Category talk:Television series about time travel

message: Where does "Land of the Lost" (at least the original) fit in? The show both references time-travel throughout the series as well as being the basic premise behind it? Although it's never made clear whether the Marshalls travelled through time as well as dimensions, the show did feature a number of guest-stars from various time periods in both Earth and alien history. 4.154.66.125 (talk) 05:35, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This is a good question.  It doesn't make clear whether this is Earth or not, but it does end with them going back in time and keeping themselves from falling through the portal in the first place. I think that it should go into this category, so I'm going to add it. — Val42 (talk) 03:37, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Well, actually, the series kind of makes it clear that the Land is another dimension or temporal crossroads referred to as Altrusia. The three moons should be proof enough by itself that it's not Earth (OK, as in BEAST WARS, the extra moons could be explained away but there's 
nothing to indicicate that they weren't always there so I'm going with the simplest assumption).4.154.64.240 (talk) 05:26, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Land of the Lost

message: From the above discussion and below, we pretty much agreed on the shows that should and should not be included in this category.  The line was basically drawn based on a series meeting any of the criteria that I had set forth above.  But just today, Planet of the Apes was removed from the category based on (admittedly) the weakest of my three criteria, the third one.  I'm not sure that we actually agreed upon this third criteria, so it is not in the category description, which is probably why "PotA" was removed.  I also just thought of a fourth criteria that I've also added.  So that we can discuss (mostly) the third criteria again, here are the criteria by which a series qualifies to be in this category:
#Physical travel through time of a person, persons, object(s) or any combination
#Communication through time, visually, auditory or both
#Where physical time travel has set up the initial situation
#An artifact (used in the context of most episodes) allows certain knowledge of the future
If we eliminate the third criteria, then not only does "Planet of the Apes" go, but so does "Phil of the Future" and "It's About Time".  It would also be debatable if "Doctor Who" should remain since most of the (what we in the U.S. would consider) episodes don't involve time travel.
Also, the fourth criteria firmly establishes "Early Edition" as part of this category.  Should it?  I mean two things: Is this fourth criteria necessary to put "Early Edition" in this category?  (I think that the second criteria does this.)  Does "Early Edition" belong in this category?  (I think that it does.)  Val42 00:28, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: My reasoning for keeping Doctor Who has nothing to do with setting up the initial situation, but instead meets the criteria I stated previously about knowledge of the future.  Admittedly it isn't clear from the series if the Doctor knows anything about the future, or if he is so busy affecting the course of history that any future he has seen has become irrelevant.  I realise (now that you've mentioned it) that most episodes apparently rely on neither time travel nor on knowledge of the future.  For Planet of the Apes, the humans have actually landed in the distant future, not the past – so there's no knowledge of the future involved.  So, personally, I would drop your third criteria but you're welcome to give reasons for keeping it.  Thanks.   — Lee J Haywood 10:56, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: For "Planet of the Apes", the travel is forward and could have been because of relativistic time-dialation.  So, you're right, it shouldn't be in this category.  Val42 05:08, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I'm not sure that we are in full agreement here.  I have no problem with series with forward time travel being included, but it would have to be a significant part of the series for it to be "about" time travel – not just setting-up the initial conditions as you have suggested, which is not covered by my criteria list below.   — Lee J Haywood 14:20, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for adding my signature; sometimes I forget.  Maybe, instead of necessarily working on criteria at this point, we should work on what we consider included and not.  After that, we can work on the criteria again.  I think that those currently in the category should be in there.  But "It's About Time" and "Phil of the Future" would be on the border.  I think that they fit because they both have time-travel that sets up the initial situation.  But they may also be helped because the time travel in both cases is backwards.  What do you think of these two? Val42 16:29, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I don't like to comment on series I haven't seen, but I think that Phil of the Future is clearly quite dependent on knowledge/technology from the future.  The other series seems to be a good example of the script writers deciding to manage without their original premise – in this case the first series belongs in this category (knowledge of the future) but the second might not, unless we accept that knowledge of the distant past – the caveman lifestyle – can be as important as knowledge of the near future?   — Lee J Haywood 20:42, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Criteria, a second time

message: This is a list of television series that have been considered for inclusion in this category (because of time-travel incidents), but have been removed from this category.  These television series have been listed here to state reasons for their exclusion.  If you disagree with one of the entries in this list, please put your comments under a heading for that series.  Note: Some of these series have since been moved to the list of television series that include time travel.
*The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. is mostly a western with some steampunk and time-travel. Val42 20:03, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe so, but it looks like the series ran for almost 3 years with over 100 episodes.  If only half a dozen episodes dealt with time travel then, sorry, but it is not a time travel series.  It's not "about" time travel, it's about a Martian, and I guess that the majority of episodes have nothing to do with time travel at all.  Lee J Haywood 23:10, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

text: Since the character Tempus showed up, courtesy of H.G. Wells who had built a time machine. Clark later constructed one to follow Tempus and Wells (Tempus' hostage) into the past where Tempus was trying to destroy Clark as a baby. Gcapp1959 03:41, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

text: "Lois and Clark..." is already listed above.  Timecop doesn't current have an article for the TV series, so the series itself cannot be given a category yet.  "7 Days" is actually called "Seven Days" and is already in the category.   — Lee J Haywood 19:43, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

text: You're right, this show doesn't belong in the category but on the list. Val42 20:03, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

text: This category has been designated specifically for series that rely on time travel for almost all, if not all, episodes – the top of the article says... "For other series that include occasional references to time travel, see list of television series that include time travel" – if you go there you will find specific Red Dwarf episodes.  Also, please note that Red Dwarf is listed in the section above, as a series that does not belong in this category.  Thanks.   — Lee J Haywood 21:55, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

text: I have removed this series, given the lack of response here and the subsequent addition of this programme (by someone else) to the list.   — Lee J Haywood 08:46, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Okay, I agree with you.  Would someone who has a good summary of the episodes make the list that goes in the List of television series that include time travel article, then remove this article from the time-travel category. Val42 05:23, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Series that reference time travel but are '''not''' "about" time travel 

message: at least five episodes or episode pairs of "Martian" deal with time travel, and it figures in a minor way in a sixth episode to change events of the preceding few hours. GBC 22:49, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe so, but it looks like the series ran for almost 3 years with over 100 episodes.  If only half a dozen episodes dealt with time travel then, sorry, but it is not a time travel series.  It's not "about" time travel, it's about a Martian, and I guess that the majority of episodes have nothing to do with time travel at all.  Lee J Haywood 23:10, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  My Favorite Martian 

message: "Lois & Clark" is a time travel series? Since when? And how do you leave out "Timecop" & "7 Days", which obviously are?  Trekphiler 03:10, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Since the character Tempus showed up, courtesy of H.G. Wells who had built a time machine. Clark later constructed one to follow Tempus and Wells (Tempus' hostage) into the past where Tempus was trying to destroy Clark as a baby. Gcapp1959 03:41, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

text: "Lois and Clark..." is already listed above.  Timecop doesn't current have an article for the TV series, so the series itself cannot be given a category yet.  "7 Days" is actually called "Seven Days" and is already in the category.   — Lee J Haywood 19:43, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Say what? 

message: The last six episodes of Felicity dealt with time travel in a pretty major way... Probably about as seriously as Lois and Clark. --DDG 22:46, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Felicity 

message: The article for this series does not seem to indicate any time travel.  Has anyone seen it, and thus decide if it should be moved to the list or remain in this category?  Thanks.   — Lee J Haywood 17:43, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right, this show doesn't belong in the category but on the list. Val42 20:03, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 

message: Should Red Dwarf count? I think it involves time travel as a major plot feature. Unless my maths is off (it probably is, but hey) there were 52 episodes made, and I think 7 of them involved time travel (Stasis Leak, Backwards, Timeslides, Rimmerworld Out of Time, Tikka to Ride and Ourobouros), plus Pete and The Inquisitor featured similar technology. That's not a high percentage, but Ourobouros revealed that the main character's existence was dependant on time travel (I'll say no more bearing in mind Euchrid's comment on spoilers), so it is quite important. Does that count? 21:34 18 Feruary 2006
: This category has been designated specifically for series that rely on time travel for almost all, if not all, episodes – the top of the article says... "For other series that include occasional references to time travel, see list of television series that include time travel" – if you go there you will find specific Red Dwarf episodes.  Also, please note that Red Dwarf is listed in the section above, as a series that does not belong in this category.  Thanks.   — Lee J Haywood 21:55, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Red Dwarf 

message: The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) gives details of all of the episodes, but searching for the word "time" in each one didn't indicate any obvious time travel to me.  Can anyone confirm that time travel occurs in the TV series?  Also, this series will need moving from the category to the list...  Thanks.   — Lee J Haywood 09:02, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have removed this series, given the lack of response here and the subsequent addition of this programme (by someone else) to the list.   — Lee J Haywood 08:46, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Adventures of Tintin 

message: I think I've only seen the first season of this series, possibly the second, but not recently.  From what I recall, very few of the episodes were either about travel or involved people and/or information from the future.  The series was predominantly about strange physics caused by the wormhole.  In this respect it is fundamentally different to, say, Doctor Who which focuses on someone who is both from another time and always uses a time machine to travel around.  I think it would make more sense to list the episodes of Strange Days at Blake Holsey High in the List of television series that include time travel that are actually about time travel, or affected by it, even though this is harder to do.  Is there any justification for saying that it's actually about time travel that I'm missing?  Thanks. — Lee J Haywood 20:38, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I agree with you.  Would someone who has a good summary of the episodes make the list that goes in the List of television series that include time travel article, then remove this article from the time-travel category. Val42 05:23, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strange Days at Blake Holsey High 

message: I think that the individual episodes of the series should be removed.  Any disagreement?D8a 19:44, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This isn't the right place to ask, you should use the discussion page for List of Tru Calling episodes.  You would also need to give convincing reason for deletion.  — Lee J Haywood 07:35, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, actually, it belonged here.  This category page had listed each of the TruCalling episodes individually.  Since none of the other shows listed did this, I thought it was an abnormality, but since I wasn't familiar with the show, I wasn't sure, that is why I called for a vote.  Apparently, someone else agreed and removed the individual listings.D8a 14:01, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

text: That's very weird.  I know that at one time there were individual listings for the TruCalling episodes in this category and now I can't find any proof of that.../shrug  D8a 14:04, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  You can see the evidence in the history for each episode, e.g. .  — Lee J Haywood 16:28, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tru Calling vote 

message: You can not add Doctor Who to this category... It's got it's own sub-category.
82.12.86.64 20:16, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Notice

message: Should Futurama be on this list? While it has featured time travel several times (in maybe 10% of episodes), the underlying premise is not in my opinion one of time travel. Fry travelled to the future by being cryogenically frozen (which I don't think counts as a form of time travel anymore than a freezer is a temporal manipulator). Most episodes however feature no time travel at all. 58.110.182.64 (talk) 07:54, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Futurama

message: The show, "Misfits" should be added to the list. As one of the major characters has the ability to turn back time when he feels guilt, or regret or extreme emotions... However, as he lost his powers at the end of the second season (they were given to a Jew who wanted to go back and kill Hitler), Time Travel might not play a major role in the future, but so far it has, so... yeah, it should go here. --ProfessorKilroy (talk) 03:06, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misfits 

message: This type of lists should be sorted by date rather that alphabetical order.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roier (talk • contribs) 09:42, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: It should be sorted by date

message: The Time Tunnel, Voyagers!, Doctor Who, Quantum Leap. 84.94.37.73 (talk) 01:04, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  More examples