Now and Then We Time Travel

Visiting Pasts and Futures in Film and Television

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by Fraser A. Sherman

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Science Fiction

Keywords

science fiction, subgenre, time

Publishing date

2016

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 280 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-9679-2

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Book Presentation:
More than 400 films and 150 television series have featured time travel—stories of rewriting history, lovers separated by centuries, journeys to the past or the (often dystopian) future. This book examines some of the roles time travel plays on screen in science fiction and fantasy. Plot synopses and credits are listed for films and TV series from England, Canada, the UK and Japan, as well as for TV and films from elsewhere in the world. Tropes and plot elements are highlighted. The author discusses philosophical questions about time travel, such as the logic of timelines, causality (what’s to keep time-travelers from jumping back and correcting every mistake?) and morality (if you correct a mistake, are you still guilty of it?).

About the Author:
A former Florida reporter, Fraser A. Sherman has contributed articles to such publications as Newsweek, Boys Life and Movie Marketplace and is the author of four previous film books and more than two dozen published speculative-fiction short stories. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Press Reviews:
"provides countless examples of films and series centered on time travel…excellent"—ARBA.

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