Okay - so it was a pilot. I'd have loved to see the series, and I don't watch television.
The "science" was awful - a planet that not only always shows one face to its sun, but has a division between light and dark that's about 10 feet wide, with a wall along the terminator line? Gimme a break...
One of the more charming parts of this flick was, however, the wide array of periods available. The young doctor, arriving via rocket (not spaceship, but rocket) in 3040, rides a 16th-century carriage in late 19th century costume. Olde West homestead is attacked by motorcycle-gang style group, followed by a chase scene between almost-cowboys with blunderbusses chasing ninjas on horseback with crossbows. He goes to work in an early-20th century clinic, with costumes ranging from 1880 to bizarre, visits a Roman Empire-style Governor, gets enamored of a Middle Ages princess, and dreams of returning to a Park Avenue practice. Along the way, keep alert - there's homage to (or outright theft from) dozens of other movies in the SF/Fantasy genre - even a prop from Total Recall. At one scene, both of my kids chimed up "Robin Hood! Kewl!" The plot plods on occasion, but rolls along nonetheless. Other reviewers found the acting wooden - personally, I thought it more likely that they were finding the main character shallow to begin with, which was obviously intentional. Interesting ideas, engaging characters - well worth a watch if you can find it.
The "science" was awful - a planet that not only always shows one face to its sun, but has a division between light and dark that's about 10 feet wide, with a wall along the terminator line? Gimme a break...
One of the more charming parts of this flick was, however, the wide array of periods available. The young doctor, arriving via rocket (not spaceship, but rocket) in 3040, rides a 16th-century carriage in late 19th century costume. Olde West homestead is attacked by motorcycle-gang style group, followed by a chase scene between almost-cowboys with blunderbusses chasing ninjas on horseback with crossbows. He goes to work in an early-20th century clinic, with costumes ranging from 1880 to bizarre, visits a Roman Empire-style Governor, gets enamored of a Middle Ages princess, and dreams of returning to a Park Avenue practice. Along the way, keep alert - there's homage to (or outright theft from) dozens of other movies in the SF/Fantasy genre - even a prop from Total Recall. At one scene, both of my kids chimed up "Robin Hood! Kewl!" The plot plods on occasion, but rolls along nonetheless. Other reviewers found the acting wooden - personally, I thought it more likely that they were finding the main character shallow to begin with, which was obviously intentional. Interesting ideas, engaging characters - well worth a watch if you can find it.