NBC | Release Date: October 3, 2016
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Tss5078Apr 10, 2020
Timeless is one of those shows that was so ahead of it's time, that it was largely unappreciated for just how good it was. A devoted cult following managed to keep it alive for a second season and wrap up movie, but with all it had to offer,Timeless is one of those shows that was so ahead of it's time, that it was largely unappreciated for just how good it was. A devoted cult following managed to keep it alive for a second season and wrap up movie, but with all it had to offer, this show should have gone far beyond that. With the help of a mysterious donor, tech genius, Connor Mason (Paterson Joseph), has developed a time machine. His goal is to explore where we came from, so hopefully we won't make the mistakes and learn where we're going. His mysterious donors however, have other more nefarious plans for the machine. Learning of these plans, an NSA whistle blower, with nothing to lose, Garcia Flynn (Goran Visnjic) steals the machine. Flynn plans to stop this donor from succeeding with their evil plans, by erasing them from time. This could of course do irreparable damage to the timeline, leaving us all in a world we wouldn't recognize. In response, with the help of Homeland Security, and the small original prototype of the machine, Mason puts together a team with the goal of stopping Flynn and protecting history at all costs.

The team that goes after Flynn is made up of a soldier, a historian, and another tech genius. During the first few episodes, it's difficult to see how such a strange trio would work well together. As time goes on, the chemistry is clear, as it's their differences that brings them together, and makes them such an effective team. Each episode is a trip to another era of American history, that is both exciting and educational. I majored in History, with a focus on American History, and this show has even taught me a thing or two. Timeless combines two of my favorite aspects of Science Fiction, Time Travel and Alternate History into a stunning adventure that can literally take you from one dramatically different time period to another, in the blink of an eye. It is an adrenaline fueled chase through history with everyone and everything on the line, so why didn't it work?

Timeless failed for two reasons, that were easily correctable had the network not rushed it to air without considering all the possibilities, something NBC is unfortunately notorious for doing. First of all, this was a very expensive show to make, with all the sets, costumes, and special effects, meaning it needed to get big ratings in order to survive, so where is the big name star? Timeless had no one of name attached to it, which makes a big difference! Some of these top stars cost a fortune, but they have hundreds of millions of followers across social media, you think some of them might tune in to watch their favorite stars new show? Next the producers seemed to have no concept of demographics. This is an historical science-fiction adventure, your key demographic is going to be men between 18-45, so where are all the woman? I know there aren't a lot of woman across American history, but they could have done something to appeal more to their demographic and improve the ratings.

Timeless is one of the most original shows I've seen come across network television in a very long time. It is well written, exciting, educational, and just fun to watch. You never know where you're going or who you're going to meet. I loved every second of this show, but the networks bottom line is profit, and without ratings, there is no profit, and another amazing show is dead before it even got started.
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Nobilis1984Feb 28, 2020
I watched the pilot episode on Netflix today. What I saw was boring mediocrity. The characters don't convince and the story just blares. It is therefore not surprising that the series was discontinued two years ago.
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bl1rtMar 17, 2020
Frustrating show. Could have been wacky hijinks through history with an interesting perspective on what a weird thing time is: Three time travelers go back in history and meet famous people that help them to fight other time travelers, andFrustrating show. Could have been wacky hijinks through history with an interesting perspective on what a weird thing time is: Three time travelers go back in history and meet famous people that help them to fight other time travelers, and when they come back to the present, they need to deal with the changes they caused and how random occurrences can form destiny.

But the show quickly drops everything interesting about the concept. Where they should carefully tiptoe through historic events, they mostly bulldoze their way through, the people they meet are reduced to clueless sidekicks that can do nothing but what they are famous for, and everyone else in the past is useless, pointless and expendable. The ripple effects to the present are played for laughs and soon dropped.

Instead, it gets hung up on its own MacGuffin about an ominous conspiracy, secret family ties, the love life of the characters, and talks about how uneasy they are with all the murder they commit (!?!). It is all proportionally joyless to the lack of complexity, depth and detail.
History will not look back on TIMELESS.
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thomas_canadaJul 26, 2019
It is a decent first season with a killer second season the only episode I dislike is the pilot
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Freeger278Dec 23, 2022
I watched the show a week ago and I feel like it was great. Sadly, I can't get over how season 3 has been canceled a few years ago. The ending feels too incomplete and rushed.
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