thomas7g
April 20th, 2003, 06:34 PM
"We're going to undo that event"
The premise was simple. American owned a technology that would allow one man to go back in time seven days to undo catastrophic events.
There is an inherent tension in that premise. Something so horrible has happened that it warrants the use of the very precious and extrememly limited fuel supply. They only have seven days. Do they use that up investigating what happened? Or do they go back immediately to have as much time as possible to prevent the event?
The show wasn't perfect. It was light entertainment and didn't follow hard science. Sort of like how Airwolf helicopter could defy physics and break the sound barrier (helicopters can't do that in real life). And security chief Ramsey was too flat, much like Mash's Frank Burns.
But I think this should would do really well in a post-9/11 world. A hidden secret covert goverment agency who's sole purpose is to save us from the kind of events that seem alot more real than thy did five years ago when the show premiered.
This week they aired the pilot which involved a terrorist attack which used a plane loaded with nerve gas crashing into the white house to kill of the president and VP. The group was believed to be "The Sons of Saddam". And remember...this was aired in 1998!
The last one I sawwas about a religious fanatic who worked at a biowarfare research facility. He stole a sample and released the bio agent in an airport. Within a few days most of the world was infected and dying. Mass panics lead to vigilante arson of whole neighborhoods that showed the sickness.
Just seven days to save the world.
I'm glad TNN has revived this show. :D
The premise was simple. American owned a technology that would allow one man to go back in time seven days to undo catastrophic events.
There is an inherent tension in that premise. Something so horrible has happened that it warrants the use of the very precious and extrememly limited fuel supply. They only have seven days. Do they use that up investigating what happened? Or do they go back immediately to have as much time as possible to prevent the event?
The show wasn't perfect. It was light entertainment and didn't follow hard science. Sort of like how Airwolf helicopter could defy physics and break the sound barrier (helicopters can't do that in real life). And security chief Ramsey was too flat, much like Mash's Frank Burns.
But I think this should would do really well in a post-9/11 world. A hidden secret covert goverment agency who's sole purpose is to save us from the kind of events that seem alot more real than thy did five years ago when the show premiered.
This week they aired the pilot which involved a terrorist attack which used a plane loaded with nerve gas crashing into the white house to kill of the president and VP. The group was believed to be "The Sons of Saddam". And remember...this was aired in 1998!
The last one I sawwas about a religious fanatic who worked at a biowarfare research facility. He stole a sample and released the bio agent in an airport. Within a few days most of the world was infected and dying. Mass panics lead to vigilante arson of whole neighborhoods that showed the sickness.
Just seven days to save the world.
I'm glad TNN has revived this show. :D