tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post3095613635615708020..comments2024-03-26T07:24:43.732+00:00Comments on Words&Pictures: A Brief Guide to Time Travel by Sam HawksmoorCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-27635594778183170132014-04-01T15:32:07.588+01:002014-04-01T15:32:07.588+01:00Interesting piece - thank you. Time travel plottin...Interesting piece - thank you. Time travel plotting works if it's internally consistent. You can go for the complex logic of the under-rated 2004 film Primer (you'll need diagrams with straws). Or there's Doctor Who's description: "time is a ball of wibbly wobbly timey wimey ... stuff"Catriona Tippinhttp://britishscbwi.ning.com/profile/CatrionaTippinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-10711908266287331232014-03-31T10:24:44.075+01:002014-03-31T10:24:44.075+01:00You only have to look at the continuing success of...You only have to look at the continuing success of Doctor Who to see the grip that time travel continues to exert on our kids (and quite a few adults!) But one of the big problems that time travel narratives have is that they quickly get tied up in knots. The Terminator series is a good example of how complex the web can become, especially as the forthcoming "reboot" film reportedly takes place at the same time as the first two in the series. I can see how, for a writer, this kind of story is a fascinating challenge, but I don't think it always remains that way for the reader or viewer. Back to the Future Part 2 managed a witty riff on this kind of intertexuality, but I'm not sure that the Terminator series is ready to take that route!Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-84425003144272001002014-03-31T08:17:53.629+01:002014-03-31T08:17:53.629+01:00Stimulating stuff, Sam, thanks. Hopefully good fic...Stimulating stuff, Sam, thanks. Hopefully good fiction such as you list will help maintain interest in the past - and provoke intelligent speculation about where we're all heading. A reassuring thought on the day the IPCC released its latest data.Rowena Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548957772863528477noreply@blogger.com