"Seven Days" (1998) TV series 1998-2001

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Creators:

Christopher Crowe
Zachary Crowe

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

7 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Drama

Plot:

An ex-CIA is the point man for a government organization dedicated to time traveling to correct errors that occurred in the previous week.

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel | Army | Area 51 | Top Secret | Cold War

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Jonathan LaPaglia	...	Lt. Frank Parker (66 episodes, 1998-2001)
Justina Vail Evans	...	Dr. Olga Vukavitch / ... (58 episodes, 1998-2001)
Nick Searcy	...	Nathan Ramsey / ... (54 episodes, 1998-2001)
Don Franklin	...	Capt. Craig Donovan / ... (53 episodes, 1998-2001)
Alan Scarfe	...	Dr. Bradley Talmadge / ... (53 episodes, 1998-2001)
Sam Whipple	...	Dr. John Ballard / ... (38 episodes, 1998-2000)
Norman Lloyd	...	Dr. Isaac Mentnor / ... (35 episodes, 1998-2001)

Also Known As:

7 Days (USA) (alternative spelling)
Seven Days: The Series

Runtime:

45 min | USA:60 min (66 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Network Television Productions

Trivia:

The show makes reference to "Element 115" as the fuel for the Sphere. Between July 14 and Aug. 10, 2003, element 115 was discovered by Scientists from the Glenn T. Seaborg Institute and the Chemical Biology and Nuclear Science Division at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Russia (JINR). It has an atomic mass of 295, with 180 neutrons, and isotopes with atomic masses of 287 and 288. The total quantity produced was four atoms. As of 2004, it has not been officially named, but has a provisional designation of Ununpentium. In the periodic table, it appears in the same column as the elements Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth and shares many of their chemical properties. The use of element 115 in this series is a reference to an interview with Robert Lazar, who claimed to be a former Area 51 worker. In this interview, he said that Ununpentium was an element used by UFOs to produce anti-gravity effects.

Quotes:

[Flashback to where Parker and Donovan met]
Lt. Frank Parker: Now that we're stuck together, will you just shut up and let me get on with this?
Capt. Craig Donovan: You know you got that rep all through special ops, man.
Lt. Frank Parker: What, being a stud?
Donovan: So, you're from Philly, huh?
Lt. Frank Parker: Suddenly it's social hour.
Donovan: I figure I'd get to know the man I'm about to die with.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in On the Set of Sightlines (2003) (V)

Let's do it again!

To make a series with a story based on time travel is quite tricky. There are a lot of theories and logic to consider. Seven Days may not always get this right. It certainly has it flaws and errors, but if you don't take it all to serious and don't think too much about it this show will be quite entertaining and enjoyable.

Frank Parker is pulled out of a secret mental institution and trained to be the chrononaut in a secret government project called Backstep. From the remains of the Roswell crash they have managed to build a device that can send one man seven days back in time. Under NSA control a Backstep is issued to correct events concerning national security.

If you take this series all too serious you will get disappointed cause this show don't take it self all that serious. This series is a nice mix of action, sci-fi and comedy. This blending is nice and well done and the writing is generally good. It could've been a lot better, but the nice punchlines and great characters make up for a occasional less good story. Most of the stories are good. Not all are original, but it's entertaining.

The cast is good. Jonathan LaPaglia does a good job in portraying Frank Parker. He mix the insane, sane and comic really well. Along with Justina Vail as Dr. Vukavitch the two make a pretty pair of characters and actors. They go well together and kind of steals the show. The rest of the cast is great too and they go well together. The general performance is good, but there are a little miss here and there.

Scott Gilman has done a very nice job scoring this series. The music is fitting and really gets you in the right mood. The theme is kicking and cool and so is the rest of the music.

The cinematography is OK. There are an occasional shot that sticks out as really nice, but in general it's nothing really special. The lightning is at times very good and over all good. When it comes to CGI and effects this series has quite a few. The sphere and time travel effects are good, but the for instance the CGI explosions are rather obvious fake and less good, but they do the job and it could have looked a lot worse.

Over all Seven Days is an entertaining and enjoyable show. If you don't take it too serious and don't get caught up in the science and logic (where you'll find a lot of errors) you can safely watch this show. It's not a must see, but it's certainly not a bad thing to watch when nothing else is on.