Here is a Wall Street Journal column about 24. I watched this past Monday’s episode after missing that of the previous week. While I enjoy the series, the sound quality is atrocious. I have a 42-inch plasma television with excellent speakers, and I had the sound high; but there were whole stretches of dialogue I could not make out. The president doesn’t speak; he whispers. Jack Bauer often speaks with his head pointed toward the floor, which makes even lip reading impossible. It’s infuriating! Stop mumbling! Articulate your words! Has anyone else had this problem? By the way, don’t say I’m getting old. I don’t have this problem with any other television program.