The third and final season of "Future Man" was, in my opinion, the best of three. Overall, I think the show has been patchy. The characters have always been fun, but the plot - particularly in the second season - despite moments of ingenuity, was a bit too dull and confused for me to really care about. This tighter, leaner third season though had some of the best invention of the show, and some of the funnier concepts.
Captured for their crimes against time at the end of the second season, the Government's entertainment wing put Josh (Josh Hutcherson), Tiger (Eliza Coupe) and Wolf (Derek Wilson) into a violent gameshow hosted by Susan (Seth Rogan). As Josh is maimed every day, only to recover due to the future's advanced medicines, he starts to hear a voice in his head, claiming to be a friend and offering advice on how to escape.
The third season improves by bringing back the concept of time travel in a big way, with the idea that our heroes can hide anywhere in history, only to constantly be discovered by their inability to remain culturally inconspicuous. It then goes on to give them a relatively clear objective before a massive, but fun, detour derails them. It's consistently amusing and clever, rather than genuinely funny but the effects are good, performances are strong and Seth Rogan is in front of the camera more that you'd imagine.
I've used the word "patchy" to describe the previous two seasons, and though this is better all round, I'm actually relatively happy that the show ended with a genuine conclusion, rather than running until it was cancelled - and had a clever credits gag too. Would I recommend that you watched "Future Man"? Just about, but just be prepared to grit your teeth to get through bits of it.
