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‘24’ and the Great Memory-Hole It’s funny how we’ve collectively memory-holed “24.” Fifteen years ago, the show—which followed the exploits of Jack Bauer, a counter-terrorism expert with deep-seated anger issues—was a ratings and awards juggernaut; but now, despite a regurgitative culture devoted to remaking old IP and pumping nostalgia for the shows and TV of yesteryear, it’s not even a blip on the radar. There are good reasons for this. The show was very much a reflection of a bad period in the American psyche, when the lingering trauma fromRead More