The big problem I have with Continuum is that we're being asked to root for a murdering agent of a corporate-run authoritarian future that makes Orwell's worst nightmare seem like the Puppy Bowl.
The show seems aware of that, but isn't clever enough to play on it properly. They're obsessed with making the terrorists (who, despite their methods, are essentially freedom fighters and mankind's last best hope) into evil maniacs.
So... I guess Continuum is pro corporate authoritarianism.
While this problem remains, it appears to be a bit premature on my part to pass a verdict. One thing we learned from season 1 is that the Smoking Man -- who is the corporate god in the future, and the unwitting and naively innocent teenager helping our girl in the present day -- is the Big Bad. But, wisely (though, at first, it seemed like hubris), they opted to make his arc long, complicated, and, ultimately, intriguing... Especially now that the show gets a second season. A season that, from the looks of this trailer, has learned from its mistakes:
