A TV-to-DVD episode that actually does redeem itself.
by Christopher Monfette
 
 December 5, 2008 - 24 fans have had a long wait, but on Nov. 23, Jack Bauer finally returned to TV in this two-hour movie. It's been a year and a half since 24's been on the air, thanks to the writers' strike shutting down production last season. That's enough time for 24 fans to have forgotten the convoluted, twisting plot of season six, which started out with a shocking nuclear blast in Valenica, and devolved from there into a bizarre battle involving Jack's dad Phillip, his brother Graem, a Russian attack and a Chinese circuit board. It was a mostly lackluster season, and 24's lengthy hiatus essentially gives the show a clean slate to start from.