Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
I didn't realize the last installment of "Obsessed 24 Fan" was 15 years ago! The concept was thought of during Season 7 of "24" after fans (who initially didn't like the character) became very vocal about not wanting the character of Renee Walker to be killed off. (The character was killed off in Season 8, and Annie Wersching, the actress who played her, sadly passed away in real life in 2023). The original "Obsessed 24 Fan" story line dealt with fictional 24 writer Harold Burns being harassed by a fan who was adamant that the show better not kill off the Renee Walker character. The series left off with Harold being wrongfully imprisoned and vowing revenge on the obsessed fan. The plan was for Harold to learn fighting skills in prison before being exonerated and get even with the fan. But sometimes life happens, and we didn't get to finish the story. So, at least here, Harold gets in a few AI licks on the fan. In the original series, the delusional antagonist used Jack Bauer's tactics of achieving the goal at any cost. Since this particular video was just for experimenting with the AI platform, I had a little more fun with it.
After the first round of experiments with Seedance2, I got a little better with prompting, but I still have a lot to learn. I rushed some of these, but I learned some things about maintaining continuity from clip to clip.
I STILL haven't figured out how to make a character do the Van Damme Helicopter Kick, or do Capoeira moves correctly, even with photo and video references!
00:00 Obsessed 24 enters the hot sauce den and smashes some of Harold Burns's custom-made hot sauces.
00:10 First attempt and rendering Harold performing a spinning split kick (also called a helicopter kick). It didn't render the kick I wanted, but it was still effective
00:14 Attempt at rendering the fan using a Capoeira technique to push themself from a lying position and kick Harold in the head. Although it did do that action, it completely lost the Capoeira aesthetic.
00:19 The fan comments that Harold has learned some moves since their last encounter, which should make the fight more fun. Harold responds with a one-liner.
00:33 Harold is knocked down and falls near a squirt gun. When Harold points the squirt gun at the fan, the fan (unaware that the gun is loaded with the hottest hot sauce ever created) sarcastically remarks about how he's so scared.
00:40 Harold says a one-liner and shoots the fan directly in the mouth with hot sauce. This backfires as it causes the fan to breathe fire (00:50) back at Harold, leaving Harold with the comical post-explosion face and smoking hair (00:54) to which the fan makes a snarky comment.
01:00 The video (with a cleaned-up Harold) continues, starting with another failed attempt to render a Capoeira technique.
01:15 Another attempt to have Harold perform the Van Damme Helicopter Kick turns out more like Hwoarang's 3 kick air combo from the Tekken video game series.
01:23 after being body slammed by Harold, the fan gets up and delivers an impressive sequence of kicks. I wanted it to end at 01:43 with a Capoeira Au Batido (cartwheel kick), but it did not render properly, even with a video reference.
01:29 For this segment, I wrote a very detailed prompt, specifying the actions of each move while avoiding the actual martial arts names. I'm saving that for a future experiment to see how well AI understands the technique names.
01:35 I used a very basic prompt for this segment.
01:44 The final segment was also rendered from a basic prompt, with the instruction to end the fight with Harold performing a helicopter kick, and again... no helicopter kick! Even with a slo-mo visual reference. (C'mon, Seedance, this is a very iconic move!) Instead, Harold, facing the opponent, jumped, spun 360 degrees, and, while still in the air, hit the fan with an outside crescent kick, immediately followed by an inside crescent kick, before landing, leaving the fan wobbling and seeing comical stars.
I didn't realize the last installment of "Obsessed 24 Fan" was 15 years ago! The concept was thought of during Season 7 of "24" after fans (who initially didn't like the character) became very vocal about not wanting the character of Renee Walker to be killed off. (The character was killed off in Season 8, and Annie Wersching, the actress who played her, sadly passed away in real life in 2023). The original "Obsessed 24 Fan" story line dealt with fictional 24 writer Harold Burns being harassed by a fan who was adamant that the show better not kill off the Renee Walker character. The series left off with Harold being wrongfully imprisoned and vowing revenge on the obsessed fan. The plan was for Harold to learn fighting skills in prison before being exonerated and get even with the fan. But sometimes life happens, and we didn't get to finish the story. So, at least here, Harold gets in a few AI licks on the fan. In the original series, the delusional antagonist used Jack Bauer's tactics of achieving the goal at any cost. Since this particular video was just for experimenting with the AI platform, I had a little more fun with it.
After the first round of experiments with Seedance2, I got a little better with prompting, but I still have a lot to learn. I rushed some of these, but I learned some things about maintaining continuity from clip to clip.
I STILL haven't figured out how to make a character do the Van Damme Helicopter Kick, or do Capoeira moves correctly, even with photo and video references!
00:00 Obsessed 24 enters the hot sauce den and smashes some of Harold Burns's custom-made hot sauces.
00:10 First attempt and rendering Harold performing a spinning split kick (also called a helicopter kick). It didn't render the kick I wanted, but it was still effective
00:14 Attempt at rendering the fan using a Capoeira technique to push themself from a lying position and kick Harold in the head. Although it did do that action, it completely lost the Capoeira aesthetic.
00:19 The fan comments that Harold has learned some moves since their last encounter, which should make the fight more fun. Harold responds with a one-liner.
00:33 Harold is knocked down and falls near a squirt gun. When Harold points the squirt gun at the fan, the fan (unaware that the gun is loaded with the hottest hot sauce ever created) sarcastically remarks about how he's so scared.
00:40 Harold says a one-liner and shoots the fan directly in the mouth with hot sauce. This backfires as it causes the fan to breathe fire (00:50) back at Harold, leaving Harold with the comical post-explosion face and smoking hair (00:54) to which the fan makes a snarky comment.
01:00 The video (with a cleaned-up Harold) continues, starting with another failed attempt to render a Capoeira technique.
01:15 Another attempt to have Harold perform the Van Damme Helicopter Kick turns out more like Hwoarang's 3 kick air combo from the Tekken video game series.
01:23 after being body slammed by Harold, the fan gets up and delivers an impressive sequence of kicks. I wanted it to end at 01:43 with a Capoeira Au Batido (cartwheel kick), but it did not render properly, even with a video reference.
01:29 For this segment, I wrote a very detailed prompt, specifying the actions of each move while avoiding the actual martial arts names. I'm saving that for a future experiment to see how well AI understands the technique names.
01:35 I used a very basic prompt for this segment.
01:44 The final segment was also rendered from a basic prompt, with the instruction to end the fight with Harold performing a helicopter kick, and again... no helicopter kick! Even with a slo-mo visual reference. (C'mon, Seedance, this is a very iconic move!) Instead, Harold, facing the opponent, jumped, spun 360 degrees, and, while still in the air, hit the fan with an outside crescent kick, immediately followed by an inside crescent kick, before landing, leaving the fan wobbling and seeing comical stars.
