And in hindsight, I think it's too much like Doctor Who:
A physics college professor tasks three students to work together and maintain the integrity of the time/space continuum from any threats, such as cosmic phenomenon or even direct alien interference. Each of the students have a unique mental talent that the professor calls Extra-Temporal Perception (ETP). He finds them, joins them together and individually teaches them how to understand and control their mental ability to see and travel through time.
- Becca: From modern times, previously a Psychology major. Though mostly indifferent to the cause, she is the most talented of the three. She has the unique ability to see the auras around individuals reflecting the positive and negative consequences of their potential actions, like a infra-red camera perceives heat energy. She is the most empathetic of the three, connecting to individuals on a personal level.
- Roy: From the 1950s, previously a World History major, on an athletic scholarship. He has the unique ability to perceive his own genetic memory, going as far back as William the Conqueror. With the Professor's training, he might go back even further. The most selfish and reckless of the three, he is more likely to cause a temporal disturbance than to repair one.
- William: From Victorian times, previously a Literature and Theoretical Physics major. Although he is the least talented of the three, he is the most devoted to the cause. Already passionate about Temporal Science and Physics, he is an avid fan of the literary work of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.
- The Professor: A large black man with a crisp Southern English accent. Inhumanly wise, he also has a quirky sense of humor and a strange fascination with pop culture. he is very mysterious; the students wonder if the origins of their powers are from him or even if their powers, as well as he, are alien.
In the first episode, the characters are introduced and the Professor teaches each of them the basics of focusing their mental ability to see through time by mapping out the history of Western culture with an imaginary graphic interface.
In the second episode, Roy impulsively decides to prevent the Emancipation Proclamation from being written, thinking the Union would win the Civil War faster if the Confederacy had less motivation to fight, saving thousands of lives, and the Proclamation would eventually get written after the war. The opposite happens: with the Union losing sight of what they are fighting for, the Confederacy eventually wins. When they try to get back to the Professor, he's a musician. Becca and William have to help Roy clean up his mess on their own.
