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TV Show Reviews
"Continuum" review by Suzanne
Series Premiere Monday 8/7c on Syfy
I really enjoy this show, and not just
because it's a great scifi show with a lot of action. It
also raises some interesting questions that reflect the
problems of today's society. I don't normally like shows
that feature dystopian futures, but this one somehow works
better.
The show has been airing in Canada
since last Summer; the show actually takes place in
Vancouver, Canada. It's got a fabulous cast. Rachel Nichols,
whom you may recognize from "Criminal Minds" and many other
shows, is the lead character Kiera, and cop in the year
2077. In this future, corporations have taken over the
running of the country, and it is a police state with lots
of great technology. A band of criminals, or rebels
depending on your point of view, have tried to overthrow the
corporations. They get caught and are about to be executed
when they escape to the past, and Kiera is caught in it with
them. They go back to 2012 instead of 6 years like they'd
planned.
Kiera has to join forces with local police,
including a cop named Carlos (Victor Webster of "Mutant X" and
"Charmed"), to track down the bad guys from the future. She
also has help from a young computer genius, Alec ("Jericho"'s
Eric Knudsen). It's a wonderful cop show as well as being
good science fiction. The bad guys are played by some
well-known actors you will recognize, such as Lexa Doig
("Andromeda") and Roger Cross ("24").
What I like about the show is that the bad
guys are really vicious and violent, and yet their cause is
a good one that many of us would agree with. They act like
terrorists, blowing up thousands of innocent people, but
they're fighting for the same rights that our founding
fathers did. It's kind of hard to wrap your mind around that
idea.
I watched three episodes and I look forward
to the rest!
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