Early Edition Needs A Reboot
Does anyone remember this show?
I remember watching this with my family. It was one of our things, the bonding moments we had together. Our family didn't talk much, we watched tv. Some may find that sad, but I don't. It was more about being together and sharing enjoyment in something. I feel that we knew each other more because of that, rather than the other way around. Don't they always say that actions speak louder than words?
Anyway, Early Edition for those who haven't seen it, is about a man who receives a newspaper the day before it's actually supposed to be there. Meaning, he sees tomorrow's headlines today. I think that might have been the tagline of the show, or at least in the opening.
With the knowledge of tomorrow he goes out and tries to stop accidents or murders from happening. I only remember bits and pieces of the actual episodes, but I remember liking it and thinking it was interesting.
Thinking about it now though, it makes me wonder how a person like that would think and why they would start doing things like saving people instead of playing the stock market and making millions. Why did he choose to focus on being altruistic rather than greedy? Come to think of it, I don't remember how he made money when he spent his time trying to save people, so maybe they did play with that idea and I just don't recall.
It would be interesting to see how it would have played out in todays world, or even if the series just kept going and had a crazy cult following keeping it alive until now. Like, what if the paper he got went out of business because of the prevalence of cell phones, so instead it started happening in different ways, like twitter or facebook posts.
It ended in 2000, what would have happened if it went on for just one more year? How would they have dealt with 9/11 in the story? Was he in New York? Would he try to have the buildings evacuate, only to fail? What if it became an alternate look at history? Take a break for a year, see how things happened in the world, the main character stops 9/11 and makes the world a better place. No war, no rash of terrorism taking over the news.
Or what if it didn't really change anything? There was no way he could have stopped both planes from hitting, only save the people in the twin towers. It would still be tragic and the need to beef up security on airplanes would still be needed, so maybe if the planes hit it would still spark a war.
What about the Boston Bombings, how would the show have dealt with that?
Even if there was a full on reboot of the show, maybe the character is completely different. With shows like Dexter, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad etc, characters are becoming more grey, rather than the black and white of the 90s.
What if the person who got the paper, or the news feeds on his cell phone, a day prior used it to play the stocks, or used it to his own gain? Or what if he took the news of serial killers or rapists and instead of letting them get caught by police he kills them instead?
They could still do it like it was in the old series though, and have the character completely selfless, but make it believable by adding a wish-fulfilment fantasy to it. Have the character don a mask and try to be a superhero, being slightly detached from reality. Then as he goes along risking his life, he starts to take martial arts and self defence classes to bulk up and be better, realising that it's not as easy as in the comics, and also helping him grow as a person.
It would be interesting if they reboot the series, and I would love to see which road they took it in.
I remember watching this with my family. It was one of our things, the bonding moments we had together. Our family didn't talk much, we watched tv. Some may find that sad, but I don't. It was more about being together and sharing enjoyment in something. I feel that we knew each other more because of that, rather than the other way around. Don't they always say that actions speak louder than words?
Anyway, Early Edition for those who haven't seen it, is about a man who receives a newspaper the day before it's actually supposed to be there. Meaning, he sees tomorrow's headlines today. I think that might have been the tagline of the show, or at least in the opening.
With the knowledge of tomorrow he goes out and tries to stop accidents or murders from happening. I only remember bits and pieces of the actual episodes, but I remember liking it and thinking it was interesting.
Thinking about it now though, it makes me wonder how a person like that would think and why they would start doing things like saving people instead of playing the stock market and making millions. Why did he choose to focus on being altruistic rather than greedy? Come to think of it, I don't remember how he made money when he spent his time trying to save people, so maybe they did play with that idea and I just don't recall.
It would be interesting to see how it would have played out in todays world, or even if the series just kept going and had a crazy cult following keeping it alive until now. Like, what if the paper he got went out of business because of the prevalence of cell phones, so instead it started happening in different ways, like twitter or facebook posts.
It ended in 2000, what would have happened if it went on for just one more year? How would they have dealt with 9/11 in the story? Was he in New York? Would he try to have the buildings evacuate, only to fail? What if it became an alternate look at history? Take a break for a year, see how things happened in the world, the main character stops 9/11 and makes the world a better place. No war, no rash of terrorism taking over the news.
Or what if it didn't really change anything? There was no way he could have stopped both planes from hitting, only save the people in the twin towers. It would still be tragic and the need to beef up security on airplanes would still be needed, so maybe if the planes hit it would still spark a war.
What about the Boston Bombings, how would the show have dealt with that?
Even if there was a full on reboot of the show, maybe the character is completely different. With shows like Dexter, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad etc, characters are becoming more grey, rather than the black and white of the 90s.
What if the person who got the paper, or the news feeds on his cell phone, a day prior used it to play the stocks, or used it to his own gain? Or what if he took the news of serial killers or rapists and instead of letting them get caught by police he kills them instead?
They could still do it like it was in the old series though, and have the character completely selfless, but make it believable by adding a wish-fulfilment fantasy to it. Have the character don a mask and try to be a superhero, being slightly detached from reality. Then as he goes along risking his life, he starts to take martial arts and self defence classes to bulk up and be better, realising that it's not as easy as in the comics, and also helping him grow as a person.
It would be interesting if they reboot the series, and I would love to see which road they took it in.
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