Perhaps NBC wishes they could time travel right about now. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has been denied dismissal over a lawsuit regarding the TV series Timeless.
The action-adventure drama follows a history professor, a soldier, and a scientist as they travel through time to stop a mysterious criminal. The cast includes Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Goran Visnjic, and Paterson Joseph.
In September, Onza Entertainment sued NBC, claiming Timeless “was “ripped off” from Spanish drama El Ministerio del Tiempo (The Department of Time). Later, NBC and production company Sony fired back, saying the time-travel genre lends itself to overlap:
Time travel is a well-established genre in all forms of media. Moreover, in many examples of the genre, the generic story line involves characters whose time travel alters the course of history, often preventing bad things from happening.”
Now, a California federal judge has denied NBC and Sony’s motion to end the lawsuit. What this means for the future of Timeless is unclear. The show’s freshman season has performed okay in the ratings so far, earning an average rating of 1.12 in the 18-49 demo and 4.707 million viewers. But will the pending lawsuit ensure the show’s cancellation? NBC has not yet announced whether or not the series will be renewed.
The season finale of Timeless airs on February 20th.
What do you think? Do you watch Timeless? Do you want a second season?
I have really enjoyed this smart sexy show all season and hope it is renewed. So much potential!
I love Timeless! It’s the best sci-fi show on television. What a ridiculous lawsuit. Shoot, The Mod Squad from the 1970s also had one woman and two men who fought villains/criminals. Big deal! ALL shows have formulas they use just like “Friends” with their six main characters and living across the hall from each other. Does that mean “The Big Bang Theory” should be sued too for having the same number of core characters and living across the hall from each other?!? What about daytime TV shows like “The View,” “The Talk (was that stolen from The View?)” and now… Read more »
I think the underlying storyline that’s premise of a dark, secret organization threatening our way of life is an interesting idea in todays world. I would miss this show if it were cut off before the theme was completely developed. I also enjoy watching the characters struggle with their own principals, trying to decide what is right or wrong.
I love Timeless! It’s one of the best sci-fi shows on television. What a ridiculous lawsuit. Shoot, The Mod Squad from the 1970s also had one woman and two men who fought villains/criminals. Big deal! ALL shows have formulas they use just like “Friends” with their six main characters and living across the hall from each other. Does that mean “The Big Bang Theory” should be sued too for having the same number of core characters and living across the hall from each other?!? What about daytime TV shows like “The View,” “The Talk (was that stolen from The View?)”… Read more »
Timeless is an amazing show! Needs to be in an earlier time slot. Please renew for season2
I love timeless, I think it is great
Such a good escapist show.This lawsuit is ridiculous!
I enjoy Timeless! I certainly hope the show will be able to continue. It has become one of my favorite shows!
We love the show! We watch it with great anticipation every Monday!
Please please please don’t cancel this show!!!! It seems like every time there’s a really good show, it never makes it past the 1st season, but this show has so much history, great acting, and really gets you hooked on the characters struggles!!! I’d literally cry if this show was not renewed for a second season!!!!!
Please don’t end it before its time! ( pun intended!!)
Not sure what basis the suit stands. It’s not trademark infringement nor copyright nor design patent unless they blatantly plagiarized. Look around you, most ideas are recycled. H. G. Wells wrote about time travel in 1895.
It’s such a fun show to watch. We love it. Great historic component and has us wondering what will happen with history changing on the fly. It’s so different and we just love the attention to detail with clothes; cars; sites; buildings; etc. NBC – PLEASE DO DO NOT CANCEL!!
Oh come on…my whole neighborhood and my family all watch and enjoy TIMELESS. PLEASE KEEP IT ON THE AIR. Not many shows are this enjoyable.
I love this show and it is one of my favorite things to watch on TV right now. I hope Timeless is around for a while. The storyline, characters, and overall theme of the show is great. It needs to stay.
I am a BIG fan of time-travel, but this series is just light weight rubbish, clearly written to prolong the agony if the ratings took off. I gave up after the third episode.