24: Season Five [$59.98]

It was an idea so outlandish it shouldn’t have worked –- a midseason replacement series that used a single day in the life of a federal agent as the basis for its dramatic narrative. After all, how much could happen in a mere 24 hours? Well, if you’re Jack Bauer (the terrific Kiefer Sutherland), the answer is amazingly intricate. Season Five, available in an impressive DVD set overflowing with added content (including a preview of Season Six) presented Bauer with his most baffling case yet –- a series of assassinations and a nerve gas threat that, at first, appeared linked to some rogue Russian and a recently signed anti-terrorism treaty. But the truth was far more terrifying, as he eventually learns of a link to…well, you’ll just have to watch to find out. [Amazon]