shafferpilot
Well-Known Member
As far as going back a hundred years to kill John's great-gramma:
Surely his great-grandpa would still meet someone, fall in love, and have a child. Sure Sara and John's genetic makeup would be changed, but do they truly cease to exist? This is the best part about time travel stories, if you're doing something as rediculous as traveling through time, you can do ANYTHING to keep the story going because NOTHING is as rediculous as time travel itself. Just ask Stephen Hawking. Despite writing half a dozen books involving the physics of time travel, my impression of his more recent publications suggest he doesn't believe it exists in the form we like to use in science fiction stories.
As far as the character's lack of developement:
I think we need to give it a few episodes. Last night and tonight are just the pilot. Have you seen the pilots from huge hit shows like friends, frazier, Full House, etc. etc. etc. etc. They're all pretty crappy and it's clear that the actors haven't really figured out who their characters are yet. I'm willing to give this one a chance, but they better prove themselves soon.
Surely his great-grandpa would still meet someone, fall in love, and have a child. Sure Sara and John's genetic makeup would be changed, but do they truly cease to exist? This is the best part about time travel stories, if you're doing something as rediculous as traveling through time, you can do ANYTHING to keep the story going because NOTHING is as rediculous as time travel itself. Just ask Stephen Hawking. Despite writing half a dozen books involving the physics of time travel, my impression of his more recent publications suggest he doesn't believe it exists in the form we like to use in science fiction stories.
As far as the character's lack of developement:
I think we need to give it a few episodes. Last night and tonight are just the pilot. Have you seen the pilots from huge hit shows like friends, frazier, Full House, etc. etc. etc. etc. They're all pretty crappy and it's clear that the actors haven't really figured out who their characters are yet. I'm willing to give this one a chance, but they better prove themselves soon.