Trevor

Why? - Another Challenge? Are you kidding me? No, sadly, I'm serious. I've always had a fascination with Leap Day and time travel, and the theme segues well into the Action/Adventure Challenge held each March.

What? - Any film or TV episode or short that deals with Leap Day or Time Travel in any way is allowed. Even not really time travel things like Groundhog Day and Sliders can count if you want them too. We’re pretty liberal in this one. Commentaries or alternate versions are allowed, but otherwise each specific item can only be counted once.

When? - We start at dusk, February 27th 2020, and run until dawn on March 2nd 2020. This now expanded time period encompasses the actual Leap Day, the day of either side which sort of substitute for Leap Day for birthdays and anniversaries on non-leap years, and our normal dusk/sunset and dawn/sunrise bonus hours. Anything you complete during these eighty or so hours can be counted. As a bonus, we'll start the Action/Adventure/Crime Challenge two days early this year (but only time travel content), so you could get double credit during this entire Challenge if so inclined. We call this time the "Leap Day Challenge Time Paradox". Obviously, there is also double Challenge credit with our February Romance/Musical Challenge during the most of our time frame here. And, woah, I guess we have another triple credit scenario. I’m too tired to get into that, but you can probably figure it out.

How? - Watch the items on TV, computer screens, in theaters, on your phones, or through direct neural transmission if you are participating from the future. Everything counts as one. No wild cards. No need for a separate list thread. Just create a post in here for your list. Feel free to spoiler it if it’s big.

Where? - Don't you mean, "when?" Discuss the Challenge and your viewings in this, the Discussion Thread. Let's just include our lists in this thread. I imagine we'll only have a handful of participants, so a few lists mixed into this thread shouldn't be a problem. Please keep them spoilered if they get too long to reduce clutter.

Who? - Anyone and everyone is invited. In fact, anyone on this planet that watches a Time Travel related item during this time frame, has participated in the Challenge whether they know of our existence or not. However, one is only eligible for prizes if they post a list in this thread.

Trevor

27th dusk - Romance/Musical/Music Challenge double credit items
28th - travel into the past
29th - time loop/Groundhog Day type stuff (12:01, Source Code, etc), actual Leap Day related items
1st - travel into the future
2nd dawn- Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Challenge double credit items
pending

Trevor

Trevor

Reserved for miscellaneous stuff

Link to our first Leap Day Challenge back in 2012:
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/5...-%40-dawn.html

Link to the much expanded second Challenge in 2016:
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/6...-3-2-16-a.html

Trevor

From the last thread, info on previous prizes:

I dropped the ball back in 2016 and forgot to pick winners and coordinate prizes with GoldenWheels. The upcoming return of this quadrennial event reminded me to take care of this. I sincerely apologize for the delay.

DVDTalk member GoldenWheels has graciously provided us prizes from his company Hamilton Books. They are probably our oldest sponsor of DVDTalk Challenges, and at least the most consistent and prolific.

Randomizer.org has picked 5 winners, who can pick any time travel related item of $15 and under. Here is a link to a generic time travel search of their many books, CDs, films, and other products, but many more related items are available with better searching. The winners are bacigalup, Dimension X, CrazyMat, Cardsfan111, and ntnon Please PM me your prize choice, backup choice, and address, and I’ll collate and give to GoldenWheels.

shadokitty

I have both volumes of The Time Tunnel, Godzilla vs King Ghidorah ​​​​​​, and there is even a time travel episode of Ancient Aliens. Between that and Doctor Who, and time travel episodes of Star Trek​​​​​, on Amazon Prime, I should be set.

BobO'Link

This post is my list... and it's complete.

February 27th
1. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E1 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
2. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E2 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
3. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E3 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼

February 28th
4. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E4 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
5. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E5 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
6. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E6 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
7. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E7 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼

February 29th
8. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E8 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
9. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E9 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
10. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E10 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
11. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E11 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
12. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E12 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
13. 12 Monkeys (2015): S1E13 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
14. Planet of the Apes (2001) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
14. Dimension 5 (1966) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
15. Cyborg 2087 (1966) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
16. Idiocracy (2006) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
17. Planet of the Apes (1968)

March 1st
18. Beneath the Plant of the Apes ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
19. 12 Monkeys ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
20. La Jet馥 (1962) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲☼
21. Escape from the Planet of the Apes ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲
22. Time Bandits (1981) ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

davidh777

I look forward to this every four years!

2/27
1. About Time

2/28
2. The Lake House
3. Outlander s3 ep 6

2/29
4. The Time Traveler痴 Wife*
5. Outlander s3 ep7*

3/1
6. Outlander s3 ep8*
7. Source Code

Cardsfan111

This qualifies as a blast from the past. Thanks!

On a semi-related note, are we supposed to receive notifications of some kind when we're tagged (like above)? I don't believe I did unless I just don't know where to look.

Trevor

Yes, you池e supposed to receive notifications of tags, if you have them set in your User CP settings. But I don稚 think they work anyway.

Cardsfan111

Gotcha. Checked my settings and I didn't have that box checked. Doesn't make sense to have that function in the forum if it doesn't notify you.

It's rare that I might know what I'll watch for a challenge this far ahead of time, but I recently picked up the first 2 seasons of Continuum from Big Lots and it seems perfectly designed for this.


I'll make this my list post:

February 28
1. Continuum - A Stitch in Time
2. Continuum - Fast Times
3. Continuum - Wasting Time

Trevor

Testing Dimension X and Trevor

BobO'Link

I just looked at the dates for this year. It's on a Friday/Saturday/Sunday! That means lots more movie time!

Trevor

I was supposed to work two of the three days, one of them pre-set overtime even, but asked for vacation. Might not get it, we池e short-handed, so I知 mad at myself for not remembering to ask for it off earlier.

BobO'Link

That stinks... hopefully it'll be approved.

When I saw it's a weekend I immediately considered asking off that Friday (and possibly Monday as well - I have ~30 days left. I get 20 days/year and unused roll over) and make it a long weekend. Not sure - I still would have to get dressed, take kids to school, and pick them up in the afternoon. That always puts a crimp in those type of days.

Cardsfan111

If only you could go back in time.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

coyoteblue

First Time View - ☼

02/27/2020
01. Legends of Tomorrow, "Mortal Khanbat", 2020,, TV, Stream, US, Color, ☼
02. Duck Dodgers, "Quarterback Quack", 2003,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
03. Gravity Falls, "The Time Traveler's Pig", 2012,, TV, Stream, US, Color,

02/28/2020
04. Gravity Falls, "Blendin's Game", 2014,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
05. Timecop,, 1994, Peter Hyams, Movie, Stream, US, Color,

02/29/2020
06. The Avengers, "Escape in Time", 1967,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
07. Doctor Who, "The Runaway Bride", 2006,, TV, Stream, GB, Color,
08. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, "It's About Time", 2012,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
09. Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie,, 2001, Genndy Tartakovsky, Movie, Stream, US, Color,

03/01/2020
10. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, "The Cutie Re-Mark-Part 1", 2015,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
11. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, "The Cutie Re-Mark-Part 2", 2015,, TV, Stream, US, Color,
12. Mega Time Squad,, 2019, Tim van Dammen, Movie, Stream, NZ, Color, ☼

03/02/2020
13. Doctor Who, "The Timeless Children", 2020,, TV, Stream, GB, Color, ☼

omike

Wow it seems like the last one was just yesterday - or maybe the day before. Looking forward to more Time Tunnel for sure.

Omike's Third Quadrennial Leap Day Challenge List

Previous Challenges:
2012
2016

bacigalup

Trevor,

Just PM'ed my prize selections & thanks!!

WallyOPD

Hopefully I remember to give this one a try, sounds fun!

Friday, February 28th
1. Groundhog Day
2. Stargate: SG-1 - 1969
3. Farscape - Back and Back to the Future
4. Frasier - Look Before You Leap

Sunday, March 1st
5. The Time Traveler's Wife

MR Round

I'll give this a try, sounds like fun!

Trevor

Thanks bacigalup ! I知 fairly confident in getting responses from ntnon, Cardsfan111, and Dimension X, but it looks like CrazyMat left the forum over three years ago. I致e PMed and emailed them, with no response yet. They値l have a few more days, but I値l go ahead and announce the randomizer backup options. Next up will be malazar and then BobO'Link. If you two want to get picks ready to go, I知 fairly positive at least malazar will get a prize.

Other housekeeping, I think I値l just go with last time痴 limited theme days and checklist, let me get them in here back in post two, hopefully in the next few minutes. But feel free to correct me or suggest additions or changes. Nothing needs to be fully locked in for another 3 weeks I guess.

Trevor

Some posts from the 2012 thread with good ideas:

shadokitty

There are also a couple episodes of the original Twilight Zone that have to do with time travel. I know of at least four.

Trevor

Some interesting posts and possible checklist ideas from the 2016 thread: