(ed. note: This is part of an ongoing series of posts about issues in politics, entertainment, media, business, technology, etc. that do not necessarily have anything to do with the Qwidget.  I’m just posting about them to showcase how the Qwidget can be used with any type of blog content.)

I streamed the 24 TV movie Redemption on Fox.com over the weekend.  (Not a bad UI they’ve got.  It’s no Hulu.com but it was a good experience overall.)  And it got me thinking.  The show is often criticized for its seeming endorsement of torture.  Joel Surnow, its co-creator, famously refused to tone down the show’s depiction of torture even when asked to do so by the military brass.  Will the new administration’s promise for a “new era” in American politics and foreign policy affect 24’s plotlines or its popularity?