How do you recognize a bad jazz musician? Simple, he is trying to play a theme. Once he actually finds something he thinks it is worth improvising... he exploits the same to endless misery.

This is the entire premise of 24. Somewhat original idea, whose authors dived in self-pleased pool of complete mediocrity. There is nothing really going on inside that time framework beside sterile, cloned and boring storyline. Cheap hooks that trigger further exploitation of their targeted "patriotic" viewers.

I've managed to endure several episodes of the first season. This is the new generation of series that does much more then just offer insignificant value to their viewers. It deliberately shapes patterns of completely "emphatic" environment and sociopath characters that are naturally presented as normal.