I forgot this show even existed! I'm getting old.

Bit of useless trivia for ya... the star of this show, Jon-Eric Hexum, accidentally killed himself on the set of "Cover Up" (I think that was the name of the show)

As a joke, He put a prop gun to his head and pulled the trigger. Little did he realize that the force from the powder blast from it would blow a chunk of skull the size of a quarter into his brain.

On that cheerful note, have a great day sifters!

rickgee,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL5ctMG2u2w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RzfYfrZ7qI&mode=related&search=

I loved that show!

Cover Up! Awesome. When Himbos walked the Earth . . .

The Cover Up intro features perhaps the girliest application of camouflage paint in military or television history. I would submit it, but it would only get two votes and wither.

I seem to recall watching that show. I see Quantum Leap has some asplaining to do.

That was the awesomest show. It seemed to only air once a week, unlike that Quantum Crap ripoff.

Can someone explain why the past would need to be fixed?

I'd like to travel into the past to fix my slashdot posts slightly.

I never watched this show.

[placing tongue firmly in cheek]

Anliz:

Your question either derives from an anti-paternalist education, Derrida and deconstructionism, or any combination of late 20th century cultural criticism delivered by anti-patriotic and anti-American Democrats. Maybe you have watched too much Richard Dawkins and his silly Teapot atheism.

Anyway, the whole key to understanding Voyagers! is understanding the Bush Neoconservative vision of global politics and manifest destiny.

From http://users.adelphia.net/~staryjo/Voyagers/episode.html

"Jon-Erik Hexum stars as Phineas Bogg, a 17th century pirate, "plucked out of time" and "trained to travel through the ages" using a device known as an "Omni." Watch-like in appearance, instead of a face, the Omni has a small globe surrounded by several rings with numbers in them. In the upper corners, there is a red light on the left and a green light on the right signifying if history is on the track (green) or not (red). Voyagers are also equipped with a guidebook containing a compilation of history. The guidebook is essential to helping Voyagers return history to its pre-destined direction.

Enter 12-year-old orphan Jeffrey Jones, played by Meeno Peluce. When the Omni drops Bogg in 1982 and Jeff falls out a window after his dog grabs the guidebook, the only way to save him is for Bogg to jump after him. Now Bogg is stuck in time with a 12-year-old kid, no guidebook and no way to get Jeffery home. But all is not lost! Jeffery is a history whiz. So now the two of them travel through time giving history a push where it's needed."

Once you understand that history has a pre-destined direction (Christian Rule) and there is a guidebook (the New American Century document), then all you have to do is take young people to strange and exotic places and give history a little push where needed and sometimes kill a lot of people (Iraq).

Wait...what? Derrida and decontructionism? Anti-patriotic and anti-American Democrats? Teapot Anthems?

I just wanted to know why a Voyager would need to give history a push, like if there was some antagonist who travels back through time messing things up royally.

I was lucky enough to find a the entire show on DVD (eBay). I wonder if this show will ever make it to DVD...

"Meeno" is Soleil Moon-Frye's older brother. He was a turd on the Bad-News Bears and now his gay-ass hair is back in style. There is no God. For now.

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