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The show uses a real-time clock, which makes the short drives more noticeable. A few cutaways to traffic would have helped.
24: Season 1
24: Season 12001
Created by Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran · 2001 · TV season · 16h 48m
Action & AdventureDramaCrime
Counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer has one day to stop an assassination while his own family is in danger. Each episode is one hour of that day.
0.8dumb per hour
No Yelling RequiredLower is better.
3 scenes flagged
- 1
- Guilty
- 1
- Contested
- 1
- Explained
2,700 ratings
- 3
- Scenes flagged
- 2,700
- Ratings
- 1,450
- Dumb votes
- 1,250
- Explained votes
- 0
- Not scored
- Pete
- First to flag
Is 24: Season 1 dumb?
24: Season 1 scores 0.8 dumb scenes per hour, which puts it in the No Yelling Required band. Lower is better. 2 of its 3 flagged scenes count toward that score, based on 2,700 ratings.
1 scene is Guilty (most viewers say dumb), 1 Contested and 1 Explained. Explained scenes do not count.
What are the three dumbest scenes?
- 1.Why did Teri Bauer get amnesia in season 1?7.4 / 10Contested
- 2.How did Jack Bauer cross Los Angeles so fast in the middle of the day?6.4 / 10Guilty
Does 24: Season 1 get better?
Not so far. Counted scenes from S1 E8 to S1 E8 average 6.4 out of 10. Those from S1 E13 to S1 E13 average 7.4. Lower is better, so the later episodes are dumber.
Where does 24: Season 1 go wrong?
The most common problems are “Convenient coincidence” (1 scene), “Plot armor” (1 scene) and “Teleporting travel” (1 scene).
Is it worth watching if I hate “Convenient coincidence”?
1 of 3 flagged scenes are tagged “Convenient coincidence”. It shows up regularly. The highest rated one is Why did Teri Bauer get amnesia in season 1?.
Is it worth watching if I hate “Plot armor”?
1 of 3 flagged scenes are tagged “Plot armor”. It shows up regularly.
Scenes in 24: Season 1
6.4/ 10(1,100 ratings)
7.4/ 10(900 ratings)
5.2/ 10(700 ratings)