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DreamWorks time‑travel film returns to free streaming after anticipating Doctor Who idea

A DreamWorks Pictures science‑fiction time‑travel film has been restored to free streaming. The film was released almost three years before Doctor Who's 2005 revival starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, and it anticipated the show's later 'fixed points in time' concept. Doctor Who formalized that concept in the 2008 episode 'The Fires of Pompeii' (David Tennant, Catherine Tate), where some events must occur or reality could tear apart.

• DreamWorks Pictures released the ambitious time‑travel film nearly three years before Doctor Who's 2005 revival.
• The film pre‑empted Doctor Who's 'fixed points in time' idea, later spelled out in the 2008 episode 'The Fires of Pompeii'.
• 'Fixed points in time' in Doctor Who means certain events are immutable or reality risks catastrophic consequences.
• The DreamWorks film is now available again on free streaming.