Travelers

If you breeze on by this one, you will miss something.

Canuck Sci-fi veteran Brad Wright (Stargate) seems to have teamed up with Canadian actor/producer Eric McCormack to bring us one of the tightest and leanest shows I have seen in quite some time.

The concept is a joy. Wright has taken the notion of "walk-ins" (something that was hugely popular in the 1970s and then disappeared) and updated it to a more modern, edgy, arc for this series.

The writing is so tight you could use it to re-skin a drum.

Unfortunately, so is the budget. The budget is so lean that you almost expect the TV to turn itself off the moment the show ends. To save power.

The opener hooked me -- solid acting, direction, really neat characters you can care about -- and I can happily put up with sparse location shoots in return for an interesting show. (As for example in the classic Canadian series Witchblade, which also got the most output from the least input.)

Intrigued, happy, optimistic. Hopefully this show will find an audience.

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I can't believe an 8.1/10 IMDb rated show can be cancelled by Netflix (or anyone) after Season 3. Is Netflix trying to lose customers? I've always enjoyed time-travel movies/series. But Travelers is different. It is realistic science fiction with characters you love or hate. It is for this reason, Travelers is loved by both science fiction fans and the general public.

I was so upset when I learned Travelers was canceled after Season 3, that I signed the petition at change started by Travelers fan Lauren Brown.

I want to see Season 4, plus many more!

Hooked about half way through episode 5 of season 1. Many sleepless nights followed... The story is simple; Travelers are sent to the 21st century from the future, to save the future world. For the time travel fans, this is a treat. Runtime is 45 min per episode with only 3 seasons and with episodes that get better and better as the series progresses. Only problem is the slow start; took me some time to get used to the interpersonal drama and the characters' struggles outside of their core missions. However, that very part became one of the great things about this series later on. Casting was smart getting "Will from Will&Grace" as the lead. He delivers a good range of drama throughout the entire series and he is supported by a very well acting cast. 9/10 recommended series.

Travelers not only met my expectations but surpassed them in every way. I know people like to throw the word "underrated " around on so many shows and movies but this show is the definition of underrated. Even though there are some flaws it is still entertaining and fast moving enough where the good far outweighs the bad. It's a show that's never predictable and before you know it you will become addicted to it. It's hard to get a fresh take on the time traveling genre but Traveled seems to do it. Once I started watching I couldn't stop. It's very addictive once you start watching it and will want to binge it as quickly as possible.

Such a high score at IMDb but it still gets cancelled. The usual thing, good sci fi can't live as a tv series. Very few have ever made it outside of Star Trek. But that is not my point. Hopefully, the end of this great show will give us a new perspective. Why must they last for many seasons? Why not tell a dam good story from start to final episode, planned from the beginning, instead of getting cancelled and leaving fans without closure? There are so many sources for viewing on tv and internet, so much competition, we should embrace a new format: STORIES that have a progressive plan and ending.

This one is really good. I don't think they seriously meant for the ending to be the ending,but in retrospect, they decided it was a good enough ending. And, it is a good enough ending. Would have been a better ending if it had been purposely planned as an ending.

The only bad part about the show,other than a few loopholes and bugs that we have all learned to overlook when they are minor, is that the baby, Jeffrey Jr., never stopped crying. I swear, they scared thousands of young couples away from parenthood for that reason alone.

Enjoy the show.