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Star Trek (s01e28)

The City on the Edge of Forever

by Harlan Ellison, directed by Joseph Pevney
After a delirious Bones hurtles through a time portal to the 1930s, Kirk and Spock follow to save him and stop dangerous changes to the timeline, no matter the cost.
— Michael Main
Star Trek (s01e28), “The City on the Edge of Forever” by Harlan Ellison, directed by Joseph Pevney (NBC-TV, USA, 6 April 1967).

The Hemingway Hoax

by Joe Haldeman
Literature professor John Baird and conman Sylvester Castlemaine hatch a plan to get rich forging Hemingway’s lost stories, but before long, Baird is confronted by an apparent guardian of the many timelines in the form of Hemingway himself.
— Michael Main
I’m from the future and the past and other temporalities that you can’t comprehend. But all you need to know is that yiou must not write this Hemingway story. If you do, I or someone like me will have to kill you.
“The Hemingway Hoax” by Joe Haldeman, Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, April 1990.

Sailor Moon (s02e36)

未来への旅立ち!時空回廊の戦い

Mirai e no tabidachi! Jikū kairō no tatakai English release: Journey to the Future: Battle in the Space-Time Corridor Literal: Departure for the future! Battle of the space-time corridor

by Sumisawa Katsuyuki, directed by Kosaka Harume
Sailor Moon and the gang travel to the Door of Space and Time where they hope to head to the future and rescue Chibiusa’s mommy. Sailor Pluto opens the Space-Time Door for them, which takes them to Planet Crystal Tokyo and a slew of baddies. Their adventure in the future is continued in the next few episodes, but we haven’t yet indexed those.
— Michael Main
So this is the Space-Time Corridor.
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Scherzo with Tyrannosaur

by Michael Swanwick
The director of Hilltop Research Station extinguishes various fires while hosting a donor dinner in the Cretaceous and planning predatory behavior of his own to keep the donor funds flowing, all while ensuring that the mysterious beings known only as the Unchanging remain in the dark about a quagmire of time travel violations.
— Michael Main
It would bring our sponsors down upon us like so many angry hornets. The Unchanging would yank time travel out of human hands—retroactively.
“Scherzo with Tyrannosaur” by Michael Swanwick, Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 1999.

Being Erica (s01e01)

Dr. Tom

by Jana Sinyor, directed by Holly Dale
Being Erica (s01e01), “Dr. Tom” by Jana Sinyor, directed by Holly Dale (CBC-TV, Canada, 5 January 2009).

Being Erica (s01e02)

What I Am Is What I Am

by Aaron Martin, directed by Chris Grismer
Being Erica (s01e02), “What I Am Is What I Am” by Aaron Martin, directed by Chris Grismer (CBC-TV, Canada, 12 January 2009).

Being Erica (s01e03)

Plenty of Fish

by Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer
Dr. Tom: Ultimately, Erica, you just have to decide. You have to choose how are you going to be. I mean, you could spend the rest of your life caught up, in that fear. Okay. Or, you could face it. Take the leap. See what comes. Your ice cream’s melting.
Being Erica (s01e03), “Plenty of Fish” by Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer (CBC-TV, Canada, 19 January 2009).

Being Erica (s01e04)

The Secret of Now

by James Hurst, directed by Peter Wellington
Dr. Tom: Do you think that it’s appropriate to address one of your life regrets through plagiarism?
Being Erica (s01e04), “The Secret of Now” by James Hurst, directed by Peter Wellington (CBC-TV, Canada, 26 January 2009).

Being Erica (s01e05)

Adultescence

by Daegan Fryklind, directed by Kelly Makin
Being Erica (s01e05), “Adultescence” by Daegan Fryklind, directed by Kelly Makin (CBC-TV, Canada, 2 February 2009).

Being Erica (s01e06)

Til Death

by Jana Sinyor, directed by Jeff Woolnough
Being Erica (s01e06), “Til Death” by Jana Sinyor, directed by Jeff Woolnough (CBC-TV, Canada, 11 February 2009).

Being Erica (s01e07)

Such a Perfect Day

by Michael MacLennan, directed by Ron Murphy and Mary Murphy
Erica: Leave my brother alone. Don't mess with the babysitter.
Being Erica (s01e07), “Such a Perfect Day” by Michael MacLennan, directed by Ron Murphy and Mary Murphy (CBC-TV, Canada, 18 February 2009).

Being Erica (s01e08)

This Be the Verse

by Daegan Fryklind, directed by David Wharnsby
Dr. Tom: It’s 1974
Erica: ’74? But how can that be? I'm not born until ’76.
Being Erica (s01e08), “This Be the Verse” by Daegan Fryklind, directed by David Wharnsby (CBC-TV, Canada, 25 February 2009).

Being Erica (s01e09)

Everything She Wants

by Aaron Martin, directed by Jeff Woolnough
Erica: I should have gone to her the next day and talked it through.
Being Erica (s01e09), “Everything She Wants” by Aaron Martin, directed by Jeff Woolnough (CBC-TV, Canada, 4 March 2009).

Being Erica (s01e10)

Mi Casa, Su Casa Loma

by Semi Chellas, directed by Chris Grismer
Erica: Our friendship, it’s still there. And I know that I’ll find my way back to it, but I need some time.
Ethan: What do I do?
Erica: Nothing. You just have to wait for me to be ready.
Being Erica (s01e10), “Mi Casa, Su Casa Loma” by Semi Chellas, directed by Chris Grismer (CBC-TV, Canada, 11 March 2009).

Being Erica (s01e11)

She’s Lost Control

by Aaron Martin, directed by Phil Earnshaw
Erica: If I could go back, I would not kiss Ethan.
Being Erica (s01e11), “She’s Lost Control” by Aaron Martin, directed by Phil Earnshaw (CBC-TV, Canada, 18 March 2009).

Being Erica (s01e12)

Erica the Vampire Slayer

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Holly Dale and Susan Dale
I’m giving you one special power: shape-shifting. . . . You know, like Odo on Deep Space Nine.
Being Erica (s01e12), “Erica the Vampire Slayer” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Holly Dale and Susan Dale (CBC-TV, Canada, 25 March 2009).

Being Erica (s01e13)

Leo

by Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer
Dr. Tom: What have you done?
Erica: I . . . I didn’t have a choice.
Dr. Tom: Really?
Erica: Okay, fine. I did have a choice.
Being Erica (s01e13), “Leo” by Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer (CBC-TV, Canada, 1 April 2009).

Being Erica (s02e01)

Being Dr. Tom

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Alex Chapple
Being Erica (s02e01), “Being Dr. Tom” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Alex Chapple (CBC-TV, Canada, 22 September 2009).

Being Erica (s02e02)

Battle Royale

by Jana Sinyor, directed by Mary Murphy and Ron Murphy
I don't want to talk to you about time travel or therapy or anything.
Being Erica (s02e02), “Battle Royale” by Jana Sinyor, directed by Mary Murphy and Ron Murphy (CBC-TV, Canada, 29 September 2009).

Being Erica (s02e03)

Mama Mia

by Shelley Scarrow, directed by Michael McGowan and Rosemary McGowan
Jude: [holding baby] You know I can’t stand these things, right?
Being Erica (s02e03), “Mama Mia” by Shelley Scarrow, directed by Michael McGowan and Rosemary McGowan (CBC-TV, Canada, 6 October 2009).

Being Erica (s02e04)

Cultural Revolution

by Karen McClellan, directed by Chris Grismer
Erica: My dream is to write fiction, and that will happen someday. I am not letting that go.
Being Erica (s02e04), “Cultural Revolution” by Karen McClellan, directed by Chris Grismer (CBC-TV, Canada, 13 October 2009).

Being Erica (s02e05)

Yes We Can

by Aaron Martin, directed by Rick Rosenthal
Erica: [with Kai at her side][/actor]
Being Erica (s02e05), “Yes We Can” by Aaron Martin, directed by Rick Rosenthal (CBC-TV, Canada, 20 October 2009).

Being Erica (s02e06)

Shhh . . . Don’t Tell

by Jessie Gabe and Aaron Martin, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti
There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.
Being Erica (s02e06), “Shhh . . . Don’t Tell” by Jessie Gabe and Aaron Martin, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti (CBC-TV, Canada, 27 October 2009).

Being Erica (s02e07)

The Unkindest Cut

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by David Wharnsby
You were expecting robots, flying cars, everybody in silver jump suits?
Being Erica (s02e07), “The Unkindest Cut” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by David Wharnsby (CBC-TV, Canada, 3 November 2009).

Being Erica (s02e08)

Under My Thumb

by Shelley Scarrow, directed by Chris Grismer
Erica must deal with her problems without time travel.
— Michael Main
Dr. Tom: I think it might be time to rip away the safety net. Erica, today you’re gonna solve your problems like the other six billion souls on this planet: all on your own.
Being Erica (s02e08), “Under My Thumb” by Shelley Scarrow, directed by Chris Grismer (CBC-TV, Canada, 10 November 2009).

Being Erica (s02e09)

A River Runs through It . . . It Being Egypt

by James Hurst and Shelley Scarrow, directed by Phil Earnshaw
It’s amazing, you know? You stand beneath a car: There’s always so much more going on underneath than you’re aware of.
Being Erica (s02e09), “A River Runs through It . . . It Being Egypt” by James Hurst and Shelley Scarrow, directed by Phil Earnshaw (CBC-TV, Canada, 17 November 2009).

Being Erica (s02e10)

Papa Can You Hear Me?

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Phil Earnshaw
As Erica struggles with her feelings for Kai, the tables are turned on Dr. Tom whose therapist sends him back to his most difficult day.
— Michael Main
Dr. Tom: Why am I having the same fight with Erica that I used to have with my daughter?
Being Erica (s02e10), “Papa Can You Hear Me?” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Phil Earnshaw (CBC-TV, Canada, 24 November 2009).

Being Erica (s02e11)

What Goes Up Must Come Down

by Jessie Gabe and Lindsey Stewart, directed by Gary Harvey
Erica: If I woulda stayed, I woulda been rich in my twenties. I . . . I mean I could have paid off all my student loans, and I never would have needed to work at that stupid call center. I would have had the time and the means to dedicate to my writing, and my life—it would have been completely different.
Being Erica (s02e11), “What Goes Up Must Come Down” by Jessie Gabe and Lindsey Stewart, directed by Gary Harvey (CBC-TV, Canada, 1 December 2009).

Being Erica (s02e12)

The Importance of Being Erica

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer
It’s not complicated. You can’t stay in this hallway forever—you have to choose.
Being Erica (s02e12), “The Importance of Being Erica” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer (CBC-TV, Canada, 8 December 2009).

Being Erica (s03e01)

The Rabbit Hole

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Holly Dale
Erica: I feel ready to start phase two.
Being Erica (s03e01), “The Rabbit Hole” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Holly Dale (CBC-TV, Canada, 21 September 2010).

Being Erica (s03e02)

Moving On Up

by Kate Miles Melville, directed by Rick Rosenthal
What do you do when a piece of your life is suddenly missing? We know we’re supposed to move on, but how?
Being Erica (s03e02), “Moving On Up” by Kate Miles Melville, directed by Rick Rosenthal (CBC-TV, Canada, 28 September 2010).

Being Erica (s03e03)

Two Wrongs

by Sean Reycraft, directed by Holly Dale
Dr. Tom: And this time?
Erica: I’ll spend every second with Leo. No Trent, no distractions.
Dr. Tom: I wouldn’t count on it.
Being Erica (s03e03), “Two Wrongs” by Sean Reycraft, directed by Holly Dale (CBC-TV, Canada, 5 October 2010).

Being Erica (s03e04)

Wash, Rinse, Repeat

by Esta Spalding, directed by Rick Rosenthal
Kai: In a few weeks, I come back to 2010 on another regret, and while I’m here, we sleep together.
Being Erica (s03e04), “Wash, Rinse, Repeat” by Esta Spalding, directed by Rick Rosenthal (CBC-TV, Canada, 12 October 2010).

Being Erica (s03e05)

Being Adam

by Ian Carpenter, directed by Jeff Woolnough
Adam: I would walk away from Sean instead of hitting him, and that would change everything, Dr. Tom—and I know that’s not how this works.
Dr. Tom: Why don’t you let me worry about how this works.
Being Erica (s03e05), “Being Adam” by Ian Carpenter, directed by Jeff Woolnough (CBC-TV, Canada, 20 October 2010).

Being Erica (s03e06)

Bear Breasts

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Alex Chapple
Being Erica (s03e06), “Bear Breasts” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Alex Chapple (CBC-TV, Canada, 27 October 2010).

Being Erica (s03e07)

Jenny from the Block

by Aaron Martin, directed by Phil Earnshaw
Friendship . . . two people choose each other through some mysterious mix of alchemy and circumstance. On the surface, the reason for our choice seems obvious: They share our interests, they make us laugh—but isn’t there more to it than that? And do we ever really stop and wonder why this person and not another?
Being Erica (s03e07), “Jenny from the Block” by Aaron Martin, directed by Phil Earnshaw (CBC-TV, Canada, 3 November 2010).

Being Erica (s03e08)

Physician, Heal Thyself

by Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer
Erica: Can I change this? I mean, can I avoid sleeping with him ’cause Kai said it was gonna happen—which means it’s already happened for him, which means . . .
Darryl: . . . you have to go through with it to avoid creating a paradox.
Being Erica (s03e08), “Physician, Heal Thyself” by Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer (CBC-TV, Canada, 10 November 2010).

Being Erica (s03e09)

Gettin’ Wiggy Wit’ It

by Jessie Gabe, directed by John Fawcett
Because using information that you have gleaned from a trip to the past to try to fix your life in the present contravenes the rules.
Being Erica (s03e09), “Gettin’ Wiggy Wit’ It” by Jessie Gabe, directed by John Fawcett (CBC-TV, Canada, 17 November 2010).

Being Erica (s03e10)

The Tribe Has Spoken

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Kelly Makin
Like twin phoenixes, we rise from the ashes—right?
Being Erica (s03e10), “The Tribe Has Spoken” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Kelly Makin (CBC-TV, Canada, 24 November 2010).

Being Erica (s03e11)

Adam’s Family

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer
Look at me. You went back there and you faced what happened, and now you have to face how it made you feel. And that’s how you break the pattern.
Being Erica (s03e11), “Adam’s Family” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer (CBC-TV, Canada, 1 December 2010).

Being Erica (s03e12)

Erica, Interrupted

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Jeff Woolnough
Sent you back? No, Miss Strange, you don’t understand. You’ve been in a coma for two weeks.
Being Erica (s03e12), “Erica, Interrupted” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Jeff Woolnough (CBC-TV, Canada, 8 December 2010).

Being Erica (s03e13)

Fa La Erica

by James Hurst and Shelley Scarrow, directed by Érik Canuel
When Erica wakes up in Julianne’s 1980s body, I do wish she’d said “Oh boy” instead of “Oh my God!”
— Michael Main
I'm so sorry—I . . . I . . . I didn’t mean to dredge up the Ghosts of Christmas Past.
Being Erica (s03e13), “Fa La Erica” by James Hurst and Shelley Scarrow, directed by Érik Canuel (CBC-TV, Canada, 15 December 2010).

Being Erica (s04e01)

Doctor Who?

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Ken Girotti
Erica: So what do I do? Do I just go out there, hand him the card, and ask him how he’s handling the divorce?
Being Erica (s04e01), “Doctor Who?” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Ken Girotti (CBC-TV, Canada, 26 September 2011).

Being Erica (s04e02)

Osso Barko

by James Hurst and Shelley Scarrow, directed by Gary Harvey
Erica: It’s not that I’m not happy doing what I’m doing—I mean, I love my work. It’s just sometimes I wonder if I shoulda tried harder to be a writer.
Being Erica (s04e02), “Osso Barko” by James Hurst and Shelley Scarrow, directed by Gary Harvey (CBC-TV, Canada, 3 October 2011).

Being Erica (s04e03)

Baby Mama

by Julia Cohen, directed by Ken Girotti
Erica: My mother is my patient?!
Being Erica (s04e03), “Baby Mama” by Julia Cohen, directed by Ken Girotti (CBC-TV, Canada, 10 October 2011).

Being Erica (s04e04)

Born This Way

by Shelley Scarrow and James Hurst, directed by Gary Harvey
Being Erica (s04e04), “Born This Way” by Shelley Scarrow and James Hurst, directed by Gary Harvey (CBC-TV, Canada, 17 October 2011).

Being Erica (s04e05)

Sins of the Father

by Ian Carpenter, directed by Paul Fox
Being Erica (s04e05), “Sins of the Father” by Ian Carpenter, directed by Paul Fox (CBC-TV, Canada, 24 October 2011).

Being Erica (s04e06)

If I Could Turn Back Time

by Graeme Manson, directed by Phil Earnshaw
Being Erica (s04e06), “If I Could Turn Back Time” by Graeme Manson, directed by Phil Earnshaw (CBC-TV, Canada, 31 October 2011).

Being Erica (s04e07)

Being Ethan

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Kari Skogland
Being Erica (s04e07), “Being Ethan” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Kari Skogland (CBC-TV, Canada, 7 November 2011).

Being Erica (s04e08)

Please, Please Tell Me Now

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by John Fawcett
Being Erica (s04e08), “Please, Please Tell Me Now” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by John Fawcett (CBC-TV, Canada, 14 November 2011).

Being Erica (s04e09)

Erica’s Adventures in Wonderland

by Amanda Fahey and Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Paul Fox
Being Erica (s04e09), “Erica’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Amanda Fahey and Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Paul Fox (CBC-TV, Canada, 28 November 2011).

Being Erica (s04e10)

Purim

by Amanda Fahey and Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by John Fawcett
Being Erica (s04e10), “Purim” by Amanda Fahey and Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by John Fawcett (CBC-TV, Canada, 5 December 2011).

Being Erica (s04e11)

Dr. Erica

by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer
Being Erica (s04e11), “Dr. Erica” by Aaron Martin and Jana Sinyor, directed by Chris Grismer (CBC-TV, Canada, 12 December 2011).

The Flash, Season 2

by multiple writers and directors
After Barry aborts his mission to the past in Season 1 in order to prevent his own present from being erased, he finds that his travel has caused even bigger problems! Yep, a rift has been a-opened to a parallel world with an alternate Flash and an evil speedster and—it would seem—more time travelin’ and another attempt to save his mom and dad!
— Michael Main
No, that’s not how it works. In our timeline, Barry’s mother’s already dead, and her death is a fixed point. And nothing can change that.
The Flash, season 2 by multiple writers and directors (The CW, USA, 6 October 2015) to 24 May 2016).

Dream Atlas

by Michael Swanwick
Eleanor, a dream scientist, is visited by her future self in a vivid dream
— Michael Main
Right now, all that matters is that within a month of your waking from this encounter, you’ll be able to duplicate thought projection through short durations of dream-time.
“Dream Atlas” by Michael Swanwick, in Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2021.

Loki, Season 1

by Michael Waldron et al, directed by Kate Herron
Hang on to your Tesseracts! Apparently, in Endgame[/em], when the Avengers traveled back to 2012 to swipe various things from the 2012 Avengers, they inadvertantly started a branch in time where Loki ended up with the Tesseract. Of course, once that occurred, the Time Variance Authority quickly spotted him as a Deviant and quickly recruited him to help in their fight against even more deviant Deviants.
— Michael Main
Appears to be a standard sequence violation. Branches growing at a stable rate and slope. Variant identified.
Loki, Season 1 by Michael Waldron et al, directed by Kate Herron (Disney+, worldwide, 9 June 2021 to 14 July 2021 [6 episodes]).

Star Trek: Picard, Season 2

by multiple writers and directors
After a catastrophic start to Season 2, Q steps in to pluck Picard’s crew and the Borg Queen from certain death only to insert them into a dystopian timeline that Q himself had created via a small change in 2024.
— Michael Main
Time? Of course, that’s how he did it. This is not another reality—this is our reality. He went back in time and changed the present.
Star Trek: Picard, Season 2 by multiple writers and directors (Paramount+, 3 March 2022 to 5 May 2022).
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