Continuum is a Canadian Sci-Fi Show currently being shown on
the Canadian channel Showcase. It consists of a 10 episode season and stars
Rachel Nichols and Victor Webster known for Alias and Mutant X respectively.
PLOT
Vancouver City Protective Services
(CPS) Protector Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols) is transported from the year 2077 to 2012 when a group of
terrorists from her time escapes execution by fleeing to present day. In order
to track them down and stop them from endangering the past, Kiera joins the
local police force and uses the skills of a young tech genius, Alec Sadler.
WHAT I
THINK (so far)
So I’ve
only seen 1 episode so this is more of a preview than a full fledged review as
the season is set to be 10 episodes long. However what I have seen so far looks
intriguing, Rachel Nichols as the star is an interesting choice somewhat
unexpected but she is well known and if someone like Anna Silk can carry if off
then Nichols shouldn’t have any problems.
The story
is an interesting one and is clearly far more about the politics than the cool
electrical stingers that Kiera Cameron has installed in her body. The view of
the future seems a somewhat oppressive one where corporations run the world and
countries no longer mean what they used to. So it is clear that they would like
us the viewer to be unsure whether or not the terrorists are not terrorists but
instead freedom fighters.
I only
have a few questions on how it can be that easy to say you’re a cop and not have anyone notice you’re
lying. I am thinking though the hacker might be able to firm up her back story. Overall it looks like an interesting cerebral entry into the Sci-Fi market
which at the moment is all too thin on the ground. Let’s hope it goes the way
of Lost Girl and not the way of Endgame.
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