Rewind (2013)

When I watched Rewind I didn't know that it was a pilot for a TV show and thought it was a movie. In that case the ending was very disappointing as there is no ending just a cliffhanger with no answers and a lot of potential outcomes. But if this show would have been picked up I could see it being very interesting.The idea of time travel where one shouldn't change anything isn't new. It reminds one of Butterfly Effect. But it was done in a very decent way. I kept on watching with a lot of interest.The acting is also pretty good. I was excited to see Jeff Fahey in it. I always like his work and think he is incredibly charismatic. The dialogue in the very beginning is pretty stiff, but it becomes better and I think if the show developed it would improve.

Shows lots of promise and is something new and exciting with the whole time travel theme. Come on syfi do the decent thing and have some nuts and put this show into production!!!! here is a brief description of the show : Revolves around a team of military field operatives and civilian scientists who must use untested technology to travel back in time to alter past events in order to change the future and avoid a devastating terrorist attack.Stars :Shane McRae ... Shaun Knox Jennifer Ferrin ... Dr. Lyndsay Bryce Robbie Jones ... Danny Keon Mohajeri ... Charlie Keisha Castle-Hughes ... Priya Jeff Fahey ... Ellis Kenneth Welsh ... President Matthew Bennett ... John Malcolm Paulino Nunes ... General Randall Webb Melanie Scrofano ... Jessica Knox David Cronenberg ... Rourke

In my opinion, it was a good pilot. I'll avoid giving any spoilers, being overly vague if you haven't watched it.I'd expect it they spent a lot on the costumes, sets, etc. They did a nice job where they went.This would be very interesting to see where they took it. It has a lot of potential. How good it ends up being would be totally up to how creative the writing staff was. The first adventure wasn't as exciting as it should have been, but it didn't need to be. It was to showcase what could have been done, and how they were going to behave with their new toy. If you go back and watch the pilots of a lot of shows you love, they were rough, and you wouldn't expect them to make it. It takes time to form a bond with the characters. I could see strong influences from shows such as Quantum Leap (what), Sliders (why), Stargate (where), and Primeval (same magic, different cause). The "who" was outlined in the pilot, but not really built upon. Nice, but why will there be future episodes? There's a hint for a second episode at the end of the pilot, and another commenter gave the same assumption that I had based on the very limited information given.It *could* be a great show. It could be horrible. Again, it would be up to the writers to help us form a bond with the characters, and a drive to *want* to see the next episode.Syfy, give it a chance. What's the worst that could happen. It won't be as bad as Sharktopus, Sharknado, or ... well honestly, you have a huge catalog of horrible shows and movies, with a few good ones mixed in. At least this one doesn't appear to be recycling sets, horrible acting, or even recycled scenes. Yes, the viewers do notice, and we're wary of watching a Syfy productions.

*** POSSIBLE spoiler concerning events at end of first show. ***The Time Machine, Time Tunnel, Quantum Leap, 7 Days, Enterprise, just to name a few. I am a sucker for time travel stories and thoroughly enjoyed REWIND.The premise may not be the most logical, but I would hope most viewers would understand that this is about people and events, NOT about the method. There is no such technology (so we are to believe) so does it really matter how time travel is initiated? The characters (especially NASA) are solid and a good mix (though the General needs a little more military "polish" to be believable.)There are enough elements in REWIND to make an excellent series though I would have thought that almost all viewers would twig to the fact that the military gentleman preparing for the cold environment window MUST have come from some future time specifically for this event.Really looking forward to the next installment and hopefully, a long running series.