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« on: June 18, 2013, 12:01:29 AM »
Yes, Tartikoff did limit the amount of eps that could take place in the past, but I honestly blame DC more than I do Tartikoff for 1790 being rushed. It wouldn't have been an issue if DC had listened to Tartikoff and the writers because they wanted the '91 DS to stay in the present for the entire 13 hour run and to do 1790 in a second season - but DC was adamant that they absolutely had to do the flashback in the 13 hours. Tartikoff did finally agreed to that, but one of his stipulations to allowing it was that, unlike in the original DS, time would not be suspended in the present and in the eps that took place in the past there would also be scenes that took place in the present in order to keep the audience connected to the present day characters while events also unfolded in the past. One might only imagine how things might have turned out had DC not gotten his way.