When he has information that could save hundreds of soldiers lives, his life is worth whatever he can say before he gets his nuts shot off

Doesn't this pretty much sum up the plot of 24? Every week someone is tortured or whatever in order to save the world?

My wife really liked it but I did not so I confess I only saw bits and pieces here and there and decided it was all pretty much an apology for and support for the Bush administrations shady methods for gathering intel.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.