Hollywood Hits and Misses: 2009's best and worst moments

In 2007, Jack Bauer suffered through the dregs of Season 6 with the rest of us. But now he's back in top form, tasering telephones, chasing after sweet-talking terrorists from made-up African nations, threatening to stab sources in the eyes with ballpoint pens, bulldozing trailers with his enemies in them, knifing down assassins (and then kick-starting pickup trucks with the bloodied weapons), getting infected by leaking WMDs ... If you're not watching, he's coming after you next. --HIT

-- Denise Martin, latimes.com