Time Travel: Eternally Cool

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Science and Fiction

Even people who don't like science fiction love a good time travel story; everyone may wonder at some time what might happen if the events of history could be altered, or if we could know the future. Those more non-fictionally minded might wonder at the mechanics of time travel, or potential ethical implications or the possibility of paradox if such journeys were possible.


(TARDIS image courtesy of Wikipedia)

Five Reasons Time Travel is Cool 

  • It's an intriguing scientific concept.
  • It's an intriguing plot device in fiction.
  • It has implications beyond science or fiction.
  • It sounds like fun.
  • There's enough stuff about it on the internet for me to build a cool lens.

Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day 

December 8, 2007

Perhaps you've seen this forum discussion proposing this new holiday; what do you think of the idea? Did you participate? Would you participate in the future? (If it were possible, would you go back in time to participate in the first one again?)

Best Time Travel Stories on TV 

Vote for your favorites, or add some more!

The programs I chose to start this list are series in which time travel is intrinsic to the premise, but there are also memorable episodes or story arcs in other shows, in which time travel occurs. If your favorite is not listed below, you are invited to add it, along with a description for those unfamiliar with it.

(Note: Descriptions may be edited for clarity, and inappropriate submissions may be removed.)

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Doctor Who

This long-running BBC program about a traveller th more...0 points

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Journeyman

This recent NBC series, although effectively alrea more...0 points

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Quantum Leap

As the narrator says in one version of the show op more...0 points

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Seven Days

This UPN series was about a group of NSA agents wh more...0 points

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The Time Tunnel

In this 1960s ABC series, two scientists from a ti more...0 points

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Time Trax

In this syndicated series, a policeman from 2193 t more...0 points

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Voyagers!

This 1980s NBC series had an educational aspect; a more...0 points

Steampunk 

from Wikipedia

Note from B7T: While steampunk doesn't necessarily involve time travel (H. G. Wells' The Time Machine notwithstanding), it does often address such time-crossing questions as: What if technological elements of the future had existed in the past?

Category: File - :Kyle-cassidy-steampunk.jpg|thumb|250px|A steampunk-themed photo-illustration

Steampunk is a sub-genre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used?usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England?but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of "the path not taken" of such technology as dirigibles, analog computers, or digital mechanical computers (such as Charles Babbage's Analytical engine); these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or with a presumption of functionality.

Steampunk is often associated with cyberpunk and shares a similar f...

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Salutations, Suggestions, and Questions 

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I greet you from the past, when I wrote this. In the future, I will read what you have written.

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JustOneGuy wrote...

Imagination is a wonderful thing guys, but time travel isn't possible except in our heads. That's because the past and future don't exist in a non-virtual way. In fact, to project time into existence as a continuum might actually be mentally unhealthy. See my lens on Time: the first neurosis.

I apologize for being a wet blanket on this subject but reality to be commanded, must be first obeyed. We can't pretend something into existence and stay healthy. Sorry.

ReplyPosted February 25, 2009

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Jewelsofawe wrote...

I used to read a book about time travel as a child. It is definitely an interesting subject.

ReplyPosted December 16, 2008

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RinchenChodron wrote...

This inspires the imagination! Way to go!

ReplyPosted January 23, 2008

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kijikmultimedia wrote...

Check out "The Beach Chronicles". (Spoiler-it has time travel in the story...later).

http://www.squidoo.com/thebeachchronicles

http://www.kijikmultimedia.com/BC.html

ReplyPosted December 10, 2007

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tdove wrote...

I always wanted to travel through time. Cool lens.

ReplyPosted November 14, 2007

Time Travel Merchandise on Amazon.com 

the best books, videos, and more

Help me find the best time-travel-related items on Amazon.com. Rank your favorites among the ones listed, or add your own.

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Back to the Future - The Complete Trilogy (Widescreen Edition)

Back to the Future - The Complete Trilogy (Widescreen Edition)

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Time Travel

Time Travel

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