughter Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) survived hokey hazards in season 2, she's now a full-time staffer at CTU, the L.A.-based intelligence beehive that's abuzz once again--three years after the events of "Day Two"--when a vengeful terrorist threatens to release a lethal virus that could wipe out much of the country's population. Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) attempts to broker a deal for the virus involving drug kingpin Ramon Salazar (Joaquim de Almeida), whose operation Jack successfully infiltrated at high personal cost: to maintain his cover, he got hooked on heroin. That potentially deadly triangle--drug lords, addiction, and bioterrorism on a massive scale--sets the 24-hour clock ticking in a tight, action-packed plot involving a potential traitor in CTU's midst; the return of TV's greatest villainesses in Nina Meyers (Sarah Clarke) and former First Lady Sherry Palmer (Penny Johnson Jerald); a troubled romance between Kim and Jack's new partner Chase (James Badge Dale); and a scandalized reelection campaign by president David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert), who monitors CTU as they struggle to (literally) save the day. The intricately woven subplots that are 24's greatest strength are masterfully developed here, and character arcs are equally strong, especially among CTU staffers Tony (Carlos Bernard) and his wife Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth); CTU director Ryan Chappelle (Paul Schulze), who is season 2's tragic bargaining chip; and the annoying but well-intentioned Chloe O'Brian (Mary Lynn Rajskub), who makes pivotal contributions with by-the-book efficiency. It's 24's superior casting that overcomes the series' occasional lapses in credibility, and season 3's twists make marathon viewing a nerve-wracking delight. By the time it's all over, 24 once again leaves you gratefully exhausted. As always, Sutherland anchors the series in the role he was born to play. When Jack takes a private moment to release 24 hours' worth of near-fatal tension and psychological anguish, Sutherland proves that 24's dramatic priorities are as important as its thriller momentum. DVD extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes (about the prison break sequence, climactic F-18 Hornet air-strike, and real-life bio-weaponry) that pay welcome tribute to the series' hard-working crew, who create Emmy-worthy television under pressures as intense as 24 itself. --Jeff Shannon |
| Reviews from Customers
Gets Better every day With each season this show gets better. Yes the writers have taken it in different directions and nothing is perfect in "Jacks" world. The show is one of a kind. And just like life nothing stays the same.
Best Action Series On TV!!! This is by far my favorite series!! We wait until the end of the season so we can do a marathon weekend! Each hour is spectacular and you just can not stop watching until your body says no more!!! We have friends in Europe that are absolutely crazy over 24.
The worst of all, but still worth four stars... 24 hit our screens hard with the intense, fast-paced and emotionally charged first season. Its second season forwent a lot of the personal involvement for even more intensity and some truly brilliant plotting.
But 24's third season ... at least to begin with, is fairly standard fare when compared with its forebearers. This is a spoiler-free review, so let me just say that 8-10 episodes in the middle are pretty ordinary and uninspriing for 24. However, this series ends with a BANG that rivals and in some ways, surpasses any ending they have done before, so it's all worth it in the end.
And a bad season every now and again can be a good thing, because the writers and producers know which pitfalls to avoid now.
Let me just say this: 24 season 4 is all the reason you should need to watch season 3! |
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