Folding A Pair

First it was ABC's "Lost," and Dr. Jack Shephard, pulling the plug after six years. And the following night, after eight seasons, the hit Fox TV show, “24,” came to an end.

We'll leave the numerology of end dates to someone else, but the two Jacks lived out very different fantasies with real world implications.

Steven Keslowitz, wrote about the tortured relationship of "24" and the law while executive editor of his university's law review, and authored the book, “The Tao of Jack Bauer.”

Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now 5/24/10, Host: Robin Young.