On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Melissa P <[email protected]>wrote:
> What is a "time-travel plot with consequences"? > > Keep in mind I know almost nothing about the art of science fiction. > I think what David was referencing was that in the story arc last season characters went back in time, then returned to their own time and had to deal with the unintended and unforeseen consequences of their actions in the past for their new present (mostly the nature of some of their key relationships were different, and in some cases their jobs and personalities were different, and there were some differences in history) Often in TV science fiction time travel either has no such consequences, or the consequences are reversed by the plucky actions of the cast by the end of the episode. In this case, the entire season's arc was about dealing with the time consequences - or rather, the time consequences were an excuse to change and play around with the dynamics of the cast relationships. -- 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
