Reading 24
Subtitle: TV against the clock
By: edited by Steven Peacock
Contributors: Peacock, Steven
Series: Reading contemporary television
Publisher: I. B. Tauris; In the U.S. and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781845113292
Subjects: 24 (Television program)
Other titles: Reading twenty-four
Description: When "24" exploded onto TV screens in 2001, "Time" magazine called it one of the 'Best Television Events of the Decade'. "24" has gone on to establish itself as groundbreaking and controversial entertainment that has changed the face of television. Each season of "24" traces the events of a single day in the life of CTU Field Agent Jack Bauer. Racing against the clock, Bauer battles assassination attempts, germ warfare and terrorist factions to 'save the day'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-232) and index