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* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Bra]]: Lucy complains about her anachronistic clothing, including an underwire bra, being a dead giveaway in the past. [[spoiler: The underwire in her bra helps Logan pick the lock to the jail cell, allowing them to escape.]]
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** The names of the main characters are [[BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure Lucy "Preston", Wyatt "Logan", and "Rufus Carlin".]]
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** Wyatt asks why the group just doesn't use the Lifeboat to stop Flynn from stealing the machine in the first place. He's told that was the first thing they tried, but the pilot came back in pieces.
** Wyatt asks why the group just doesn't use the Lifeboat to stop Flynn from stealing the machine in the first place. He's told that was the first thing they tried, but the pilot came back in pieces.
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* TimeyWimeyBall: The team are told that they can't go back to their own timeline and cannot return to a time period where they have already been.
** Wyatt asks why the group just doesn't use the Lifeboat to stop Flynn from stealing the machine in the first place. He's told that was the first thing they tried, but the pilot came back in pieces.
** Wyatt asks why the group just doesn't use the Lifeboat to stop Flynn from stealing the machine in the first place. He's told that was the first thing they tried, but the pilot came back in pieces.
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* HollywoodHistory: The electrical grounding is presented as a solidly known fact for the cause of the ''Hindenburg'' crash, when it's actually just one of numerous theories. The actual cause was never discovered.
* IndyPloy: After it becomes clear history has already been altered, the team has to wing it. At the end after the disaster happens anyway, just in a different manner, Lucy says maybe they can't just make it up as they go.
* IndyPloy: After it becomes clear history has already been altered, the team has to wing it. At the end after the disaster happens anyway, just in a different manner, Lucy says maybe they can't just make it up as they go.
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* HollywoodHistory: The electrical grounding is presented as a solidly known fact for the cause of the ''Hindenburg'' crash, when it's actually just one of among numerous theories. The actual cause was never discovered.
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** Obviously, the corporation behind the time machine in the first place place, as thanks to them, them the ''Hindenburg'' [[spoiler: crashed a day later and only killed two people, thus affecting history.]]
** The end of the pilot has Lucy at first thinking things are better as her sick mom is okay. However, she then finds out that not only ishe she engaged to someone she's never met met, but her sister Amy was never born.
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* TimeyWimeyBall: The team are told that they can't go back to their own timeline and cannot return to a time period where they have already been.
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* YouCantFightFate: Despite their actions, the ''Hindenburg'' is destroyed (from a stray bullet), and Emma still dies, from being shot in the heart. Lucy says that maybe it was just...Logan practically dares her to say "fate".
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: When Logan sees Emma under the ''Hindenburg'', he rushes over to pull her out of harm's way, despite her death having been a matter of history, and being warned about the effects of saving someone who died in the past.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: When Logan sees Emma under the ''Hindenburg'', he rushes over to pull her out of harm's way, despite her death having been a matter of history, and being warned about the effects of saving someone who died in the past. [[spoiler: In the end she's killed by Flynn anyway and winds up recorded as one of the new ''Hindenburg'' victims.]]
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* AlternateTimeline: When they get back, they find that history is recorded the way they witnessed it, instead of how it was supposed to happen. Lucy's comatose mom is perfectly fine, she's engaged to someone, and her sister never existed.
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* AlternateTimeline: When they get back, they find that history is recorded the way they witnessed it, instead of how it was supposed to happen. "Anarchists" (them) bombed the ''Hindenburg'', Lucy's comatose mom is perfectly fine, she's engaged to someone, and her sister never existed.
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* BombThrowingAnarchists: Lucy pretends they are anarchists hijacking the ''Hindenburg'' to get it down before the bomb goes off (specifically the Anarchist Black Cross, an actual anarchist organization, though they're not terrorists, but imprisoned anarchists and other radicals). When the ''Hindenburg'' explodes anyway, it's recorded as if that's what happened, and they're the suspects.
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* BombThrowingAnarchists: Lucy pretends they are anarchists hijacking the ''Hindenburg'' to get it down before the bomb goes off (specifically the Anarchist Black Cross, an actual anarchist organization, though they're not terrorists, but only support imprisoned anarchists and other radicals). When the ''Hindenburg'' explodes anyway, anyway then, it's recorded as if that's what happened, and they're the suspects.
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* BombThrowingAnarchists: Lucy pretends they are anarchists hijacking the ''Hindenburg'' to get it down before the bomb goes off (specifically the Anarchist Black Cross, an actual anarchist organization, though it only supports political prisoners). When the ''Hindenburg'' explodes anyway, it's recorded as if that's what happened, and they're the suspects.
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* BombThrowingAnarchists: Lucy pretends they are anarchists hijacking the ''Hindenburg'' to get it down before the bomb goes off (specifically the Anarchist Black Cross, an actual anarchist organization, though it only supports political prisoners).they're not terrorists, but imprisoned anarchists and other radicals). When the ''Hindenburg'' explodes anyway, it's recorded as if that's what happened, and they're the suspects.
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* AlternateTimeline: When they get back, they find that history is recorded the way they witnessed it, instead of how it was supposed to happen, happen. Lucy's comatose mom is perfectly fine, she's engaged to someone, and her sister never existed.
* BombThrowingAnarchists: Lucy pretends they are anarchists hijacking the ''Hindenburg'' to get it down before the bomb goes off (specifically the Anarchist Black Cross, an actual anarchist organization, though it only supports political prisoners). When the ''Hindenburg'' explodes anyway, it's recorded as if that's what happened, and they're the suspects.
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* PoliceAreUseless: The 30s cops aren't very helpful, and prove to be a hindrance more than once.
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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Very much subverted, as Rufus is quick to point out that as a black guy, "There is literally no time in American history that would be awesome for me." In the bar, several of the patrons appear ready to jump and lynch him right there, and at the police station he nearly gets beaten with batons.
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* PoliceAreUseless: The 30s '30s cops aren't very helpful, and prove to be a hindrance more than once.
* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Very muchsubverted, {{subverted}}, as Rufus is quick to point out that as a black guy, "There is literally no time in American history that would be awesome for me." In the bar, several of the patrons appear ready to jump and lynch him right there, and at the police station he nearly gets beaten with batons.batons for protesting being called "Boy".
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* ErasedFromExistence: One of the consequences of the dangers of changing the past.
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* RetGone: One of the consequences of the dangers of changing the past.
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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: When Waytt asks why the group doesn't just use the prototype to go back in time and stop Flynn from stealing the machine, he's informed they tried...and the pilot came back in pieces.
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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: When Waytt Wyatt asks why the group doesn't just use the prototype to go back in time and stop Flynn from stealing the machine, he's informed they tried...and the pilot came back in pieces.
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Directed by Charles Beeson, Neil Marshall, and John Terlesky
'''Timeless''' is ScienceFiction show about TimeTravel.
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* OhCrap: Lucy, Logan and Rufus' reactions when they realize the Hindenburgh is not exploding and history has been altered.
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** The end of the pilot has Lucy at first thinking things are better as her sick mom is okay. However, she then finds out that not only is he engaged to someone she's never met but her -sister Lucy was never born.
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* WhamLine: Lucy's mom when she asks about her sister: "Who's Amy?"
** Lucy recognizing her handwriting in the notebook Flynn carries and says she never wrote this. Flynn replies "you will."
* WhamShot: At her return home, Lucy finds that a photo of her, her sister and her mother is now just her and her mother and realizes Amy was never born.
** Lucy recognizing her handwriting in the notebook Flynn carries and says she never wrote this. Flynn replies "you will."
* WhamShot: At her return home, Lucy finds that a photo of her, her sister and her mother is now just her and her mother and realizes Amy was never born.
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** The end of the pilot has Lucy at first thinking things are better as her sick mom is okay. However, she then finds out that not only is he engaged to someone she's never met but her sister -sister Lucy was never born.born.
* PoliceAreUseless: The 30s cops aren't very helpful, and prove to be a hindrance more than once.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: When Logan sees Emma under the ''Hindenburg'', he rushes over to pull her out of harm's way, despite her death having been a matter of history, and being warned about the effects of saving someone who died in the past.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: When Logan sees Emma under the ''Hindenburg'', he rushes over to pull her out of harm's way, despite her death having been a matter of history, and being warned about the effects of saving someone who died in the past.
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* FryingPanOfDoom: In Emma uses one on one of Flynn's goons on the pilot.''Hindenburg''.
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* HollywoodHistory: The electrical grounding is presented as a solidly known fact for the cause of the Hindenberg ''Hindenburg'' crash, when it's actually just one of numerous theories. The actual cause was never discovered.discovered.
* IndyPloy: After it becomes clear history has already been altered, the team has to wing it. At the end after the disaster happens anyway, just in a different manner, Lucy says maybe they can't just make it up as they go.
* TheLostLenore: Logan's wife, who died in something he believes to be his fault. Emma resembles her, to the point that he pulls the AlwaysSaveTheGirl move above.
* IndyPloy: After it becomes clear history has already been altered, the team has to wing it. At the end after the disaster happens anyway, just in a different manner, Lucy says maybe they can't just make it up as they go.
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** Obviously, the corporation behind the time machine in the first place as thanks to them, the Hindenburgh [[spoiler: crashed a day later and only killed two people, thus affecting history.]]
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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Very much subverted, as Rufus is quick to point out that as a black guy, "There is literally no time in American history that would be awesome for me."
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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Very much subverted, as Rufus is quick to point out that as a black guy, "There is literally no time in American history that would be awesome for me."" In the bar, several of the patrons appear ready to jump and lynch him right there, and at the police station he nearly gets beaten with batons.
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* YouCantFightFate: Despite their actions, the ''Hindenburg'' is destroyed (from a stray bullet), and Emma still dies, from being shot in the heart. Lucy says that maybe it was just...Logan practically dares her to say "fate".
* YouCantFightFate: Despite their actions, the ''Hindenburg'' is destroyed (from a stray bullet), and Emma still dies, from being shot in the heart. Lucy says that maybe it was just...Logan practically dares her to say "fate".
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** Obviously, the corporation behind the time machine in the first place as thanks to them, the Hindenburgh [[spoiler: crashed a day later and only killed two people, thus affecting history.]]
** The end of the pilot has Lucy at first thinking things are better as her sick mom is okay. However, she then finds out that not only is he engaged to someone she's never met but her sister Lucy was never born.
** Obviously, the corporation behind the time machine in the first place as thanks to them, the Hindenburgh [[spoiler: crashed a day later and only killed two people, thus affecting history.]]
** The end of the pilot has Lucy at first thinking things are better as her sick mom is okay. However, she then finds out that not only is he engaged to someone she's never met but her sister Lucy was never born.
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** Wyatt asks why the group just doesn't use the Lifeboat to stop Flynn from stealing the machine in the first place. He's told that was the first thing they tried but the pilot came back in pieces.
** Wyatt asks why the group just doesn't use the Lifeboat to stop Flynn from stealing the machine in the first place. He's told that was the first thing they tried but the pilot came back in pieces.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When she returns to the present, Lucy is delighted to find her sick mother is now quite well. She's then horrified to realize that, because of her actions in the past, her sister Amy was never born.
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When criminals stole a TimeMachine to change history, a trio follows to stop him.
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"Timeless" is a a new for 2016 show about an unlikely trio of time-travellers. When criminals stole steal a TimeMachine time-machine, our heroes must travel back in time to change history, a trio follows to stop him.
protect history as we know it.
Shown on NBC.
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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Very much subverted, as Rufus is quick to point out that as a black guy, "There is literally no time in American history that would be awesome for me."
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* RippleEffectProofMemory: The trio are completely unfamiliar with the changes to the timeline upon their return to the present day, which are common knowledge to everyone else.
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* FryingPanOfDoom: In the pilot.
* FryingPanOfDoom: In the pilot.
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* SetRigthWhatOnceWhenWrong
* TerminatorTwosome: More like Terminator Two-groups.
* UsefulNotes/TheHindenburg: The main object/event of the pilot episode.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The protagonists.
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* MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight
* SetRigthWhatOnceWhenWrong
* TerminatorTwosome: More like Terminator Two-groups.
* UsefulNotes/TheHindenburg: The main object/event of the pilot episode.
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