- "Try to remember that every time you travel to the past, you potentially endanger the future. You mention "television" to someone in 1850, all of a sudden World War I is broadcast live on CNN."
- ―Claire Hemmings
| "A Rip in Time" | |
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| Air date | September 22nd, 1997 |
| Writers | Alfred Gough; Miles Millar; Art Monterastelli |
| Director | Allan Arkush |
| Producers | Robert Singer; Art Monterastelli; Philip Sgriccia; Chris Long |
| Starring | T.W. King; Cristi Conaway; Don Stark; Kurt Fuller |
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"A Rip in Time" is the premiere episode of the science fiction television series Timecop, which is based on concepts originally developed by Dark Horse Comics and brought to the big screen in the 1994 TimeCop feature film. This episode was directed by Allan Arkush and written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Art Monterastelli. It originally aired on ABC on Monday, September 22nd, 1997 at 8:00 pm (EST). In this episode, Time Enforcement Commission officer Jack Logan must go backwards in time to 19th century London, England to match wits with the most infamous murderer of all time - Jack the Ripper.
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| T.W. King | Jack Logan |
| Cristi Conaway | Claire Hemmings |
| Don Stark | Eugene Matuzek |
| Kurt Fuller | Doctor Dale Easter |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Simon Billig | Constable #2 |
| Kelly Farrell | Prostitute |
| Anna Galvin | Anne Thompson |
| Michael Holden | Technician |
| John Maynard | Charles |
| Tom O'Brien | Ian Pascoe |
| Tim O'Hare | Constable #1 |
| Ric Sarabia | Ferritt |
| W. Morgan Sheppard | Inspector Wells |
| Saige Ophelia Spinney | Bride |
| Belinda Waymouth | Catharine Eddowes |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The plot of this episode borrows heavily from the 1979 film Time After Time wherein Jack the Ripper steals a time machine and travels from 19th century London to Los Angeles, California of the present and only author and futurist H.G. Wells holds the key to stopping him.
- Ian Pascoe, the only recurring villain on the series, appears next in episode 3, "Stalker".
- Actor Michael Holden, who plays the technician, appears next in "Rocket Science".
Quotes[]
- Jack Logan: It's going too fast. It's giving me a headache.
- Claire Hemmings: That's because you're trying to make sense of everything you're seeing. Stop thinking. That should be easy for you, Logan.
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- Jack Logan: If you want my professional opinion, your little migraine machine is a bust.
- Claire Hemmings: It's called a sublimator. And those images it was bombarding at you were absorbed directly into your subconscious.
- Jack Logan: Great, so it's a waste of time I won't remember having.
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- Claire Hemmings: I just downloaded your subconscious mind with information about 1954 New York, and I can do the same thing for any era.
- Jack Logan: Great. I'm sure every Jeopardy contestant in the world would love five minutes with you.
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- Jack Logan: Oh, thanks, Easter. I'm touched.
- Dale Easter: Oh, don't be. It's worthless. Your temporal intervention has defiled a classic. What was once a glorious sea of words on parchment is now punctuated by a series of illustrations. Like literacy needed another foot in the grave.
See also[]
The World of Timecop
Timecop media
External Links[]
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