On 24

I think the cougar distracted Not Erik Estrada from what otherwise was a fantastic Season 2 (aka the Season of the Neverending Supply of Blonde Women). I think allowing the bomb to detonate was a great choice by the writers. Although I've not seen Season 1 since it originally aired, I think Seasons 2 and 4 were just as good as Season 1 on the whole--as silly as the cougar was, it wasn't as poor a plot choice as WifeofKeifer's amnesia in Season 1. Season 3 is the season that should not have been.

The time format idea will be justified in perpetuity if they ever show Jack Bauer at a urinal. IJT