Watching Timeless on Hulu
I've recently started watching Timeless on Hulu, as I know it has only two seasons, and I saw an interview one of the stars of the show did, and she was surprisingly impressive when talking about the show. Now, this could be like Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - which was a pretty funny movie, and treated time travel in a very good, funny way, but there have been tons of times when the science gets in the way, and things really don't end up working out so well.
I've been really amazed at the writing in Timeless. First, it doesn't try to explain too much - which is good, and it's got just enough rules - born out, they say, by experimental evidence that didn't go well. In all, I give the science a passing grade. Nicely done.
And then there's the premise... kinda like an evil Carmen SanDiego... which means there is a lot of hidden learning in the episodes. Also, as with the Back to the Future movies, changes in the past, effect the timeline they return to, but don't effect them. It's really a well written show.
It's the team that makes me smile the most... both the bad guys, and the good guys. There are a lot of things happening in the show, and while I'm only up to the sixth episode, they way in which secrets and motivations are handled is a very good story. I really like that.
It'll be interesting to see how the two seasons play out. I'm hoping they keep it up.