What A Difference A Day Makes

For more than 200 episodes since 2001, special agent Jack Bauer captivated the world as the series “24″ unfolded in “real-time.”

Each 24-episode season covered only a single day of Bauer (actor Kiefer Sutherland) daring greatly to save the world. While these mythical days were unrealistic, they drew us in as we contemplated the impact that could be achieved in just 24 hours.

The 24-hour day is the great equalizer. Gandhi, Jobs and Mozart all had the identical 24 hours to work with. Big-shot, fa...