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Travelers - Season Two Review

Travelers is about people from a far flung and terrible future who have chosen to have their consciousness transferred into the bodies of 21st century individuals who are about to die. Working in teams of five, each with a specialty, their Grand Plan is to use their knowledge and skills to actively change the future into something better. Travelers stars Nesta Cooper as tactician Carly Shannon; Eric McCormack as team leader Grant MacLaren; Jared Abrahamson as engineer Trevor Holden; MacKenzie Porter as medic Marcy Warton; and Reilly Dolman as historian Philip Pearson.

This series is my cup of television tea. It effectively combines time travel shenanigans with the extreme difficulties involved in masquerading as another person. I particularly like how the lead characters must balance using their own judgment when carrying out their assigned missions while also making every day decisions about how to carry out the lives of their hosts. When done well, this sort of thing can make for intriguing and enjoyable drama, and Travelers does it well.

Season one was good. Season two is even better. And here is where I will insert the standard spoiler warning in the form of a spoiler kitten: if you haven't seen season two yet and you plan to get around to it, may I suggest that you bookmark this review and come back later?

Arguably, the biggest unanswered mysteries of season one were (1) who kidnapped and tortured our team in season one, and (2) what is happening with the Faction, who were trying to overthrow the Director (the AI who runs the Travelers project).

Although everything wasn't revealed immediately, the first question was answered with the introduction of Traveler 001, the very first Traveler, who overwrote one of the Twin Tower victims on September 11 and then refused to die as scheduled. They made me happy by casting Enrico Colantoni (Veronica Mars) as Traveler 001, and then doubled my happiness by casting Amanda Tapping as his confused psychologist.

While season one explored the personal lives of our Travelers and the difficulties they encountered integrating themselves into the already existing lives of their hosts, season two focused on it even more strongly – particularly on Grant's marriage to Kat, Marcy's romance with David, and Carly's custody battle for her baby with his father, Jeff. These personal issues culminated in the season finale with the multiple kidnappings and Traveler 001 blackmailing the team to reveal their true selves on video.

While Eric McCormack does a consistently good job as the show's lead and I liked Grant's story dealing with his wife Kat's unexpected, difficult pregnancy, the most compelling personal relationship on the show is by far and away Marcy's with David Mailer (Patrick Gilmore), her former social worker.

When Marcy, a doctor, initially arrived in her host's damaged body, she had to use her advanced medical knowledge to stay alive, knowing that her efforts were futile and she would eventually die. The ultimate cure for her condition, overwriting different parts of her brain, left her a semi-emotionless amnesiac. I really liked that Marcy couldn't leave the situation as it was, that she found a way to retrieve her interim memories and some of her host's in order to repair her relationship with David, an exceptionally good human being who also kept making me laugh out loud throughout the season. My favorite bit was when David copied Marcy's lottery numbers and won $31,000, and spent the best day of his life giving every dime away to his homeless clients. What a guy. Seriously.

Another consistently enjoyable continuing character is Grace Day (Jennifer Spence), an outspoken programmer from the future who overwrote Trevor's high school guidance counselor. Although I think Trevor got a bit shortchanged in the personal story arena this season; his initial paralysis situation and discovering that his football coach had abused his host were stories that just came and went. I like all five of our leads, but for some reason, Trevor is my favorite. Maybe it's the idea of a quiet, wise and observant elderly man living in the body of someone so young.

I also liked Philip's continuing efforts to battle his addiction. Philip is the only traveler with no family to juggle, and it was fun that he decided to assuage his loneliness by adopting a turtle. I was also interested in his struggle to keep up with the changes in the timeline. I connected less with Carly's storyline, though. I felt frustrated with her decision to live with her abusive boyfriend in order to regain custody of her baby. Although the way she beat the crap out of Jeff when he finally got drunk and tried to hurt her was satisfying.

Clearly, the team cannot reveal who they are to anyone, but I kept wanting Marcy in particular to tell David the truth. Be careful what you wish for, because now David, Kat and Jeff (and the confused Ray) do know the truth. If we get a third season, and I certainly hope that we do, that's a major problem for our team. Well, that, along with Travelers being tracked as a terrorist group by worldwide law enforcement, whatever was going on with the unfortunate Simon, and the ongoing efforts of Traveler 001 who is now played by Amanda Tapping.

This series probably won't turn out to be a classic, but it definitely improves upon acquaintance and it's quite binge-able. I rewatched season one before diving into season two, and enjoyed it even more the second time. I've been trying to think of another series like Travelers, and I can't; it's not like anything else. It's nothing like the big recent network effort, Timeless, which did things like recreate the Lincoln assassination. Travelers is more focused on complex characters dealing with unique situations, making it more closely resemble, say, Continuum.

Bits:

-- Only seven months have passed since our team "arrived."

-- I'm not sure I could pick a favorite episode this season, although I particularly enjoyed "001," the exciting and often amusing season finale, Grace's trial in "Traveler 0027," and the Groundhog Day episode with the skydivers, "17 Minutes."

-- I always enjoy the complications when our team interacts with other teams, particularly Louis Ferreira as team leader Rick Hall.

-- Speaking of Continuum, Travelers now includes three Continuum cast members: Jennifer Spence as Grace, Stephen Lobo as Wakefield, and Ian Tracey as Ray.

-- I keep wanting them to clean up their garage ops. Especially that filthy bathroom.

-- I couldn't remember what the Protocols were, gave up and checked the internet:

The mission comes first.

Leave the future in the past.

Don't take a life, don't save a life, unless otherwise directed.

Do not reproduce.

In the absence of direction, maintain your host's life.

No inter-team/deep web communication, except in extreme emergencies.

Billie Doux loves good television and spends way too much time writing about it.

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Erik Knudsen talks about Continuum in a 2015 exclusive interview

Hey guys, check it out this Erik interview for online magazine "TV Goodness" where he talks about Continuum.

Erik Knudsen Talks Alec’s Arc and Winding Down Continuum [Exclusive Interview] 

Heather M

October 9, 2015 

Continuum wrapped up for our Canadian friends tonight, but in the U.S., we have one more week to get right with the reality that the series is concluding after four seasons. In tonight’s U.S. episode, “The Desperate Hours,” Alec was put through the wringer by Brad, and his quest to send Kiera home was seriously jeopardized. I had the chance to chat one on one yesterday with Erik Knudsen about Alec’s journey and the evolution of the show.

When Knudsen signed on for the series, he had no idea how large Alec’s story would become. “When I read the pilot, the show was called Out of Time, and I thought it was a role kind of like CSI [and I would be] the guy behind the computer who gives all the facts,” he recalls. “Fortunately, the writers are amazing and wrote this amazing character for me, more than one character for me. It’s fun to play the [computer stuff] but I was really lucky they got me out [into the field, too].”

Last season, Knudsen played two Alecs, and he says differentiating the characters was a mix of path and perspective. “We talked about it before we shot it. Simon [Barry] wanted to be able to tell the difference between both Alecs just by looking at them. We didn’t want to have an ‘Evil Alec’ and a ‘Good Alec,'” he explains. “We wanted the audience to root for both and see what comes out of it. We see what happens with two different choices. One Alec got greedy, selfish and just wanted to focus on himself and thought he was bettering the future by continuing Piron. The other Alec knew better…he saw the future.”

“It was very confusing because we had to go between [setting up] each character seven times throughout the day. It’s the same character, who has experienced different things One has seen the death of his girlfriend and wants her back desperately and the other one has just moved on and wants to shape Piron and make a better future. It was never [good vs. evil], it was just different opportunities that they’d been presented with.”

In the season three finale, we had the fatal showdown on the roof. Knudsen laughs that there were multiple Alecs for that. “That took two days in total. There were four versions of me. There were four stunt guys,” he says. “We shot that all on the roof, the whole fight sequence. Those guys actually went for it….rolling around the edge was the guys. The rest was us.”

“That was a very important scene. Kiera and Alec were kind of having a fight, and he says ‘this is all for you.’ They connect again and hug at the end. That was  a crazy emotional scene for us. It was different filming that season because Rachel [Nichols] and I weren’t filming a lot together [because of the characters’ estrangement]. I didn’t get to work with Rachel for while and then all of a sudden she came back on the set for that scene and it was nice.”

Earlier this season, we had a “last supper” of almost all the major characters, and Knudsen enjoyed that blurring of the lines between the sides as the series progressed. “When Kiera [first] gets sent back, we don’t even really know why or what she’s supposed to do. I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do,” he says. “Everybody is fighting for a better future but nobody knows [what that is]. They all have their own motives, and battles.”

“[Finally], they realize that the future they want to shape is kind of mutual. Kiera wants to have her son in a better environment. Liber8 doesn’t want to be terrorists. They wants to live in a good, corporate-free word. We realize everyone is fighting…the same battle…and they team up and fight the proper thing that’s actually tearing down the future.”

Check back next week for part two of our chat, where Knudsen talks about working with Ian Tracey and William B. Davis, what to expect from the finale, and where you can watch him next.

Continuum finale airs next Friday at 11/10c on Syfy. You can catch repeats of tonight’s episode throughout the week.

Source: tvgoodness

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Continuum - Showcase   -  5/27/2012  -  10/9/2016

Science Fiction / Drama (42 episodes)

Running Time:  60 minutes

Stars:

Rachel Nichols as City Protective Services (CPS) "Protector" Kiera Cameron

Victor Webster as Vancouver Police Department (VPD) Detective Carlos Fonnegra

Erik Knudsen as the young Alec Sadler

Stephen Lobo as Matthew Kellog

Roger Cross as Travis Verta

Lexa Doig as Sonya Valentine (Regular Season 1–3)

Tony Amendola as Edouard Kagame (Regular Season 1, recurring afterward)

Omari Newton as Lucas Ingram

Luvia Petersen as Jasmine Garza

Jennifer Spence as Vancouver Police Department Detective Betty Robertson (Regular Season 1–3)

Brian Markinson as Vancouver Police Department Inspector Jack Dillon (main seasons 1–3; recurring season 4)

Ryan Robbins as Brad Tonkin.(Recurring Season 3, Regular Season 4)

Richard Harmon as Julian Randol 

Terry Chen as Curtis Chen

Magda Apanowicz as Emily/Maya Hartwell 

Ian Tracey as Jason Sadler 

William B. Davis as the elderly Alec Sadler in 2077 

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Guía de series: Estrenos y regresos de diciembre 2019

Acaba el año y no puedes perderte las últimas novedades. ¿Ya has hecho balance? ¿Cambiará algo con estas nuevas propuestas?

¡Feliz diciembre!

Leyenda:

Verde: series nuevas.

Rojo: series de las que haremos reviews semanales.

Negro: regresos de otras series.

Naranja: miniseries o series documentales.

Amarillo: tv movies, documentales, especiales o pilotos.

Morado: season finales.

Púrpura: midseason finales.

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Calendario de series

1 de diciembre: 

Eastsiders (4T y última completa) y Dead Kids en Netflix

The War of the Worlds en BBC One

Godfather of Harlem (1T finale) en Epix

4 de diciembre:

Vikings (6T y última) en History

Foodie Love (1T completa) en HBO

The Moodys (1T) en FOX

5 de diciembre: 

Tell Me a Story (2T) en CBS All Access

Merlí: Sapere Aude (1T completa) en Movistar+

V Wars (1T completa), Home for Christmas y A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby en Netlix

Same Time, Next Christmas en ABC

6 de diciembre: 

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (3T completa) y Inside Edge (2T completa) en Amazon

Reprisal (1T completa) en Hulu

Días de Navidad, Fuller House (5aT completa), Triad Princess (1T completa), Virgin River (1T completa), The Confession Killer y Marriage Story en Netflix

Truth Be Told (1T) en Apple TV+

The Pack (3T) en HBO

See (1T finale) en Apple TV+

7 de diciembre: Steven Universe Future en Cartoon Network

8 de diciembre: 

The L Word: Generation Q (1T) y Work in Progress (1T) en Showtime

Mrs. Fletcher (1T finale) y Silicon Valley (series finale) en HBO

Madam Secretary (series finale) en CBS

9 de diciembre: 

Family Reunion (especial Navidad) en Netflix

Traces (1T) en Alibi

10 de diciembre: The Moodys (1T finale) en FOX

11 de diciembre: 

Castle Rock (2T finale) en Hulu

South Park (23T finale) en Comedy Central

13 de diciembre: 

The Expanse (4T completa) en Amazon

Runaways (3T y última completa) en Hulu

6 Underground en Netflix

14 de diciembre: Dial M For Middlesbrough en Gold

15 de diciembre: Watchmen (1T finale) en HBO

16 de diciembre: 

Sticks and Stones (1T) en ITV

Good Trouble (especial Navidad) en Freeform

17 de diciembre: The Purge (2T finale) y Treadstone (1T finale) en USA Network

18 de diciembre: 

Soundtrack (1T completa) en Netflix

Sticks and Stones (1T finale) en ITV

The Moodys (1T finale) en FOX

19 de diciembre: 

A Christmas Carol en FX

Sacrifice en BET+

20 de diciembre: 

The Witcher (1T completa) y The Two Popes en Netflix

The Aeronauts en Amazon

In The Long Run (especial Navidad) en Sky One

The Morning Show (1T finale) y For All Mankind (1T finale) en Apple TV+

Velvet Colección (series finale) en Movistar+

Van Helsing (4T finale) en Syfy

22 de diciembre: His Dark Materials (1T finale) en BBC One

24 de diciembre: Lost in Space (2T completa) en Netflix

26 de diciembre: You (2T completa) en Netflix

27 de diciembre: 

The Gift (1T completa) en Netflix

The Mandalorian (1T finale) en Disney+

29 de diciembre: 

Dare Me (1T) en USA Network

Mr. Robot (series finale) en USA Network

30 de diciembre: Alexa & Katie (3T completa) en Netflix

31 de diciembre: El vecino (1T completa) en Netflix

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Estrenos de series

Foodie Love (HBO)

Laia Costa (Polseres vermelles, Cites) y Guillermo Pfening (Supermax, Nadie nos mira) interpretan a dos jóvenes que se conocen a través de una app de citas para amantes de la comida. Podremos ver también a Greta Fernández (La hija de un ladrón, Elisa y Marcela), Natalia de Molina (Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados, Quién te cantará), Yolanda Ramos (Paquita Salas, Benvinguts a la família), Nausicaa Bonnín (Sé quién eres, Servir y proteger), Eloi Costa (Pieles) o el chef Ferran Adrià.

Escrita y dirigida por Isabel Coixet (Mi vida sin mí, La librería). Ocho episodios.

Estreno: 4 de diciembre

The Moodys (FOX)

Adaptación de la comedia australiana que nos mostrará las distintas reuniones de la familia Moody a lo largo del año, esta vez en Navidad. Protagonizada por Denis Leary (Rescue Me, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll), Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds, Sharp Objects), Jay Baruchel (Man Seeking Woman, This Is The End), Chelsea Frei (Sideswiped, Victoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter) y François Arnaud (UnREAL; Midnight, Texas). Escrita y producida por Rob Greenberg (Frasier, We Are Men), Bob Fisher (Sirens, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll) y Tad Quill (Scrubs, Angel from Hell). Seis episodios. Estreno: 4 de diciembre

V Wars (Netflix)

Adaptación de la saga de novelas de Jonathan Maberry en la que una epidemia mortal que convierte a la gente en depredadores enfrenta a la sociedad y también a un científico (Ian Somerhalder; The Vampire Diaries, Lost) y a su mejor amigo (Adrian Holmes; Arrow, Continuum), ahora líder de los vampiros, mientras se forja una guerra entre los dos bandos. Completan el cast Jacky Lai (Beyond), Peter Outerbridge (Orphan Black, Nikita), Laura Vandervoort (Smallville, Bitten), Kyle Breitkopf (Being Human, Rusty Rivets) y Kimberly-Sue Murray (Killjoys). Escrita por William Laurin y Glenn Davis, creadores de Missing y Aftermath. Diez episodios. Estreno: 5 de diciembre

Reprisal (Hulu)

Tras haber sido dada por muerta, una implacable femme fatale (Abigail Spencer; Timeless, Rectify) planea su venganza contra una banda de fanáticos de los coches. Con Rodrigo Santoro (Westworld, Lost), Mena Massoud (Jack Ryan, Aladdin), Madison Davenport (Sharp Objects, From Dusk Till Dawn), Rhys Wakefield (True Detective, Home and Away), David Dastmalchian (MacGyver, Twin Peaks), W. Earl Brown (True Detective, I'm Dying Up Here), Gilbert Owuor (Goliath, Mute), Rory Cochrane (CSI Miami, Argo), Craig Tate (Snowfall, Aquarius), Wavyy Jonez (Unsolved, See You Yesterday), Shane Callahan (Outsiders, Under the Dome) y Lea DeLaria (Orange Is the New Black). Creada, escrita y producida por Josh Corbin (StartUp). Diez episodios.

Estreno: 6 de diciembre

Días de Navidad (Netflix)

Miniserie que seguirá a Sofía, Esther, María y Valentina, cuatro hermanas unidas por un secreto, en tres etapas distintas de la vida pero siempre durante el día de Navidad en la casa familiar en la montaña. Protagonizada por Victoria Abril (Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto, Kika), Verónica Forqué (Kika, Bajarse al moro), Ángela Molina (Carne trémula, Las cosas del querer), Elena Anaya (La piel que habito, Habitación en Roma), Verónica Echegui (Fortitude, Yo soy la Juani), Nerea Barros (La isla mínima, El Príncipe), Charo López (Secretos del corazón, Lo más natural), Susi Sánchez (La enfermedad del domingo, La piel que habito), Alicia Borrachero (Crematorio, Hospital central), Francesc Garrido (Sé quién eres, Gran reserva), Carla Tous, Anna Moliner (Cites, Tiempos de guerra), Miquel Fernández (Cites, Fariña), David Solans (Merlí, Bajo sospecha), Antonio Dechent (Sé quién eres, La peste), Gonzalo Cunill (La señora, Bandolera), Nausicaa Bonnín (Sé quién eres, Servir y proteger), Iván Morales (Gran hotel, El cor de la ciutat), Manel Barceló (Com si fos ahir, El cor de la ciutat), Carles Arquimbau (Com si fos ahir, Cuéntame cómo pasó), Julio Manrique (Isabel, Porca misèria), Sarah Perriez, Andreu Benito (Sé quién eres, Polseres vermelles), Carme Sansa (Nit i dia, Joc de dos), Berta Castañé (Com si fos ahir, Bajo sospecha), Mar Ayala (Com si fos ahir) y Mariona Pagés. Creada y dirigida por Pau Freixas (Polseres vermelles, Sé quién eres). Tres episodios. Estreno: 6 de diciembre

Triad Princess (Netflix)

Angie (Eugenie Liu; The 9th Precinct, Behind Your Smile) ha crecido a la sobra de su padre, miembro de una tríada, pero decide desafiar sus deseos y empezar su propia vida trabajando como guardaespaldas encubierta de un actor famoso (Jasper Liu; Plant Goddess, When I See You Again). Escrita y dirigida por Neal Wu (At Cafe 6). Seis episodios.

Estreno: 6 de diciembre

Virgin River (Netflix)

Adaptación de la serie de novelas románticas de Robyn Carr centrada en Melinda Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge; This Is Us, The Walking Dead), una mujer que contesta a un anuncio para trabajar como enfermera practicante en un remoto pueblo de California y así dejar atrás sus dolorosos recuerdos. Con Martin Henderson (Grey's Anatomy, The Ring), Tim Matheson (Hart of Dixie, The Good Fight), Annette O'Toole (Smallville, It), Jenny Cooper (Law & Order: True Crime, Open Heart), David Cubitt (Medium, Van Helsing), Lexa Doig (Continuum, Arrow), Daniel Gillies (The Originals, Saving Hope), Lauren Hammersley (Orphan Black, Mr. D), Benjamin Hollingsworth (Code Black, Cult), Ian Tracey (Continuum, Travelers) y Colin Lawrence (The Killing, Riverdale). Escrita y producida por Sue Tenney (7th Heaven, Good Witch). Diez episodios. Estreno: 6 de diciembre

Truth Be Told (Apple TV+)

Adaptación de la novela 'Are You Sleeping' de Kathleen Barber (2017), en la que una podcaster de true crimes (Octavia Spencer; The Help, Hidden Figures) investigará de nuevo el caso de un asesino en serie (Aaron Paul; Breaking Bad, The Path), incriminado por ella por matar al padre de dos gemelas idénticas (Lizzy Caplan; Masters of Sex, Castle Rock), quien ahora dice haber sido inculpado por un crimen que no cometió. Con Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds, Sharp Objects), Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us, Luke Cage), Mekhi Phifer (ER, Frequency), Michael Beach (The 100, Third Watch), Tracie Thoms (Love, UnREAL), Haneefah Wood (One Day at a Time, Zoe Ever After), Tami Roman (Moonlight), Annabella Sciorra (The Sopranos, The Hand That Rocks the Craddle), Nic Bishop (Body of Proof, Snowfall), Molly Hagan (Jane the Virgin, iZombie), Rico E. Anderson (Hit the Floor), Everleigh McDonell (Good Girls), Billy Miller (Ringer, Ray Donovan), Brett Cullen (Devious Maids, Narcos), Hunter Doohan, Lyndon Smith (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Parenthood) y Katherine LaNasa (Imposters, Satisfaction).

Escrita por Nichelle Tramble Spellman (The Good Wife, Justified) y producida por Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies, The Morning Show). Diez episodios.

Estreno: 6 de diciembre

The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime)

Continuación de la serie The L Word (2004-2009), que seguía las vidas personales y profesionales de un grupo de amigas lesbianas de Los Ángeles. Ahora, diez años después, conoceremos a un nuevo grupo de personajes LGBT que se suman a Bette (Jennifer Beals), Alice (Leisha Hailey) y Shane (Katherine Moennig). Con Arienne Mandi (In the Vault), Leo Sheng (Adam), Jacqueline Toboni (Grimm, Easy), Rosanny Zayas (Otherhood), Sepideh Moafi (The Deuce, Falling Water), Stephanie Allynne (One Mississippi), Brian Michael Smith (After, Queen Sugar) y Freddy Miyares (When They See Us). Escrita, dirigida y producida por Marja-Lewis Ryan. Ocho episodios. Estreno: 8 de diciembre

Work in Progress (Showtime)

Comedia sobre una lesbiana gorda de cuarenta y cinco años de Chicago (Abby McEnany) cuya desgracia y desesperación la llevan a una relación amorosa intensamente transformadora. Completan el reparto Theo Germaine (The Politician), Karin Anglin, Celeste Pechous y Julia Sweeney (Saturday Night Live), que se interpretará a sí misma. Creada por McEnany junto a Tim Mason y escrita y producida por Lilly Wachowski (Sense8, The Matrix). Ocho episodios

Estreno: 8 de diciembre

Traces (Alibi)

Una joven que aspira a ser ayudante de laboratorio (Molly Windsor; Three Girls, Cheat) descubre que el caso ficticio que está estudiando es muy parecido a uno de su pasado y tratará de llevar a un asesino frente a la justicia con la ayuda de dos investigadoras del SIFA -Scotish Institute of Forensic Science. Completan el reparto Laura Fraser (The Missing, Breaking Bad), Jennifer Spence (You Me Her, Travelers), Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Laurie Brett (EastEnders), Vincent Reagan (Delicious, The White Princess), Michael Nardone (Shetland, Silent Witness) y John Gordan Sinclair (Marple, Ill Behaviour). Basada en la idea del novelista Val McDermid y escrita por Amelia Bullmore (Scott & Bailey, This Life). Seis episodios. Estreno: 9 de diciembre

Sticks and Stones (ITV)

Thomas Benson (Ken Nwosu, Killing Eve) es un padre y marido trabajador que suele liderar los equipos con los que debe conseguir nuevos clientes. Cuando se queda en blanco durante una presentación y pierde el nuevo acuerdo, aunque hace todo lo posible para recuperar al cliente, comienza a sentirse atacado y menospreciado. ¿Ha perdido su confianza y está paranoico o realmente su equipo y el mundo entero se han vuelto en su contra? Completan el reparto Ben Miller (Johnny English, Death in Paradise), Alexandra Roach (Utopia, No Offence), Sean Sagar (Top Boy, Our Girl), Susannah Fielding (Black Mirror, The Great Indoors), Gwilym Lee (Jamestown, Bohemian Rhapsody), Phoebe Nicholls (Fortitude, The Elephant Man), Ritu Arya (Humans, Doctors), Michael Cochrane (Downton Abbey, The Iron Lady) y Debbie Chazen (Holby City).

Drama psicológico escrito por Mike Bartlett (Doctor Foster, Trauma) y dirigido por Julia Ford (Safe). Tres episodios.

Estreno: 16 de diciembre

Soundtrack (Netflix)

Drama musical sobre las historias de amor que unen a varios personajes de Los Ángeles vistas a través de la música que les define. Con Jenna Dewan (Supergirl, Witches of East End), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge, Twelve Monkeys), Callie Hernandez (Graves, Too Old To Die Young), Paul James (Greek, The Path), Christina Milian (The Oath, Grandfathered), Jahmil French (Degrassi: The Next Generation, Let's Get Physical), Campbell Scott (Royal Pains, House of Cards), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Broadchurch, Blindspot), Megan Ferguson (Grace and Frankie, Hart of Dixie) y Evan Whitten (The Resident, Mr. Robot).

Creada por Joshua Safran (Quantico) y escrita por Safran (Gossip Girl, Smash) y Korde Arrington Tuttle (Them: Covenant). Diez episodios.

Estreno: 18 de diciembre

A Christmas Carol (FX)

Miniserie basada en la novela de Charles Dickens (1843) en la que Ebenezer Scrooge (Guy Pearce; Memento, Mildred Pierce), un hombre viejo y amargado que odia la Navidad, recibe la visita de tres fantasmas que le muestran su pasado (Charlotte Riley; Peaky Blinders, Trust), su presente (Andy Serkis; The Lord of the Rings) y su futuro (Jason Flemyng; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). Con Tom Hardy (Taboo, Peaky Blinders), Stephen Graham (Taboo, This Is England), Joe Alwyn (Boy Erased, The Favourite), Vinette Robinson (Sherlock, The A Word), Kayvan Novak (What We Do in the Shadows), Lenny Rush (Apple Tree House) y Johnny Harris (Fortitude, This Is England).

Escrita por Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Taboo), dirigida por Nick Murphy (Save Me, Prey) y producida por Ridley Scott (The Good Wife, The Terror) y Tom Hardy (Taboo, Venom). Tres episodios.

Estreno: 19 de diciembre

The Witcher (Netflix)

Adaptación de la serie de novelas de Andrzej Sapkowski en las que se basan los videojuegos del mismo nombre. En ella, el brujo Geralt de Rivia (Henry Cavill; Man of Steel, Justice League), un cazador de monstruos modificado genéticamente, busca su lugar en un mundo violento en el que los humanos le temen o le desprecian. Con Freya Allan (War of the Worlds, Into the Badlands), Anya Chalotra (Wanderlust, The ABC Murders), Jodhi May (Game of Thrones, Genius), Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (Fortitude), Adam Levy (Knightfall, Snatch), MyAnna Buring (Ripper Street, Kill List), Mimi Ndiweni (Black Earth Rising), Therica Wilson-Read (Profile), Millie Brady (The Last Kingdom, Teen Spirit), Eamon Farren (Twin Peaks), Joey Batey (Knightfall, The White Queen), Lars Mikkelsen (House of Cards, Borgen), Royce Pierreson (Line of Duty, Murdered by My Boyfriend), Maciej Musial (1983), Wilson Radjou-Pujalte (Hunter Street), Anna Shaffer (Harry Potter, Hollyoaks), Rebecca Benson (The White Princess), Shane Attwooll (The Bastard Executioner), Luke Neal (Gunpowder), Matthew Neal (Gunpowder), Tobi Bamtefa (Tin Star), Sonny Serkis (The White Queen, The Casual Vacancy), Roderick Hill (Longmire, The Newsroom), Inge Beckmann (Troy: Fall of a City), Charlotte O'Leary, Natasha Culzac, Amit Shah (Jekyll & Hyde, The Hundred Foot Journey), Tom Canton (Death Comes to Pemberley) y Colette Tchantcho (The Witcher).

Escrita por Lauren S. Hissrich (The Defender, The West Wing). Ocho episodios. Ya está renovada por una segunda temporada. Estreno: 20 de diciembre

The Gift (Netflix)

La vida perfecta de una joven pintora de Estambul (Beren Saat, Fatmagul) cambia completamente cuando conoce a un arqueólogo (Mehmet Günsür, Muhtesem Yüzyil) que descubre una relación entre ella y el templo más antiguo jamás descubierto.

Escrita por Sengül Boybas, Fatih Unal y Jason George (Scandal, Ingobernable). Ocho episodios. Ya está renovada por una segunda temporada.

Estreno: 27 de diciembre

Dare Me (USA Network)

Adaptación de la novela de Megan Abbott (2012) que explora los celos, la lealtad, el miedo y las dinámicas de poder entre dos mejores amigas y animadoras de instituto de un pequeño pueblo del Medio Oeste, Addy (Herizen Guardiola, The Get Down) y Beth (Mario Kelly, Patricia Moore), tras la llegada de la nueva entrenadora (Willa Fitzgerald, Scream). Con Rob Heaps (Imposters), Zach Roerig (The Vampire Diaries), Paul Fitzgerald (Younger, Veep), Joyful Drake (Let's Stay Together), Tammy Blanchard (Tallulah, Into the Woods), Antonio J. Bell (Greenleaf), Alison Thornton (Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Dirk Gently), Tamberla Perry (Bosch, How to Get Away with Murder), Chris Zylka (The Leftovers, Twisted) y Taveeta Syzmanowicz (The Next Step).

Escrita y producida por Abbott. Ocho episodios.

Estreno: 29 de diciembre

El vecino (Netflix)

Basada en el cómic homónimo de Santiago García y Pepo Pérez, nos habla de Javier (Quim Gutiérrez; Azuloscurocasinegro, Ventajas de viajar en tren), un joven en un momento difícil tanto personal como profesional que recibe los superpoderes de un extraterrestre que muere al caerle encima (Jorge Sanz; Si te dicen que caí, ¿Qué fue de Jorge Sanz?). Tendrá la ayuda de su vecino (Adrián Pino, Malviviendo) incluso para esconder su nueva identidad ante su novia periodista (Clara Lago; El viaje de Carol, La cara oculta). Con Catalina Sopelana (Quién te cantará, Matadero) y Sergio Momo (Zona hostil). Creada por Miguel Esteban (El fin de la comedia, Museo Coconut) y Raúl Navarro (El fin de la comedia, El intermedio), escrita por Carlos de Pando (El ministerio del tiempo, 7 Vidas) y Sara Antuña (La víctima número 8, Los hombres de Paco) y dirigida por Nacho Vigalondo (Colossal, Open Windows).

Estreno: 31 de diciembre

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Travelers (series 1 & 2)

[3 stars]

I didn’t write up the first series of Travelers because, well, it was just pretty typical Canadian science fiction. And, yes, that is an identifiable genre at this point. Think things like Continuum, Dark Matter, 4400, Lost Girl, Killjoys, Orphan Black, Warehouse 13, Sanctuary. Some good some bad, but they all share some base sensibilities. Their stories tend to be rushed or shorthanded, the casting often shared among shows, the production qualities uneven, but often slick. The humor tends to be broad. The cinematography often feels overly polished (oh, and lots of smoke and alleyways). There is also a perceptible difference between BC and Ontario productions, but I won’t belabor this conversation. Almost all are entertaining enough to survive at least a few seasons, but don’t rise to classic status. And then there is the exception that proves the rule: Stargate SG-1 (the other spinoffs fall more in the main category). Most do, however, get a solid cult or fan-base dedicated to them. Certainly, I watch enough of them myself.

But back to Travelers. It has an intriguing, if not new, idea and some good complications for its characters. It does suffer from the uber-conspiracy approach, but it also tries to make it work in their favor without becoming “everyone is evil and can’t be trusted.”

They also pulled together a pretty solid cast, led by Eric McCormack (Will & Grace). A number of recurring characters are familiar faces such as Ian Tracey, Amanda Tapping, Teryl Rothery, and, probably the best of the bunch in terms of part, Patrick Gilmore (SGU Stargate Universe). Given the involvement of Tapping and Stargate creator Brad Wright, the sensibility of the show shouldn’t be surprising, but it still hasn’t quite found the magic of his biggest hit.

So why write this up at all now?  Travelers managed something most shows really can’t: it survived its first season and actually improved in it is second (at least until the very end). And it is that hiccup at the end that drove me to write it all up. The first series was a good setup with some nice individual tales and a crazy cliffhanger for a finale. Generally uneven, but interesting enough to keep me coming back. It thought through some of the science and issues (though not all) and tried to tackle some very tangled morals in the process. The second series adds some new explanations and complications. And while the season as a whole is true to its arc, I really disliked the conclusion. The finale choices aren’t well considered nor sustainable for the characters or the show.

I will be back for the next round, assuming they are renewed. The improvements from 1 to 2 give me hope. Hopefully they can break the mold and find a more sustainable path. If not, it remains a reasonable distraction as part of your Netflix subscription. I just always want a bit more when I can see potential.

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photos of Ian Tracey as Jason Sadler taken by 396moviecars.

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Excerpt from Continuum 3x11 "3 Minutes to Midnight".

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A fantastic drawing by (Instagram) banglesshouldjangle of Jason from Continuum. Link to original.

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Check out this amazing work by @mg_draws_the_pencil (IG) of Ian Tracey as Jason from series Continuum!

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Studies of Jason from CONTINUUM, whose role in the series is to be Most Precious™️

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Ian Tracey roles + big smiles

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#MonologueMonday: an excerpt from Continuum S1E10 "Endtime", our introduction to recurring character Jason.

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Shows I never imagined I'd be into but lockdown showed me otherwise:

-The Flash (heard of it, obvs...assumed I wouldn't enjoy it...assumed very wrongly 😳)

-Sanctuary (Adam Worth ruined my life)

-Virgin River (talk about EPITOME of "shows I would've never given a first chance but turns out I freakin' love" )

- (freakin' 1995) Outer Limits

-Watchmen (the sHOW like what I didn't even know there was a show)

- Bates Motel (hewwo Remo 😚)

-Project Blue Book (literally X files for today's generation...but better because it takes place in the beggining!!)

- Wayward Pines (1st season amazing as fck, 2nd season nsm)

-EADWEARD (an artistic take on the father of cinema!!)

-Incorporated (the fact that this absolutely amazing show got cancelled after one season is all the evidence I need that God doesn't exist).

-Intelligence (I DONT NATURALLY CARE FOR CRIME DRAMAS!! Rumour has it that it was cancelled because it got too close to the truth!! Freakin' awesome but sucky at the same time!! I could watch Intelligence on repeat for the rest of my life!!)

- Continuum (wow just WOW this show should've lived as long as Supernatural)