DVR Theater: 'The Time Tunnel' Has a Biblical Adventure

 In a world of Streaming and accessibility is everything.  For instance, I can watch Tenet on my Phone just to piss off Christopher Nolan.

Big fan.

A somewhat forgotten way to do this is via DVR, which is essentially the 21st Century version of a VCR (even when similar-looking acronyms).

I DVR many things, but mostly old Shows that air way too late at night to watch normally.

Here in DVR Theater, I highlight those Episodes/Films.

To start, here's the original Quantum Leap from the '60s...

The premise is simple enough- these 2 guys went into the device and were shot through time.

They travel from place to place through time and always get into trouble.

In this case, they end up right before the biblical Battle of Jericho.

They straight up tell Joshua that they are from the future and he has, well, zero questions.  
How does he even understand the concept of Time Travel?!?

They tell him that they know what will happen and he's cool with that.

In fact, he makes THEM the 2 Spies that go into Jericho.

We never see the King here, but we do get this High Priest guy.

And yes, just accept that these people are all Caucasian- it was the '60s.

He's, of course, befuddled by the Israeli Army marching around his gates and doing nothing else.

Despite being told that they are Spies, our Heroes save a girl from being sacrificed to the 'God' of the City.

While this gets one of them caught and tortured, it is according to plan as the girl is the Sister of the Biblical character.

They go through a few fist fights, some intrigue and a whole B-Plot where Lee Meriweather is the only one who doesn't just believe the Bible Story.

As a bonus, the main Villain is played by Michael Pate, a big time Character Actor.

They, of course, save the day and got blipped out to the next Episode.

A fun Episode, even if you may or may not believe in the biblical Story.  The Writers clearly do, as everything happens according to the Bible.  There's also an unseen force that makes sure that the duo aren't pulled out earlier.

Putting that aside, it is a pretty good Episode.  Our Heroes aren't exactly nuanced or anything.  There's no character conflict or Arc here.

Shows like this were fun to watch, didn't make you think too hard and then you moved on with your life.  Leave the allegories to Star Trek!

You can definitely see the budget constraints here- for instance, we never actually see the Israelites' Army- but, again, just go with it.

There's an antiquated charm for older viewers who remember the Show and a real curiosity factor for people like me who weren't born yet.  There are crazier Episodes- including one with Robert Duvall!- but this one is still a stand out.

Now go buy the Leggo Toy Set for the Show already!

Next up, it is a strange time out in the Old West.  Bad guys, shoot-outs and...pocket dimensions?!?  See you then...