It's a well written drama, very much like Mad Men only in a different industry at another key time (and less concerned with fashion, though given the industry that only makes sense). It's a strong cast. However, my own take on it is that it definitely helps to be interested in the history they're telling. I was pretty familiar with most of it so I found it fascinating to see how they fit their characters into the historical progression of computers and the internet.

And in that sense it's almost like a continuation of Mad Men, which showed the beginning of research computerization in the ad industry. During the mid 70s which is where the gap occurs, it was still mostly massive computer rooms and very little individual use. But it had already begun by the time the show opens and the current (final) season is taking place in the early 90s.

Yes, I wasn't expecting much of Timeless and was surprised when there was such a lot of fan interest in it. Do you have a particular Willis novel you'd recommend?