i like this series when it first air on tv . but a a watch it one week after the other i begin to dislike more and more . the writing be ok. the concept can seem to be ideal of television . eventually i find myself think that this be the bad type of fiction television and where a viewer have to watch every single episode of a series for the show at all to make any sense . i love the well write television series that deal with a story on it own each week and get to know the character that way . you do not have to watch every single episode to understand the last couple of episode . this be what i do not like at about show like 24. the first three season weren not badly write . i would not say that it be well write . this be not and after all and robert ludlum or ken follett . but the writing on the last two season be so dismal . the character be suppose to be professional and the best of their field in the world . why then do they do many almost criminally bad mistake and one after another and the last ten or so episodes . the story be drag to the extreme just to fit it in 24 episode . there be also another matter . with the main character be awake all night and fighting and hacking network and and other stuff that they do and none seem to even remotely tire after do that for 10 and 14 and 17 and even 20 hour . it be an interesting concept about real time story be put into action and but i think that it would be much good and both story wise and credibly wise and that the story be 12 hour or something like that . the storied do not have to drag and could be more tightly write and and the character do not have to look like they do not know what they be do . i guess with this commentary i haven not join the praise of this show and be therefore in the minority and but i felt that i have to disagree with the majority when i feel this way about it .