Well, one of the coolest TV series in history finally came to an end. Jack Bauer has fought his last bad guy, on the small screen anyway. Yes, "24" had it's series finale on Monday. Season 8 was easily the worst season of "24", and garnered only 3 stars in the Ratings O' Jake. It was 2 stars up until the last 3 hours. But, I think those last 3 hours saved it enough that if the rumors are true of "24" movies, I will give those a shot.
In season 8, Jack is on his way to retirement and being a happy grandpa when his old life sucks him back in. Soon, Jack is on another roller coaster 24 hour period of highs and lows that culminates in the series finale.
There were many reasons why this season really fell off. For one, it become more implausible than ever. Apparently Jack can survive anything, from stabbings to gun shots, and be kickin' butt in 2 minutes. And, I've never been to New York City, but I can't believe it takes a commercial breaks worth of time to get to any place in Manhattan, but somehow Jack manages to get anywhere in Manhattan in about 3 minutes. Secondly, many characters went off the deep end, including Jack and President Taylor (who was great is season 7). Finally there was an annoying story line that got badly tied into the main story line. Overall, just a disappointment.
This leads me to a theory that most good shows can only stay good for 5-6 seasons before they drop off. My ratings for "24" have dropped since season 5. I feel like "Smallville" should have ended in season 6. And, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was terrible for it's final 2 seasons. It's ok to stop a show when the ideas run out, and I wish more shows would follow that model.
Anyway, that's about it. "24" had a great run, and I really enjoyed the series, even with the lackluster final season.
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