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Time travel has been well used in TV and Movies to both good and bad effect but sometimes, just sometimes its use can make your head spin, or your stomach churn, here is a selection of 5 moments that have had me saying “What?” or “Urg” or “Flibble”
1. Weather Ballons?
After an accident involving a microwave and a supernova (genius) Fry and the gang find themselves in 1940’s New Mexico. Bender is the crashed spaceship, Zoidberg gets an alien autopsy and Fry bones his own Granny, well who wouldn’t? (Futurama: Roswell That Ends Well)
2. A fully functional 500 year old head
I will forget the horror that is the actual episode(s) for now, and focus on the fact that a head, buried in a mine, in an area of extreme digging, is left undisturbed for 500 years. And actually works when replaced on the body from which it came, Now Mr Data is a walking talking writers dream, capable of new and wonderful ways out of plots that even Wes Crusher would be proud of, but this just rubs me the wrong way (TNG Times Arrow 1&2)
3. A Gift From The Prophets
On the other side of the Trek coin is some of the offerings from DS9, there are many to choose from, but my current favourite time travel twist is Sisko’s gift from the prophets, another Emissary!! Holding someone in time until The Sisko needs him? That’s the Wormhole Alien version of whacking some pizza in the fridge until tomorrow. It makes some great viewing too. (DS9 Accession)
Run Run Run
Most time travel stories have a tenious grip on reality, others have a tenuous grip on the audience, and when your story is not up to scratch, you have to call on something else, something magical, something with boobs bouncing. And when those boobs are attached to a person already familiar to your audience you may have a winner. What is your point I hear you cry.
Tru Calling, the single worst best worst best time travel show ever, dependant on whether Dushku running is enough to feed your need
5. No whales are required
Couldn’t have a list without Kirk, and I mean any list. My list of 5 great ancient civilizations has Kirk in it, and for this list my soul draws me toward the best of Kirk. An hour of television that has laughs, tears and terrors. City on the Edge of Forever ticks every box for a time travel story, and creates a new box. The “CRAZY EYES MCCOY SHOUTING AT CAMERA FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON” box. (TOS City on the Edge of Forever)
In closing I would offer the opportunity to add your own favourite/most hated time travel in the comments, and remind you that this not a top 5 list, its just a list of things that came to mind about time travel. If you want my top 5 then ask and I will tell.
Chris Mitchell. C/O Geekfights
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