What Show has the most creative use of time travel?
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What Show has the most creative use of time travel?
Whats your favorite temporal paradox? I really like Red Dwarf where they travel back in time, and prevent the JFK assasination. However, soon after the time when he should have died, there was a huge sex scandal, and JFK ended up in jail. So the team convinces JFK that its for the best if he does die, and they get him to assasinate himself from the grassy knoll.
In Sealab 2021, 2 characters get stuck in a loop where they have 15 minutes to save the lab from blowing up, and each time it blows up, their current incarnation gets sent back in time. The captain suspects the 2 from the future are doppelgangers, and imprisons them in the brig. Each sucessive explosion creates 2 new characters, and the brig quickly fills up with Stormies, who use their numbers to play dodgeball, and quinns, who use their combined intellect to escape when they aren't being attacked with dodgeballs. Eventually they break the loop, and the captain makes all the stormies and Quinns fight each other in gladitorial combat, and the last 2 standing get to live.
In Sealab 2021, 2 characters get stuck in a loop where they have 15 minutes to save the lab from blowing up, and each time it blows up, their current incarnation gets sent back in time. The captain suspects the 2 from the future are doppelgangers, and imprisons them in the brig. Each sucessive explosion creates 2 new characters, and the brig quickly fills up with Stormies, who use their numbers to play dodgeball, and quinns, who use their combined intellect to escape when they aren't being attacked with dodgeballs. Eventually they break the loop, and the captain makes all the stormies and Quinns fight each other in gladitorial combat, and the last 2 standing get to live.
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Stargate SG-1 has a few.
1969: a cosmic accident sends our intrepid crew back in time, where they must find the stargate and figure out how to get back home. (Season 2)
2010: our intrepid crew are in a future that is just peachy keeno. Or is it? Maybe they should find a way to send a message back in time to warn us of the hijinks that have transpired. (Season 4)
2001: our intrepid crew have finally found aliens who can solve all of our problems. Or not! What about this cryptic message that came thru the stargate? (See 2010.) (Season 5)
I think my favorite from the series is Window of Opportunity, where O’Neill and Teal’c are trapped in a Groundhog Day-esque time loop and all manner of hilarity ensues.
The best of all time (no pun intended): TNG's Yesterday's Enterprise. Let the flaming begin.
1969: a cosmic accident sends our intrepid crew back in time, where they must find the stargate and figure out how to get back home. (Season 2)
2010: our intrepid crew are in a future that is just peachy keeno. Or is it? Maybe they should find a way to send a message back in time to warn us of the hijinks that have transpired. (Season 4)
2001: our intrepid crew have finally found aliens who can solve all of our problems. Or not! What about this cryptic message that came thru the stargate? (See 2010.) (Season 5)
I think my favorite from the series is Window of Opportunity, where O’Neill and Teal’c are trapped in a Groundhog Day-esque time loop and all manner of hilarity ensues.
The best of all time (no pun intended): TNG's Yesterday's Enterprise. Let the flaming begin.
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I'll have to agree on Window of Opportunity. A blatant rip-off of Groundhog Day, but one of the best episodes of Stargate to date. O'Neill and Teal'c playing golf through the Stargate? Priceless.
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Originally posted by coladar
O'Neill and Teal'c playing golf through the Stargate? Priceless.
O'Neill and Teal'c playing golf through the Stargate? Priceless.
Hammond:Colonel O'Neill! What the hell are you doing?!?
Jack:In the middle of my backswing?!?
Sam: We haven't been to P4X 639.
Jack: Yes we have…(points at Daniel) No we haven't. That's what you were going to say.
Daniel: Of course that's what I was going to say.
Jack: Okay, bad example.
Jack: But what about Teal'c? C'mon, is this the face of a crazy man? (looks over at Teal'c) Bad example.
Jack: (suspecting Malikai) What kind of archaeologist carries a weapon?
Daniel: Umm...I do.
Jack: Bad example.
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Originally posted by Wizdar
Stargate SG-1 has a few.
1969: a cosmic accident sends our intrepid crew back in time, where they must find the stargate and figure out how to get back home. (Season 2)
2010: our intrepid crew are in a future that is just peachy keeno. Or is it? Maybe they should find a way to send a message back in time to warn us of the hijinks that have transpired. (Season 4)
I think my favorite from the series is Window of Opportunity, where O’Neill and Teal’c are trapped in a Groundhog Day-esque time loop and all manner of hilarity ensues.
Stargate SG-1 has a few.
1969: a cosmic accident sends our intrepid crew back in time, where they must find the stargate and figure out how to get back home. (Season 2)
2010: our intrepid crew are in a future that is just peachy keeno. Or is it? Maybe they should find a way to send a message back in time to warn us of the hijinks that have transpired. (Season 4)
I think my favorite from the series is Window of Opportunity, where O’Neill and Teal’c are trapped in a Groundhog Day-esque time loop and all manner of hilarity ensues.
Also you can throw damn near any Quantum Leap, but that goes without saying.
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Agree with Wizdar:
The best of all time (no pun intended): TNG's Yesterday's Enterprise. Let the flaming begin.
Also agree with Red Dog:
I liked the Outer Limits (new series) episodes on time travel.
Best TV time movie I have ever sceen is:
12:01 (Somewhat like Groundhog Day)
The best of all time (no pun intended): TNG's Yesterday's Enterprise. Let the flaming begin.
Also agree with Red Dog:
I liked the Outer Limits (new series) episodes on time travel.
Best TV time movie I have ever sceen is:
12:01 (Somewhat like Groundhog Day)
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quantum leap
quantum leap
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7 Days, that show in which that one guy would go back in time seven days and beat someone up to prevent a national disaster. Maybe that wasn't the _most_ creative.
I did think that Quantum Leap's use of time travel was interesting.
I also liked the X-Files' Groundhog Day-like time-loop episode.
I did think that Quantum Leap's use of time travel was interesting.
I also liked the X-Files' Groundhog Day-like time-loop episode.
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I considered that. I also considered 'All Good Things ...', as I've always loved Q's logic behind the who concept. However, I'm tempted to answer the premise behind Odyssey 5. Now, it certainly wasn't the best, but I do think it has a good chance at the "most creative."
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Originally posted by GoVegan
I also liked the X-Files' Groundhog Day-like time-loop episode.
I also liked the X-Files' Groundhog Day-like time-loop episode.
Star Trek: TNG's Groundhog-Day-episode is Cause and Effect" from Season 5, and I liked that one.
As far as general time-travel episodes go, all the Star Trek series, of course, have a lot of them, with the quality varying wildly.
Anyone remember the show, Time Trax?
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Originally posted by Iron_Giant
Best TV time movie I have ever sceen is:
12:01 (Somewhat like Groundhog Day)
Best TV time movie I have ever sceen is:
12:01 (Somewhat like Groundhog Day)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098962/combined
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I intentionally left that credit out so you could wow us with your geekitude.
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Although Doctor Who is the obvious choice, I'm not sure it's all that "creative" in it's usage of time-travel.
I'll say: TNG "Yesterday's Enterprise", "All Good Things..." and B5 "Babylon Squared / War Without End"
I'll say: TNG "Yesterday's Enterprise", "All Good Things..." and B5 "Babylon Squared / War Without End"
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You forgot DS9's "Trials and Tribble-ations", just for the "Forrest Gump"-like work, as well as "Past Tense". TNG's "Cause and Effect" and "Yesterday's Enterprise", B5's "Babylon Squared" and "War Without End" all make the Hall of Time Travel Fame as well.
SG-1's "Window of Opportunity" is one of my series favorites, just for the golf shots, the juggling, and O'Neill plantin' a big one on Carter. Back story: the writers wanted to use Fruit Loops and needed permission from Kellogg - which wanted them to use Eggo waffles, not a hot seller then. The writers response: "He-LLO? Time LOOP? Fruit LOOP? Get it?"
SG-1's "Window of Opportunity" is one of my series favorites, just for the golf shots, the juggling, and O'Neill plantin' a big one on Carter. Back story: the writers wanted to use Fruit Loops and needed permission from Kellogg - which wanted them to use Eggo waffles, not a hot seller then. The writers response: "He-LLO? Time LOOP? Fruit LOOP? Get it?"