24 - Season 5 (DVD, 2009, 7-Disc Set)

Most of you already know how much you like "24." I won't try to impose my opinion on you.

But you might not know exactly what extras the set includes. Fox usually does a great job with its 24 season DVD sets, and this one is no exception: it is well-packed with extras that most fans will enjoy.

Here's a list:

* season 6 trailer

* season 6 prequel (probably like the mini-episodes on the season 4 and season 5 DVD sets, which give us glimpses of Jack Bauer's life between the end of last season and the beginning of the next one)

* short featurette on the supporting players of "24"

* short featurette called "unsung heroes: 24 camera department"

* music by Sean Callery

* short featurette on President Logan's L.A. retreat

* extra DVD-ROM features

* "100th episode reel" (I'm not sure what this is)

* an excerpt from the book "24: behind the scenes"

* 23 extended or deleted scenes that you can watch with or without a commentary track

Also, a lot of the episodes have an optional audio track with commentary from the actors or crew members. Here is a list of the commentaries:

* Kiefer and Jon Cassar (director): 7-8am

* Jon Cassar and Howard Gordon (writer): 7-8am

* Jon Cassar and Howard Gordon: 10-11am

* David Fury (producer) and John Allen Nelson (Walt Cummings): 12-1pm

* Evan Katz (writer/producer) and Brad Turner (director): 2-3pm

* Tim Iacofano (producer) and Julian Sands (Bierko): 3-4pm

* Jean Smart (Mrs. Logan) and Gregory Itzin (President Logan): 4-5pm

* Matt Michnovetz (crew), Duppy Demetrius (crew), and Nicole Ranadive (writer): 5-6pm

* Jon Cassar and Joseph Hodges (production designer): 9-10pm

* Howard Gordon and Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe): 12-1am

* Manny Coto (writer) and Jude Ciccollela (Mike Novick): 3-4am

* Bob Cochran and Greg Itzin: 6-7am