> I came up with this years ago, but have only ever seen something like it explored once: in the TV show 'Dark'.
Doraemon, a Japanese children's cartoon (1970s to 1990s), created by Fujiko F Fujio, who is actually very well-versed in physics and science, has used something like this as a plot point in several different chapters/episodes and some movies. It doesn't actively call them "meta-stable time loops", since its target audience is children, but the idea and concept is there. Growing up watching and reading this series, I've learned more and more from it as I rewatch/reread old chapters/episodes, every time. I absolutely love it.
Doraemon, a Japanese children's cartoon (1970s to 1990s), created by Fujiko F Fujio, who is actually very well-versed in physics and science, has used something like this as a plot point in several different chapters/episodes and some movies. It doesn't actively call them "meta-stable time loops", since its target audience is children, but the idea and concept is there. Growing up watching and reading this series, I've learned more and more from it as I rewatch/reread old chapters/episodes, every time. I absolutely love it.