History YMMV / Trancers

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The use of time travel to inhabit your ancestors' bodies throughout history would seem like it could open up hundreds of possibilities for interesting stories, a la ''Series/QuantumLeap'' or ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' crossed with ''Film/BladeRunner''. Instead, Deth spends the first three movies either in the future or in then-contemporary Los Angeles, then two more movies in a fantasy-inspired universe, with only the final movie putting him in a new body (and that one [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks was not well recieved]]).

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The use of time travel to inhabit your ancestors' bodies throughout history would seem like it could open up hundreds of possibilities for interesting stories, a la Series/QuantumLeap or Franchise/AssassinsCreed crossed with Film/BladeRunner. Instead, Deth spends the first three movies either in the future or in then-contemporary Los Angeles, then two more movies in a fantasy-inspired universe, with only the final movie putting him in a new body (and that one [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks was not well recieved]]).

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The use of time travel to inhabit your ancestors' bodies throughout history would seem like it could open up hundreds of possibilities for interesting stories, a la Series/QuantumLeap or VideoGame/AssassinsCreed crossed with Film/BladeRunner. Instead, Deth spends the first three movies either in the future or in then-contemporary Los Angeles, then two more movies in a fantasy-inspired universe, with only the final movie putting him in a new body (and that one [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks was not well recieved]]).

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The use of time travel to inhabit your ancestors' bodies throughout history would seem like it could open up hundreds of possibilities for interesting stories, a la Series/QuantumLeap or VideoGame/AssassinsCreed crossed with Film/BladeRunner. Instead, Deth spends the first three movies either in the future or in then-contemporary Los Angeles, then two more movies in a fantasy-inspired universe, with only the final movie putting him in a new body (and that one[[TheyChangedItNowItSucks was not well recieved]]).

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The use of time travel to inhabit your ancestors' bodies throughout history would seem like it could open up hundreds of possibilities for interesting stories, a la Series/QuantumLeap or VideoGame/AssassinsCreed crossed with Film/BladeRunner. Instead, Deth spends the first three movies either in the future or in then-contemporary Los Angeles, then two more movies in a fantasy-inspired universe, with only the final movie putting him in a new body (and that one[[TheyChangedItNowItSucks was not well recieved]]).

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The use of time travel to inhabit your ancestors' bodies throughout history would seem like it could open up hundreds of possibilities for interesting stories, a la Series/QuantumLeap or VideoGame/AssassinsCreed crossed with Film/BladeRunner. Instead, Deth spends the first three movies either in the future or in then-contemporary Los Angeles, then two more movies in a fantasy-inspired universe, with only the final movie putting him in a new body (and that one also takes place in a then-contemporary
period and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks was not well recieved]]).

period and [TheyChangedItNowItSucks was not well recieved]).

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The use of time travel to inhabit your ancestors' bodies throughout history would seem like it could open up hundreds of possibilities for interesting stories, a la Series/QuantumLeap or VideoGame/AssassinsCreed crossed with Film/BladeRunner. Instead, Deth spends the first three movies either in the future or in then-contemporary Los Angeles, then two more movies in a fantasy-inspired universe, with only the final movie putting him in a new body.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The use of time travel to inhabit your ancestors' bodies throughout history would seem like it could open up hundreds of possibilities for stories, a la Series/QuantumLeap or VideoGame/AssassinsCreed crossed with Film/BladeRunner. Instead, Deth spends the first three movies either in the future or in then-contemporary Los Angeles, then two more movies in a fantasy-inspired universe, with only the final movie putting him in a new body.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The use of time travel to inhabit your ancestors' bodies throughout history would seem like it could open up hundreds of possibilities for stories, a la Series/QuantumLeap or VideoGame/AssassinsCreed crossed with [Film/BladeRunner]. Instead, Deth spends the first three movies either in the future or in then-contemporary Los Angeles, then two more movies in a fantasy-inspired universe, with only the final movie putting him in a new body.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Helen Hunt in the first two movies. She would go on to co-star in the show ''Series/MadAboutYou'', which lead to more high-profile film roles. She came back to do a cameo in the third movie as a favor.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Helen Hunt in the first two movies. She would go on to co-star in the show ''Series/MadAboutYou'', which lead to more high-profile film roles. She came back to do a cameo in the third movie as a favor.

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Martin Whistler]] is a man with PsychicPowers, which he uses to enslave the weak-willed and make them into monsters known as Trancers. After Jack Deth defeats him, he decides to use time travel in order to kill ancestors of the leaders of the society of his time, which would make the world retain its former post-apocalyptic status, all so he can TakeOverTheWorld. He successfully kills two of the ancestors. When he finds the final one, he threatens to massacre an entire hobo camp if they don't turn him over, then has his goons fire on the entire group. After Jack makes a false deal with Whistler to let him have the future for his LoveInterest, Whistler [[ILied drops her off the building anyways]], intending for Jack to "witness his own death".

* RetroactiveRecognition: Helen Hunt in the first two movies. She would go on to co-star in the show Series/MadAboutYou, which lead to more high-profile film roles. She came back to do a cameo in the third movie as a favor.

* MoralEventHorizon: Whistler ordering his goons to fire on a hobo camp after they gave him what he wanted.

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Martin Whistler]] is a man with PsychicPowers, which he uses to enslave the weak-willed and make them into the universally AxCrazy Trancers. After [[TheProtagonist Jack Deth]] defeats him, he decides to use TimeTravel in order to kill ancestors of the leaders of the society of his time, which would make [[BadFuture the world retain its former post-apocalyptic status]], all so he can TakeOverTheWorld. He successfully kills two of the ancestors. When he finds the final one, he threatens to massacre an entire hobo camp if they don't turn him over, then has his goons fire on the entire group. After Jack makes a false deal with Whistler to let him have the future for his LoveInterest, Whistler [[ILied drops her off the building anyways]], intending for Jack to "witness his own death."

* JumpTheShark: The third movie.