Sure, others have pulled that 20th century actress forward to make modern films with
spectacular failure, each attempt spawning a branch universe unconnected to the 21st century
of time traveler Det Gruber, but none of the others took into account the psychological
factors in the way that Det’s employers have done.
— Michael Main
She may be a wreck, but she wants to be here. Not like Paramount’s version.
Branching Timelines: Although a new timeline occurs (“Maybe some of them wouldn’t be built in this time line any more, thanks to me.”), travelers return to their own timelines (“Not one gram of evidence existed that a change in the past moment-universe had ever affected our own time.”).
Time Travel Protests: “[T]hey shouted and carried picket signs, ‘END TIME EXPLOITATION.’ ‘INFORMATION, NOT PEOPLE.’ ‘HANDS OFF THE PAST.’”
Real-World Tags
Albert Einstein: Det changes his appearance to look like Einstein, but we also wondered whether his valet is Einstein.
Jesus: Jesus, still hotter than a pistol, was the lead on Variety. He smiled, new teeth, clean shaven, homely little Jew, but even through the holo he projected a lethal charisma.
William Shakespeare: How was Shakespeare even going to understand the twenty-first century, let alone write VR scripts that anybody would want to experience?
Fictional Tags
George Gershwin: Who really wanted to listen to new compositions by Gershwin?
She may be a wreck, but she wants to be here. Not like Paramount’s version.
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