There are so many great US television series out right now! I've been a huge fan of Lost since it began, the new Heroes is proving very addictive, and the likes of Prison Break, House, Desperate Housewives, The Sopranos, etc, all prove the best TV at the moment is coming over from the States.
24 was one of the first US drama series that seemed to push the envelope for me, and I'm amazed its SIXTH season is about to start in January. Where has the time gone? Fox are even planning to release DVDs of the first few episodes to try and curb illegal downloading via the internet (wow, are the overseas ratings taking that much of a beating?)
With broadband internet now commonplace, TV episodes take little more than 3 hours to download, so it's not difficult to set your PC downloading in the morning and come back after work to find 2-3 brand new episodes to watch -- months before they hit the UK airwaves.
Perhaps television should start getting worldwide release dates? If Sky One were to show 24 at the same time as Fox, or even a few days later, the incentive to download isn't there for most fans (unless you're a TOTAL addict). Sky have just started season 3 of Lost, only 6 weeks after its US release, and I'm sure if the gap was shortened to a month... you'd be surprised how many people would hold off downloading in return for the "communal" experience of watching and having "water cooler discussions" at work...
Hmm, it's an idea. Anyway, here's the season 6 trailer for 24 to get you all excited!
