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I'm so upset they canceled that show. The time travel gimmick was as silly as it was in every time travel show (yet as sci-fi fans we can't help but watch anywa

I'm so upset they canceled that show. The time travel gimmick was as silly as it was in every time travel show (yet as sci-fi fans we can't help but watch anyway...) but the vision of the near future with e-bikes and stealth vehicles and drone warfare felt really contemporary, which is kinda awesome for a book written 10 years ago.

lproven 3y ago
> The time travel gimmick was as silly as it was in every time travel show I dispute that. It is perhaps the only SF I've ever read that solved the problem of time travel -- moving matter forwards or backwards through time -- and still told an interesting story. I'd say in terms of realistic nature, it's maybe the best time travel story ever told.
- alisonatwork 3y ago
  It has the same problem as Quantum Leap in that the time passing in one timeline takes exactly the same amount of time as time passing another timeline. It feels like a contrived scenario that only exists to create dramatic tension. Since the show got canceled, I don't know if it's ever explained, but the implication was that one "timeline" was essentially just a computer simulation in the other one... but if that's the case why not pause it? Why not adjust the parameters? Why can the simulation only be run in real-time? I don't really need an answer. I don't mind suspending my disbelief for a decent story, and this was a decent story. It just stood out for me because the time travel stuff stood in contrast to the more plausible "20 minutes into the future" setting that perhaps could've made a compelling story on its own.
  - WorldMaker 3y ago
    > Since the show got canceled, I don't know if it's ever explained, but the implication was that one "timeline" was essentially just a computer simulation in the other one... but if that's the case why not pause it? Why not adjust the parameters? Why can the simulation only be run in real-time? The book's sequels do explore some of "physics" (and "ethics") of that. Worth a read if you enjoyed the show.
    - lproven 3y ago
      > but the implication was that one "timeline" was essentially just a computer simulation in the other one That was not the case, no. No simulations are involved.
Arrath 3y ago
I loved the first season (watched it last month) and was blind sided by the ending, I thought they were just getting set up for the conclusion and I had two more episodes to go! So I googled when the next season was coming and got gut punched. :(

lproven 3y ago

> The time travel gimmick was as silly as it was in every time travel show I dispute that. It is perhaps the only SF I've ever read that solved the problem of time travel -- moving matter forwards or backwards through time -- and still told an interesting story. I'd say in terms of realistic nature, it's maybe the best time travel story ever told.

alisonatwork 3y ago
It has the same problem as Quantum Leap in that the time passing in one timeline takes exactly the same amount of time as time passing another timeline. It feels like a contrived scenario that only exists to create dramatic tension. Since the show got canceled, I don't know if it's ever explained, but the implication was that one "timeline" was essentially just a computer simulation in the other one... but if that's the case why not pause it? Why not adjust the parameters? Why can the simulation only be run in real-time? I don't really need an answer. I don't mind suspending my disbelief for a decent story, and this was a decent story. It just stood out for me because the time travel stuff stood in contrast to the more plausible "20 minutes into the future" setting that perhaps could've made a compelling story on its own.
- WorldMaker 3y ago
  > Since the show got canceled, I don't know if it's ever explained, but the implication was that one "timeline" was essentially just a computer simulation in the other one... but if that's the case why not pause it? Why not adjust the parameters? Why can the simulation only be run in real-time? The book's sequels do explore some of "physics" (and "ethics") of that. Worth a read if you enjoyed the show.
  - lproven 3y ago
    > but the implication was that one "timeline" was essentially just a computer simulation in the other one That was not the case, no. No simulations are involved.

Arrath 3y ago

I loved the first season (watched it last month) and was blind sided by the ending, I thought they were just getting set up for the conclusion and I had two more episodes to go! So I googled when the next season was coming and got gut punched. :(