by Arwenel » Mar 09, 2018 12:19 am
Over the past week or so, i've been watching Travelers -- a Canadian show about time travelers that is also streamed on Netflix. There are two seasons so far, with a third one supposed to come out late this year.
Centuries in the future, man-made and natural disasters have rendered the Earth almost unlivable and brought humanity to the edge of extinction. The remaining humans have developed a plan, overseen by a powerful AI called the Director, to change history, and send trained specialists (travelers) back in time to enact it. The show centers on one team of five travelers, sometimes focusing on the missions they take as part of the grand plan, sometimes focusing more on their attempts to adapt to the 21st century.
A few episodes in i told my dad (he started watching it first) that while i wasn't terribly invested in the overarching plot, i was invested in the characters -- he agreed, and said he thought that might have been the intent. I think that's true, especially of the first season. The "grand plan" is kept vague, with traveler teams not necessarily even knowing how their particular mission affects the grander scheme, and while various characters interfere, there's no overarching antagonist until season two.
Those who like Stargate might be interested to know that it's created by the same guy, Brad Wright, and season two has Amanda Tapping (Samantha Carter) as a minor character in a few episodes.
It has some content issues -- it's rated TV-MA, i think, but while there are some gruesome moments and multiple uses of bad words, overall i'd say it's about equal to network shows.
I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind
Some come from above, some come from behind
But I've bought a big bat, I'm all ready you see
Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!
~ Dr. Seuss