column! The Paste writers are diving into the streaming catalogue to discuss some of our favorite classic series as well as great shows we’re watching for the first time. Come relive your TV past with us, or discover what should be your next binge watch below:
ran for four seasons from 2015-2018 on Syfy, rolling out 47 tightly-paced episodes to relatively little overall fanfare besides a devoted, fervent fanbase.followed a time traveler named James Cole sent back in time from a broken future to try and avert the apocalypse.
Gilliam received near universal praise for the film, and though it was a solid box office success in the mid-1990s, it’s only grown in reverence and acclaim in the years since its release. Put simply, it was a risky property to try and adapt. Gilliam’s film was known for being smart and ambitious, and any TV adaptation would be judged against that rubric, and tasked with figuring out a way to be just as smart and ambitious while stretching the story out across seasons.
Though Stanford and Schull’s Cole and Cassie are the heart of the story, the show smartly builds out a unique ensemble to craft a world that feels real. Barbara Sukowa plays Jones, the scientist in charge of the time travel project; Emily Hampshire plays a brilliant and crazy woman connected to the conspiracy; Kirk Acevedo plays Cole’s best friend from the future; and Todd Stashwick played the leader of a group of deadly scavengers from the future and part-time ally to Cole.
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