I just learned about 24 at Microsoft TechEd in Boston this past June.  Cloe was part of the keynote address, and I found her character to be very funny.  After talking to my co-workers about it, I decided it was something that I needed to check out.  So, I was able find Season 4 in Walmart.  My wife and I watched that in about a week, and we were hooked.  So, for my wife’s birthday, I got here seasons I, II, and III to complete our collection.

Each season is exactly 1 day.  Each episode represents 1 hour of real time.  At the end of each episode, you are on the end of your chair wondering what is going to happen in the next episode.

There is very little connection between the seasons, so I did not feel we missed much just watching Season 4.  However, there are somethings that we know while watching Season 1, that takes away some of the suprise.  For that reason, it makes sense to watch them in order.

I highly recommend the series.  And more importantly, I suggest you start watching it on a Friday afternoon so as not to impact your work.