Okay, a few more words: stuff like this is precisely my cup of tea. A bit of RoboCop, a touch of Blade Runner in the future scenes, a lot of Terminator time travel, and even a bit of Alias (Rachel Nichols, who plays Kiera, was supposed to be spun off during the final season of Alias).
Essentially, the story is about a cop named Kiera Cameron from 2077, an oppressive, dystopian future where corporations rule (like today is any different) accidentally following a group of escaped terrorists back in time to 2012. Kiera managed to bring with her some cool cyborg-ish cop tech and a bulletproof costume, and I found one particular twist to be quite interesting -- she immediately connected via her internal software with a young man named Alex who had just created said software in 2012. It was pretty obvious to me almost immediately that the young man and Cigarette Smoking man in the future were the same person, so I hope that I didn't just spoil you. Especially since future Alex had a knowing, unsurprised expression on his face when the terrorists and Kiera disappeared from the execution chamber.
I did find it a bit hard to swallow that handsome 2012 Canadian cop whose name I'm spacing believed Kiera's "I'm a cop from Oregon that I saw on the news" story without backup ID and a phone call from her lieutenant. But instantly making her a legitimate police consultant is obviously important to the plot, so I'm okay with it.
And so many interesting questions to explore. Is it indeed a one-way trip, as that one escapee told Kiera, or will she ever see her husband and son again? Will she catch the terrorists before they make hay of the past and screw up her present? (Considering how awful it looked, that might be a good thing.) Will Kiera and the escapees even be able to screw up the past, or was all of this destined to happen? Future Alex's knowing expression suggested that it was indeed something that always happened, or will happen, but hey, we don't know. I'm interested in finding out.
I'm a little confused about why Syfy is claiming Continuum is "a Syfy original series" (like Lost Girl) when it's already aired in Canada, but whatever. I'm definitely planning to keep watching. And I sort of wish I had a reviewing slot open so that I could review it. Greater praise hath no Billie.
7 comments:
Allo, Billie.
It's good that you liked this series.
It's quite cool actually.
I was fortunate to have seen it all and i'm happy that you are reviewing it.
Seeing the CSM here hooked me in 'cause I missed him from TXF.
I think when he vanished from TXF he time travelled to Continuum.
He didn't seem to have aged a bit. Hahaha.
If you liked the pilot, i'm sure you'll warm up to it more and more as the series goes on.
Btw, I love the suit. :)
Great review Billie!
I saw the show last summer and LOVED it! So please keep reviewing! :o)
I don't remember all the details from 6 months ago (too many shows between then and now), but I DO remember that I didn't connect the dots with Alex until Kiera did! I must be a bit slow... :p
And yeah, that suit rocks! Where can I get one just like it? ;o)
Your description reminded me of a series from twenty (!!) years ago called Time Trax, but I guess the similarities are only on a very basic level.
I wish I could keep reviewing it, but I have too many! For now, all I can manage is the pilot episode. Ah, well.
I loved this. It's a rare pilot that has me connecting with the characters so quickly, but I thought both Keira and Alex were interesting and I am looking forward to seeing their friendship progress.
Simply loved the last scene meeting Alex. The look on his face, as though he were seeing an old friend again, was a wonderful last shot.
Great future architecture and tech.
The musical score was the best part ! Darn good stuff. Interesting concept, but as Mark pointed earlier, we've been there. But on the other, harder and harder to really get inventive in the worlds of TV and movies.
Cool to see the cigarette smoking man again (ah, he finally stopped in 2077), Lexa Doig and Roger R. Cross.
OHHHH cool !
Omari Newton is a Montreal native.
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