Well I got news for you guys.Gladiator,Star Wars,Indiana Jones etc are not real and they are 1% close to real life.Same with friends,E.R,Dallas,Dynasty,Matlock , Knightrider and the list goes on forever.What it matters is are you entertained??Well for me 24 is entairtaining enough.When a show goes on for so long it is boring , fair enough , but consider that there are people who just started watching.This people like what they see.I first saw 24 this year and I am watching 1 episode every day for the last couple of months.When I am fed up I will just continue prison break and heroes , who are also fictional! Watch it,24 is great!