History WesternAnimation / SavingMe

* ''DeconstructedCharacterArchetype'': Bennett Bramble is a tragic deconstruction of the ChildProdigy. On paper, he's a genius prodigy with a bright future ahead of him. Bennett comes from a good family with loving parents who care about him and an older brother and younger sister who love him, and he will become one of the world's most successful and influential men. But in his old age, he's burned bridges with his friends and family and became one of the world's most hated and lonely old men. Bennett is very regretful about where his life went, and he made a time machine to change his fate; he went back to his younger self to guide himself into being a better person. And as we see the younger version of Bennett Bramble, we see that he's a good enough kid who does love his friends and family; he's also selfish and inconsiderate, causing him to neglect his family and be selfish with his friends. And from what we can take from the comments from Bennett's little sister Sophie and his friend Nira, it's rare for him to be overly affectionate with his friends and family. And it's not that he's trying to be cruel to his family and friends. It's just that he's not considerate of them and takes them for granted. This shows that a kid like Bennett Bramble may be a prodigy and may have a bright future, but without someone to guide him into being a better person, his genius will cause his negative traits to increase, which would eventually cause his relationship with his friends and family to deteriorate leaving him alone and bitter as an adult. Showing that a child prodigy is still a child in need of guidance so that he can learn from right and wrong and be a better person as an adult.

* ''DeconstructedCharacterArchetype'': Bennett Bramble is a tragic deconstruction of the ChildProdigy. On paper, he's a genius prodigy with a bright future ahead of him. He comes from a good family and will become one of the world's most successful and influential men. But in his old age, he's burned bridges with his friends and family and became one of the world's most hated and lonely old men. Bennett is very regretful about where his life went, and he made a time machine to change his fate; he went back to his younger self to guide himself into being a better person. And as we see the younger version of Bennett Bramble, we see that he's a good enough kid who does love his friends and family; he's also selfish and inconsiderate, causing him to neglect his family and be selfish with his friends. And from what we can take from the comments from Bennett's little sister Sophie and his friend Nira, it's rare for him to be overly affectionate with his friends and family. And it's not that he's trying to be cruel to his family and friends. It's just that he's not considerate of them and takes them for granted. This shows that a kid like Bennett Bramble may be a prodigy and may have a bright future, but without someone to guide him into being a better person, his genius will cause his negative traits to increase, which would eventually cause his relationship with his friends and family to deteriorate leaving him alone and bitter as an adult. Showing that a child prodigy is still a child in need of guidance so that he can learn from right and wrong and be a better person as an adult.

* GoneHorriblyRight: The two Bennetts invent an anti-fear helmet to remove Sophie's fear of the monster in her closet. They end up making her so fearless she charges into open traffic and tries to take down a group of thieves despite being only armed with a bat. And that's just the first episode!

** In the first episode, Young Bennett speculates that his older self came back in time to protect him from robot assassins from the future... [[Franchise/Terminator sound familiar?]]

* InSpiteOfANail: No matter what alterations Old Bennett accidentally creates in the timeline, his mental projection time machine is always present and he always lives in the tallest .

''Saving Me'' is a Canadian-American ScienceFiction AnimatedSitcom created by New York Times bestselling science-fiction author Aaron Johnston, who is most famous for his work on ''Literature/EndersGame'' with Creator/OrsonScottCard. The show’s production was handled by Montreal-based animation studio Creator/SphereAnimation, with international distribution handled by Canadian television juggernaut Creator/WildBrain.

In the far future, 61-year-old billionaire tech mogul Bennett Bramble has revolutionized the world with his countless inventions. But even despite his success, wealth, power, and genius, he is ultimately a lonely and unhappy man. To become who he is, he had sacrificed all his relationships, even throwing aside his own family. Now, he has nobody beside him except for his faithful robot servant EDEE 34, and the public's approval of him is abysmal. And in the twilight years of his life, Bennett now regrets his behavior and wishes he could go back in time and do it all over again.

But there is hope. While Bennett hasn't mastered time travel, he has recently managed to develop the next best thing -- a machine that will allow him to project his mind 50 years into the past and communicate with his 11-year-old self, a child inventor with his own robot sidekick (an early version of EDEE) and a habit of taking his family for granted. While the younger Bennett is initially skeptical of his future self, the two managed to form a partnership, with the older Bennett serving as a conscience to his younger self (who is also the only able to see future Bennett's projection).

Together, the older and younger Bennett work to build a better future for themselves. Combining their scientific minds with the greater experience of future Bennett, the younger Bennett does his best to mend and improve upon his relationships with his family, his parents Mark and Carla, his older brother Liam, and his younger sister Sophie. To this end, young Bennett often makes use of various inventions of his own creation to try and solve problems. But his lack of experience, combined with the older Bennett's own equal inexperience with being the better person, naturally lead to all kinds of trouble. But in the end, both Bennetts will pick up a few lessons and a newfound appreciation for their family that will help them to achieve their dream of a better future for themselves.

The series debuted on October 1, 2022 on Creator/BYUtv in the United States, later arriving to Creator/FamilyChannel in Canada on March 15, 2023. A second season also debuted that same month on [=BYUtv=]. You can watch the show for free on the [=BYUtv=] app or just by clicking on this [[https://www.byutv.org/saving-me link.]]

Together, the older and younger Bennett work to build a better future for themselves. Combining their scientific minds with the greater experience of future Bennett, the younger Bennett does his best to mend and improve upon his relationships with his family, his parents Mark and Carla, his older brother Liam, and his younger sister Sophie. To this end, young Bennett often makes use of various inventions of his own creation to try and solve problems. But his lack of experience, combined with the older Bennett's own equal inexperience with being the better person, naturally lead to all kinds of trouble. But in the end, both Bennetts will pick up a few lessons and a newfound appreciation for their family along the way.

''Saving Me'' is a Canadian-American ScienceFiction AnimatedSitcom created by New York Times bestselling author Aaron Johnston (most famous for his work on ''Literature/EndersGame'' with Creator/OrsonScottCard) and produced by Montreal-based animation studio Creator/SphereAnimation for Creator/BYUtv in the United States and Creator/FamilyChannel in Canada, with international distribution handled by Canadian television juggernaut Creator/WildBrain.

The series debuted on October 1, 2022 on [=BYUtv=] in the United States, later arriving to Family Channel in Canada on March 15, 2023. A second season also debuted that same month on [=BYUtv=]. You can watch the show for free on the [=BYUtv=] app or just by clicking on this [[https://www.byutv.org/saving-me link.]]