Archive: September 27, 2019 - Gary Borders

Flip Phones Key Element of Dated Series

I began watching “24,” the action-drama series starring Keifer Sutherland, several weeks ago, indulging myself in an episode or two after I leave the library late at night and come home. The show was created in 2001. It definitely feels dated. The premise intrigued me; each show is predicated to consume an hour in real time, so an entire season covers just one day. There are eight seasons, covering eight really long days. I learned this when I was not-quite halfway into the show. I am nearing the end of season four and Sutherland, as Jack Bauer, in the line of duty is about halfway through...

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