revisit them. there's no better hook. i'm going to watch a little bit more. >> 24 was set to debut in november of 2001. the pilot climaxes with an assassin blowing up a passenger jet in mid-air. >> fox orders this. fox schedules it. 9/11 happens. suddenly this show which seemed like this goofy thing, kifa sutherland chasing after terrorists becomes the timely show on television because that is all anyone in america could talk about after september 11. >> the name for the series comes from the idea that it's 24 episodes in a season. each episode is one hour in a day, and jack bauer just has the worst days. >> we are running out of time. pull the trigger. >> please don't make me do this. >> i know how hard it is for you. if you care about me at all you'll pull the trigger. >> i can't.