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Groundhog Day - (1993 movie)

2018-03-28

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An asshole anchorman is sent to a little town to do a fluff story on Groundhog Day, but karma bites him in the ass when the town gets snowed-in.

A fantastic movie not just for the usual things, but for the execution of its idea. Unlike so many movies that have its elements, this one stays grounded and accessible. This movie is well-loved and highly recommended.

This movie has its title because it's set on Groundhog Day.

Future Man - (2017 show)

2018-02-07

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Time travellers recruit an everyman to help save their world.

Crude and un-funny.

Apparently inspired by The Last Starfighter - (1984 movie)
Future Man - season one notes

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Timeline - (1999 book), by Michael Crichton

2017-12-14

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Archaeologists discover the site they're working on is surrounded by land owned by their funder, a rich technology company, which is even more interested in it than they.

A riveting book that escalates into a great pace by its middle, and had me turning pages until I finished that latter half in one afternoon. The end chapter is an embarrassingly-bad wrap-up though, which was saddening, but it did not ruin the story.

Highly-recommended. This book has turned me back into a reader.

Published 1999-11-16, by Alfred A. Knopf
- Note that Amazon is wrong; this is not abridged.
ISBN-10 0-679-44481-5
ISBN-13 9-780679-444817
This inspired Timeline - (2003 movie)

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Travelers - (2016 show)

2017-11-20

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5651844/
http://www.showcase.ca/travelers

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That borg-eye is never seen.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/
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From a future destroyed by plague, a prisoner "volunteers" to be sent back in time to fetch pre-infection samples.

A great movie that stands apart both from its contemporaries and even from movies of today. It touches upon a lot of topics I find interesting in movies.

Inspired by La Jetée - (1962 movie), written by Chris Marker
See also 12 Monkeys - (2015 show)
TODO - watch with the commentary
TODO - At the end of the making-of is a secret menu and more stuff.

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Ancient Relic - (2002 movie)

2017-09-15

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Archaeologists discover an ancient body with impossible technologies, giving evidence of a time-traveling journalist.

Quite a good movie! With a three hour run time, it was an easy binge and one that strings together seamlessly. A great story, and while it has some storytelling moments, it has unforgiving realism for its characters.

It has only a couple of awkward "like it's totes real, yo" moments because of some characters, but thankfully it's well-balanced and is overall absent of religion aside from the major plot point.

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Continuum - (2012-2015 series)

2017-08-18

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954347/
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A cop from an authoritarian future is caught up in a daring time-travel jail-break, to become stranded in present-day Vancouver Canada.

Overall this is adequate, but with several plot points and character traits which are difficult to believe. The biggest problem I have is the various brushes against citizen-terrorism apologetics. My takeaway is that this show is "safe", with some edginess fabricated for the kids.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1631867/
http://www.edgeoftomorrowmovie.com/

Renamed to Live. Die. Repeat.
Based on All You Need Is Kill - (2004 book), by Hiroshi Sakurazaka

Safety Not Guaranteed - (2012 movie)

2017-05-26

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It really was in theaters. I went back to see it.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1862079/
http://safetynotguaranteedmovie.com/

Two interns and a lovesick magazine reporter follow up on a crazy old classified ad requesting a partner for time travel.

It's not exactly a time-travel movie, science fiction, a comedy or a romance or a romantic comedy, but it does have a light dusting of everything. It's "okay".