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Will Continuum Destroy the Sci-Fi Police Procedural? | Tor.com

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2013-01-25T01:56:05.000Z
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These kinds of ethical and paradoxical questions alone could potentially make Continuum not only a good time travel show, but maybe, just maybe, a sci-fi cop show that intelligently critiques its own existence.

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Show me what a police state looks like! (Graphic! Dial-up warning!) - Democratic Underground

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2012-05-22T05:40:37.000Z
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Dear MSM: OWS does not "clash with the police" we are unarmed, peaceful protesters who are savagely attacked by the police. #MSM #noNATO

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