Friendly Skies (1 Oct. 2007)

Dan's trips involve airplane travel as well as time travel.

Director:

Alex Graves

Writers:

Kevin Falls (creator), Kevin Falls

Stars:

Kevin McKidd, Gretchen Egolf, Moon Bloodgood

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin McKidd	...	Dan Vasser
Gretchen Egolf	...	Katie Vasser
Moon Bloodgood	...	Livia Beale
Reed Diamond	...	Jack Vasser
Brian Howe	...	Hugh Skillen
Charles Henry Wyson	...	Zack Vasser
Annie Wersching	...	Diana Bloom
Jessica Chastain	...	Tanna Bloom
Keith Sellon-Wright	...	Trevor Mason
Patrick St. Esprit	...	Carl Hanson
J.R. Cacia	...	Billy Marble
Gabriel Tigerman	...	Jessie
Heidi Mokrycki
Betsy Rue	...	Stewardess
Reggie Jordan

Storyline

Flying with his wife to a weekend get-away in Oregon, Dan enters the restroom during the flight and comes out sometimes in the 1970's, when smoking was common on flights -- and just in time to help deliver an unwed mother's daughter. His next trip back in time also has his path cross the woman's, and now she is the mother of a teenager. Figuring this woman is the focus of his current trips, Dan is confused when his next trip occurs years after the woman's death . . . but then he comes across the daughter and the focus shifts to her and the father she never knew. He even encounters the father alone on another airliner, as well as running in to Olivia, herself traveling through time.

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Plot Keywords:

time travel | airplane | premature birth | leukemia

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Genres:

Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Left Coast Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Zack Vasser goes to Herbert Wells Elementary. Herbert Wells, aka H.G. Wells, wrote the sci-fi book, The Time Machine.

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Goofs

When Dan Vassar travels back to the 1980s for the first time in this episode, the cars in the background are not of the period. Of note are: 2007+ Toyota FJ Cruiser, 2000s BMW X5, 2000s Honda Odyssey, 2006+ Honda Civic Hybrid (Green Cab), 2000s Ford Explorer, 2000s Mercedes-Benz ML-class, and a 2000s Volvo S60. It is obvious that the production team only placed parked cars from the period without bothering to block off roads of modern traffic. Editing and shot framing was only partially successful in limiting the screen time of modern cars.

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Quotes

[Diana recognizes Dan years after he delivers her baby]
Diana Bloom: I've been looking for you for years.
Dan Vasser: Yeah. Yeah, that was me.
[scene switches to Dan and Diana riding on a streetcar]
Diana Bloom: I checked with the airline. I ran ads in the paper. Some people claimed to be you, but they were all weirdos.
Dan Vasser: Well, your search is over.

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Crazy Credits

Everything after the initial shot of traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge is actually moving backwards (pigeons flying, city traffic, Ferry Building clock hands, etc.)

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