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Movie Theater New show Terra Nova

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This looks like Lost meets Dino's l watched part of it . I think it will pick up in a few more shows . I am looking forward to something new like this to take the place of Lost . Anyone else watch it and what did u think about it?
 
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Watched the last hour of it. Jurrasic Park meets Lost is what it seems like. I missed all the first part, so I have no idea how they got there.... I guess I'll have to wait for the rebroadcast.

BTW at the rate they are losing people to dinosaurs and burning through ammo, kit, etc, I can't imagine they lasted 7 weeks, let alone 7 years........
 
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Watched the whole. Two woven episodes. I like everything about it. Several very good hook/teasers got worked into the plot line.

Between (an older, thinner) Steven Lang and the jungle backdrop, several scenes are very reminiscent of <span style="font-style: italic">Avatar</span>.

I think Dancing With The Stars has met its Nemesis. Finally. Woohoo!
 
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I thought the same thing Greg . l can't believe they spent 20 million dollars on that one episode that is crazy... something about the dino's doesn't look right maybe they don't have them grimy enough or too shiny... oh Kingrabbit i missed the first 20 mins or so l didn't see that . why would they do that ?
 
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How can people like this? The premise is assine in the extreme. They knowingly jumped back to a point in time BEFORE a huge comet slams into earth and wipes out most life forms! Not to mentioned is inhabited by carnivorous animals larger then any man has ever seen...silly...

Why not jump back to a closer time period when things were more similar to what they are today? Jump back say 15,000 years to Egypt. Then help lead the rise of humanity, you would have a built in work force, and would be in area that could easily support a large human population through agricultural means. Would also have ready access to mining operations throughout that region.

Stupid stupid show...
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DamnYuppie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> They knowingly jumped back to a point in time BEFORE a huge comet slams into earth and wipes out most life forms! Not to mentioned is inhabited by carnivorous animals larger then any man has ever seen...silly...</div></div>
My thoughts exactly.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DamnYuppie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Why not jump back to a closer time period when things were more similar to what they are today? Jump back say 15,000 years to Egypt. Then help lead the rise of humanity,</div></div>
I'm not sure but I don't think they have a choice. And how do they know how far back they are going if no one can come back? My guess is that they actually can go back but are keeping it secret. The commander is probably a bad guy. May have usurped the actual lead on the first mission.
 
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I def think its Lost meets Jurassic Park with a touch of Avatar in it . l hope it gets good though we need something new on TV besides reality garbage , almost not worth paying for TV with all the junk they fill with these days.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DamnYuppie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How can people like this? The premise is assine in the extreme. They knowingly jumped back to a point in time BEFORE a huge comet slams into earth and wipes out most life forms! Not to mentioned is inhabited by carnivorous animals larger then any man has ever seen...silly...

Why not jump back to a closer time period when things were more similar to what they are today? Jump back say 15,000 years to Egypt. Then help lead the rise of humanity, you would have a built in work force, and would be in area that could easily support a large human population through agricultural means. Would also have ready access to mining operations throughout that region.

Stupid stupid show... </div></div>

Sounds to me like you did not watch the show but instead got the footnotes.
The point in time they jumped is an entirely different timeline. There is no guarantee that the dinos will be wiped out because....duh dun dah...its a different timeline (think planet of the apes, one with Mark Wahlberg). This premise has been hashed and rehashed in numerous movies and TV shows.If you have seen Sound of Thunder you would understand the concept of stepping back in time on the same timeline or stream. Any little thing you change will cause a ripple through time also explained as a paradox. This ripple would change everything until nothing would be the same in the future in effect creating....wait for it....a NEW timeline.
Before they could send anyone back they had to determine that they had found a new timeline which has been explained in the first episode. I can take it or leave it as a show. The effects were a bit cheesy but 20million doesn't go far toward Jurassic Park style effects for 90 minutes of actual airtime. I agree too many commercials. I am gonna go out on a limb and say that I don't think Taylor is a bad guy in the truest sense of the word, I think that is what we are supposed to believe. It is obvious there are dark secrets and it appears his son knows things he wants kept secret. Not the worst television I have seen in this genre. Would you rather watch Land of the Lost?
 
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there has to be some sort of back and forth communication, how would they know to still send folks? and what to send? unless they are just doing it in the blind.

and how the hell that lil girl get away from like 6 dinosaurs with one mag of ammo that she started firing blindly when she ran.?? that thing ripped a door off an armoured vehicle and ran a few others down, but she can escape it.. BS!!! lol
 
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That makes sense. There's some reference to such a capability, but it's something for later episodes to flesh out, if at all.

The rift wasn't invented, it was discovered; so talking about alternatives temporal destinations doesn't fit the story line. Without getting into cosmology/causality, anything that alters the past is supposed to be obliged to generate a divergent reality.

I like the complexities. I think there's a heckuva lot fo potentials for subplot arcs.

Some of it doesn't make sense, like if they can arrange for people and vehicles to come through, why are 'The Sixers' supplies of meteoric iron so worthy of trade at high cost?

But it <span style="font-style: italic">is</span> fiction, and liberties need to be taken with some logical details. If I felt such a need to demonstrate my wisdom by nitpicking every one of them, I probably wouldn't be able to like anything the entertainment industry provides. Luckily, I'm never going to be that smart, and can gleefully resign myself to liking it for its entertainment value.

That there are so many who can't is a danged good reason why Syfy with real potential gets stillborn every time, and insipid insults to actual intelligence like 'reality' rule the airwaves.

Terra Nova; bring it! More, more, more...!

Greg
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Greg Langelius *</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Watched the whole. Two woven episodes. I like everything about it. Several very good hook/teasers got worked into the plot line.

Between (an older, thinner) Steven Lang and the jungle backdrop, several scenes are very reminiscent of <span style="font-style: italic">Avatar</span>.

I think Dancing With The Stars has met its Nemesis. Finally. Woohoo! </div></div>

He does not seem to hold the same " I'm a bad-ass " attitude as he did in Avatar...Which is a shame because that's what made that movie for me. It does not get more bad-ass jumping out of a falling aircraft on fire in a giant mech suit. I was sad when the smurfs got him =)
 
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It is alright, special effects aren't great, but I wouldn't expect them to be. The main characters abs are so obviously painted on its laughable. I do believe they are in an alternate dimension btw. So possible explanation of no asteroid. I do think that the marine from Avatar is going to end up being bad. He has already kept secrets. All in all, it is shaping up to be an alright show. Definitely worth a download to watch free of commercial.
 
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I've seen the 2nd episode as well. Last week's show ran late (from the scheduled time), so the DVR only caught the 1st ten minutes. Just so so... I will give it 1 more episode and then may give up on it..
 
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I didn't know you could crank a crossbow with 2 fingers...
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I'm still watching for most of the episodes. Missed a couple due to must-see conflicts; still planning on catching up on the Internet.

Characterizations could appear somewhat over the top, but I can take it. At least most of the story arc(s) appear cohesive/plausible, unlike stuff like <span style="font-style: italic">Fringe</span> or <span style="font-style: italic">Stanctuary</span>.

For mainstream TV, it's actually top notch

Greg
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: OldGuardShooter</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> we need something new on TV besides reality garbage , almost not worth paying for TV with all the junk they fill with these days. </div></div>
Where I live I am blessed with not being able to get cable or satellite tv. I have broadcast and internet. Not free, but not expensive, either. On broadcast, I still am inundated with the stuff that apparently sells, like Dancing with the stars, and other "reality" shows. They all suck.
The internet gives me more access to good entertainment.
The little bit that I watched of Terra Nova did not impress me much.
I have grown tired of shows that highlight inter personal conflict, and much prefer shows that just entertain. I guess that there are people that delight in conflict, but I ain't one of them.
 
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Terra Nova is horrifically bad. The GF and I watch it just because it is so bad it's entertaining to point out the terribleness (ala Mystery Science Theater 3000).

<ul style="list-style-type: disc">[*]Stereotypical single-dimensional characters, nearly all of which are unlikeable[*]Contrived plot points[*]Generic sci-fi plots that are overused, old, and tired[*]"Dumb sheriff constantly knows better than the scientists" stolen from Eureka[*]Mediocre CG[*]Shooting hundreds of rounds from big-ass guns into small dinos with no apparent effect[*]Guns that don't work on dinos, where hand-made bows and knives do[*]Commander's son successfully researching time travel in the deadly jungle by himself with no resources[*]Commander's son surviving the deadly jungle by himself with no resources[*]Fixing EMP-destroyed computer chips by giving them to a bartender who has a magnifying glass and some hand tools[*]Characters frequently stating the blatantly obvious. Maybe this is helpful for those in the audience who have fallen asleep.[*]Guns all stop working due to EMP[*]No heavy weaponry in a land full of dinos. They stop big dinos with... digging a trench, filling it with oil, and lighting it on fire from a bow and arrow[/list]

I could go on and on, but I don't have the three years it would take.
 
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OK, I'll buy that.

But while we're all picking the currently most significant effort to revive network Sci-Fi apart, please recognize that such criticism, ala "If it ain't better'n Avatar, it's trash" attitude is a goodly part of why even moderately good Sci-Fi is so absent from the networks or cable.

When we demonstrate our duly superior taste and critical judgement, we also demonstrate our intolerance for production companies who are trying to forge a new path during a time of widespread opposition.

I accept that some glasses are half empty. For Sci-Fi, these days, a half a glass is decent bit better than an empty one. Or would we all rather see 'Falling Skies' oocupy the pinnacle of current Sci-Fi programming?

At least they're trying. Stomp this one flat, and the odds are really good they'll simply stop trying. When they do, who will we have to thank for that? Sometimes, we can be our own worst enemies.

For example, the premise behind <span style="font-style: italic">Babylon 5</span> was A-OK, but a lot of the characterization and plot arcs were highly episodic and downright fluky, and the effects came from something they briefly labelled The Video Toaster, then they hid from direct sight. If this degree of criticism were leveled at it in its first season, where would it have gone?

Me, I like Sci-Fi, hate the junk like the duds you cite, and try to get behind new shows when they arrive. They may not be <span style="font-style: italic">Avatar</span> but I find them adequate; and with support, they could garner better efforts in writing and production. Trash them, and that most definitely <span style="font-style: italic">won't</span> happen.

Seriously, look around. Is there something better out there right now?

Greg
 
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TN has been cancelled, debate over. Only decent Sci-Fi on now is Alphas...
Looks like Sci-Fi has the kiss of death- "Flash Forward" , one season, "The Event", one season, "No Ordinary family", yup, one season, the new "V", oh yeah, one seasorino, "The Cape" (whatever, at least it gave Summer Glau and Keith David some work). I was intending to patronize all of these shows and every time the effing networks pulled the hot dog out of the bun.
"Hollywood, from Hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee..."
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Greg Langelius *</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I can't find any definite reports that it's cancelled; only that seaspn 2 is still TBD. </div></div>
They will have a 2 hr. finale (sounds pretty 'final' to me) in December. I will happily eat my words if they pick it up for a 2nd season.
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/11/terra-nova-finale/
 
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The article is poorly written, but I don't see anything about being cancelled.
Just a season finale.

"Fox’s grand dino experiment has set a (first season?) conclusion: "
 
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I stopped taping this show..thought it was awful...

But I read when it opened the sets were so expensive to build, that they shot two seasons worth first time out. So probably more to come.
 
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I like this show. It’s slow at times but seems now there is a storyline. About the son and the Commander. Hopefully it gets better. I hate it when I watch a show and it’s canceled. So I’m all for it. And yes Alpha’s is the best SCIFI show currently. Nothing compares!
 
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The season closer was up to speed OK. Lots of interesting teasers. I really do hope this one comes back.

Before we write this one off based on ratings, let's not forget they ran it opposite <span style="font-style: italic">Dancing With The Stars</span>.

I think <span style="font-style: italic">...Stars...</span> is an absolute Blot Upon Society; but in our house, She Who Must Be Obeyed has ordained that it shall run opposite anthing else, up to and including the Apocalypse.

Greg
 
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Yes I liked last nights show left me wanting to know more about what is in the badlands and how it go there. I'm lokking forward to a second season.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ssgp2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bermuda's triangle bringing ships in the past? </div></div>

+1

Really beyond a shadow of a doubt. This show jumped the shark before it ever aired, I think. I like it, though.
 
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If nothing else, its fun to watch. Its my second fantasy show next to walking dead. Im pretty sure it will be canceled being any show in this genre I watch gets canceled. Jericho canceled, Terminator the Sara Connor chronicles canceled, The Even canceled, V canceled. Yepp Im a one man show wrecker.

The point is, if we dont get behind something were going to be forced to live with the real house wives of blah blah or nothing.


Regarding The Event "The series was picked up for a full first season of 22 episodes on October 18, 2010.[1] NBC canceled the series on May 13, 2011.[2]" from wiki .
 
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Bermuda Triangle was my thought too

I don't think the show will make it another season though. everyone is watching reality crap these days.

I mean..the Kardasheans..wtf..we are circling the drain. But i digress....

Is it just me or does the daughter & military guy relationship look "forced"; oil & water chemistry with those 2

Taylor's son really needs to just die already; he's extremely aggravating...if he can take a bat/plank to the back of the head and get back up..2 bullets and crawl off...i don't think he's dying anytime soon. He may be a terminator sent back in time from the sarah connor chronicles.
 
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I had high hopes, but
It was just ..IMHO... awful. All production values and cartoonish.Characters were shallow without development. It was very expensive to make.
 
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It definitely had room for improvement. But thats what second seasons are for
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cancel a few of the reality tv shows....all of their characters are shallow and without development
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Maelek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">cancel <span style="font-weight: bold">all</span> of the reality tv shows....all of their characters are shallow and without development
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Fixed that for ya.