24 - 1 down, 3 to go

Tonight I finally finished ploughing through the borrowed box set of 24, series 1.

After weeks of sporadic binge-watching on a nice widescreen TV, the final disk was seen off on a laptop in bed. At first it seemed that I'd have to spend cash on getting a DVD decoder plugin for Windows Media Player 9, but salvation came in the form of the excellent and free Media Player Classis - highly recommended as lightweight, standalone DVD playing software.

So what did I make of 24? Well, it had its ups and downs, at times impossible to stop watching and at others becoming a chore to watch. Overall I can't deny it was good fun and when I find the time (and someone generous enough to lend a box set for months on end. Thanks Paul.) I'd like to at least get through the second series...