Making History

A professor creates a device that allows him and his colleague to change the course of events from the past in order to improve their current life.

Making History (2017) is a single-season American sitcom created by Julius Sharpe for FOX. Adam Pally plays Dan, a professor who builds a time-travel device with his colleague Chris, played by Yassir Lester, and the two use it to rewrite past events in hopes of improving their dissatisfying present lives. Leighton Meester appears as Deborah Revere, and Brett Gelman plays Paul Revere, while John Gemberling and Neil Casey take on John Hancock and Sam Adams, placing founding-era figures in the middle of the leads' schemes. The engine of the series is a steady run of self-serving meddling, where each well-intended fix in the past produces a fresh mess that the pair must scramble to contain. Episodes are self-contained comic misadventures, and the nine-episode run is built around the absurd collision of modern attitudes with Revolutionary-era Boston. The tone is breezy, irreverent and sardonic, with a light, cheerful surface and a steady stream of anachronistic jokes. Fans of Quantum Leap, Timeless and Happy Endings will find resonance in its blend of time travel mechanics and ensemble workplace banter. Its mixed audience reception and cancellation leave the show as a brief, quirky experiment in historical comedy.

Audience reception is mixed, with viewers finding the time-travel comedy amusing in places but uneven overall.

• Timelesstime travel comedy, bumbling protagonists altering history for personal gain
• Quantum Leaptime travel premise with comic historical mishaps, lighthearted sitcom tone
• Happy Endingsabsurdist comedy with a time travel premise and self-absorbed leads

Created by

Julius Sharpe

Release Date

2017-03-05

Episode runtime

25 min

Rating

6.4 / 10 (57)

What is Making History about?

Two modern friends use a time machine to meddle with the American Revolution in hopes of improving their own lives.

What is Making History like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Making History as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Making History violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Making History as mild.

What did critics think of Making History?

Audience reception is mixed, with viewers finding the time-travel comedy amusing in places but uneven overall.

Which shows are like Making History?

Shows with a similar feel include Timeless, Quantum Leap, and Happy Endings.

How long is Making History?

Making History: 1 season, 9 episodes.

Is Making History still running?

No, Making History was canceled.

Where can I watch Making History?

In United States, Making History is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home.