Much of my review is coloured by me watching it thirteen years after it originally aired. I watched it in its entirety over a course of a week. Chasing the lockdown blues away..
The series is short and sweet which is part of its charm and possible frustration for many. The essential theme, of a person going back in time to fix someone's life in the past has been captured well with the dilemmas of such meddling is shoved to the background. The story did not have enough time to take off because of the truncated time-line but what is shown is done well. There are hints that the writers were taking this show in interesting directions. The creators have captured the differences in time periods well enough while focusing on little things, like problems a time travel might face. Some of the problems are solved imaginatively (the mobile phone) while others can be termed as cheating (Cash. There is often a ready source).
The actors are competent and convincing in a mid-2000's TV show way. The lead can get a bit staid and boring but the other actors take up the slack. I was pleasantly surprised to see Jessica Chastain in one of the episodes as the person the lead is supposed to help.
The show is a pleasant distraction and fun little throwback to simpler pre-OTT times.
The series is short and sweet which is part of its charm and possible frustration for many. The essential theme, of a person going back in time to fix someone's life in the past has been captured well with the dilemmas of such meddling is shoved to the background. The story did not have enough time to take off because of the truncated time-line but what is shown is done well. There are hints that the writers were taking this show in interesting directions. The creators have captured the differences in time periods well enough while focusing on little things, like problems a time travel might face. Some of the problems are solved imaginatively (the mobile phone) while others can be termed as cheating (Cash. There is often a ready source).
The actors are competent and convincing in a mid-2000's TV show way. The lead can get a bit staid and boring but the other actors take up the slack. I was pleasantly surprised to see Jessica Chastain in one of the episodes as the person the lead is supposed to help.
The show is a pleasant distraction and fun little throwback to simpler pre-OTT times.