The collector's edition DVD of Clerks is a must-have for fans of the film and its director, Kevin Smith. Shot in black-and-white for less than $28,000, this movie is not going to strain any home theaters. However, the package includes a number of fine extras. Several deleted scenes are merely longer versions of scenes that were made shorter for the final cut. There's an alternate ending that may change the way some fans see the film forever. (Both of these sections are considerably grainier than the film proper.) There's also the music video of the movie's theme song, "Can't Even Tell" by Soul Asylum, which is also directed by Smith and features a re-enactment of the movie's famous rooftop hockey scene. The extra that best embodies the film, however, is the commentary track. Recorded during the shooting of Smith's second film, Mallrats, the track features Smith (who also played Silent Bob), producer Scott Mosier (who appears in the film as well), Brian O'Halloran (Dante Hicks), multiple bit player Walter Flanagan, Clerks "historian" Vincent Pereira, cinematographer David Klein, Malcolm Ingram from Film Threat magazine, Mallrats producer James Jacks, and Jason Mewes (Jay). The results are not quite as chaotic as one might expect; Smith dominates the commentary, the input of the others is frequently inaudible, and Mewes spends much of the film's running time in an alcohol-induced state of unconsciousness. The DVD includes reasonably faithful English subtitles.

Federal agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is having a very bad day in this unique, action-packed drama series in which events unfold in real time and the entire season takes place within one 24-hour day. Bauer is the director of the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles. He's also a married man who is attempting to rebuild a trust-depleted relationship with his wife Teri (Leslie Hope), and a father to independent-minded teen daughter Kim (Elisha Cuthbert). Shortly after midnight on the morning of the California Democratic presidential primary, Jack receives information that an assassination attempt will be carried out against Maryland senator David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) -- the first African-American with a legitimate chance of capturing the White House -- sometime within the next 24 hours. Jack's mission is made even more difficult when he learns from his boss Richard Walsh (Michael O'Neill) that someone within CTU may be a mole involved with the foreign-based conspiracy. Meanwhile, Palmer, unaware of the assassination plot, receives a phone call from a dogged reporter who says she has evidence that his son Keith (Vicellous Reon Shannon) committed murder. He allegedly killed his sister's rapist. Palmer initiates an investigation to uncover the truth and must decide whether to break the story himself or wait. Jack is contacted by terrorist Ira Gaines (Michael Massee), who informs him that his wife and daughter have been kidnapped by Gaines' henchmen. Gaines threatens to kill them if Jack refuses to follow his detailed instructions. Gaines' goal is simple: Jack is to carry out the assassination against Palmer himself. As the hours pass, the conspiracy deepens, and Jack learns the surprising truth behind the plot and his role in it.

The third outing of Fox's real-time drama series 24 once again follows the adventures of Kiefer Sutherland's rough-and-tumble Agent Jack Bauer of the U.S. government's Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU). Many familiar faces are along for the ride, including Jack's daughter, Kim (Elisha Cuthbert), fellow CTU agents Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) and Michelle Dessler-Almeida (Reiko Aylesworth), and President David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert), while a number of new characters have been introduced. Among the newcomers are Chase Edmunds (James Badge Dale), a young CTU agent who has been dating Kim without Jack's knowledge, and Wayne Palmer (D.B. Woodside), the president's brother and new Chief of Staff. The story this time around centers on a deadly biological weapon that a terrorist is threatening to release in Los Angeles. The mission to thwart the attack first takes Jack to Mexico where he'd been working undercover with a drug cartel and acquired an addiction to heroin. As the episodes continue, Jack attempts to trace the virus to the man behind the plot, and more than a few characters meet their demise. The fate of the Palmer administration hangs in the balance.

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