I know there's a BotP episode late in the series that touches on this. Are there others? I am working on a fic and I am trying to determine how much skepticism everyone would have about the idea of time travel. Thanks!

I think there's only the '20 years in the future' episode. I don't think the subject came up in the series, other than that.

Cool!

However, that episode ended up being a Spectra trick. That aside, I think if we can believe the possibility of time warp for space travel, I think it is quite conceivable that if something were to go wrong with that, time travel would be possible. Though, I'm sure there are other ways to set it up to.

A little bit along the lines of what Ame said.... Stephen Hawking did say that time travel is possible, but it would involve using a spaceship capable of skimming along the event horizon of a black hole....and then you'd only be able to go back in time, not forward. (Well, that's the severely summarized version of what he said, but that's the basic gist.)

That's what Sheldon is waiting for! (Sorry for the TBBT intrusion, couldn't resist).

Originally posted by Daniella T (Sorry for the TBBT intrusion, couldn't resist).

No need to apologize -- you weren't trying to bring anything asinine into the conversation (like "the earth is flat!" or "The Flintstones was a documentary!")

Although I don't believe time travel is possible, (or if it is, it won't be accomplished in my lifetime) I am fascinated by the idea of it, whether it is people from another era arriving in the present, or vice versa. I am disappointed that the few fics featuring time travel I've found on Gatchfanfic are incomplete, so I hope you succeed with yours, Jublke, I am really looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

I remember reading somewhere that we are all time travelers. Every second that goes by brings us forward in time, and those seconds add up to minutes, hours, days, years. Based on that, why wouldn't we be able to travel, then, forwards or backwards along those same seconds that make up the time units? It's an interesting idea that I've kicked around from time to time and I like to read different theories as to how it could be done. I look forward to seeing your story!

Originally posted by KT1972 Although I don't believe time travel is possible, (or if it is, it won't be accomplished in my lifetime) I am fascinated by the idea of it, whether it is people from another era arriving in the present, or vice versa.

I do believe that it is possible and that we have just not discovered how to do it. I do agree that it is not likely to become a reality within the next 50 years. I think that like cloning, it comes with some serious philosophical and ideological ramifications and should not be undertaken likely. However, the idea fascinates me too, and scares me just a little: what could we learn from being an observer, what damage could we do by actually interacting ....

Originally posted by KT1972 Although I don't believe time travel is possible, (or if it is, it won't be accomplished in my lifetime) I am fascinated by the idea of it, whether it is people from another era arriving in the present, or vice versa. I am disappointed that the few fics featuring time travel I've found on Gatchfanfic are incomplete, so I hope you succeed with yours, Jublke, I am really looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

I'm working on it, honest!

Ooh, that reminds me that I need to read your latest update, Becky. One of my favorite books as a child posited that time was like a wheel, with past and future occurring at the same "time" just along different parts of the timeline. The idea was that if you could pass through the center of the wheel, you could travel through time. BTW, I love the mention of Sheldon. I seriously need to write a BotP/TBBT cross-over. KT - I'm going to keep plugging away at it, but I don't quite have a plot yet.

I think Jason would be too tempted to strangle Sheldon.

Originally posted by Becky Rock I think Jason would be too tempted to strangle Sheldon.

Naw, Jason would just conk him out with the cablegun. Joe would throw a feather shuriken at his throat.

And Howard would be all over Jun...he'd have a huge lump on his head from a yo-yo smack! LOL!

If I recall, in the "Charioteers of Changu" episode, it's implied that Spectrans had time-traveled back into the past and been worshipped as gods by some ancient people who, in the episode, get brought into the present to attack Earth. Or something like that...

Cannot help you where BotP episodes are involved, Julie, but like the others I would be thrilled to read what you'd come up with, since I too have always been fascinated about the subject! It's something, as already said by many, which I think could be possible after a long period of time and a lot of scientific/technology breakthroughs. As Ame said, the repercussions wouldn't have to be ignored, either! Even a small change in the past could scape out an entire history line! That's why I stay glued to the screen when I'd be watching a movie, or any kind of series (it could be noticeable how many series tackle this subject just because of the many story possibilities and different outcomes), which would have scenes or episodes wrapped around time travel!

Originally posted by lborgia88 If I recall, in the "Charioteers of Changu" episode, it's implied that Spectrans had time-traveled back into the past and been worshipped as gods by some ancient people who, in the episode, get brought into the present to attack Earth. Or something like that...

Good call, LB! I didn't even think of that one! I went and checked out the episode review... which BTW is all covered in weird characters. The episode reviews didn't translate well with the new server switch. Ah well. In any case, this is what they said in Charioteers of Changu:

"The stone idol, in the lost canyon." Akadan goes on. "Long ago, my ancestors said men came here for the sky! My people worshipped them as Gods, but too late we found they were evil. They enslaved the villagers, made them build that idol we call Changu. This leader came out of the stone idol." We see an image of Zoltar, turning in flames.

So nothing is said outright, It seems to me that it's possible that Zoltar heard of this legend and simply appeared in the idol to take advantage of it.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun

Originally posted by lborgia88 If I recall, in the "Charioteers of Changu" episode, it's implied that Spectrans had time-traveled back into the past and been worshipped as gods by some ancient people who, in the episode, get brought into the present to attack Earth. Or something like that...

Good call, LB! I didn't even think of that one! I went and checked out the episode review... which BTW is all covered in weird characters. The episode reviews didn't translate well with the new server switch. Ah well. In any case, this is what they said in Charioteers of Changu:

"The stone idol, in the lost canyon." Akadan goes on. "Long ago, my ancestors said men came here for the sky! My people worshipped them as Gods, but too late we found they were evil. They enslaved the villagers, made them build that idol we call Changu. This leader came out of the stone idol." We see an image of Zoltar, turning in flames.

So nothing is said outright, It seems to me that it's possible that Zoltar heard of this legend and simply appeared in the idol to take advantage of it.

That would make sense...if things didn't get Zarked up! I just watched the ep. In the Control Room bits, Zark mentioned several times that time travel was involved, and he was really heavy-handed with this by saying Susan verified his suspicions -- Zoltar had been using a "Time Warp Intermolecular Transporter". (Ugh!) Personally, I think the ep would have been better if it was just a case of Zoltar taking advantage of a local legend!

Just what they need, a time traveling Zoltar! He could do a terminator and go back in time to try to stop the births of the G-Force team members.

Time travel in BOTP... Wondering now if this could explain how Cronus is dead -then alive!- dead -then alive!

LB: I love this explanation! You should write a fic about that.

ROTFL! I can see it now... it's an evil Spectran plot to bring Cronus back to life over and over again, so that he can be killed over and over again, continually traumatizing Mark!

Go for it, TJ!!!

Um.... no. I'll let LB go with this one.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Um.... no. I'll let LB go with this one.

What -- you think you couldn't do it? It would be interesting to see the different points of view on this idea!

Groundhog Day all over again?

I did a Groundhog Day fic a long time ago...

Is it posted?

Originally posted by jublke LB: I love this explanation! You should write a fic about that.

Time travel is a fun concept to play around with (though it can also lead to headaches trying to figure out how many paradoxes and/or alternate timelines are being created as a result...) but nobody hold their breath for anything from me -my writing productivity is slooow these days.

Originally posted by lborgia88

Originally posted by jublke LB: I love this explanation! You should write a fic about that.

Time travel is a fun concept to play around with (though it can also lead to headaches trying to figure out how many paradoxes and/or alternate timelines are being created as a result...) but nobody hold their breath for anything from me -my writing productivity is slooow these days.

I can wait. Heck, I'm still waiting for the dollhouse Dad promised to build me when I was 5....

Originally posted by Becky Rock Is it posted?

Yep. It's called Time and Again. It's one of my first fics, so a little rough around the edges... http://www.gatchfanfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=46&chapter=1

I'll be reading it. I don't remember having done so.

TJ, "Time and Again" was a great fic! You have written so many gems! I really need to find time to go back and reread some of your older stuff! I'm thinking they could all go back in time and see their parents/find out what happened/stop it from happening, maybe? Hmmmm...no more orphans...that would sure screw up Nambu's Gatchaman plans, wouldn't it?

Ala Terminator. Stop Joe's parents' death, stop Red Impulse from leaving Ken, stop his mother's illness but treating it earlier. Make sure Jun and Jinpei didn't end up in an orphanage. Keep Ryu at his village. Nambu would have to have a whole different team.

Yep. How would they have made good ninjas if they had had normal, happy childhoods with loving parents? Of course, the new Nikkatsu film solves this dilemma... it is not that they were all brought into Nambu's care, but that they have access to special powers, that makes them members of the Science Ninja Team.