Terra Nova (Official Thread)

[drudo182]

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/zz6a19d1cc.jpg

FOX is aiming for this Steven Spielberg produced show to air mid-season, assuming it's completed by that point.

They were looking at Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) to take the lead but he has apparently turned it down. Same with Kevin Bacon. Too bad about Chandler. He's great on FNL and I'd love to see him on another great show. I actually had no idea that Kevin Bacon was even approached until I read this (http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/exclusive-chandler-bacon-pass-foxs-terra-nova-17111) article.

Plot:
In the year 2149 the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped, overcrowded and over-polluted. With the majority of plant and animal life extinct, devotion to science has brought mankind to the brink of destruction, but has also provided its only hope for salvation. Knowing there is no way to reverse the damage to the planet in "Terra Nova," a coalition of scientists has managed to open up a fracture in the space-time continuum, creating a portal to prehistoric Earth. This doorway leads to an amazing world in "Terra Nova", one that allows for a last-ditch effort to save the human race...possibly changing the future by correcting the mistakes of the past.

[IAmNietzche]

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Should be the theme song.

[Shakriel]

Not sold on the premise. Might check out whenever this does premiere.

I like the song posted though.

[BornUnderPunches]

http://www.mathworkbook.com/Math%20Book/NovaImage/Terra6Cover.jpg


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[Formatfun]

Interesting. I may watch.

[MovieManCorey]

I hope this has dinosaurs in it.

[Wake Up]

i'll say 7 episodes in and it gets canceled.

[drudo182]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45281

[Whalejaw]

I really don't want to get my hopes up for this series. I have a huge feeling that it's going to bomb.

[drudo182]

Looks like...

Chris Brancato, a writer whose credits include “Eve,” a first-season episode of “The X-Files,” is among the writers just laid off at Fox’s upcoming dinosaur drama “Terra Nova.” The layoffs apparently have to do with the bulk of the series’ first season being moved from midseason to next autumn (with only its two-hour first episode airing in May).

Brannon Braga, co-creator of “Star Trek: Enterprise,” “Threshold” and the TV version of “FlashForward,” remains the series showrunner.
Co-showrunner David Fury (“Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” “Lost”) left the series some time ago, but his departure apparently had more to do with creative differences than scheduling.

[Whalejaw]

Looks what I said above is slowly coming true.

[drudo182]

Show sounds a little too large for a channel like Fox honestly.

[demondays524]

I don't see this show doing well on Fox at all.

[drudo182]

http://www.slashfilm.com/photos-steven-spielbergs-terra-nova/#more-95249

First photos up.

[stayillogical]

http://www.slashfilm.com/terra-nova-premiere-date-announced-photos-revealed/

I really hope this ends up being good.

[drudo182]

Can't imagine the dinosaurs looking that amazing.

[drudo182]

Super Bowl trailer.

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[Adeniz19]

Looks almost like Jurassic Park: The Series

[drudo182]

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Dino doesn't look that bad.

[Whalejaw]

This is doomed.

http://io9.com/#!5792359/the-real-reason-we-havent-seen-spielbergs-dinosaur-saga-terra-nova-on-tv-yet

[spiffa0]

Avatar meets Jurassic Park. Oh and Stephen Lang just happens to be a badass soldier in both...

[drudo182]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/coolproduction/ckeditor_assets/pictures/2249/original/tn2.jpg?1308965627

http://s3.amazonaws.com/coolproduction/ckeditor_assets/pictures/2250/original/tn3.jpg?1308965702

[xapplexpiex]

Declan from Degrassi is in this. Yessss.

[SLoT]

Series premiere next Monday at 8/7 central on Fox. Stoked.

Fox signed the first 13 episodes (season 1) without seeing a pilot because the sets cost too much to build/tear down in Australia.

Hoping this kicks ass.

[drudo182]

Hope it's decent.

[Whalejaw]

Premieres tonight.

[OldJersey]

Having a 2 hour long series premiere is a ballsy fucking move. Show just looks corny to me but I'm also not a fan of the niche they are going for. :shrug:

[SLoT]

Been getting hyped for this all day. Me and coworker have been emailing back and forth about it all day, with the exception of an email where we discuss who we think Jack the Ripper really was.

[drudo182]

Not sure if I'll be able to catch this tonight but I'm still looking forward to it.

[Lions and Elm]

I'm so excited for this. I never watch TV shows, but this looks incredible.

[SLoT]

15 minutes. Stoked.

[TSLROCKS]

Curious how this turns out. Might be a little too grandiose for me

[OldJersey]

Curious how this turns out. Might be a little too grandiose for me

Definitely too grandiose for me

[TSLROCKS]

Definitely too grandiose for me

You watching? Im gonna download it later tonight. It sounds like a cool premise for a show but yea I think they'll lose sight of the characters and focus on dinosaurs and shit like that

[OldJersey]

You watching? Im gonna download it later tonight. It sounds like a cool premise for a show but yea I think they'll lose sight of the characters and focus on dinosaurs and shit like that


Noo I just saw the promo for it 400 times during football yesterday and nothin against the show, just definitely not my cup of tea.

[seraph1214]

I'll probably end up watching this in a few days.

[brandon_260]

Didn't bother watching, because I watched HIMYM at 8. Worth watching online?

[jeffersin]

I'm actually enjoying this. I feel like the acting is a little bleh, but it's pretty interesting already

[bluecrunchy]

The first half of the episode was pretty lame, but it's getting better.

[Brandon Allin]

I think this is pretty fucking awful so far. I realize it's a tv show, but the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park looked more realistic in 1993.

[SLoT]

First little bit was some pretty shite acting, but it got better by the end of the episode. Also, liking the storyline so far, and whatever the hell the sixers are up to. It's looking like it'll get pretty action packed.

[Alou]

I'll probably watch a few episodes. First was decent. Hope the story and acting picks up some though.

[Lueda Alia]

Random (and pointless) story: I had to work on a group project for my last Soc class, and it involved coming up with laws and such for a whole new planet -- which we also had to name -- that we'd be moving to and start from scratch. The name, obviously, ended up being "Terra Nova," so it was funny to watch previews for this only a few weeks after the class was over, especially given the premise of the show.

Anyway, I am most definitely going to check this out.

[takeariisk]

Premiere wasn't too bad, I just hope moving forward they concentrate on the mystery of Terra Nova and not the family dynamics/soap opera stuff. I will definitely be watching next week.

[anthonydarko]

Show will likely be cancelled by the end of the year or season.

[A7XXX]

Thought the story line was pretty corny/cliche with the rebellious son, mom and dad working in separate places with the potential for cheating, etc. The one thing I have to give to them is the CGI. Those shots at the beginning of the futuristic city left me in awe; same can be said for some of the scenes in the jungle and the final scene with the moon

[NaughtyScotty]

I haven't watched this yet, but I've read a bit about the premise. so they can time travel but only 1 way, how do they know it works?

I might download this, i'm not entirely sold on it yet though.

[Whalejaw]

I went into this with low expectations and was pleasantly entertained. The premiere reminds me of Falling Skies. Lots of clichés but still a lot of potential. Gotta give them credit at least for attempting something do ambitious.

I was confused though on how they remain in contact with the future.

[cryates]

I enjoyed the pilot and it exceeded my low expectations.

I just hope that if the shows gets better and stronger, the viewers keep tuning in so it doesn't get a one and done season.

[TSLROCKS]

After how long this has been in development and how much money Fox probably spent to produce this show I'm sure it'd be a huge blow to them to cancel after 1 season

[cryates]

The biggest thing the show has against it right now is the fact that it is going up against so much stiff competition. They may need to move the show into another time slot at some point. The show could have so much appeal to a real broad audience so I do find it hard to believe it will be a season only deal in the end.

[Whalejaw]

The biggest thing the show has against it right now is the fact that it is going up against so much stiff competition. They may need to move the show into another time slot at some point. The show could have so much appeal to a real broad audience so I do find it hard to believe it will be a season only deal in the end.

I doubt there's a ton of overlap between this show, Dancing with the Stars, and The Sing-Off.

[smudgedude]

so basically it's avatar set out over a set number of weeks?

[cryates]

so basically it's avatar set out over a set number of weeks?
No.

Fucking moron.

[SLoT]

so basically it's avatar set out over a set number of weeks?

....what?

[Protested Hero]

The premiere surpassed my initial expectations by a lot. Sure, it had some cliches, but there's nothing much like this on tv right now. Plus, it has dinosaurs.

[Alou]

The premiere surpassed my initial expectations by a lot. Sure, it had some cliches, but there's nothing much like this on tv right now. Plus, it has dinosaurs.

Exactly. Who doesn't like Dinosaurs?

[Protested Hero]

Exactly. Who doesn't like Dinosaurs?

That's what I'm saying.

[fifpb99]

I haven't watched this yet, but I've read a bit about the premise. so they can time travel but only 1 way, how do they know it works?

I might download this, i'm not entirely sold on it yet though.

they sent a 'beacon' back in time first to see if it worked, and how far back they would be sending people. also, they wanted to make sure it wouldnt cause a split timeline. or something. they didnt do much explaining, but thats the gist i believe.

[fifpb99]

I went into this with low expectations and was pleasantly entertained. The premiere reminds me of Falling Skies. Lots of clichés but still a lot of potential. Gotta give them credit at least for attempting something do ambitious.

I was confused though on how they remain in contact with the future.

when did they contact anyone from the future?

[SLoT]

when did they contact anyone from the future?
I think he's talking about Taylor mentioning that he doesn't know who to trust in the future, implying there's still contact. I read a theory yesterday about the Sixers being freedom fighters and trying to destroy the rift because the probe they never found actually ended up in the future, and that's what all those drawings were on the rocks...someone relaying the information back to them. Sounds pretty shaky, but it's pretty obvious to me Taylor's not necessarily a "good" guy.

Edit: Downloaded the episode for free off iTunes. Watching it now, hoping to make sense of some of the stuff I missed while watching the premiere.

[Alou]

they sent a 'beacon' back in time first to see if it worked, and how far back they would be sending people. also, they wanted to make sure it wouldnt cause a split timeline. or something. they didnt do much explaining, but thats the gist i believe.

I think the beacon never showed up, so they know they are in an alternate timeline and not going to fuck anything up and cause their entire civilization to never exist. At least I think. Wasn't really paying too much attention at that point.

when did they contact anyone from the future?

I was confused on this too. :(

[Whalejaw]

when did they contact anyone from the future?

I think he's talking about Taylor mentioning that he doesn't know who to trust in the future, implying there's still contact. I read a theory yesterday about the Sixers being freedom fighters and trying to destroy the rift because the probe they never found actually ended up in the future, and that's what all those drawings were on the rocks...someone relaying the information back to them. Sounds pretty shaky, but it's pretty obvious to me Taylor's not necessarily a "good" guy.

Edit: Downloaded the episode for free off iTunes. Watching it now, hoping to make sense of some of the stuff I missed while watching the premiere.

What he said. There was some throwaway line that I don't remember exactly. There has to be some form of contact so Terra Nova has an idea of when the next pilgrimage is coming and what kind of personnel they'll be receiving.

[livethesounds]

i just now got to watching the premiere and it blew my expectations out of the water. the production quality was fantastic and the graphics pretty great. The early story and character development was really good, and i didn't feel it was that cliche, other than the son kind of flying off the handle for no reason. I think this series has a lot of promise. It has a lot of obstacles too though, hopefully it pulls though. This could be a fantastic series if they continue to do it right.

[fifpb99]

What he said. There was some throwaway line that I don't remember exactly. There has to be some form of contact so Terra Nova has an idea of when the next pilgrimage is coming and what kind of personnel they'll be receiving.

ahh that jogged my memory... yeah the one security guy said 'they're sending another 100+ people' or something, and he was like we dont have time to accomodate that many people on such short notice. obvi paraphrasing but yeah it seems they do have some form of contact.

[Miss Heartcore]

I realize it's a tv show, but the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park looked more realistic in 1993.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. It's like SYFY Bad.

Haven't they learned that they should always go with animatronics?

[Lueda Alia]

I don't know how I felt about the pilot, but I'll keep watching.

[Sic Transit Zeb]

What he said. There was some throwaway line that I don't remember exactly. There has to be some form of contact so Terra Nova has an idea of when the next pilgrimage is coming and what kind of personnel they'll be receiving.

While I do believe there is contact; however, you could just send messages with each "pilgrimage" regarding prior and future plans.

[Sic Transit Zeb]

The biggest thing the show has against it right now is the fact that it is going up against so much stiff competition. They may need to move the show into another time slot at some point. The show could have so much appeal to a real broad audience so I do find it hard to believe it will be a season only deal in the end.

They've got to get it off of Monday's. MNF rules the airtime.

[Brandon Allin]

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. It's like SYFY Bad.

Haven't they learned that they should always go with animatronics?
Glad somebody agrees. Dinos look laughably bad.

[Whalejaw]

Let's be realistic here. Jurassic Park didn't have to create dinosaurs only a weekly basis with such a tight budget.

[fifpb99]

i dont go into any tv series that uses cgi and expect much so i wasnt disappointed... the only show who did a halfway decent job with it was BSG.

[Grad]

If they're in a new time stream then there wouldn't be a future to communicate with, right? Isn't this new time stream essentially an alternate universe? I'm thinking they are either in the same time stream and that info will be revealed in a later episode or they've got a huge plot hole on their hands.

[Miss Heartcore]

i dont go into any tv series that uses cgi and expect much so i wasnt disappointed... the only show who did a halfway decent job with it was BSG.

I'm halfway through BSG and completely in love with it.

[SLoT]

If they're in a new time stream then there wouldn't be a future to communicate with, right? Isn't this new time stream essentially an alternate universe? I'm thinking they are either in the same time stream and that info will be revealed in a later episode or they've got a huge plot hole on their hands.

That's actually a theory I've been reading about. That the Sixers aren't "bad guys," but instead more like freedom fighters, because they're in the same time stream (which is what is being told on the rocks at the waterfall by Taylor's son), so they'll be trying to take over Terra Nova once they have the full answer to the whole thing. I'm guessing it'll be brought up later in the season, more than likely, the episode before the finale.

[fifpb99]

I'm halfway through BSG and completely in love with it.

probably my favorite series ever... a scifi show dealt with rape, terrorism, discrimination and human values better than i think any other show ever has. the way BSG represented a post 9/11 america and still had frackin' space lasers really makes me geek out lol. and i dont even like shit like star wars, so thats saying a lot haha.

/coolstorybro

[Whalejaw]

High production values and a cool premise yet this show continues to be remarkably generic.

[Protested Hero]

Let's be realistic here. Jurassic Park didn't have to create dinosaurs only a weekly basis with such a tight budget.

Right.

[takeariisk]

Last episode was a step back. However, the preview for next week looked awesome.

[jeffersin]

I really hope this show doesn't go in the direction of facing a new obstacle every week. I would much rather have a continued strong story line throughout the season

[SLoT]

I really hope this show doesn't go in the direction of facing a new obstacle every week. I would much rather have a continued strong story line throughout the season
Being that it cost so much to produce each episode (3-4 million per), Fox is better off with an episodic show for rerun value then a serial. You'll always have a bit of serial story behind the episodes main issue though, so that's something. It's been said already the show is episodic as well.

[jeffersin]

Being that it cost so much to produce each episode (3-4 million per), Fox is better off with an episodic show for rerun value then a serial. You'll always have a bit of serial story behind the episodes main issue though, so that's something. It's been said already the show is episodic as well.

Yeah..that makes sense. It just kinda lowers my interest in it

[takeariisk]

Anyone watching tonight? It looked pretty cool from the previews.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

I keep trying to like this but it's just not happening. This feels like this year's FlashForward or The Event or The Cape.

The Cape is probably the closest. Anyone remember The Cape? Oh, Cape. Such adventures.

[Indoor Living]

6 seasons and a movie.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

6 Seasons And A Movie!

[spiffa0]

Why is this still on? Turned on my tv expecting House and boom, this shit

[Whalejaw]

Tonight's episode was pretty awful.

[jeffersin]

Yeah tonight's episode was a pile of monkey shit

[SLoT]

I'm losing interest rapidly in this show. The simple fact that it's episodic is the sole source of it's lameness. Dramas like this work best as serials. Oh well.

[wall e]

I liked the premiere, should I catch up?

[Hamlet]

So I just started watching and recently caught up with the show. Gotta say I loved the pilot, it was basically Jurassic Park meets Avatar.

However, the next two episodes after that were standalone stories with some very contrived writing and rather large plot holes which right now are explained with "It's sci-fi". The characters right now are pretty generic, save for Commander Taylor who at least has some charisma and mystery around him.

I'm hoping they can maintain the serialised elements that they're bringing in with the latest episode about the child runaway. Besides the pilot it was probably the best episode so far, minus the ridiculous motivation of going into the dinosaur-inhabited jungle by yourself on a hunch that the child spy was being threatened to do it because of a drawing she made.

Right now the show's tone is quite schizophrenic. It's about survival in a hostile new world, but the familiy and teen drama elements make the world feel way too safe. The Lost-style conspiracy and mystery elements keep the show interesting but right now they're only dripping in. And I know there are budget restrictions, but this show has to never forget that it takes place in a world with freakin' DINOSAURS!!! If you can't deliver this then you might as well have just thrown them on a deserted island.

From what I understand, it is possible to send messages back to 2149, however materials such as supplies and people can only be ferried one way (from the future). The show hasn't explained why this is, however one user on The Onion TV club had an elegant solution:

The Black Market dealer is able to send communications back (and regularly does so for the Sixers apparently) since he was going to send a message back to allow Mopey Boy's girl through. Presumably, it's a matter of not having enough bandwidth upstream to do anything but send data, which makes pretty good sense (especially if the future portal is forced open with energy when pilgrimages are sent back - Terra Nova wouldn't have enough power to do much more than open a pinhole for data to stream through).

And another user in reply:

You've officially put more thought into this than the writers, and even come up with a plausible explanation. If it takes a shit-ton of energy to send people and materiel through the portal, then Terra Nova wouldn't have enough energy to do the reverse. That's actually pretty clever, and it opens the future possibility of a two-way portal once TN is established enough to generate the requisite power. Well done!

Hopefully the writers and production will deliver what they've been promising, which in this interview seems positive:
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/21/terra-nova-interview/

I really like the concept and universe, and I'm hoping the show can hit a good stride and bring all these elements together.

[justintime016]

so this thread hasn't been active for almost a month now...and i feel like its time we discuss what's been happening.
personally, i love the show and where its going. it seems like theres a lot more than meets the eye, and as long as it doesn't take the ridiculous-over-the-top-twists that lost took, i think this could end up being one of my favorites.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Oh yeah, this show.

[Whalejaw]

so this thread hasn't been active for almost a month now...and i feel like its time we discuss what's been happening.
personally, i love the show and where its going. it seems like theres a lot more than meets the eye, and as long as it doesn't take the ridiculous-over-the-top-twists that lost took, i think this could end up being one of my favorites.

The problem is that absolutely nothing has happened. It took 8 episodes to understand the back story of what mystery was introduced in the pilot. All we get is the typical problem-of-the-week, with almost no major character or plot progression.

[justintime016]

The problem is that absolutely nothing has happened. It took 8 episodes to understand the back story of what mystery was introduced in the pilot. All we get is the typical problem-of-the-week, with almost no major character or plot progression.

i guess when you say it like that, its true. haha. i still like the show, a lot. but i think its picking up now that we know commander taylor's son is communicating with the future to try and get someone back i dont know if thats a spoiler really? haha

[Freud]

season finale was surprisingly good

[jwicklun]

http://collider.com/fox-cancels-terra-nova/150327/

Cancelled, but trying to find a new network.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

i'll say 7 episodes in and it gets canceled.
You were close!

[Indoor Living]

Not agreeing to do this show is arguably Kyle Chandler's best career move.

[drudo182]

Goodbye Terra Nova. Goodbye Alcatraz (hopefully). Hello Fringe.

Not agreeing to do this show is arguably Kyle Chandler's best career move.

Yes. Smart, smart man.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Goodbye Terra Nova. Goodbye Alcatraz (hopefully). Hello Fringe.



Yes. Smart, smart man.
I stopped watching after the episode where it's the guard that returns rather than an inmate because I was losing interest. I was, however, still meaning to catch up at some point. Has it gotten that bad though? I don't know if I want to bother if it's that bad.

Edit: I just checked the Alcatraz thread and saw that you watched one less episode than I did so I guess you felt the same. Ha. Really too bad as the initial trailer had me excited.

[IAmAmazing]

Goodbye Terra Nova. Goodbye Alcatraz (hopefully). Hello Fringe.
Yes. Smart, smart man.
Yes and yes.

I stopped watching after the episode where it's the guard that returns rather than an inmate because I was losing interest. I was, however, still meaning to catch up at some point. Has it gotten that bad though? I don't know if I want to bother if it's that bad.

Edit: I just checked the Alcatraz thread and saw that you watched one less episode than I did so I guess you felt the same. Ha. Really too bad as the initial trailer had me excited.
Yeah, is it worth catching up on? I got pretty bored with it as well.

[drudo182]

I stopped watching after the episode where it's the guard that returns rather than an inmate because I was losing interest. I was, however, still meaning to catch up at some point. Has it gotten that bad though? I don't know if I want to bother if it's that bad.

Edit: I just checked the Alcatraz thread and saw that you watched one less episode than I did so I guess you felt the same. Ha. Really too bad as the initial trailer had me excited.

I was so excited for that show. If it got picked up I'd probably finish the season off and see where they started to take it. As it is now, I don't think it will come back and I didn't care for the format all that much.