24! please no spoilers answers for this season!

[sunchime]

I have only seen seasons 1 and 2 of this show, but am thinking about watching this season. Do you think i will be able to follow it seeing as i have not seen the other seasons? could anyone give me a quick run through of what happens in seasons 3-6 please??!!!

ps - i know the black presidant (forgot his name) died in one of the seasons.

Thank you so much (and thanks for not 'spoiling' it)
:D

[LeMarchand]

From Wikipedia, also includes a brief bit on "Redemption", the prequel TV movie to Season 7:

Season 3

Set 3 years after season 2, season 3 begins and ends at 1:00 PM. While struggling with a heroin addiction, Jack must re-infiltrate a Mexican drug cartel in order to acquire a deadly virus being marketed underground. Jack must then stop the mastermind behind the virus from releasing it.

Season 4

Set 18 months after season 3, season 4 begins and ends at 7:00 AM. Jack must save the lives of Secretary Heller (his new boss) and Heller's daughter Audrey Raines (with whom Jack is romantically involved) when they are kidnapped by terrorists. The same terrorists then launch further attacks against America, and Jack is forced to use unorthodox methods to stop them, methods which will have long-term consequences for both Jack and the U.S.

Season 5

Set 18 months after season 4, season 5 begins and ends at 7:00 AM. Jack is believed to be dead by everyone except a few of his closest friends. Terrorists with connections to the U.S. government attempt to steal nerve gas in order to protect U.S. oil interests in Asia, and Jack must resurface to stop them as well as dismantle the government conspiracy.

Season 6

Set 20 months after season 5, season 6 begins and ends at 6:00 AM. Jack is released after being detained in a Chinese prison for twenty months. Terrorists plot to set off suitcase nuclear devices in the United States and Jack must stop them; later, Jack has to prevent sensitive circuitry from falling into the hands of the Chinese to prevent war between the U.S. and Russia.

[LeMarchand]

24: Redemption‎

Redemption‎ is a television movie, aired on November 23, 2008, bridging the gap between the sixth and seventh seasons of 24. Set partially in Southern Africa, Jack finds himself caught up in a military coup while trying to find somewhere he can rest. Meanwhile, in the United States, it is Inauguration Day, where Allison Taylor is being sworn in to office.

If you go to Wikipedia and click on the relevant seasons, there is a lot more detail.

The main points are that Jack no longer works for CTU and has been dodging a subpoena to stand trial for human rights crimes. He voluntarily went into custody to save a group of African orphans. He is always right; if they just listened to Jack to begin with the show would be called "1".

Mind you, missing out those seasons will mean that a major plot twist in S7 won't be as shocking...

[rcl1]

Quite a few people have died in past seasons that you will have missed and the new season is called ' the dead arise' (or something like that). The adverts have already spoilt the suprise, but you may be a bit lost even with the above assistance from LeMarch.

Try watching it, but if you get a bit lost, put it on hold and get the box set for the seasons you missed.

[Postdog]

I loved it when it first started, but I have given up now. I posted my reasons elsewhere, but (a) basically just how many incidents of exactly 24 hours can this guy have and (B) as pointed out above each season is set some time on from the last, so Jack is now years ahead of us.

Also if what I have heard about this season is true, it puts the series on par with the famous Dallas dream season, thus making it - in my eyes - a total waste of time.