I'm aware of the collaboration you mention - it was with David Danzig of Human Rights First. He and the military visited 24 alongside other shows such as Lost to talk about concerns over the apparent upsurge of torture in pop culture.

I recall both of these stories (i.e. the Jane Mayer expose in which the military contacted 24 to ask them to tone down torture for fear of influence, and the Phillipe Sands book which alleged an influence of actual torture policy in Gitmo), and have always been baffled as to why the inherent contradictions here have…

I guess we'll see, depending on what direction they take Bauer's character. I've generally found - and believe this will continue to be the case - that 24 is actually quite good at having its 'cake and eating it' in the sense that it both celebrates Bauer and yet subtley critiques him and his ethics. The latter is,…

Completely. Thought this too every time I've watched TDK or TDKR. Always seemed ludicrous to me that these elements were critically celebrated in Nolan's 'auteur' superhero fare, compared with the critical mauling 24 got on occasion (admittedly for other reasons too),

I agree that 24 can be altogether more enthralling when consumed in hefty chunks, but not entirely sure that it doesn't "benefit much from savoring". On the contrary, having rewatched it all recently, I was struck by subtleties (yes, subtleties - something the show is never credited with, ever) that only emerged upon…