Better than the original.
There I've said it.
I like the original too as I'm a fan of classic sci-fi, my era, and upon hearing about this I too was skeptical at first. But I was pleasantly surprised.
One problem with the original was that it was always confined to the past, to the leap itself and just getting that week's story over with. You never really saw much else at all in the original timeline.
It would have been more interesting to see Al and other scientists actually work out plans to try get Sam home. The original show whilst being a little more comical was more limited in scope. It was pretty one dimensional and so became a little repetitive for it.
This sequel however rectifies this, and more. People say it lacks humour but there are some comical moments. It also doesn't take itself way too seriously like other modern reboots. It still keeps to the adventure without too much emotional soap drama, and still the same sense of fast paced action and fun which we used to see in sci-fi shows. I'm not sure what show the negative critics were watching.
There are also other new surprise twists & turns to expand on the whole story which I won't spoil but so far it works.
The characters themselves are diverse but the show doesn't feel woke, it's intention is to entertain like the original, it doesn't preach. It is very faithful and respectful to the original show and characters with leap stories just as interesting, or more so. They just expand on the legacy with some very original ideas.
It would really annoy me if this show gets cancelled. They always cancel the good ones, particularly on a cliffhanger. I feel people had already made their minds up before even watching it ignoring the fact that it isn't a reboot, but a continuation.
I really hope that this carries on for many seasons with a proper end. I expect that they will eventually find and rescue Sam Beckett which will be a very special episode, and hopefully a better finale than he orginally got. So this show should hopefully fix the original.
Give it a chance. It does improve as it goes along.
I like the original too as I'm a fan of classic sci-fi, my era, and upon hearing about this I too was skeptical at first. But I was pleasantly surprised.
One problem with the original was that it was always confined to the past, to the leap itself and just getting that week's story over with. You never really saw much else at all in the original timeline.
It would have been more interesting to see Al and other scientists actually work out plans to try get Sam home. The original show whilst being a little more comical was more limited in scope. It was pretty one dimensional and so became a little repetitive for it.
This sequel however rectifies this, and more. People say it lacks humour but there are some comical moments. It also doesn't take itself way too seriously like other modern reboots. It still keeps to the adventure without too much emotional soap drama, and still the same sense of fast paced action and fun which we used to see in sci-fi shows. I'm not sure what show the negative critics were watching.
There are also other new surprise twists & turns to expand on the whole story which I won't spoil but so far it works.
The characters themselves are diverse but the show doesn't feel woke, it's intention is to entertain like the original, it doesn't preach. It is very faithful and respectful to the original show and characters with leap stories just as interesting, or more so. They just expand on the legacy with some very original ideas.
It would really annoy me if this show gets cancelled. They always cancel the good ones, particularly on a cliffhanger. I feel people had already made their minds up before even watching it ignoring the fact that it isn't a reboot, but a continuation.
I really hope that this carries on for many seasons with a proper end. I expect that they will eventually find and rescue Sam Beckett which will be a very special episode, and hopefully a better finale than he orginally got. So this show should hopefully fix the original.
Give it a chance. It does improve as it goes along.
- sonnesun
- Aug 17, 2023