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When "24" debuted, on Fox, in November of 2001, it was seen as a risky venture; no one had a clue whether the show would hold viewers' interest for a whole season-- a season of twenty-four episodes, in which events unfold in real time over the course of one day--or whether, even if it did maintain an audience, the idea would turn out to have enough going for it other than novelty to make it worth renewing. Well, it all worked out. "24" began its fifth season last month, as entertainment shows and fan sites trumpeted "Jack's back!" to signal the return of Kiefer Sutherland's federal counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer. For me, this meant embarking on my yearly task of ...