"Expect more thought-provoking stories from the Wall Street Journal and Atlantic Monthly rather than puff pieces about Chloe's hair."
–Whitney Matheson, USA Today
Secrets of 24 is a stellar book, the perfect companion for fans of the show's idea . . . . and there's so much to
explore you'll find yourself watching the clock -- inserting your own 'plunk-plunk-plunk' like the show
ticks down each approaching second...
-M.E. Zimmerman, reviewing the book on Amazon.com
"Secrets of 24 is an engaging read and helps frame world politics and moral issues using examples I can understand."
-thebauer.blogspot.com
"24’s ideology—Jack Bauerism, if you will—is not so much in between left and right as it is outside them, impatient with both A.C.L.U. niceties and Bushian moral absolutes."
–James Poniewozik, television critic for TIME magazine.
"It's insightful to hear from the cast and creators of the show, but more interesting than that are society's intellectuals squeezing philosophical and
political thought out of an hour-long show with the crazy premise of one man saving the world in 24 hours."
-thebauer.blogspot.com
"We do want democratic process, but we also want justice. And the show allows us to have both, and that's why we love it.
– David Heyman, terrorism scholar, The Heritage Foundation.
"It’s a show. It could be completely realistic or it could be entertainment. Which do you want?"
–Carlos Bernard, who played CTU agent Tony Almeida for several seasons on 24.
Guaranteed to give you your 24 fix, and then some. The book will give you tremendous insight
into how the show is seen as well as some extraordinary background on the show’s characters and settings.”
–24.Wikia.com
"24 succeeds, perhaps, because people respond to a guy who is trapped and succeeds on some level and fails on another."
–Kiefer Sutherland.
"You don’t need to watch 24 as a kind of primer on moral philosophy, but you probably should."
–Brian M. Carney, The Wall Street Journal.
"Expect more thought-provoking stories from the Wall Street Journal and Atlantic Monthly rather than puff pieces about Chloe's hair."
–Whitney Matheson, USA Today
Guaranteed to give you your 24 fix, and then some. The book will give you tremendous insight
into how the show is seen as well as some extraordinary background on the show’s characters and settings.”
–24.Wikia.com
"The show may even work as a kind of inoculation, jolting us with a little dose of manageable terrorism or nuclear threat or
biological warfare as a balm to our deeper, unspoken anxieties."
–Charles McGrath, cultural critic for The New York Times.
"Secrets of 24 is an exciting, engaging, and informative read for everyone fascinated with the series--and an essential companion for
understanding the show's central concerns."
–24.Wikia.com.
Guaranteed to give you your 24 fix, and then some. The book will give you tremendous insight
into how the show is seen as well as some extraordinary background on the show’s characters and settings.”
–24.Wikia.com
"Expect more thought-provoking stories from the Wall Street Journal and Atlantic Monthly rather than puff pieces about Chloe's hair."
–Whitney Matheson, USA Today
"24 forever changed television. Everything that happens is part of these characters’ lives and factors into the way they live.
So, the TV series became less a bunch of episodes and more one long form work, broken into chapters."
–Joss Wheddon, television writer, producer, and director.
"What is the toughest part of the show? A lot of fake typing. It’s so hard. It hurts my fingers."
–Lynn Rajskub, who plays “Chloe” on 24 but is a comedienne in “real life.”
"Jack Bauer is a tragic character. He doesn’t get away with it clean. He’s got blood on his hands. In some ways, he is a necessary evil."
–Howard Gordon, executive producer and showrunner for 24.
Among the boldface names who are fans of the show: Dave Barry, Dick Cheney, Bill Clinton, Billy Crystal, Tony Danza,
Trent Dilfer, Geena Davis, Bill Gates, Laura Ingraham, Stephen King, Rush Limbaugh, John McCain, Jim McMahon, Donald Rumsfeld, Seal, Barbra Streisand, and Clarence Thomas.
