Surely I'm not the only geek who instantly thought about the "advice" Abe Simpson gave to Homer with regards to traveling back in time? I believe it was in a Treehouse of Horror episode when, during a flashback, Grampa warned Homer not to touch or alter anything if he would ever travel back in time. Long before there ever was Emmett Brown and his DeLorean, this wisdom already featured in the almighty series "The Twilight Zone".
I'm actually very happy that I can give a high rating and favorable review to "No Time like the Past", because the pre-credits dialogue/discussion between two males (Dana Andrews and Malcolm Atterbury) is indescribably boring! It wasn't very encouraging to continue watching, in fact. Luckily, the instalment becomes very good immediately after Rod Serling's traditional intro-speech. Paul Driscoll makes use of Prof. Elliot's time machine to prevent thee major historical tragedies from happening. When they all fail, he wishes to use the machine one last time to permanently travel back to the year 1881 and settle in an idyllic little village; - long before all the horrors of the 20th century. But even that seems impossible.
Although the overall moral of the story is obvious (= the past is written), this is a fun episode with several action-packed highlights and staggering dialogs. It's also one of the few episodes of the infamous 4th season that makes perfect use of the longer running time. Driscoll's attempts to alter history three times, and his desperate attempt not to interfere with history in 1881 almost feel like two 25-minute tales splendidly merged into one.
I'm actually very happy that I can give a high rating and favorable review to "No Time like the Past", because the pre-credits dialogue/discussion between two males (Dana Andrews and Malcolm Atterbury) is indescribably boring! It wasn't very encouraging to continue watching, in fact. Luckily, the instalment becomes very good immediately after Rod Serling's traditional intro-speech. Paul Driscoll makes use of Prof. Elliot's time machine to prevent thee major historical tragedies from happening. When they all fail, he wishes to use the machine one last time to permanently travel back to the year 1881 and settle in an idyllic little village; - long before all the horrors of the 20th century. But even that seems impossible.
Although the overall moral of the story is obvious (= the past is written), this is a fun episode with several action-packed highlights and staggering dialogs. It's also one of the few episodes of the infamous 4th season that makes perfect use of the longer running time. Driscoll's attempts to alter history three times, and his desperate attempt not to interfere with history in 1881 almost feel like two 25-minute tales splendidly merged into one.