A remake of the 2000 Dennis Quaid sci-fi thriller manages to remain exciting and original,despite its dusty heritageThe two biggest trends of the 2016 television season are remakes (deadly Weapon, MacGyver, and The Exorcist) and time travel shows (Timeless,the upcoming Time After Time and Making History). It would seem that Frequency is the conflation of these two separate threads, but hardly anyone remembers the 2000 Dennis Quaid movie that the series is based on and no one actually travels through time. They just talk approximately it on the radio. Maybe it’s because it has both of these traits – or maybe because it doesn’t really occupy either – that Frequency is the best of either bunch. Related: Timeless review – smart time travel drama set to occupy long future Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com