24 was highly influential, but the story just isn’t ever believable, and the amount of death and torture is absurd. I’m sure it’s a MAGA favourite, but for other people I think it’s mostly interesting as a cultural artifact.
Only when those presidents are “deep state” types. Most of the time he’s killing and torturing all kinds of people, uncovering all these hidden plots. And he has to be the one man army righting all the wrongs because the establishment is either corrupt, or too slow to react, or whatever.
That’s totally reasonable. However, for what little anecdotal weight this carries, I showed 24 to my GF who had never heard of it and she absolutely loved it despite the change in times. The tech in the show is dated of course, but it’s like Seinfeld in that sense that sure, these problems could have been resolved differently in 2026, but the show takes place in the era it took place in.
24 was highly influential, but the story just isn’t ever believable, and the amount of death and torture is absurd. I’m sure it’s a MAGA favourite, but for other people I think it’s mostly interesting as a cultural artifact.
MAGA should hate this show. He holds presidents accountable.
Only when those presidents are “deep state” types. Most of the time he’s killing and torturing all kinds of people, uncovering all these hidden plots. And he has to be the one man army righting all the wrongs because the establishment is either corrupt, or too slow to react, or whatever.
I think it was more popular than you give it credit for. Definitely not just a favorite of MAGA, that seems like a reductive claim.
At the time, sure. But, I think fewer people look back on it fondly and think it should be recommended to people to go find it and watch it today.
That’s totally reasonable. However, for what little anecdotal weight this carries, I showed 24 to my GF who had never heard of it and she absolutely loved it despite the change in times. The tech in the show is dated of course, but it’s like Seinfeld in that sense that sure, these problems could have been resolved differently in 2026, but the show takes place in the era it took place in.