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Continuum (TV series)
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| Showcase (Canadian TV channel)>Showcase | Continuum is a Canadian science fiction television series created by Simon Barry that premiered on Showcase on May 27, 2012, and ran for four seasons. It was produced by Reunion Pictures, Boy Meets Girl Film Company,WEB, "Continuum" A Test of Time (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb, IMDb,weblink 2022-10-07, and Shaw Media.The plot centres around the conflict between a group of terrorists from the year 2077 who time travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2012 and a police officer who unintentionally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the terrorist group decides to continue its violent campaign to stop corporations of the future from replacing governments, while the police officer endeavours to stop them without revealing to everyone that she and the terrorists are from the future.PremiseCity Protective Services (CPS) law enforcement officer Kiera Cameron lives with her husband and son in 2077-era Vancouver under the corporatocratic and oligarchic dystopia of the North American Union and its Corporate Congress, a technologically advanced high-surveillance police state. When a group of self-proclaimed freedom fighters known as Liber8 escape execution by fleeing to the year 2012, Kiera is involuntarily transported with them. Joining with Detective Carlos Fonnegra of the Vancouver Police Department and enlisting the help of teen computer geniusâand future corporate oligarchâAlec Sadler, Kiera works to track down and thwart Edouard Kagame and his followers in the present day while concealing her identity as a time-traveler from the future and tries to find a way to return home to her family.PreludeEpisodes from the first and second seasons begin with the plot of the show narrated via a voice-over from the point of view of Kiera Cameron.{{blockquote|2077. My time, my city, my family. When terrorists killed thousands of innocents, they were condemned to die. They had other plans. A time travel device sent us all back sixty-five years. I want to get home, but I can't be sure what I will return to if history is changed. Their plan: to corrupt and control the present in order to win the future. What they didn't plan on was me.}}Starting with the third season, the narration was replaced by a new sequence that contains a computer-animated version of the time travel device, scenes from previous seasons, and cast credits before ending with Kiera Cameron (portrayed by Rachel Nichols) holding the device, followed by the title card.AV MEDIA,weblink Continuum New Season3 Opening Credits,Cast and charactersMainFile:Continuum cast at FanExpo 2012-1.jpg|thumb|right|The main cast of the show at Fan Expo Canada 2012. From left: Erik Knudsen, Victor Webster and Rachel Nichols ]]
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Episodes{{:List of Continuum episodes}}The first season has 10 episodes. On August 25, 2012, Showcase renewed Continuum for a second season of 13 episodes,WEB,weblink Continuum - Showcase Orders Second Season, August 25, 2012, September 22, 2014, b3rt4,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120829024936weblink">weblink August 29, 2012, which premiered on April 21, 2013, on Showcase in Canada, May 23, 2013, on Syfy in the UK, and June 7, 2013, on Syfy in the US.WEB, Matt Webb Mitovich,weblink Syfy Announces 'Continuum' Season 2 Premiere Date, TVLine, March 26, 2013, May 30, 2013, On June 5, 2013, Continuum was officially renewed for a third season,WEB,weblink June 3, 2014, July 22, 2014, Coming to Showcase in 2013/14, Pugsley, Sarah,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140625151001weblink">weblink June 25, 2014, which premiered on March 16, 2014, on Showcase in Canada and April 4, 2014, on Syfy in the US.WEB,weblink Season Three, February 6, 2014, Continuum facebook, February 6, 2014, WEB,weblink Continuum Season 3: Coming April 2014, YouTube, July 22, 2014, February 3, 2014, During an interview in May 2014, Simon Barry revealed that he had 7 to 10 seasons in mind for Continuum.WEB,weblink Continuum Eyes 10 Seasons To Complete Story, Plus Kiera's New Future Teased, May 14, 2014, September 16, 2014, Roco,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140701063016weblink">weblink July 1, 2014, Showcase announced on December 8, 2014, that Continuum had been renewed for a fourth and final season of six episodes,WEB, Etan Vlessing, 'Continuum' Renewed for Fourth and Final Season in Canada,weblink The Hollywood Reporter, January 5, 2015, December 8, 2014, which began airing on September 4, 2015, on Showcase in Canada,WEB, Barry, Simon,weblink This just in from @ShawMediaTV_PR - @ContinuumSeries finale season will now premiere in Canada Friday September 4th 9pm on @showcasedotca, Twitter, June 1, 2015, and September 11, 2015, on Syfy in the US. The series concluded, with a complete and final outcome to the storyline, on October 9, 2015.ProductionDevelopmentSeries creator Simon Barry explains how the show was picked up by Showcase:{{blockquote|I had developed the idea for US networks (where I had been selling for several years, but not getting picked up) and before I got a chance to take Continuum out and pitch it, I was hired by CBS to write a different pilot. In the middle of that job, my director friend Pat Williams took a meeting at Showcase Network in Canada and called me in a panic because he didn't have anything to pitch. I gave him the idea for Continuum to pass on to the executives there. They immediately saw the potential and hired me to write a pilot script. Because it was first set up with Showcase, there was much more of an appetite for Sci-Fi and genre bending concepts. Showcase really understood what the show could be from day one.WEB, Anders, Charlie Jane, The Origins of Continuum, Our New Favorite Time Travel Show, 24 June 2012,weblink io9, September 9, 2012, }}BroadcastThe series premiered in Canada on May 27, 2012, with Season 1 consisting of ten episodes;WEB,weblink 'Continuum Sponsorship Opportunities', Shaw Media Advertising Release, March 22, 2012, April 3, 2012, and concluded on October 9, 2015, after forty-two episodes.In French Canada, it debuted on addikTV on November 6, 2013.NEWS,weblink "Continuum" Saison 1, "Continuum" Season 1, fr, January 27, 2013, Audrey, Meunier, It premiered in the UK on September 27, 2012, on Syfy (UK),WEB, Syfy UK Acquires Rights To Canadian Series 'Continuum',weblink Patrick, Munn, TVWise, August 23, 2012, August 23, 2012, WEB, Syfy UK Sets Premiere Date For 'Continuum',weblink Patrick, Munn, TVWise, August 23, 2012, August 23, 2012, with season 2 returning on May 23, 2013,WEB, Syfy UK Sets Premiere Date For 'Continuum' Season 2,weblink Patrick, Munn, TVWise, April 11, 2013, May 20, 2014, and season 3 on January 28, 2015.WEB, Syfy Sets UK Premiere Date For 'Continuum' Season 3,weblink The TVWise Team, TVWise, December 3, 2014, January 19, 2015, The series premiered in the U.S. on January 14, 2013, on Syfy,WEB, Syfy Is Importing Canada's Sci-Fi Drama Continuum,weblink August 27, 2012, August 27, 2012, WEB, The amazing time travel cop show Continuum coming to Syfy in January,weblink IO9, Anders, Charlie, November 12, 2012, May 19, 2014, with season 2 premiering on June 7, 2013,WEB, Exclusive: Syfy Picks Up Continuum Season 2, Sets Premiere Date,weblink TVLine, Mitovich, Matt, March 26, 2013, May 19, 2014, season 3 on April 4, 2014WEB, 'Continuum' Season 3 To Premiere Friday, April 4 on Syfy,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140404225735weblink">weblink dead, April 4, 2014, TV by the Numbers, Bibel, Sara, April 1, 2014, May 20, 2014, and season 4 on September 11, 2015.WEB,weblink Continuum's Final Season Gets Syfy Premiere Date â Watch the Trailer, Webb Mitovich, Matt, July 30, 2015, TVLine, August 9, 2015, The series premiered in Australia on SF on February 21, 2013,WEB, Airdate: Continuum TV Tonight,weblink TV Tonight, David, Knox, February 5, 2013, February 22, 2013, and returned for season 2 on October 3, 2013.WEB, Australian Television Is Still Woefully Broken,weblink Gizmodo, Luke, Hopewell, July 30, 2013, May 19, 2014, Season 3 premiered on Syfy (Australia) (the replacement to the now defunct SF) on May 5, 2014.WEB, New this week: Continuum, Secret Meat Business, House of Cards finale & Powerpuff Girls 15th anniversary,weblink DHiggins, May 5, 2014, May 19, 2014,CancellationThe show was cancelled mid-story, but was allowed to make a further six episodes in a fourth season to come to a conclusion. Because of the reduced number of episodes, the final season focused primarily on Kiera, Alec, Carlos and Kellog. Emily, Julian and the Traveler were originally all supposed to get larger stories, but their threads had to be dropped. The Traveler, who had a build-up in season three, was meant to be used as a way to branch out and expand the show's mythology by exploring his background in detail and how he was connected to everything. There were also talks about doing an entire season about the members of Liber8 and their individual backstories.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}Simon Barry has also expressed interest in continuing the Continuum universe and mythology in other mediums if possible, as there were "some great ideas that never made it to the screen" due to the cancellation; for instance, he would love to follow Kellog's story after the final episode as a book or graphic novel.Continuum Creator Simon Barry Talks Characters, Conclusions, and Whatâs Next (Exclusive Interview) He also says he would love to see fans exploring the universe and characters in the form of fan fiction.Exclusive: Continuum creator Simon Barry on the series finale, time travel rules and what's nextReceptionCritical responseThe review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 86% approval rating for the first season, with an average rating of 7.2/10 based on 14 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Continuum blends time-tested genre ingredients to deliver a sci-fi crime drama that's solidly entertaining despite its overall familiarity."WEB, Continuum: Season 1,weblink www.rottentomatoes.com, Rotten Tomatoes, May 3, 2022, Reviewer Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times described the series as "slick" and highlighted its attention to detail.NEWS,weblink Genzlinger, Neil, They're From the Future, and Canada: 'Continuum' on Syfy Is Latest Canadian TV Import, The New York Times, February 8, 2013, April 11, 2013, Reviewer David Hinckley of the New York Daily News compared Continuum positively to Life on Mars, another series with a time travelling police officer, and gave the show three stars out of five.WEB,weblink TV review: 'Continuum', Hinckley, David, January 14, 2013, Daily News, New York, April 11, 2013, According to Hinckley, the series has potential to do well, and if it "doesn't aim to soar, it executes the basics well".Rotten Tomatoes gave an 80% approval rating for the second season, with an average rating of 6.1/10 based on 5 reviews,WEB, Continuum: Season 2,weblink www.rottentomatoes.com, Rotten Tomatoes, May 3, 2022, a 100% approval rating for the third season, with an average rating of 8.4/10 based on 7 reviews,WEB, Continuum: Season 3,weblink www.rottentomatoes.com, Rotten Tomatoes, May 3, 2022, and an 88% approval rating for the fourth season, with an average rating of 8.0/10 based on 8 reviews,WEB, Continuum: Season 4,weblink www.rottentomatoes.com, Rotten Tomatoes, May 3, 2022,AwardsOn January 15, 2013, the day after the U.S. launch, the Canadian Screen Awards nominated Continuum for 5 Screenies: Best Drama Series, Writing, Direction, Music and Visual Effects. It won in the latter category. The show received a record 16 Leo Award nominations.WEB, 2013 Leo Nominations!,weblink June 29, 2013, {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" | |||
2013 | Leo Awards| Best Dramatic Series| Continuum| {{won}} | |||||||||||
Constellation Awards| Best Sci-Fi TV Series| Continuum| {{won}} | ||||||||||||
Rachel Nichols (actress)>Rachel Nichols| {{won}} | ||||||||||||
Saturn Awards {{small>(39th)}} | Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation>Best Television Presentation| Continuum| {{nom}} | |||||||||||
2014 | Leo Awards| Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series| Jamie Alain| {{won}} | |||||||||||
Canadian Screen Awards| Supporting Actress| Luvia Petersen| {{nom}} | ||||||||||||
Saturn Awards {{small | 40th Saturn Awards>40th)}} | Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series>Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series| Continuum| {{nom}} | ||||||||||
Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television>Best Television Actress| Rachel Nichols| {{nom}} | ||||||||||||
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television>Best Television Supporting Actor| Erik Knudsen| {{nom}} | ||||||||||||
2015 | Saturn Awards {{small | 41st Saturn Awards>41st)}}| Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series| Continuum| {{nom}} | ||||||||||
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television>Best Television Supporting Actress| Lexa Doig| {{nom}} | ||||||||||||
2016| Prix Aurora Awards| Best Visual Presentation| Continuum| {{nom}} | ||||||||||||
Saturn Awards {{small | 42nd Saturn Awards>42nd)}} | Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Television Series>Best Science Fiction Television Series| Continuum| {{won}} | ||||||||||
Other media
Zeros 2 Heroes Media Inc. has created an alternate reality game website, Continuum the Game.WEB,weblink Continuum the Game, Zeros 2 Heroes Media Inc., 2013-10-29,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141128130715weblink">weblink November 28, 2014, The game site also includes a "Comics" section, featuring Continuum: The War Files, which is an eight-part graphic novel that tells of the war going on in 2065 between the Corporations and Liber8. The comic was available only in Canada.WEB,weblink Continuum: The War Files, 2014-07-22,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140728204949weblink">weblink July 28, 2014, Rittenhouse released a trading card set based on the show in June 2014.WEB,weblink 2014 Rittenhouse Continuum Seasons 1 and 2 Trading Cards, Cardboard Connection, 2014-06-20,Notes
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- {{IMDb title|1954347|Continuum}}
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