With Season 5 firmly entrenched as “the time travel season” of LOST, I keep seeing reference to an old interview where the show’s producers said “there is no time travel” on the show. People end up calling them liars and claim we can’t trust any hints they give regarding what may or may not be…
Category: Time Travel
Ramblings II
Got a text message from my cousin Adam at around 7pm PT on Wednesday that said “Are you in time travel heaven right now?” He was referring to the season premiere of LOST, but forgot that I was 3 hours behind and thus hadn’t watched it yet. Note to self: Ignore text messages after 6pm…
Twilight
No, I’m not talking about the movie and series of books that are all the rage these days. This is about Rod Serling and his good old fashioned series The Twilight Zone. I recently discovered that video site Joost has streaming episodes of the show available for free online, which allowed me to remember this…
“Constant” Craving
Shortly after LOST aired Desmond’s time traveling adventures in “The Constant” I couldn’t wait for the Season 4 DVD to be released so I could hear the producer’s commentary on the episode. My wait ended yesterday courtesy of Netflix, and it didn’t disappoint. Below are some interesting excerpts, along with my own “commentary on the…
Ramblings I
In the spirit of the early years of the Pearl Jam Xmas Single, here are some tangentially on-topic thoughts not big enough for their own posts: I’ve been having recurring dreams (and/or daydreams) where M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel (aka She & Him) cover “Start Choppin’” by Dinosaur Jr., trading verses in an acoustic duet….
Shoppers’ Paradise
The Echo Park Time Travel Mart gave me a bit of inspiration. The Problem: Time travel is my favorite genre, but it’s almost always lumped together under the generic “Sci-Fi & Fantasy” category. That means when I’m seeking out new time travel entertainment fixes I have to resort to either very precise Googling or wading…
Trickshot
You’ve probably figured out by now that I’m a sucker for any and all time travel stories. Some might say I’m fascinated to the point of obsession, with those two magic words in the “genre” field giving me goosebumps and setting off impulse purchases. For the last few months I’ve been enjoying “The Trickshot,” an…
A Red Letter Date
I just realized the significance of today’s date. 53 years ago, Dr. Emmett Brown invented the flux capicitor — which is what makes time travel possible. More recently, in September of 1995 Carter USM released what would become their final single: Born On The 5th November. Coincidence? Well, probably… (Special thanks to this site where…
The Quantum Leap Connection
I pointed out a few times in the commentary posts that Quantum Leap was a big influence of mine. It’s even specifically referred to in the book more than once. What I haven’t talked about in depth is how Quantum Leap (and more specifically, Al the holographic observer) served as the genesis for the time…
Revisiting Replay (Part 4)
This is the final post in a series of chapter by chapter commentaries on the novel Replay by Ken Grimwood. To start at the beginning, check out Part 1. Note: If you haven’t read Replay, the following may will contain spoilers. Chapters Eighteen to Twenty Pamela returns in 1975 this time; next time Jeff’s replay…