Timeless TV show

I probably would have loved this show at age 12, but it seems pretty ho-hum to me now. I do think it would be better placed at 8:00 rather than 10:00 -- but it's a moot point, it won't last long.

Poor reviews but I thought the first episode was ok. Not really sure the concept can sustain itself over an extended series though.

The lady lead was on Mad Men for several episodes as Don's barefoot teacher mistress. Still pretty hot.

I agree, it's totally an 8pm show. Or maybe 9pm at the latest. 10pm is just too late for something this ... banal.

R2 cannot stand that actress. Her features are so plastic. She's a bore.

Does anyone remember the TV show, "Time Tunnel"?

Never actually saw it r5. But back in the 80s I found the board game in the attic loft at my grandmother's summer cottage. Pretty sure we played it.

I love time travel and history shows.

I hope they are reliably historically accurate.

The History Channel is notoriously inaccurate. It's a terrible shame.

I'm watching the show on time-delay now.

I'll tune in for the hot guys. There are hints of an interesting conspiracy behind it all. It was relatively tongue-in-cheek which was entertaining.

I'll keep tuning in, but it's hardly "appointment television" or anything you'd talk about around the water-cooler.

The time slot will kill it, imho. It means most people who would be in the target audience will either be heading to bed, or will have to watch it delayed the next day or so. That'll kill ratings and it's unlikely to make it. It looks kind of expensive to make, with all the required special effects.

It's hard to follow a show with commercials even when I DVR them-out.

Did they show penis or penetration?

I liked it, but it had about 15 minutes of cable-style content in the hour.

Big fan of Abigail Spencer. She is in the Sundance series Rectify.

Matt Lanter. That is the guy with from the Christian fundie background who was caught talking to guys on DudeTube.

Developed by the Supernatural creator Eric Kripke. Am I sensing a theme here...

After reading not that glowing reviews I was surprised to find the show's got 85% Fresh at RottenTomatoes.

NBC’s “Timeless” put up decent, but not great, premiere numbers following “The Voice” Monday night. The show drew a 1.9 rating in adults 18-49, down from both “The Good Place” premiere two weeks ago (2.3) and “Blindspot’s” debut last season (3.1).

It also decisively won the new-show battle over ABC’s “Conviction,” which put up a 1.0 for its premiere — slightly below “Castle’s” 1.1 average in the time period last year and among the lower series premieres of the season so far.

Liked it. I'll stay tuned.

Let me know when Lanter presents hole. You know he wants to.

Goran is "Dinner and a Movie", I want him to fuck me hard with his C roatian-Bosnian Manhood. I eat his BABIES too!! The other dude is Fine but he screams Twinky, I rather screm Goran's name while we are playing WW2!!

I liked it. It's exciting and cool to see how much they'll screw up history.

I think the Goran character is the skeletal chicks' son.

That girl needs to eat a sandwich or 10.

Kripke is trying for a Dean Version 2 with the hot twink 😛😛😛

I watched because of Kripke's legacy (Supernatural fan), however I knew I would have a hard time with the black dude going back in time. I don't want to watch him get treated badly as a POC in history - there's enough of that now.

The show is doing many things right but at the same time there's this weird blandness to it. Coming from Kripke not really a surprise since Supernatural took a long time to create emotional connection with the stories. The first few seasons were dry as hell.

The female lead is probably the one I enjoyed the most. Lanter is certainly easy on the eyes but his presence wasn't as strong as one might've hoped, although having seen his acting before I can't say I'm too surprised. He's not a terrible actor actually but there's just some oomph missing. I sort of wish I didn't know anything about his private life and his recent pandering to the fundies.

I'm optimistic, though, and will keep watching. I was impressed by the production quality. Not a cheap show to make.

R13 cannot stand her and her boring face. Terrible nose job.

That actress was EXCELLENT as "Scotty" in Suits. I'm watching just because I loved that character. Her character had a range of crazy emotions - in love, frustrated, annoyed, professional restraint, helplessness...I'm just sad this means she probably won't be back on Suits. Most actresses just do the "bitchy voice with sarcasm" thing, but not this chicka. LOVE HER (even tho I have no idea what her name is).

Debut episode was enjoyable enough. But it felt very disposable.

Don't really see the series sustaining it self over a full season. They're going to essentially tell the same story over again -- go to the past, but come back to present and find out that something has changed. That will get old quick. The poor treatment of the black guy will also get old quickly.

The concept is also exactly the same as the CW's Legends of Tomorrow, which has the advantage of an 8 p.m. time slot and superheroes with superpowers.

R25, to be fair even if Timeless is not perfect by any means Legends of Tomorrow is still a pile of crap next to it.

OP's photo is from like 2005

Has Matt Lanter done anything else besides that video??

R28, many of us here probably remember Lanter from Manhunt: The Search For America's Most Gorgeous Male Model. That was 2004. Considering his start he's actually had a great career. He was the voice of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Clone Wars for 6 years, he was in the reboot of 90210 for 5 seasons and starred in a CW teen sci-fi Starcrossed for one season. He's also had loads and loads of guest appearances in various tv shows, he's done voice over work for games and animations, and he's acted in a few films as well. I'm actually impressed by the amount of work he's done. I mean we're talking about a pretty boy who got his start in a reality modeling show. The only other reality show guy I remember having a great career (at least so far) is David Giuntoli from Grimm.

I had actually totally forgotten Lanter was voicing Skywalker in The Clone Wars. Even if I don't normally find his acting that nuanced his voice work in The Clone Wars was really good.

Abigail spencer (the main actress) ruined her once interesting face with a generic nose job that makes her so bland looking.

I remember when Abigail Spencer played the virginal ingenue on All My Children. She was not horrible, but rather bland, probably largely due to the writing. Her character's identity was largely that she felt strongly about keeping her virginity. It looked like they were planning on making her and bad boy Josh Duhmal a couple, but the spoiler Greenlee had much better chemistry with him, and they became the couple.

So, episode 2 was even better than episode 1.

Lots of little moments that speak to deeper things to be revealed.

I'm actually kind of interested now.

Too many commercials, though.

I like the concept, but don't know if I can stick with it.

The guy who played Tod Lincoln was hot and Matt showed nice nipplage.

I'm enjoying it.

Agree about the excellent production values.

It would probably be best to keep it to one season and wrap up all the modern character story lines.

The part about Booth saving Robert Lincoln from falling onto a train track is true.

I watched Conviction. Maybe I'll check this out online.

Hmmmmm, Quantum Leap?

Not quite, R38. But it's an interesting mash-up of other shows in the same genre, including the current Legends of Tomorrow (and let's face it... that show is pretty terrible).

So far this show is only okay... but they've been planting little seeds that make me think it could blossom into something fairly compelling. We shall see.

In the first episode the bad guy (blanked on his name) said that journal or diary he was referencing would be written by her. Are they hinting at time travel to the future or is he from the future traveling back in time?

I enjoyed the first episode. I'm hoping they'll send Matt Lanter back to a time when people didn't wear clothes. Damn he's hot.

Yup, R41. He's 50% of the reason I watch. Just to stare at his face.

The diary plot device reminds me of Doctor Who and the River Song story arc. And after episode two and I am already tired of the whole "we should change this tragic event / No, we should not ! / YES, we should change it and create a better future / But what if the new future is even worse than the one we know????" argument. I gather the other leads' present will change as well at some point (like the wife of Lanter's character being alive)?

The fiancè was on The Witches of East End.

“Timeless” fell some in its second week, dropping three tenths of a point to a 1.5 -- still ahead of Scorpion (1.3) and Conviction (0.9 and not long for this world).

I loved this episode! I know it's just a show and history can never be changed but I got a little teary-eyed when the lady met the president.

It makes you wonder "what-if" over so, so many things.

I still think that Flynn character is going to turn out to be her son. We already saw he's not the fiancé.

I'm really liking this.

Meh, it reminds me of too many other shows: Quantum Leap, Sliders, Doctor Who, Torchwood...

Matt Lanter is gorgeous, but I'm not watching a show just for him. >:(

Did anyone else notice how goddamn TINY the lead chick's hand is, when Goran grabbed it in the train station? Jesus Christ, it looked like he was holding a child's hand!

R45, if he's her son, he has to be from the future traveling back to our time. Right?

Matt Lanter Is handsome, but he also looks like every handsome male lead is every similar TV show for years. In general. That's not a bad thing, but every so often, it's nice to see a "Jake" Gyllenhaal or other oddly handsome dude thrown into the mix.

[quote]it's nice to see a "Jake" Gyllenhaal or other oddly handsome dude thrown into the mix.

I wish Jake could have done BBM with Aaron Tveit.

BBM?

Matt is no longer model gorgeous... so pass.

I am trying to like it but the two leads are not very good: the lead chick's face is so unattractive that it's distracting and Matt Lanter is a lightweight. However, I'm interested to see how they can undo/redo some of this (considering the lead gal's diary they showed in the first episode that she wrote in as a child discussed the moonwalk in 1969 and she wasn't even born then, so how can that be?).

Will there be a guest appearance by Meeno Peluce??

I guess, R47.

He hasn't really hurt her so he's connected somehow.

He does have a time machine at his disposal. So, yeah, he probably went back from his time to our current time and he keeps going further back in time.

It was revealed that Lucy's father isn't who she thought he was.

Could the Flynn character turn out to be her father?

R52, there are time machines involved. Assume she wrote the diary as an adult. For now, anyway. Everything is on the table.

Time machine. Remember that.

[quote]BBM?

Brokeback Mountain (BM is already taken).

Now there's a thought, R55.

Interesting. 🤔🤔🤔

I want Flynn to be my SEX DADDY!! You can have the twink.

R59 There's no twink on this show. Or else, I would be watching. LOL

[quote]Matt is no longer model gorgeous... so pass.

We're gonna have to talk Matt off the ledge because of R51.

I saw the second episode about Lincoln. It is getting better and better. The lead actress is the best. The black computer guy seems kinda...dull. He has no range. I'd prefer it just be the historian chick and Matt, but I think NBC wants this to be more "family focused" and having a male and female lead = romance, so they have to add the third wheel to break up the tension.

Poor ratings? It's 84% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The lead actress is Abigail Spencer, Don Draper's school teacher mistress and the queen of the Fappening.

They are doing an episode called Atomic and I hope the do they Indianapolis. Matt Lanter's grandfather was one of the survivors.

Anyone watch tonight??

(I DVRd it and won't get to it until tomorrow)

Disappointing episode. Set in Las Vegas, but somehow didn't capture the excitement of Vegas in the early 60s.

This was the last episode that I intend to watch. Too many other thing competing for my time.

It wasn't nearly as good tonight as I thought it would be. And the Frank Sinatra stand-in, always shot from behind, made it seem like a z-list budget show. It was interesting to use Kennedy's mistress, though I wish they had used Monroe instead.

It went up in the ratings!!!!

Yay!! That Back To The Future reference was funny.

So Flynn wants a friggin atomic bomb??? 😱😱😱 it was genius to bury it for over 50 years.

That fiancé is beyond gorgeous! , I can see how Flynn would be a combo of both of them. I wouldn't have left 😜😜

So, an atomic bomb head was stolen from a military base and it didn't have any historical consequences since nobody figured out that the shady mistress stole the keys from the captain of the military base? Sure.

This is CW level of entertainment, but for that there are not enough hot guys to keep me entertained.

R70 Yeah, a few years ago, Lanter might have been hot enough to draw me in, but now he's just a tad above AWG.

R71 has no clue what the word 'average' means.

And the guy who played JFK was so fucking hot in the opening shirtless scene in the bed. DAMN!

I liked it. I think the show is moving at a decent pace. I'm in for the rest of the season. But I won't be shocked if it doesn't get a second.

[quote]The lead actress is the best. The black computer guy seems kinda...dull. He has no range. I'd prefer it just be the historian chick and Matt, but I think NBC wants this to be more "family focused" and having a male and female lead = romance, so they have to add the third wheel to break up the tension.

I also wish it was just the historian and Matt.

I don't like the actress, so I wish the part would be recast.

Is Goran Visnjic in every episode. I hate him. He ruined ER.

Matt Lanter needs to lose 10 pounds of baby fat.

R77 That's not baby fat... that's the start of middle age bloat.

Well, he needs to do something about it, R78. ASAP.

R79 Won't be much use... Look at what happened to Channing Tatum (who's only 3 years older than Matt!).

The black guy was memorably great on "Better Off Ted."

Max Headroom (Matt Frewer) was in the first and third episodes.

God I wish Better Off Ted had been on a more supportive network.

Took it off of my DVR.

Such a disappointment.

I've only watched the JFK episode, so I don't know what Goran Višnjić wants, or why. He's one of the least appealing actors I can think of. He killed ER for me. Matt Lanter looks fat and is Xtian to the 10th power. Which leaves Abby Spencer, whom I remember from Suits. She's my favorite character after one episode.

I'm tempted to watch the first two eps, to see if I care enough to watch every week. But maybe not.

[quote] Such a disappointment.

I disagree. So far it's the only new series I'm pretty certain to stick with.

No final decision yet on Frequency or Designated Survivor. They're on the bubble. If DS goes fullbore Muslim apologist as it seems to be leaning, it's gone.

R84 I couldn't even get my self to watch the premiere episode because that cast doesn't do much for me. Every time I wanted to stream it and give it a try, I thought about watching those three for 40 minutes and chose something else to watch. lol

Timeless is barely ok. To me Matt Lanter is the one thing that I hate the most about the show. Otherwise it would be harmless entertainment, but whenever he's on the screen I always cringe and think about the stupid Christian family friendly image and how often he plugs his wife in interviews. He puts me off bigtime. McGyver is hardly better, but what puts it way, way above Timeless for me is that it doesn't feature Matt Lanter.

That's how I judge all TV shows this season. No Tomorrow? Joshua Sasse and no Matt Lanter? A bit better than Timeless. Westworld? Jason Marsden and no Matt Lanter? Way better than Timeless, etc.

I don't mind it and think it is kind of fun, but the obligatory scene with them catching up with Goran, having a fight where he gets a way, and a scene with him saying something cryptic to the female lead have gotten repetitive. They need to think of a different way for them to interact, and spend a little time developing Goran and what makes him tick

They should kill Goran. ASAP.

Goran's character is probably the father of Abigail Spencer's character. Spencer is the cast member I like in this. She was terrific on Rectify.

She's very good. She was perfect on mad men.

I LOVE Abigail Spencer. I never knew the name of the actress, only knew her as Scottie from Suits and I guess forgot to research her on IMDB. I loved the Scottie character - I really identified with her. Very different that the Timeless historian character. Hopefully Scottie will do cameos on Suits.

If it were on at 9, or they killed Goran, I'd watch it again. I watch Conviction at 10.

[quote] I watch Conviction at 10.

You won't have that obstacle much longer.

Then Monday will be a non-TV night.

I watched the pilot of Conviction yesterday on Hulu and didn't like. Years ago, ABC had another show about lawyers and wrongful convictions that got canned after several episodes. I've enjoyed the first episodes of Timeless.

Isn't it cool that network TV has a show with a female lead who isn't a lawyer, cop, federal agent, or "entrepreneur?" She's a history professor who is trying to get tenure! I like the novelty of it.

I have to say, I loved tonight's episode. It was so much fun, with all the James Bond references.

It was fantastic!!!

Great dialogue. I loved the Bond references.

So Flynn didnt want the USA to get the bomb?

So crazy Doc Brown needed the plutonium to power up his time machine? So fucking cool.

I'm loving this.

I agree R90. Spencer was my favorite character in Rectify. By the way, the final season of Rectify, starts tomorrow night on Sundance.

I thought last night's show was a ton of fun... I'm in for the rest of the season for sure now.

Last night's show was the best so far.

But I am getting weary of the same plot week after week. Go to the past and save something, but return to the present and find something has changed.

R102 Many tv shows have gone for many seasons on a simple gimmick like that.

The show is ok. Fun. But it needs to start explaining itself. So many holes in why or how the whole concept works that it's starting to get tired already. Same formula every episode.

The whole inevitable romance between Lucy (Abigail) and Wyatt (Matt) is already looking to be the most tired, boring trope they could do. Completely unnecessary. Trying to play it up little by little, but it's clearly forced. No chemistry between the two actors/characters anyway. They squabble like siblings, not potential lovers.

Probably an unpopular opinion, but i think Rufus (Malcolm's characters) is the most interesting...along with the villain, the Connor Mason character, and the whole Rittenhouse concept. That little moment at the end of the last episode is far more interesting that any of the actual time travel so far. And while Rufus brings the humor better than Wyatt (Matt Lanter) can, it's that character's vulnerability that is actually far more interesting that the two other leads. I like Abigail Spencer and Matt Lanter, but they are not the strengths of the show, and as leads, they should be. Abigail is very 'by the books, and Matt is (as said above) kind of 'lightweight'.

It's entertaining. But something is not hitting where it should - the time travel and main leads. It's the side players, the villain and the Rittenhouse plot that are far more interesting than the whole show premise itself.

R104 I actually thought they could get rid of Rufus and the show would be a lot better. He is the weak link in the show.

R105 No. Wyatt is the weak link.

Really...a "Delta Force" soldier that pretty much fucks up every thing he does. So many times I think, 'really, as the trained soldier, you're going to do that?' The character barely thinks with his head. He gets his ass beat most of the time, and he clearly doesn't care about not changing history/the butterfly effect, or how it all affects anyone else but himself because of the dead wife trope. And the whole thing in that Lincoln episode, like really...Lucy losing her sister is nothing like having lost your dead wife. Most likely she lost her because of his knack for just doing anything without thinking of the consequences. This would be the last solider I would send on this type of mission. In promotions, Matt keeps selling him as a 'Han Solo/Indiana Jones' type...ok, maybe a third rate version without the charm. It's just a bland typical male lead type that could have been so much more (and it's a bummer because I really like Matt).

As for Rufus, he has the bigger moral and personal dilemma. A black man going back in history, for one (and everything that entails). Being the intellectual of the group (along with Lucy) and having no real training in how to defend himself in these situations (and the soldier clearly doesn't do that great of a job). The spying issue of his team mates and now being threatened by Rittenhouse. The ultimatums from his boss. The struggle with being responsible for helping create something that is unprecedented in his field, and the ramifications that will now have. And as being the most vulnerable character (in more ways than one), he steps up to the plate with more conviction than Wyatt ever really does...with far more at risk, with far more to lose.

I agree, Wyatt is the weak link. And I'm tired of the change history for the better vs. keep history intact argument in every single episode. I don't want to rehash the whole ethics of time travel every single time. And it comes off way too preachy like the leads have this moral highground who can change everything for the better for everybody else.

R87 Oh you've noticed that Matt can't seem to do a single interview without showing off his wife, or professing his Christianity since he got married.

He's always asked "if you could go back in time, where would you go?", and he always says 'you know, I'm a Christian, so those great moments in history like the last supper, or the crucifixion or resurrection." Who wants to tell him..........

And the wife goes everywhere with him. Literally. He can't seem to do his work, promote, travel, talk to his fans on facebook, etc. without the wife being there. Every. Single. Time.

I agree with R106. Rufus is becoming the most interesting character. I feel bad for him what with all the pressure he's getting from so many directions.

If Matt Lanter still looked like that (see R1), I would be watching this show.

R110 I meant see OP photo!

Feels more like an 8:00 show than a true 10:00 show. I think that late slot is kind of killing it.

Right R112? This show is on too late for kids to watch and it seems that is who it's main audience should be. I would've loved this show if it was on when I was in elementary school. I would've wanted the lunch box tie in.

[quote]Feels more like an 8:00 show than a true 10:00 show. I think that late slot is kind of killing it.

I might watch it if it were on at 8 or, even better, 9. I am liking Conviction at 10, which isn't going to change unless it gets canceled.

Well, their episode count got reduced, R114.

I want Paterson Joseph (Mason) 's big, thick British uncut cock inside me quite deeply. After a hot and heavy make-out session, of course. I've had the hots for him ever since Peep Show on BBC America.

Matt Lanter has such pretty skin. The show is worth watching to see him.

I can't watch it anymore. After running into Ian Fleming and Verner Von Braun in one location, I have to flush-out my brain. And the characters have no chemistry. This show will not go two seasons.

I think they're going to show Wyatt has a drinking problem and that is why he is a crappy soldier/chosen for the team. Rufus gave him a sideways look last episode when he downed his drink in one gulp and his drinking was mentioned and shown in the first episode.

Rufus is the weak link on the show. Poor actor.

I agree, R120. And he's got zero appeal. Bad casting error.

At least Malcolm is a stronger actor than Matt.

I actually think that they were gonna give the woman the drinking problem.

She seriously side-eyed the drink she was given at the Nazi club and another time before that.

The Alamo!!! Tonight!!! Can't wait 🤗🤗

If they replace Matt Lanter, I'm out.

(his character just got fired, and they're saying this is his last mission, he's being replaced)

They must spend a shit-load on sets and costumes and extras.

R124 Who would they replace Matt Lanter with? Hypothetically. Someone younger and hotter?

Matt Lanter gone? That means the show can only get better.

He isn't a drunk, he has PTSD

He's not going anywhere.

Wow, the guy who would have replaced him was EVEN HOTTER. Damn!

Of course they didn't let go of that plank of wood, before they deal with his stupid backstory of his dead wife.

Matt's a principal cast member. They're not going to get rid of him by only the 5th episode.

R131 Show me a "plank of wood" that attractive. :;-P

Though we've only seem him shirtless in episode 2, anyone notice that Matt doesn't look like he's been working out too much anymore?

R134 He's an aging married white man... you expect some bloating.

R135 33 is aging?

R136 Over 30 is aging on HDTV.

He was actually at his most in shape second half of season 2 90210. From there, until now, he's slowly gotten relatively softer (though he's always been kind of soft).

But for being a "Delta Force Sargent", you'd think he would have bulked up a bit.

Matt is a gorgeous man. A grown man. Datalounge just seems polluted with psuedo pedos who want him to look like a teen to get their rocks off.. What sickos.

If anyone's interested, Matt does Facebook Live chats after most episodes , and you'll notice the wife is feeding him questions to answer through pretty much every one of these vids. (The man can't do anything by himself anymore, it seems) -

They pop up too fast. He got 3300 comments in 40-something minutes. If you ever watch periscopes of big events you'll see how fast comments fly by on the screen. But, you're right, she is a suffocating presence.

[quote]He was actually at his most in shape second half of season 2 90210. From there, until now, he's slowly gotten relatively softer (though he's always been kind of soft).

The baby fat look has always suited him. And, a bit surprisingly, still does.

R132, several shows have gotten rid of central characters, dearly on. "Vanished" is one where the lead was killed off only 5 or 6 episodes in.

So Garcia Flynn wanted to keep TX from unifying? Ultimately to stop it from joining the USA? Curiouser and curiouser.

I loved Gorans' Spanish. Beautiful!

I love the Davey Crocket actor. Always have.

So Matts character have survivors guilt. Poor guy

Another exciting episode.

In his conversation with General Santa Anna, Flynn mentioned being a father.

Guess who his child, his DAUGHTER, will turn out to be.

NBC has asked for three more episodes of “Timeless,” bringing its total for the season to 16.

So they are not getting a full season R146.

It was never intended to be a full season of 22 episodes -- it was originally scheduled for 13, and NBC is happy enough with the ratings that it ordered three additional episodes.

“Timeless” is off next week for a “Saturday Night Live” election special but will return for a five-episode run on Nov. 14. It will then take the holidays off and return for its final six episodes starting Jan. 16.

Yup, it was originally planned for only 13 eps. So it kind of is as much a 'full season' as it's gonna get. Even This is Us's full season order is only 18 eps.

So what are the odds on a 2nd season for Timeless? The ratings are fairly good, but not great. And not as big as I'm guessing they wanted for a show that had a very expensive promo campaign, as well as compared to previous shows in that timeslot that pulled in bigger numbers. Not to mention the budget of this kind of show...

We're supposed to get some answers in next weeks Watergate episode.

They need an earlier timeslot for this show to build ratings.

[quote] They need an earlier timeslot for this show to build ratings.

Absolutely. Although I think they got a little too cutsie with Ian Fleming, so far there hasn't been one disappointing episode. I'd like this show to have a fair chance. And the storryline so far isn't that gritty or adult to necessitate the late timeslot.

I absolutely love Abigail Spencer on the Sundance series Rectify. Not so much on this.

Yeah, Garcia Flynn OBVIOUSLY is Lucy's father.

Matt is fucking HOT and beautiful, he reminds me a bit of Jon-Erik Hexum

Goran looks awful. He used to be beautiful.

Matt's eyes are extraordinary. They really are mesmerizing.

Rufus just opens his mouth and eyes really wide to show surprise. That's the extent of his acting.

Bull.

So what are the odds of a 2nd season?

Better if they move to an earlier time slot.

Matt Lanter looks REALLY hot when tied to a chair.

I would so do naughty things to him in that situation.

While Matt probably not strong enough to be the lead (I think he would fine as the second lead - in old TV shows the guy who does all the leg work while the older veteran actor is the star), I think Goran might be a weaker link. For the big bad, he is just not that compelling. You can get by with the hero being a little more wooden, but the villain needs to keep your attention.

This conspiracy is great, I love this reveal.

I like the show, but based on their premise the series would be limited.

[quote]I absolutely love Abigail Spencer on the Sundance series Rectify. Not so much on this.

I also love her on Rectify. If this show doesn't get a second season, I hope some cable network snaps up Abigail for a show. She is the type that does well on well written cable shows.

Kick-ass episode tonight.

Agreed. Best episode so far.

Glenn Ford in his later years did a TV movie called Brotherhood of the Bell, A secret society that had controlled America since colonial times. But no time travel. This is shaping up into a sequel.

Brotherhood of the Bell! I remember seeing that as a kid.

I think that Goran is more interesting to watch than the other 3 leads. I agree that Matt isn't strong enough to be a lead, and I still don't find what's her name to be compelling. Her face is a mask.

However, I am interested in the story, love the twists/reveals and will continue watching.

I also enjoyed this episode and Rufus wasn't that annoying in this one.

So, who was her bio father calling, at the end?

Well, I was wrong about Flynn turning out to be Lucy's father.

John Getz is hot, though.

In this recap they're saying that Lucy's biological father is the Rittenhouse guy who's been threatening Rufus. WTF?? I didn't notice that.

r172 It was the final scene of last night's show. Hard to miss it.

R173, it didn't look like the same guy, that's what I meant.

He looked the same to me but he was wearing completely different clothing than he had before, if that helps.

john getz both scenes

Could be that he plays twin brothers or something like that. The son looked cute in a twink sort of way.

I like that the secrets are now out, but it's kind of funny that they couldn't come up with a secret for the void called Matt Lanter's character. Like the military guy is not able to have his own secret mission he has to keep secret from the other two and instead has to be the betrayed soldier out there alone on his own not being able to trust his comrades.

I know a romance is in the cards for Lucy and Wyatt, but damn. She looks like his cool aunt. They are not visually compatible.

The black billionaire is such a hottie and the actor is great too.

Matt Lanter needs to be more naked more often.

They need to go back to Roman times and put him in a toga. Just the bottom half of one.

R181 True. But he's probably in that "I want to be taken seriously as a real actor" phase of his career.

I loved tonight's episode

It was fantastic!

There's a movie coming out about several African American women who worked for NASA.

So that was his mom and step-brother, that's cool. She was a rocket scientist! Wow.

Honestly, I think it gets better with each episode. Tonight's episode was fantastic. Thrilling, interesting, fun, and every plot point advanced some. Great stuff.

Historians typically are not know-it-alls of all eras. They specialize. So, it's a little off-putting that the historian knows every date that the bad guy targets with his way-back machine.

"OMG, 1812, why that's the year the American War of 1812 started! But it's also the date Napoleon invaded Russia!! What to do!"

Rufus, you go to Russia. You're a Black man, so you'll get right in to see Napoleon. Wyatt, go to the White House and seduce Dolly Madison. Don't forget to save the portrait of Washington. I'll do something no woman of that era would ever have done. Okay, let's roll!

[quote]Historians typically are not know-it-alls of all eras. They specialize. So, it's a little off-putting that the historian knows every date that the bad guy targets with his way-back machine.

I really like this show, but I agree with you on the historian.

Yeah this show requires a large amount of suspension of disbelief but it's still fun as hell

I agree that it's fun. I remember that they walked on the moon around midnight or after (we got our Dad out of bed so he could see it), not during the day as shown on this week's episode, but that's been the only big error I found, but really, I could care less because I was enjoying the show.

Lucy and Wyatt have NO CHEMISTRY whatsoever and the "romanve" between them should be canned.

Abigail whatsherface looks like a starving anorexic and it's painful to watch her in..everything, actually.

I think Lucy and Wyatt have some chemistry - but it is more of a brother-sister or good friend vibe. There is no sexual tension. I wish every show did not feel they needed to have some will they or won't they couple on their show. I blame Sam and Diane and Maddie and David for this (as good as those couples were in their prime).

So, great mid-season finale... really love where it's going.

I was screaming "KILL THE DAMN KID" at the TV though. I may be a little involved. *cough*

I'm actually surprised I like the show this much. But I think it resonates with current events.

I also loved the mid-season finale.

Me too, I hope it gets renewed. Who clocked the lesbian?

Lesbian interracial family as a no-big-deal throw-away. Interesting.

The lesbian's family will probably die and she will turn into the evil dyke villian

You bitches have forgotten what a true time traveler is supposed ta look like.

I'm afraid this is all we got...

Hexum would have fucked lil Matty dry and left him wet.

What show was Hexum in? I recall I liked it. Didn't he leave it early to go to that private eye show?

"Voyagers"

Voyagers was cancelled, and he was signed to do Cover Up with Jennifer O'Neal the next year. I think they were both CBS. I was a kid at the time and liked Voygers as well - an old school action adventure show before there had to be all the extra angst, conspiracies, darkness, and sexual tension between two of the characters. I suspect I liked Hexum more than I realized at the time as well.

Abigail is very, very skinny but I think she's a fantastic actress and elevates everything that she's been in. I'd love to see her in a BBC costume drama.

I'm not buying the supposed sexual tension/chemistry between Abigail (Lucy) and Matt (Wyatt) either. They come off more like brother and sister than potential lovers. That's one of the weakest parts of the whole story, and seems to be thrown in just for 'shipping' (and already people are eating it up).

Rufus and Jiya comes off naturally, and is quite cute.

Lucy looks like Wyatt's anorexic aunt

I really want to see how the world will have changed when they come back. I wonder if little John Rittenhouse is still alive in the future a la the Rambaldi plot from Alias

I'd be cool if they started going into the future. I liked how Fringe started out as kind of a proceedural and then went totally crazy with different dimensions/ideas.

I'm addicted to this show. The only problem is that there is no chemistry between Lucy and Wyatt. I wonder if I'm the only one thinking this? Lucy has a lot more chemistry with Flynn. And also.. is that Wyatt guy supposed to be eye candy? He looks average compared to the much hotter and more masculine Flynn (and that accent, swoon). Matt Lanter has REALLY lost his looks, while Goran has only gotten hotter with age.

Goran is starting to look like an old lesbian. Matt Lanter is beautiful.

I disagree, R209. Goran is much hotter than Matt, at least to me.

I wish Lucy's fiance had more screen time. He's better looking than Wyatt.

Matt Lanter is beautiful. I know the pseudo pedos would prefer him as twink but you can always drool over some teen pop star in another thread.

R212 WTF? When has Matt Lanter ever really been a twink?

And if Matt shaved and grew his hair out a bit, trust me, he doesn't look that much different than before.

He isn't working out as much though anymore. If at all. That you can tell.

Didn't Matt Lanter get caught doing a naked web-cam thing? I seem to remember something like that...

NEW EPISODE TONIGHT!

It was really fun too... Harry Houdini! Thomas Edison! A Serial Killer!

Lucy had a hot guard on her in the beginning of the episode. The PBR call out was funny to me.

Matt Lanter is hot.

I really enjoyed this episode.

Yeah, another good episode.

That HH Holmes was a creepy fucker.

I liked Houdini.

How is Wyatt gonna take the time machine for a spin without authorization?

Matt is a dreamboat and he loves his gay fans!

Seems like next week is going to be fun too.... black lone ranger!

I liked how Lucy psyched out H. H. Holmes!

I'm looking forward to the upcoming Amelia Earhart episode.

Houdini was a cutie

I can't even with this show's try at sexual tension between Wyatt and his mid 40's anorexic aunt aka Lucy

Misha from Supernatural will appear as Elliot Ness. Misha & Matt together will rival Jared & Jensen!

Same, R210. Matt's receding hairline is distracting. Also he looks like a tiny lesbian compared to the taller, more masculine Goran.

R220 "He loves his gay fans" ...... and you know that how?

Kind of sad that Eric had to take to social media to ask people to watch the show.

He says its on the bubble and he needs eyeballs during the actual on-air time.

I like the show but this last episode's rating hit a new low. Not a good omen. "This is Us" just got a 2 year renewal in contrast. I think it airs too late.

Not a lot of publicity the show was coming back after a 4-week winter break. Luckily my DVR picked it up, but otherwise, I would not have known it was a new episode.

That's the problem when you go on hiatus. Audience gets out of the habit of watching and you've got to really have an advertising push to let people know new episodes are back.

[quote]I like the show but this last episode's rating hit a new low. Not a good omen. "This is Us" just got a 2 year renewal in contrast. I think it airs too late.

I also think it needs another time slot. But, doesn't get the highest ratings for broadcast shows in that time slot on Mondays? In a way, I like this show more than This is Us.

"This is Us" is the most depressing thing I've seen in ages. Even people I know who love the show are like "yeah, it kind of is". LOL!!!

Anyone still watching the show? It's supposedly "on the bubble"...

I'm still watching. This show has flaws, but I've enjoyed the time travel stories for the most part. The creators were asking on Facebook last week for more people to watch live, but that doesn't really work if you're not a Nielson viewer.

I still watch. Tonight is 80s night!

Only 15 minutes in and I'm loving it.

Wow... asshole guy who hit on the stewardess in the bar is... Nazi werewolf from Teen Wolf!

Very surprised at how good this show has turned out to be.

At least we don't have to wait until April or May for new episodes, like with Lucifer and Gotham!

Season, or series finale Feb 20.

It's heartbreaking that what's-his-names wife is still dead. WTF??

What was up with Lucy's hair?? There was some sort of errant swatch of hair on the back of her head!

I figured the wife would still be dead.

They went pretty dark with Wyatt. I wonder where they will go with him from there.

R239, the implication was that the son of the two people is NOT the actual killer of his wife... that killer may have confessed, but he wasn't the one who did it. There's someone else out there.

I'm loving this show.

Only 3 more episodes to go. I really love this show, will be bummed if it is canceled (which is almost a certainty).

I'm actually really enjoying this show. I'd hate to see it go. I'd hate even more to see it abruptly canceled without any resolution.

I think Netflix or Hulu would produce new episodes, though.

Only two more episodes in the whole season?? Next week, and then the season finale? Is that TRUE??

I just googled and no word yet on renewal. I think we'll get a second season anyway. At least it's not on the already cancelled list.

Blunt Talk is DOA however. That's too bad.

Man, that replacement soldier on yesterdays episode was HOT to death!! 😍

(Pardon the pun. )

They continue to have fabulous, historic characters that are extremely likable. Hemingway and Josephine were great!!

That streak will be broken next week, though. 😖

I need to rewatch the episode. R242 remember the drunk hitting up on her? That is who I think the father was. He really didn't add anything to the story.

Hoping it'll survive...

These long hiatus for shows is really hurting them, especially new shows. I would like it to come back for a second season so they can wrap everything up. I know they are on the bubble, but their competition, especially Quantico, isn't doing much.

Hahaha, "Elliot Ness" was barely onscreen!!

😂😂😂😂😂

Suck it, minions!

*isn't doing much better.

At least for once some TV show got Ness close to the reality. (- getting gunned down in 1931). But at least that way he didn't live to become a washed up alcoholic.

I wouldn't mind if Rufus died..terrible actor

He really is awful. All that eye popping. What a fucking terrible piece of casting.

The girl who plays Gia is amateurish, too. She looks a lot like Annie Parrisse so I don't totally loathe her.

It's okay, but I wouldn't call it "timeless."

Apparently they're embroiled in some lawsuit; that may jeopardize its already iffy chances of renewal.

The actor who plays Rufus (Malcolm Barrett) was hilarious on the late, lamented "Better Off Ted." And I think he fine on "Timeless."

Sexy Matt Lanter is all that matters on this show. The rest are background. They can act as badly as they like. Matt's smoulder occupies every second of this show I watch.

[quote]The actor who plays Rufus (Malcolm Barrett) was hilarious on the late, lamented "Better Off Ted."

THAT'S where I've seen him before!! Thank you!

Matt needs to show more skin. He took his shirt off in only one episode.

[quote] The actor who plays Rufus (Malcolm Barrett) was hilarious on the late, lamented "Better Off Ted."

See r82 for perhaps his best scene on BoT. I would never have made the connection between the two shows as he plays the parts so far from each other, much like Alison Brie did between her characters in Mad Men and Community. Not a trace of one role bleeding over into the other.

I think Malcolm Barret as Rufus is great, and one of the strongest parts of the show, acting wise. Goran and the guys who plays Connor Mason round out the top actors. Everyone else is fairly standard acting-wise, especially Matt. I adore him, but he's not the strongest actor by far. He's gotten much better in recent episodes, but the first half of the season you can see he's a bit out of his league. He's improved though. I will say it's a bummer we haven't seen more of him physically. I mean, c'mon, it's obvious why he's cast in the usual fare he's in anyway. That being said, you can tell he's no longer working out quite like he used to.

[quote]Timeless TV show

There are many timeless TV shows. Unfortunately, "Timeless" is not one of them.

Anyone who likes the actor who plays Rufus has questionable taste. He's charisma-free and mediocre at best.

Sounds more like you have a weird axe to grind.

Uhhh, no, R268, I just happen to agree with a fair amount of others that the guy who plays Rufus often stops this otherwise enjoyable show in its tracks. What are you insinuating? I love Paterson Joseph and want his babies. I think there are quite a few African-American (or Anglo-Caribbean like Joseph) actors who would have been far better suited to play this particular role on this particular show.

Lucy and Wyatt have no chemistry. Lucy and Flynn on the other hand.. wow. You can cut the sexual tension with a knife.

When I see Rufus he reminds me of Dave Chapelle and I keep expecting him to do or say something hilarious and it throws me off when he doesn't.

R267 We could say the same for you.

I haven't noticed Rufus "stopping the show in its tracks" or anything. He's perfectly fine. It's really weird to me, in fact, to see people fixating on him as being so terrible when he's no worse than the other two leads in any way. I have to wonder what kind of drugs you're on. Or what agenda you're pushing. Or if the actor let his dog shit in your yard once a decade ago and didn't pick it up, so you have an axe to grind. Whatever. I don't see whatever you're seeing at all. Sorry. You just come off as a little unhinged.

Monday night is the season -- and likely series -- finale.

Another time travel show ("Time After Time") is premiering on ABC on 3/5.

Ohhhh...just fuck off, R273, with the "unhinged" bullshit. It's my opinion and that's all. The guy who plays Rufus sucks. Period. The end. And consider yourself blocked, babycakes.

(rolling eyes at R275) Yeah, that over-the-top reply wasn't unhinged at ALL.....

[quote] As of February 20, 2017, Timeless has not been cancelled or renewed for a second season.

Season finale airs soon. One last chance for Wyatt to present his hole to Liberace.

I want to see the deleted scene where Ethan presented his hole to Wyatt.

Good ending! I hope they get a second season!

The doctor/fiance who treated Rufus was FUCKING HOT.

I hope Rufus and Gia get stuck behind in SF.

I'm betting on a renewal, but I hope it's a full season and not merely a midseason replacement.

If Lucy can't put her sister back into existence, can't she at least give us back the George C Scott "Hindenburg" movie and Robert Stack's "Untouchables" series?

The gay thing was an interesting twist. It would have been better if Wyatt had to engage in mansex in order to complete the mission.

Both Wyatt and Matt would be the perfect husband.

I want The Doctor/Fiance as my perfect husband. Wyatt can be my houseboy.

Too bad we didn't get to see more of Lucy's gay grandpa.

It would have been cutely awkward to have Grandpa Ethan service Wyatt before Wyatt found out who he was.

Shit! The mom was in on it all along!!

Damn! This was fantastic! Poor Flynn.

I was hoping the grandpa had a companion is his old age.

WTF is wrong with Gia?

I really hope we get another few episodes!!

Did it seem that Lucy wasn't as skeletal as when the show began? It's a good thing.

So... Lucy never actually met or saw her grandfather for her entire life? That bit was weird.

Well, considering she only found out who her bio-dad was a short time ago, I'm pretty sure she had never interacted (or knew he existed) with her grandpa either.

The finale scored a 0.9 rating, up from 0.7 last week. Not too long ago, that figure would prompt an automatic cancellation, but times are different.

I think Hulu could pick it up if NBC passes.

Turns out I misinterpreted the San Francisco Bridge flash. I thought I was seeing it after some Rittenhouse caused castraphe.

[quote] KRIPKE | There’s something very mysterious happening to her. She was affected by being the fourth person in the machine, and what she ends up seeing is this flickering between the Golden Gate Bridge present day and then the year when it was being constructed. What does that mean, and what is happening to her, and what is she able to see, and how does that grow and change in Season 2 becomes part of the story. The only mild spoiler that I’ll say about it is one of my all-time favorite books is Slaughterhouse-Five, [which is] about a man who becomes unstuck in time, and that was part of the inspiration for what is starting to happen to Jiya.

[quote] KRIPKE | I don’t want to spoil too much, because a lot of these are questions that we’re talking about for Season 2, but I’ll just say that nothing is arbitrary, and nothing is accidental, and Rittenhouse really meticulously plans everything out. In our minds, as we’ve been kicking around the structure of Rittenhouse, Lucy’s mom pretty far outranks Ben Cahill. So it all comes down to Ben revealed himself, and Carol didn’t because that was exactly the way Carol wanted it for reasons that’ll be illuminated in Season 2.

[quote] KRIPKE | There were times where Lucy didn’t want to be a historian at all, and mom made sure that she was. Mom has been pulling the strings on Lucy’s life for a very long time. At first, we thought it was just a typical, overbearing mother. Now we realize that there was a very meticulous plan in place. Mom’s plan for Lucy is to be the primary team member to take back the mothership in Rittenhouse’s name and make specific and surgical changes to history to make the present far more advantageous for that organization. So she’s their great white hope, and she’s been, unbeknownst to her, meticulously conditioned to be that person. So it’s just another variation on what we’ve been talking about all year, which is: Do you follow this plan that’s been set out for you? And if not, then what do you do, and how do you fight back against it?

catastrophe

Uh duh... it was obvious she flashed back to the construction of the Golden Gate. She's becoming unstuck in time.

I'm thinking they could move it to Fridays, where lower ratings are acceptable, and there'll be a slot available after "Grimm" ends this season.

[quote]I think Hulu could pick it up if NBC passes

Why do you think Hulu would pick up this particular show when it hasn't bothered with dozens of other canceled network shows that had better ratings?

Hulu saved my show

So she can end up bouncing around in time like Sam Beckett, R295??

That would be cool! 🤗🤗

I hope this show gets another season so we can hopefully see more of Lucy's gay grandpa in the past.

The gay bar and Wyatt's reaction were priceless

Very satisfying finale. Wraps up things nicely, but also leaves plenty open for a second season if it is renewed.

If that renewal happens, I hope Goran returns as Flynn. I always like him.

I like him too, R302.

It was crushing to see him get so near to regaining his family and be captured instead.

Just started watching last night via Hulu. I'm watching all the episodes in order, as I think this show is one that requires just that. I really like Matt Lanter's and Malcom Barrett's characters. I'm trying to like the character of Lucy, but she needs to stop being so shrill and relax a little. Have some fun while time traveling.

Anyway, the alternate history timeline genre is one of my favorites. I absolutely adore The Man in The High Castle and also Back To The Future, and this show seems to mesh those two quite nicely.

According to Deadline, the creators of both Timeless and Blindspot will meet about new seasons with NBC.

Timeless co-creator Shawn Ryan has tweeted that they’ll be pitching to NBC on April 2nd.

I gave up watching. Just nothing there.

Don't listen to R306, R304.

It's a fun show that goes through many periods in history. The clothes are fun to look at.

Many of the side characters who are real people in history are really well done. We're sad to leave them after the hour is finished.

Any word on renewal?

[quote] Any word on renewal?

uhhh, scroll up a couple of inches to r305

(tapping foot impatiently)

(waiting impatiently for the results of that meeting... )

Latest update: NBC has yet to announce the renewal of "Timeless."

WHY ALL THE MYSTERY?!?

It’s tempting to look at “Timeless” and “Taken” as an either-or situation, since both occupied the post-“Voice” spot on Mondays this season. But it doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game.

On numbers alone, “Timeless” is in slightly better shape, but only slightly — it may end the season a little over a tenth of a point in front of “Taken.” “Taken,” meanwhile, has the advantage of being produced in-house by Universal Television. The Bear’s maxim is that all other things being equal, a show owned by the studio affiliated with its network is more likely to return than one from an outside supplier.

So where does that leave these two? The Bear is bumping up “Timeless” to a likely renewal, on gut feeling as much as anything. “Taken” is staying at a tossup for one more week.

How much longer are we going to have to wait?

"Taken" was renewed; "Timeless" was cancelled. As of today.

GODDAMMIT!!!!

R316=Matt Lanter

I wish I looked that good!

Deadline reports:

:(((((

I really liked this show. I hope Abigail Spencer goes back to acting on cable shows.

Well that's a bummer.

That fucking sucks.

Poor Kripke. He's 1 for 3, although Revolution did last 2 years, right? Or was it 3?

I really liked the show. Maybe he can find another home for it. Hell, put it on the CW!

It's too expensive for the CW.

More expensive than all those superhero shows with a butt load of special effects??

They're gonna add yet another superhero show next year!!

I liked this show, some of the episodes were really well done, like the one with the Harry Houdini storyline and another with the female African-American mathematician in NASA helping the Timeless team on their case.

I thought Abigail Spencer's acting was better on 'Rectify' but she still was an appealing lead. That tall, dark haired guy who played their nemesis (I can't remember his name) was movie star handsome and charismatic.

This sucks. I really liked the show but I think Lucy and Wyatt were kinda forced. They had no chemistry. I think they would have gotten more viewers if they had focused on Lucy and Flynn instead, they had so much sexual tension going on.

I'm very sorry this is gone. It was the only "iffy" show I actually wanted back. I'm convinced he show would have prospered at an earlier timeslot.

But it might cheer you all up to consider Modern Family just scored a two-season pickup at ABC. 20th Century Fox closed new two-year deals with the main actors on the show, Ed O’Neill, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet and Sofia Vergara. Salary increases, from around $350,000 an episode for the current eighth season to about $500,000 an episode for Season 9 (they also have plus a little piece of the series’ back end). The studio will next negotiate new contracts with the series’ younger cast. At five hundred thou per episode that should work out to about $50,000 each time the gay guys rolls his eyes at the fat guy,

Fuck that show, R328.

Shit like that that reinforces tired stereotypes is around for years while a fun, innovative, interesting show gets cancelled.

Ugh, that's crap.

Disappointing.

That's a shame. It was a fun show. The two leads didn't have much sexual chemistry but I liked the black guy going back in time.

Now they've "uncancelled" Timeless!

Apparently Sony cut its fee, and they picked it up as a summer 2018 series (10 episodes only.)

[quote]I thought Abigail Spencer's acting was better on 'Rectify' but she still was an appealing lead. That tall, dark haired guy who played their nemesis (I can't remember his name) was movie star handsome and charismatic.

I also thought her acting was better on that show than Timeless. Now, that the show has been uncancelled she can improve.

10 episodes?? Well, it's better than nothing. Yay!!!

The lead actress was on this amazing show that I love and no one I know watches called Rectify from the Sundance. I would watch it for her but honestly it doesn't seem like my kind of show.

Recify had better writing and Spencer's character Amantha was a better developed character than her character on Timeless.

Great news!! Looks like Flynn went back in the Time machine to correct the cancellation.

The first season was only 16 episodes, so 10 episodes isn't a drastic reduction.

Now let's hope they put it on in a better time slot.

They'll move it to Friday, watch. At 8:00 p.m.

Yes!!!!!

Fantastic news. I wonder how much the fan reaction really helped NBC decide. I only go to TVLine for news and their thread was over 200 responses, which is a lot for the site. Where else were people vociferously complaining?

Regardless, I'm really excited for the continuation of the story!

I'm glad it's renewed.

Not so glad it's ONLY 10 episodes, and not so glad I have to wait an entire year for the first of them.

Nothing can stop Matt Lanter's hotness!

I'm glad he decided to put out on that casting couch and take one for the team!

Good news at the end of a long day, and the world rejoices.

That's perfect R340 . I usually have my tapioca pudding then and then bed by 9.

Tapioca? That's BITCH pudding.

Butterscotch is where it's at!

Butterscotch is for Sunday after church.

Abigail Spencer sex tape

R349 There's like 4 of them. I knew nothing about these. LOL! Did these leak when that big leak of female celebs happened a while ago?

Time for Matt Lanter's Dudetube cam show to leak.

[quote]Did these leak when that big leak of female celebs happened a while ago?

I think so. Poor darling is so unknown it didn't even register.

All of the womens' stuff leaks...but none of the mens. I mean, somebody has got to have the goods on male Hollywood.

The cast is at Comic Con San Diego today.

Michael Rady — who most recently appeared in arcs on UnREAL and Jane the Virgin — will recur on the NBC drama as Nicholas Keynes, an American soldier in World War I, TVLine has learned.

After getting badly injured during battle, Keynes is carried to a farmhouse, where he is cared for by Emma (Annie Wersching) and Carol (Susanna Thompson), who want to save his life. Though he seems helpless at first, Keynes is much more formidable than he initially appears.

Timeless was renewed for a 10-episode second season in May, just days after NBC cancelled the time-traveling drama. The show does not yet have a return date, but spring or summer 2018 were floated as likely Season 2 launch periods by creators Eric Kripke and Shawn Ryan.

Is that charisma-free actor who plays Rufus in Season 2?

Unfortunately, yes.

R356 R357 No, that would be the guy who plays Wyatt.

‘Timeless’ Gets Season 2 Premiere Date On NBC

The sophomore season of the popular time travel series will debut at 10 PM March 11, following a three-hour premiere of the annual American Ninja Warrior: USA Vs. the World special. Timeless will continue in its Sunday 10 PM slot following the previously announced second-season premiere of Steve Harvey-hosted Little Big Shots and the debut of the Neil Patrick Harris-led gameshow Genius Junior, on March 18.

Timeless has switched its production shoot from Vancouver to Los Angeles where it will reap close to $10M in tax credits thanks to the state’s $330M California film and TV tax credit program.

Sounds like a really braindead lead-in though.

Nonetheless....

[quote]Timeless has switched its production shoot from Vancouver to Los Angeles where it will reap close to $10M in tax credits thanks to the state’s $330M California film and TV tax credit program.

I wonder if more shows will move back to the US in the future because there's no way Canada can compete with those tax breaks now offered by so many US states. I for one will miss that distinctive feel of shows filmed in Canada. They feel closer to home and more familiar for some reason.

I thought it was coming back for a summer run, so I'm delighted to read it will be back in March!

Agreed. I too thought they would burn it off in summer. This is a pretty good sign, until you look at the timeslot.

The actor playing Rufus had to be fifth or sixth choice for the role.

New trailer.

[quote]I wonder if more shows will move back to the US in the future because there's no way Canada can compete with those tax breaks now offered by so many US states. I for one will miss that distinctive feel of shows filmed in Canada. They feel closer to home and more familiar for some reason.

Don't worry, Hallmark will keep filming their sappy white supremacist movies and TV shows up in Canada.

R365 That was completely unnecessary and out of place for DL. Have you given any thought to fucking off back to Reddit where your basic triggered responses belong? You really ought to, you know. You're blocked either way for being a basic cunt.

To clarify, I just meant that Canadian locations feel more European to me for some reason, and I don't watch any European shows so it's nice to feel that. Same for Counterpart, the J.K. Simmons' wonderful new show filmed in Germany.

THE lifeboat has returned.

Great episode back! We get more questions and Rufus' girlfriend is still sick.

Poor Lucy, she was devastated that she had to kill.

Looking forward to more!

wow, i thought this was cancelled? i watched a few episodes

MAtt Lanter is showing his assets?

R369, yes it was canceled.

Then the cast went back in time and changed history, and it was suddenly un-cancelled.

It's never happened before quite like this.... a network cancelling a series and then immediately turning around and picking it up for a new season.

Obviously time-travel HAD to be involved.

[r44] cant believe scorpion is still on

[r371] such a powerful social media campaign to save this show. makes me wonder what other shows could have been saved if the fan effort put in. i'd love to save hulu's difficult people but it cancelled in november which is when every1 was tweeting they were upset it was cancelled. probably easiest to pick up steam for renewal right after cancellation then a while after. i wonder if timeless will get cancelled again lol

when people tweeted to save this show i thought it was a troll campaign .. hard to tell sincerity from a joke

The show is back!

The delicious Matt Lanter had a shirtless scene with lovely pert nipples on display in tonight's WW1 extravaganza.

I simply swooned, squealed with delight and slightly wet myself.

It was a solid first episode, setting up a lot.

Glad they've got the band back together!

I don't watch anything on CBS. all the shows are boring as fuck! except 60min.

Good for you, R376!!

Except that Timeless is on NBC.

🙄🙄🙄

I’m excited it’s back. Hopefully the storyline won’t be as convoluted as the first season.

Plus Lanter’s nips.

Episode two tomorrow!

Too bad they are only giving them 10 episodes.

It cant be that bad. Some great series have 10 episodes or less. Anyway, beats cancelation and zero episodes..

Less time for filler episodes.

Lanter today had a facebook live session after episode aired. I didn't watch whole session but thankfully his wife was not there

R383 You mean the "wifey" wasn't there dictating and supervising everything he was saying and doing. I'm shocked.

Imagine if Timeless was cancelled and he switched over to Supernatural with Jared, Jensen & Misha

Oh my!!

Based on the ratings R385 it probably will be cancelled.

I think they at least bought them one more season and enough episodes top wrap up, I guess.

Speaking of which, the show is getting reviewed by the Smithsonian Magazine. Kripke seemed chuffed about it.

It is cool.

They could always look for another network if it does get canned.

So how are the ratings?

Tonight’s episode of Timeless involves Hedy Lamarr, Paramount Studios, and stealing the film real of Citizen Kane and possibly erasing it from Hollywood history.

PS: Hedy Lamarr was Hollywood royalty and was also a female scientist that invented WiFi.

Next week is about the Salem Witch Trials. Apparently Rittenhouse is planning to execute Benjamin Franklin’s mother so Benjamin Franklin will never be born.

Well, don't that just beat all!?!?

Now that Lucy and what's his name got together, his wife is back??

Ugh.

That trick with the bricks and the stuff inside was done on Supernatural some years ago.

This whole show was done some years ago.. Quantum Leap and Time Tunnel especially.

Yes, r393, but Matt Lanter’s hotter than Scott Bakula ever was.

True ^

What the fuck is that brown mark on Lucy’s mother’s upper lip? MAKE UP!

I wish they killed Rufus in the season premiere in that explosion.

Moving production to LA from Vancouver has already made a big difference in that there aren’t hopelessly bland Canadian day players in the week to week cast.

Lucy's mom does have that lip mole or whatever, the interesting thing is that when she was on Arrow, her daughter Thea, Olivers' sister had the exact same lip thing!!

It was amazing to see!

Is it the herpes?

The lady who played Hedy Lamarr was really good.

[quote] The lady who played Hedy Lamarr was really good.

She was a 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓 in "The Devil Wore Prada". I believe she was the one who surrendered the elevator to Miranda. And a jolly good Clacker she was too.

Very disappointing episode. Not just one, but three Jump the Shark moments.

1) The unmusical character bursts into professional song.

2) Sam and Diane fuck.

3) The love triangle.

I predict the resurrected wife is Rittenhouse.

I predict she isn’t going to know who he is.

[quote]Moving production to LA from Vancouver has already made a big difference in that there aren’t hopelessly bland Canadian day players in the week to week cast.

I agree with this. American shows that are filmed in Canada are often dragged down by those bland Canadian day players. I watched a few episodes of that ABC show The Good Doctor which films in Canada and it featured tons of bland actors.

The lady that play Heddy Lamar was Auslog in Vikings.

Australian actress. Former model.

A friend of mine couched her to act.

And coached her as well!

Abbey Franklin can get it.

^Witch lover!

The actress playing Wyatt's wife has a fug nose.

Goran towered over that Puritan in house and threw him around like a rag doll.

Fucking Rittenhouse trying to get rid of Benjamin Franklin???

Bitch, please!

Hey! Amara from Supernatural had a small role! Cool.

I'm trying to remember were I've seen young Amy Franklin before.

Sorry, Abbie.

I don't think the show will get a third season. But, I really hope Goran's character is able to get on revenge on Rittenhouse.

It’s at about .7 so will probably get the axe this spring.

Yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised if it got cancelled. But at least we got season 2 to wrap things up.

I think they’re well aware they were lucky to get another season so they’ll wrap things up for the fans who made it happen.

I’d give anything for Paterson Joseph to present peen on a cable edition.

R414 I much rather see Matt Lanter peen.

And hole^

I really enjoyed this episode. Too bad this show isn't going to last.

Sweet JFK tale tonight.

Matt, of course, was looking mighty fine.

That girl who plays Jiya is so fucking annoying, though.

The guy who played young JFK was cute but didn’t have the right skin tone. JFK got a deep tan very easily.

What did you think about the father of Blues?

The episodes this season fall far short of the first season. It's a shame.

Think it'll get a season 3? What are the ratings like?

Most likely will be cancelled R422.

Vote to save it, again!

r421 Yes, this season's episodes aren't on par with what we saw last season. I'm still enjoying it, but not in a compelling way like I did last season.

Bothers me they're already changing the rules. Last season, they could only go to a time period once. Couldn't return after that. But they've broken that rule now -- in the JFK episode.

Also, they made it clear the Lifeboat could only seat 3 people. Now they've somehow adjusted it to seat 4.

[quote] Now they've somehow adjusted it to seat 4.

I also noticed that. I thought perhaps he sat on the chick's lap.

They've gone overboard in trying to please their female viewers and focusing so much on the romantic relationships. Also, they've made the Rittenhouse stuff so stupid this season. The race car driver and the blues singer episodes were so dumb.

I think they also cut the budget. Suddenly missions are over and they’re back. Oh, we’ll find clothes when we get there and boom they’re in costumes from the period. Oh, my unseen wife is in the next room. We can’t pay her to be in this episode so we’ll just refer to her like she’s there.

[quote]Also, they've made the Rittenhouse stuff so stupid this season.

Yes - their ideas seem half-baked and speculative. It seems if they have that much money and resources there are easier ways to assume power than hope they can manipulate the situation if Franklin is never born or JFK is not President.

I only watch to stare at Matt Lanter.

I could care less about the plot.

Matt would look so much prettier without the perma-scruff. He's definitely sexy and manly enough without the, "Oh, I can grow facial hair to remind everyone what a stud I am." It's calculated and unnecessary.

They upped the ante with their focus on female viewers only, using the suffragette movement for an episode and making the evil Emma put aside her evilness to support the sisterhood.

Sunday's episode was amazing. That was the first episode of the second season that actually was good as the first season. And it looked like the Nielsen numbers reflected that, as ratings increased for the first time in the show's history.

I believe it wraps in two weeks. Wasted opportunity.

Again?

I agree with r433. Sunday's suffragette storyline was the best of the season. Had emotional resonance on multiple levels. Definitely felt more like a season 1 episode.

Yeah, R436, I did get choked up.

We've come so far yet there are miles to go.

Aww, what a beautiful episode!

😍

👭 👩‍👩‍👧‍👦

Thaat bitch, Jess is going to end up being win Rittenhouse.

Cagney and Lacey, too funny.

I hope it gets renewed now that it trended on Twitter. I'm sure ratings went higher.

Mmmmm Matt

Reagan was wounded on March 30, 1981 and Cagney and Lacy premiered Oct 8, 1981. Apparently the producers heard about the super-hot duo of lady detectives in Washington and were inspired.

I thought it was a great episode. Much better than I anticipated from the set-up.

I can't believe we're at the end of the season already! Seems like it just started!

The effects on the present day aren't believable. When they return to the present time, it should rain doughnuts or people should now have lizard tongues or something, like on The Simpsons.

The last two episodes have been amazingly good. Reminds me why I fell in love with the show to begin with.

Too bad it took 7 episodes into this 2nd season to get back to the greatness of the 1st season.

Hope the show is renewed, but not holding my breath.

I hope you all are watching tonight. Harriett Tubman is BRINGING IT.

Also watch on NBC live for ratings to count.

Matt nip slip!

r448 Ratings don't mean anything unless you're a Nielsen family.

Aww Lucy's mom finally died.

Now he may be absolutely ghastly, but I’d still be keen to pinch Matt Lanter’s buttocks.

WELL FUCK

That was interesting.

It was good that Lucy's bitch mom at least got what was coming to her.

I hope its renewed for a third season. But given the chances are slim, I'll just say it was a great way to close out the series.

R456 No that cliffhanger was too big.

^ YES! Future Lucy's got some splainin' to do!

Fantastic 2 parter last night!

Loved it!!

Harriett was a total bad-ass!!

That future looks rough.

Wyatt didn't age well.

Best get some of that hot Christian butt before all that testosterone is completely shot.

Well I just watched Sunday's finale. I was right about the wife being Rittenhouse. The writers definitely upped their game but too probably too late. I hate when a series ends on an unresolved cliffhanger.

Let's hope not. The fans got this show extended a season and maybe the fans can keep it going. But the writers have to keep delivering good scripts like we've had the past few episodes. The actors already bring their A-game every week!

Just ten more episodes to wrap it up and answer the questions. Is that too much to ask??

Some of the "answers" this season weren't so satisfying. Retrieving Nicholas Keynes to run Rittenhouse fell flat. Killing him off was a mercy killing for the fans. I like actor Michael Rady.

This season was uneven at best. First half of the season was so-so. The final four episodes were fantastic.

The Michael Rady character definitely fell flat. Suzanna Thomspson's character was too one-dimensional. Show was better when the "enemy" was murky and ill defined.

Meanwhile, I was never clear on why Goran Visjnic's character switched sides.

If the show gets picked up for a third season, hopefully they can get it back on the right track.

Still no announcement yet?

Just a couple of deleted scenes

Cancelled!

No more Matt.

I'm devastated!!

A movie wrap is more then I expected. It's a shame they wasted their second chance.

Not surprised . Mall Lanter and that Goran guy was only good thing about the show. rest of star cast was meh Malcolm Barrett was not at all fit to lead this show

Womp Womp

Someone should just go back in time and reverse the decision.

I mean, it worked LAST year!

That's disappointing news. But I agree the show wasted its opportunity by giving us sub-par episodes for the first half of the season.

Then making matters worse, the second half of the season was so fantastic. Episodes had heart, something that was so badly missing in the first half. Made me recall how great the first season had been, made me realize why I loved the series and why I will miss it.

Dammit to all hell!!!

Kripke needs to go back to his teenager to finish it off.

I'm sad. I really liked this show.

Well, it’s better than nothing.

You beat me by 2 minutes, R477. :-)

Glad to be getting closure. Hope they nail it.

They have a HELL of a lot of threads to tie up in just two one-hour episodes.

There's no way this isn't going to feel rushed.

Omg!!!!! Really?????

Yes!!!!!!!

Sad to see the show go, but glad there will at least be some closure.

[quote]They have a HELL of a lot of threads to tie up in just two one-hour episodes. There's no way this isn't going to feel rushed.

I agree, but I'll take a rushed finale or no finale any day. This news shows NBC really was committed to the show and fans by giving them this finale.

I’m surprised it’s not being co-produced by Hulu.

Oppps, my comment above should read "I'll take a rushed finale OVER no finale any day." Should have proofread it before I posted it.

Just have Matt Lanter wander about shirtless for 2 hrs.

That's all the closure we need.

Would you settle for Matt Lauer wandering about shirtless for 2 hrs ?

With visual shout-outs to those ultra-determined Timeless fans known collectively as Clockblockers, cast and crew of the NBC series tweeted images yesterday from the first full table read of the upcoming finale. The images provide no clues, much less spoilers, beyond confirmation that the return is actually happening.

The two-hour finale will air on December 20th.

Bumping just as a reminder that the finale airs a week from tonight!

Thanks!

Trailer/teaser at link!

So how was it?

They wrapped everything up, but I thought the whole Rittenhouse storyline ended with a whimper.

Completely forgot about it - will have to see if it is on Hulu. They did not advertise it much. I enjoyed the show, but the Rittenhouse plans and motives were always a little convoluted. Tweaking history hoping it will cause things to go in your favor does not seem like an efficient business plan. A few too many variables when you count on Ben Franklin not being born creating new business opportunities for you. Still fun show and I liked the cast. Glad they gave them the finale. I wonder if it could have made it on Netflix or Hulu.

Since the series is available on Netflix, I'd expect the finale to be added there eventually.

Just finished watching it "on demand". Not quite the ending I envisioned. I'm afraid the finale was a fizzle, on par with the mediocre early second season episodes.

I agree with r496. It was a mediocre finale, very much on par with the mediocre episodes from the first half of the second season.

It was nice to see the characters again. I'm glad they wrapped up loose ends like how Flynn got the diary from Lucy. And of course, we got Rufus back.

What it lacked was the little character moments that made the characters shine, those things that really endeared the characters to the viewers. Wish they'd put a little more effort into those character moments, which could have helped make an average episode into a very good episode.

Killing off Flynn was the worst decision ever. Lucy has zero chemistry with boring Wyatt. Flynn was a much more interesting than Wyatt will ever be. Dumb af.

This stupid fucking show deserves to be cancelled after killing off Flynn, who was the show's best character. When Lucy told Wyatt he loved her there was no chemistry, no spark... nothing.

This show treated Flynn horribly. Barely a mention after he died to save them all.

I hope that actor who plays Rufus never works again. TERRIBLE actor. Can't act for shit. I felt nothing when Rufus died. I almost cried when Flynn died though. I will really miss his character.

But R498, he's so DREAMY!

In a past episode Lucy's mom was killed so in reality Lucy could never have been born.

It went out not with a bang, but with a whimper.

They had a year to write a 2-hour wrap-up movie, and THAT'S what they came up with??

I was surprised Lucy didn't get her sister back. And yeah, it felt rushed and underwhelming.

You know, I watched it, and I'm still not sure how they actually beat Rittenhouse. I mean... the guy just showed up and sorta said 'it's over' and … that's it?

Really?

Now he was Timeless

Entire series was a rip off from Spanish series “Ministerio de Tiempo” which was vastly better and more enjoyable. The American series focused too much on gimmicks, stupid plots and well, being idiotically American.

Watch the Spanish series on Netflix. Totally worth it.

r508 Thanks or the reminder. I had known there was dispute about the show being an infringement of another show but I'd forgotten. I've added the Spanish series now to my list.

For a while it was fun. Then it stumbled hard in season 2. And the finale was just... forgettable and lame.

Jon Erik is a timeless beauty because he died young and gorgeous.

[quote]I was surprised Lucy didn't get her sister back. And yeah, it felt rushed and underwhelming.

Agreed. Given what we -- and the characters -- now know, why didn't they just reveal that Rittenhouse had kidnapped her and dropped her in some other year somewhere (as they did with Jiya), from which she could easily be recovered?

Lucy's search for her sister drove the series, so to kind of give up on that plot point felt weak.