Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Time-traveling ‘Legends’: Time travel is always tricky to get right on screen. It can be confusing for audiences to keep track of parallel timelines and reality-shaking paradoxes, but that hasn’t stopped networks from trying to nail down that elusive timeline-hopping series that can keep audiences engaged.
Well, CW seems to have done it. “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” has two successful seasons behind it, and its third premiered last week, with another new episode airing Tuesday, Oct. 17.
It’s a time-traveling series with a superhero twist. Set in CW’s “Arrowverse,” the shared universe that also includes “Arrow,” “The Flash” and “Supergirl,” “Legends” follows the adventures of a group of time-traveling superheroes who are trying to protect the timeline from nefarious forces intent on twisting it for their own ends.
As this season’s premiere made all too clear, the actions of the Legends last season have shattered time itself. In response, Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill, “Doctor Who”), the Time Master who recruited the superheroes to his team in the first place, has created a new organization, the Time Bureau, to set things right again — a course of action that puts him into direct conflict with the Legends.
Of course, all of the series’ main stars are back as well. Brandon Routh (“Superman Returns,” 2006), Caity Lotz (“Mad Men”),Victor Garber (“Argo,” 2012), Franz Drameh (“Attack the Block,” 2011), Amy Pemberton (“Doctors”), Dominic Purcell (“Prison Break”) and Wentworth Miller (“Prison Break”) all return as part of the ensemble cast of superheroes fighting to protect the Earth — not only today’s Earth, but also yesterday’s and tomorrow’s.
This season of “Legends” also promises to have a crossover that will span the Arrowverse, something that’s become an annual tradition for the various shows in the shared universe. One big event is set to occur across all four Arrowverse series, with characters jumping between shows, and consequences that could reverberate throughout the entire franchise.
Strap yourself in — time travel is rarely a smooth ride. “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’s” third season airs Tuesdays on CW.
Highly ‘raided’: Relax, “Vikings” fans.The show isn’t going away anytime soon.The hit historical epic was recently renewed for a sixth season, but first it needs to share its fifth.
There’s only a short wait until season 5’s premiere Wednesday, Nov. 29, on History, and by then, production on the next season will already have begun in Ireland.
Details on that sixth season are scarce so far — understandably so, since the fifth hasn’t even aired yet —
but one tidbit that has leaked out is that star Katheryn Winnick (“Bones”), who plays legendary shieldmaiden Lagertha, will be making her directorial debut for one of the season’s episodes.
As for the much-closer fifth season, two newcomers have joined the cast and will be popping up on the screen. Adam Copeland (“Haven”), who’s probably better known by his professional wrestling ring name Edge, and Kris Holden-Ried (“Lost Girl”) both bring their talents to the historical epic.
“Vikings,” a favorite with audiences and critics alike, is a joint Canadian/Irish production that’s found love on a global scale. Its Canadian talent has brought home a broad swath of awards and accolades, including eight Canadian Screen Awards. Pretty impressive for a show about history — but what an era of history it is. “Vikings” is inspired by the Norse sagas of the legendary Ragnar Lothbrok and other heroes as they fight, pillage and conquer their way across England and France.
Season 6 of “Vikings” is already in the works, but season 5 hasn’t even begun yet. Catch that fifth season’s premiere when it arrives in late November.