Posts with tag TimeTravel
Posted May 7th 2008 9:25AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, Reality-Free
I don't know if this is good news or bad...
David E. Kelley may be checking out of Life on Mars, the ABC pilot based on the hit BBC crime/time travel drama. According to
Variety, the prolific Mr. Kelley --
Boston Legal, L.A. Law, Picket Fences, Ally MacBeal, The Practice,
Chicago Hope, etc. -- is unhappy with the financial arrangements and if things aren't worked out, he's going to move on.
Life on Mars was a terrific show. The UK version has played on BBC America, starring John Simm and Philip Glenister. Following the British model, the series lasted just two years -- 16 episodes total. In the ABC pilot, which Thomas Schlamme directed, Jason O'Mara (
Men in Trees) is playing Simm's role, Sam; Colm Meaney (
Star Trek: The Next Generation) is Gene. Kelley wrote the American variation on the story of Sam Tyler, a police detective in present day who awakens from a car crash to find he's living in 1973. Has he really gone back in time or is it all in his head?
Continue reading David Kelley may bail on Life on Mars
Posted Mar 26th 2008 12:34PM by Jay Black
Filed under: Lost, Watercooler Talk
I love it when people create a website to advance their particular view of pop culture. I mean, it's one thing to get into an argument at a bar over just what the hell was going on in
The Matrix; it's another thing entirely to actually spend the time
getting a domain name in order to preach your theories about it.So, when I stumbled onto
Jason Hunter's "Time Loop Theory of Lost" website, I figured I would spend a few minutes mocking it and then move on. Instead, like
Rerun and his run-in with the Babarambaba cult, I found myself completely converted. Seriously, I'm about to start worshiping a head of lettuce carved into a likeness of Locke. For my own sanity, I thought I'd share the theory with you guys and let you help me decide whether or not I'm insane for thinking it has merit.
Continue reading The most insanely compelling Lost theory on the internet
Posted Mar 8th 2008 9:54AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Stargate, Episode Reviews
(S04E20) "This is the most elaborate practical joke of all time, or I'm in serious trouble." -- John Sheppard
And there you have it. Atlantis wraps up its fourth season, its first out on its own, with a little time travel and a big cliffhanger ending. It was a finale that I had heard described as "different." Having now seen it, it's hard to argue with the description. Having 56 minutes of your finale be things that didn't actually happen is certainly not the norm. While we can probably all agree on the different label, the bigger question is, "Was it good?"
Continue reading Stargate Atlantis: The Last Man (season finale)
Posted Nov 17th 2007 11:02AM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Programming, Doctor Who, Episode Reviews
Last night on BBC One in the UK, the Corporation's annual charity telethon, 'Children in Need' raised £19million for underpriviledged kids around the country.
However, the highlight of the evening was a short Doctor Who segment, filmed specially for the telethon (as has become a tradition every year at this time), which bridged the final episode of season
four three, 'Last of the Time Lords' and the forthcoming Christmas Special, 'Voyage of the Damned'.
And it was a fantastic eight-minute segment of television, written by Steven Moffat, who also scripted the brilliant 'Blink' in season three, and featured none other than Peter Davidson, the fifth Doctor, playing the earlier version of himself alongside his modern-day counterpart, David Tennant.
Continue reading Doctor Who: Time Crash
Posted Nov 6th 2007 7:22PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Journeyman
(S01E07) "You're here to protect you." - Livia to DanI don't know about you but as soon as I saw the previews for this week's
Journeyman episode I was jumping up and down at the thought of seeing Dan do something in the past that would actually put his future (or present) in jeopardy! Don't get me wrong, I don't want bad things to happen to our hero but it was inevitable to eventually have him screw things up and see the ripple effect his actions while traveling can have on his own family and life.
In this fantastic episode (probably the best so far), Dan and Livia had to protect Past Dan and make sure he got rescued by Katie so that the future would stay intact. What a way for the series to kick of November Sweeps.
Continue reading Journeyman: Double Down
Posted Jul 11th 2007 5:24PM by Will O'Brien
Filed under: OpEd, Eureka, Episode Reviews
(S02E01) Eureka's return answered some questions from the finale and brought along a new set of questions to get things rolling. After a recap session, we find out that Jack and Henry both retained their memories from the future.
Continue reading Eureka: Phoenix Rising (season premiere)
Posted Jun 29th 2007 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Celebrities
Well, if he couldn't be a noir-ish private eye maybe he'll have better luck as a confused, time-traveling cop.
Irish actor Jason O'Mara has been cast in the lead role in the American remake of the British series Life On Mars. The show is being produced by David E. Kelley (L.A. Law, Picket Fences, Ally McBeal, etc). The show will start production in mid August and could be ready as a midseason replacement on ABC.
Continue reading Jason O'Mara gets Life on Mars role
Posted May 15th 2007 3:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Programming, Video, Web
We told you yesterday about the new shows that NBC unveiled at their upfront, and now video previews of the new shows have made their way onto the web.
After the jump are previews for the new shows The Bionic Woman, Journeyman, Life, and Chuck, along with my quick notes on what I think based on these little snippets. Those legs above aren't exactly sexy. Maybe that's just a temporary state.
Continue reading A sneak peek at NBC's new shows - VIDEOS
Posted Apr 18th 2007 10:41AM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Doctor Who, Episode Reviews
(S03E03) It's still early stages in the new series of
Doctor Who, so it's understandable when the writers re-visit old story arcs, and introduce new viewers to old themes.
It was like that this week, and whilst it wasn't a high-ranking episode in terms of story, it was still a good bit of fun.
And, as with previous weeks in the recent series, when Martha learned something new about the enigmatic time-traveller, so did we.
Continue reading Doctor Who: Gridlock
Posted Apr 9th 2007 7:41PM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Doctor Who, Episode Reviews
(S03E02) To be or not to be? That is the question.
And so, the venerable Doctor and his new assistant Martha Jones arrived in London in the year 1599 to pay a visit to the Globe Theatre, where they would meet none other than Mr William Shakespeare.
Of course, this was not the first time our hero had met The Bard, but it was certainly one of the most memorable.
Continue reading Doctor Who: The Shakespeare Code
Posted Apr 2nd 2007 7:58AM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Programming, Doctor Who, Ratings, Episode Reviews
(S03E01) You can say what you like, but I won't be listening --
Doctor Who is one of the best, if not
the best, television programmes of all time, and Russell T. Davies' current incarnation of the character and franchise is no exception.
The return of series three was marked by several important milestones in the character's chronology (if a linear method of cataloging the Doctor's life can be described in traditional terms); the introduction of a new companion, the setup of plot and theme for the rest of the series, and the subtle hints at bigger things yet to come.
Warning: spoilers after the jump.Continue reading Doctor Who: Smith and Jones
Posted Apr 2nd 2007 7:01AM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Episode Reviews
(S02E06) One of the reasons why Sam Tyler finds himself stuck in 1973 goes back all the way to episode one of series one of
Life on Mars.
When Sam's girlfriend in 2006 was kidnapped by a serial killer, Sam set out to try and find her, only to suffer the accident which catapulted him into the past.
I honestly don't recall the plot element of Sam's kidnapped partner being resolved in series one, but I could be wrong.
Either way, it was resolved in this week's episode -- which centered around racism once again -- mostly to help push forward the romance between Sam and Annie Cartwright, but also to cement Sam's existence in the past as a reality, not a hallucination.
Continue reading Life on Mars: Episode 6
Posted Feb 1st 2007 7:28AM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, BBC
The promos for the second, and final series of
Life on Mars have started sprouting up across the UK.
I spotted a bus stop ad earlier tonight in the west end of Glasgow, designed in a typically 1970s fashion -- replete with the late 1970s BBC logo -- promising the return of this excellent retro-cop time-travelling show on Tuesday 13 February on BBC ONE in the UK.
John Simm will return as detective inspector Sam Tyler, who finds himself still stuck in 1973, following a car accident (the title of the show comes from the last tune he was listening to on his iPod before his accident -- David Bowie's
Life on Mars).
Continue reading Life on Mars returns on February 13th
Posted Oct 18th 2006 9:39AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, Short-Lived Shows
This show only last 11 episodes, in 1986-87, but they're episodes I remember fondly.
In 1886 Texas, Sheriff John Grail tracks down four outlaw cowboys. Before anything can happen, a weird force comes out of the sky and zaps them to 1986! When they get there, they form a detective agency and solve crimes (OK, not right away, but they find it's the only thing they can do), all the while trying to adjust to all the new inventions and culture of the modern world.
Continue reading Short-Lived Shows: Outlaws
Posted Oct 4th 2006 7:45AM by Will O'Brien
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, Sci Fi, Eureka
(S01E12) The season finale of
Eureka trots out another classic science fiction plot. Alternate time lines can have some very interesting effects (I was a bit sad there wasn't a Delorean). The finale leaves some major questions hanging around for next season.
Continue reading Eureka: Once in a Lifetime (season finale)
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