On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Melissa P <[email protected]>wrote:
> I've been asked to do a blog for the Science and Entertainment Exchange on > time travel as a plot device on TV and/or in movies. This thread was great. > > But since I'm not a fan of science fiction, and since I'm having trouble > coming up with some kind of "hook," I thought I'd let the members of this > group know about this assignment to see if anyone wants to offer any > suggestions for what I should be writing about. In other words, what would > be particularly interesting about this subject? > > Unfortunately, you won't get any credit -- I don't even get credit for > coming up with ideas or writing blogs for the Exchange -- but you can always > add comments once a blog is published. > I really haven't thought about this so you are probably best ignoring everything I'm going to say, but often enough it seems that many use time travel plots to illuminate the frustrations of today and uncertainties of tomorrow by either going back to the supposed better times of yesterday, or to the either optimistic futopia or the dystopic tomorrow that results from the failures of today. And to remember Dwayne McDuffie he had written a two part JLU episode to connect Jonah Hex into the DCAU as well as the Batman Beyond universe (with a guest appearance by his Milestone character Static). And while I'm thinking of animated shows, there was only a few episodes with actual time travel (via the Phoenix Gate talisman) Gargoyles was very much a show where things occuring 500-1000 years ago had a deep lasting effect on the plot which nominally took place in present day New York City (though there had been plans for a spin-off specifically involving the Phoenix Gate). And back to live action no one has mentioned Being Erica (though once someone posts a link to a Wikipedia list, I guess specific mentions of shows become needless). Being Erica is worth a look as it is less science fiction and fantasy (the only fantastic part is the mystery guy who allows Erica to relive days of her youth and potentially fix mistakes she's made). -- Wesley McGee http://www.ambivi.com http://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
