A new time-travel series from producers Eric Kripke (Supernatural) and Shawn Ryan (The Shield) attempts to explore American history and the events that shaped our country. It's not as technologically deep as Continnuum, but it's also not as preachy about big corporations, so it's a trade-off. I found the pilot to be a bit bland, although there were some funny moments. Big eye-roll moment with the insertion of modern pop-culture references (a bit too Back to the Future) but I enjoyed exploring the events of the Hindenburg, and only wish they'd gone more into depth on that, and less into the fictional characters they populated the era with.
After the initial scenes with a bit of German and subtitles, this is an excellent show to knit to, as the time-travel aspects (so far) aren't too complex to track. It feels more like an excuse to do period action scenes than an actual exploration of history.
As I am a sucker for all things time-travel, I will give this a few episodes to get going. Right now it's sitting at a solid three and a half stars. A hand-to-hand combat scene in the kitchen of the Hindenburg is all well and good, but it doesn't make up for the rather banal beginning. At $20 for a pre-order of the season though, you're hard-pressed to find that many future hours of entertainment at that price.
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