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The show premiered on [[Showcase (Canadian TV channel)|Showcase]] on May 27, 2012.<ref name="Continuum" /><ref name="Air Date" /> The first season has 10 episodes.<ref name="Continuum" /> On August 25, 2012, Showcase renewed ''Continuum'' for a second season of 13 episodes<ref name="s2renewal" /> which premiered on April 21, 2013 (Showcase) in Canada, May 23, 2013 (Syfy) in the UK and on June 7, 2013 (Syfy) in the US.<ref name="TVLine Season 2 Premiere" /> On June 5, 2013, ''Continuum'' was officially renewed for a third season also of 13 episodes<ref name="Season 3 Renewal" /> which premiered on March 16, 2014 on [[Showcase (Canadian TV channel)|Showcase]] in Canada and April 4, 2014 on [[Syfy]] in the US.<ref name="continuum-facebook-season3" /> |
The show premiered on [[Showcase (Canadian TV channel)|Showcase]] on May 27, 2012.<ref name="Continuum" /><ref name="Air Date" /> The first season has 10 episodes.<ref name="Continuum" /> On August 25, 2012, Showcase renewed ''Continuum'' for a second season of 13 episodes<ref name="s2renewal" /> which premiered on April 21, 2013 (Showcase) in Canada, May 23, 2013 (Syfy) in the UK and on June 7, 2013 (Syfy) in the US.<ref name="TVLine Season 2 Premiere" /> On June 5, 2013, ''Continuum'' was officially renewed for a third season also of 13 episodes<ref name="Season 3 Renewal" /> which premiered on March 16, 2014 on [[Showcase (Canadian TV channel)|Showcase]] in Canada and April 4, 2014 on [[Syfy]] in the US.<ref name="continuum-facebook-season3" /> |
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Simon Barry stated in an interview that information about Season 4 will be announced by Shaw in July.<ref name="Season 4 Renewal Watch" /> On July 16, 2014, Barry stated that Shaw would release renewal or cancellation news in early August.<ref name="Season 4 Renewal Watch" /><ref name="Season 4 Renewal Watch2" /><ref name="Season 4 Renewal Watch3" /><ref name="Season 4 Renewal Watch4" /> |
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 Continuum intertitle | |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Simon Barry |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 36 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Production locations | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada / Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada |
| Cinematography | Joel Ransom |
| Running time | 44 minutes[1] |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Showcase |
| Release | May 27, 2012[2] – present |
Continuum is a Canadian science fiction series created by Simon Barry and produced by Reunion Pictures Inc., Boy Meets Girl Film Company, and GK-TV.
The series centers on the conflict between a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the rebel 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 anyone that she and the rebels are from the future.
The show premiered on Showcase on May 27, 2012.[2][3] The first season has 10 episodes.[2] On August 25, 2012, Showcase renewed Continuum for a second season of 13 episodes[4] which premiered on April 21, 2013 (Showcase) in Canada, May 23, 2013 (Syfy) in the UK and on June 7, 2013 (Syfy) in the US.[5] On June 5, 2013, Continuum was officially renewed for a third season also of 13 episodes[6] which premiered on March 16, 2014 on Showcase in Canada and April 4, 2014 on Syfy in the US.[7]
Simon Barry stated in an interview that information about Season 4 will be announced by Shaw in July.[8] On July 16, 2014, Barry stated that Shaw would release renewal or cancellation news in early August.[8][9][10][11] However no announcement had been made by early September although Denis McGarth stated on August 23, 2014 that news would arrive soon.[8][12][13]
Prelude
Every episode of seasons 1 and 2 begins with the plot of the show narrated by a voiceover from the point of view of Kiera Cameron.[14]
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 65 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.[14]
In Season 3, the narration was replaced by a new sequence that contains a CGI version of the time travel device, scenes from previous seasons, and cast credits, before finishing with Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols) holding the device, followed by the title card.[15]
Plot
City Protective Services (CPS) law enforcement officer Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols) lives a quiet, normal life with her husband and son in 2077-era Vancouver. Under the corporatocratic and oligarchic dystopia of the North American Union and its "Corporate Congress," life goes on in apparent freedom under a technologically-advanced high-surveillance police state.[16]
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 into the past. Joining with Detective Carlos Fonnegra (Victor Webster) and the Vancouver Police Department, and enlisting the help of teen computer genius Alec Sadler (Erik Knudsen), Kiera works to track down and thwart Edouard Kagame (Tony Amendola) and his followers in the present day while concealing her identity as a time-traveler from the future.[16]
Kagame and the members of Liber8 plot to alter the past to avert the rise of what they see as a dictatorial and Orwellian corporate regime to be stopped at all costs. Meanwhile, Kiera knows that Alec Sadler will become the future corporate mogul and head of SadTech, one of the mega-corporations that dominate the world in 2077,[16] and she later discovers that the elderly Alec was responsible for sending her and Liber8 back in time to try and alter his path in life.[17]
In the conclusion of the second season finale, Alec travels back in time a week to rescue Emily, which is what eventually causes the timeline to split and creates an alternative finale.[18][19] Following these alterations, the future is altered and Brad Tonkin (Ryan Robbins)[20] is sent back in time from 2039 by an elderly Kellog after the future is altered for the worse.[21]
Time travel
Throughout the series, multiple theories are suggested as to the nature of time travel and its effect on the timeline of events leading from 2012 to 2077.
In discussion with Kiera, Alec posits that his future self recalled his interactions with Kiera in the past, potentially inspiring the creation of his own cybernetic technology from her futuristic implants and equipment and leading to a "time loop" whereby conditions in 2077 cannot be altered. Otherwise, Alec and Kiera consider that Kiera and Liber8's presence in the past may have already altered the timeline and created a separate chain of events, and thus the state of the world in 2077 is no longer certain.[16]
Evidence for each possibility is presented over the course of the series. Ultimately, the first season finale, "Endtimes", reveals that the elderly Alec Sadler orchestrated the time jump that sent Kiera and the members of Liber8 back in time and that he knew precisely what was to occur in 2012.[22] At the start of the second season, the contents of a message sent from the 2077-era Alec to his younger self reveal that his apparent goal is to avert the corporate-dominated future that his actions and inventions created.[17]
Following the second season finale where Alec traveled back in time a week to rescue Emily, a secondary timeline was produced while the original one ceased to exist.[18][19] Following these alterations, more time travellers, this time from 2039 travelled back due to stop the modelings of Alec and Liber8 as the future had been altered for the worse.[21]
Series creator and executive producer Simon Barry has confirmed that the creative staff have established a set of "rules" for the version of time travel depicted, which will be further explored as the series progresses.[23]
Technology
Kiera came through the portal with her standard City Protection Service equipment: Suit, enabling enhanced strength, bulletproof protection,[24] complete invisibility with color-changing camouflage,[24] an electric taser system,[24][25] capable of emitting an energy shield bubble[26] and advanced computer processing capabilities with built-in screens for data access in her wrists.[25] Kiera is cybernetically enhanced with Cybernetic visual implants[26] with functions that include biorhythm detection, heat detection[24] and vision[27], night vision[28] and telescopic vision.[26] When Kiera's suit is in proximity, she gains additional functionality, including complete personnel information on targets[24] as well as vitals,[28] and forensic data processing and computing.[29][30] Kiera also has an electronic Multi-tool: a hand-held device that features wireless frequency generation[25] (capable of matching current model wireless car door locks and other devices), a fingerprint duster that is electronically linked to her visual implants,[31] a magnetic field generator,[26] and a medical injector for various drugs from truth serum to stimulants. Kiera's neural implants also offer an onboard psychoanalyst during times where she lets her emotions get the best of her.[32] Kiera also has a fold-away gun[25] that travelled back with her which also houses a biometric scanner that causes the gun to lashout against anyone but its registered user.[28]
Her eyes have cybernetic implants as well which passively record everything she sees, this allows her to pause, rewind and apply various filters to see previously unseen details or use heat vision to locate hidden targets.[28]
Cast
- Rachel Nichols as City Protective Services (CPS) Protector Kiera Cameron, is one of three central characters and is the sole female protagonist. She is a member of the City Protective Services (CPS) in 2077. She is transported back in time during the first episode, A Stitch in Time while watching over the execution of the terrorist group Liber8.[33] In the present she works with Portland P.D. to take down Liber8.[34] During the second season, Kiera becomes more of a lone wolf and fights Liber8 and their supporters using her invisibility.[35] The third season showed Kiera's gradual release of her past and embracing her new life in 2012 following Alec's alteration of the timelines, and she eventually forms a close relationship with Brad Tonkin, a time traveller from a different future.[18][19][36]
References
- ^ Showcasedotca (April 29, 2013). Social Media Expands the World of Continuum. YouTube. Youtube. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ a b c "'Continuum Sponsorship Opportunities'" (PDF). Shaw Media Advertising Release. March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
- ^ "Continuum (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)". epguides. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "Continuum Gets Renewed for Season Two!". Showcase. August 25, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (26 March 2013). "Syfy Announces 'Continuum' Season 2 Premiere Date". TVLine. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ Pugsley, Sarah (June 3, 2014). "Coming to Showcase in 2013/14". Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; June 25, 2014 suggested (help) - ^ "Season Three". Continuum facebook. February 6, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c Roco (June 16, 2014 to August 29, 2014). "Continuum Cancelled Or Renewed For Season 4". Roco. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Roco (July 19, 2014). "Continuum Season 4 Renewal Decision Confirmed For August". Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Roco (June 16, 2014). "Continuum Cancelled Or Renewed For Season 4". Roco. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ Barry, Simon (July 16, 2014). "Simon Barry Twitter". Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Roco (August 23, 2014). "Continuum Renewal News Expected 'Soon'". Archived from the original on September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ McGarth, Denis (August 22, 2014). "D. McGarth on Twitter: #Continuum Fans". Archived from the original on September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ a b Continuum: Opening Credits. Youtube. March 14, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Continuum New Season3 Opening Credits. Youtube. March 24, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c d cinephilactic (May 28, 2012). "Continuum recap – 1×01: 'A Stitch In Time'". Bitch Stole My Remote. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Ho, Vanessa (April 21, 2013). "Continuum season 2 Episode 1 "Second Chances" Recap & Review". Pop Goes the World. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; April 26, 2013 suggested (help) - ^ a b c Ho, Vanessa (August 4, 2013). "Continuum Season 2 Episode 13 "Second Time" Recap and Review". Pop Goes the World. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; December 11, 2013 suggested (help) - ^ a b c Ho, Vanessa (March 16, 2014). "Continuum Season 3 Episode 1 "Minute by Minute" Recap". Pop Goes the World. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "SHOOT: Rachel Nichols & Ryan Robbins Film CONTINUUM S3x12 at the Marine Building Downtown". yvrshoots. April 16, 2014. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; July 16, 2014 suggested (help) - ^ a b Ho, Vanessa (June 8, 2014). "Continuum Season 3 Episode 11 "3 Minutes to Midnight" Recap". Pop Goes the World. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ De Raymaeker, Guinevere (August 8, 2012). "Continuum 1×10 'End Times' recap: Places in the world defined by the future". Nowhitenoise. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ Vogt, Tiffany (January 21, 2013). "Rachel Nichols, Victor Webster and EP Simon Barry Delve into the Complex World of the new Syfy Series CONTINUUM". The TV Addict. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; December 10, 2013 suggested (help) - ^ a b c d e Nelson, Jayne (September 27, 2012). "Continuum 1.01 "A Stitch In Time" TV REVIEW". Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; October 9, 2013 suggested (help) - ^ a b c d Nelson, Jayne (October 4, 2012). "Continuum 1.02 "Fast Times" REVIEW". Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; September 21, 2013 suggested (help) - ^ a b c d Nelson, Jayne (April 30, 2013). "Continuum 2.02 "Split Second" REVIEW". Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
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{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; September 21, 2013 suggested (help) - ^ a b c d Nelson, Jayne (June 4, 2013). "Continuum 2.06 "Second Truths" REVIEW". Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; October 16, 2013 suggested (help) - ^ Nelson, Jayne (April 23, 2013). "Continuum 2.01 "Second Chances" REVIEW". Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; September 26, 2013 suggested (help) - ^ Nelson, Jayne (May 6, 2013). "Continuum 2.03 "Second Thoughts" REVIEW". Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; December 6, 2013 suggested (help) - ^ Nelson, Jayne (June 19, 2013). "TV REVIEW Continuum 2.08 "Second Listen"". Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
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{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; October 13, 2013 suggested (help) - ^ Seidman, Robert (May 28, 2012). "Sci-Fi Drama 'Continuum' Crushes the Competition (in Canada) in Its Premiere". Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
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{{cite web}}:|archive-url=is malformed: save command (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (June 6, 2013). "Rachel Nichols on Continuum's Huge Season 2 Change, a 'Very Big Problem' & Kiera's Meltdown". Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=,|date=, and|archivedate=(help) - ^ Ho, Vanessa (June 8, 2014). "Continuum Season 3 Episode 11 "3 Minutes to Midnight" Recap". Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
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