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Seems like a rehash of Quantum Leap and Time Tunnel

posted 8 years ago by brainwerx-1
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I am a huge fan of the Stargate series (movies, SG1, Atlantis), not Universe or the cartoon, I don't think anyone was! Quantum Leap was OK, it has a cult following, but honestly, it's got too many pop culture references to really hold interest. Time Tunnel was a good, and it went to historical situations to do it's thing, but it had its issues. I know, no show is perfect. Shows need to play to the lowest common denominator to be watchable by many, to get the ratings, this usually means stupid pop culture references and issues, in this case, I would assume a little Back to the Future thing thrown in too.

I haven't seen the show, I'm going by the trailer and what I've read. I am going to watch a couple of episodes and see if I'm wrong, I hope I am, I really want a new series to watch. I'm a vidiot, and love to be in front of a screen. Watching documentaries or intelligent shows. A good comedy without a laugh track is excellent. I'm a huge Doctor Who fan, and if you're doing a time travel show (regardless of how), this will be, in a series, my comparison. It does time travel well, not to mention excellent villains (weeping angels, the silence, the master, missy etc). So, fingers crossed this isn't going to be pablum for the masses.

[–] Sluggr-3 8 years ago

I see this as having a potential greater than Stargate. When you get caught up have a look at some of my speculation where it could and may go in the E5:... thread. It may come off as and seem to be a simple procedural at the start, but I can assure you it isn't, and I have noted little snippets which may very well be parts of 1, 3, 5, and 10 year story arcs. Brad Wright is someone who can pull this off. For a comparison, I would describe it more as a Terminator theme but with a team of people vs an individual. And it isn't people coming back, but rather minds are being transferred back from the future. I won't say more, but do give it a watch as it is structured vs a series of random events like Quantum Leap (maybe it was structured, I didn't pay too much attention at the time).

Teryl Rothery is the only main SG alum to appear so far. Possibly the guy who played the Russian general. I am hoping it is a way for Cliff Simon to get more screen time. He just so owned Ba'al as a character. Him not being a headliner in a series by now is just a huge mystery to me.

My Chimp DNA seems to have lost its password temporarily. Sluggr-2

[–] chrisjdel 8 years ago

At first Travelers seems to be setting itself up as a formula procedural, but it never actually gets there. It's slightly reminiscent of Continuum. Much more chaotic though. It focuses on a relatively small group but there are thousands of other travelers and more arriving all the time. We encounter others often. The characters seem to regard their host bodies' lives as an irritation they're forced to put up with, rather than something they want to explore (with a handful of notable exceptions).

The events of the first few episodes all come together in Episode 6, my favorite so far, with unexpected results. This is a big episode that changes everything. And the travelers prove they're not afraid to make a huge mess. You really don't know what's coming next while you're watching this show. It's constantly setting up boxes and then thinking outside them. I like that.

[–] mathew5000 8 years ago

You said that you are "going by the trailer and what [you've] read". But are you sure what you saw was a trailer for Travelers? The show is nothing like Quantum Leap. There's another new American show called Timeless whose format does resemble Quantum Leap in that every episode they are in a totally different setting of American history. Maybe that's the trailer you saw. Travelers so far is an exceptional science-fiction TV series, I've been hooked since the first shot of the first episode. Timeless is fun and interesting but its writing and acting are not on the same level.