{"id":1622,"date":"2014-01-29T22:19:41","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T06:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/?p=1622"},"modified":"2014-01-29T22:19:41","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T06:19:41","slug":"enumerating-the-top-time-travel-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/enumerating-the-top-time-travel-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Enumerating the Top Time Travel Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Timely Persuasion<\/em> was recently named third favorite time travel story on the Enumeration Podcast<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\"Enumeration<\/a><\/p>\n

It was an honor to be named here amongst several other great time travel tales. The three hosts came up with quite a set of stories altogether. Their complete lists are covered below – but check out the full episode<\/a> for some cool discussion about each set of three:<\/p>\n

Paul (novels):<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Replay<\/em><\/a>
\n2. Branch Point<\/em><\/a>
\n3. Timely Persuasion<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions:<\/p>\n

Time And Again<\/em>, Time On My Hands<\/em>, A Christmas Carol<\/em>, The Man Who Folded Himself<\/em>, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe<\/em>, To Say Nothing of the Dog<\/em>, Island in the Sea of Time<\/em>, The Trinity Paradox<\/em><\/p>\n

Ben:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Back to the Future <\/em>Trilogy<\/a>
\n2. Groundhog Day<\/em><\/a>
\n3. The Langoliers<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions:<\/p>\n

“A Sound of Thunder”, The Time Machine<\/em>, Slaughterhouse-Five<\/em>, Time Bandits<\/em>, Star Trek<\/em> (4, 7, 8, & 11), 12 Monkeys<\/em>, Donnie Darko<\/em>, The\u00c2\u00a0Terminator<\/em>, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure<\/em>, Primer<\/em>, Star Trek The Next Generation<\/em>: “All Good Things”, TMNT – Turtles in Time, Time Changer<\/em><\/p>\n

Alex:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Back to the Future<\/em><\/a>
\n2. The End of Eternity<\/em><\/a>
\n3. Chrono Trigger<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions:<\/p>\n

The Lords of the Sands of Time<\/em>, X-Men: Days of Future Past<\/em><\/p>\n

Lots of excellent picks!<\/p>\n

The only surprising omission in my mind would be Quantum Leap,\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>though to be fair they did give have a passing “put right what once went wrong” reference during the podcast.<\/p>\n

For me, the holy trinity of time travel will always be Replay<\/em>, Back to the Future<\/em>, and Quantum Leap<\/em> in a three way tie for first. Breaking it out by category, my personal favorites would be:<\/p>\n

Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Replay<\/em><\/a>
\n2. Expiration Date<\/em><\/a>
\n3. Up the Line<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Movies:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Back to the Future<\/em><\/a>
\n2. Timecrimes<\/em><\/a> (Los Cronocr\u00c3\u00admenes)
\n3. Primer<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Television:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Quantum Leap<\/em><\/a>
\n2. “The Constant”<\/a> (Episode of Lost<\/em>)
\n3. Journeyman<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions:\u00c2\u00a0(excluding works already referenced)<\/em><\/p>\n

Books<\/span>: 11\/22\/63<\/em>, The Time Traveler’s Wife<\/em>, Too Many Time Machines<\/em>,\u00c2\u00a0Man in the Empty Suit<\/em><\/p>\n

Movies<\/span>: Deja Vu<\/em>, Happy Accidents<\/em>, Shuffle<\/em>, Always Will<\/em>, Source Code<\/em>, Safety Not Guaranteed,\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>About Time<\/em><\/p>\n

Television<\/span>:\u00c2\u00a0Tru Calling<\/em>,\u00c2\u00a0Voyagers!<\/em>,\u00c2\u00a0Misfits<\/em> (Season 1 Episode 4),\u00c2\u00a0“Back There” (Twilight Zone<\/em> Episode)<\/p>\n

Video Games<\/span>: Back to the Future: The Game<\/em>, Chronotron<\/em>, The Silent Age<\/em>, Day of the Tentacle, Mushroom Age,\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>Braid<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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