'Terra Nova' dinosaur series on Fox from Spielberg
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Brannon Braga joined as Exec. Prod./ showrunner.
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They are already doing that in Arizona-only its Republicans, not velociraptors.
Braga, huh?
Game over man. Game over.
Game over man. Game over.
So what the heck kind of show is it supposed to be?
- Time Travel? (aka Primeval USA?)
- Fantasy?
- Jurassic Park the series?
Does anyone know?
- Time Travel? (aka Primeval USA?)
- Fantasy?
- Jurassic Park the series?
Does anyone know?
Checkmate
Commodore
You just have to look at the name of the series to conclude that it's probably not going to be based on the events of Jurassic Park. If I remember correctly, it basically means "new land" or even "new Earth," yes? That kind of suggests that it'll either be some long lost island, or possibly a sci-fi adventure on an alien world or Planet of the Apes-style time travel deal where they mistake the past for another world.
'Terra Nova' dinosaur series
Also speculating based on available information.
24, Flash Forward,Threshold, Enterprise
Expect some sci-fi action show with lots of CGI dinosaurs every episode. Probably with CGI looking like one of the newer CGI dinosaur show series on Discovery Channel as far as the quality of the CGI dinosaurs on a TV budget, not a Jurassic Park feature film budget, such as 'Clash of the Dinosaurs'
Also speculating based on available information.
from above deadline.com link.
24, Flash Forward,Threshold, Enterprise
Expect some sci-fi action show with lots of CGI dinosaurs every episode. Probably with CGI looking like one of the newer CGI dinosaur show series on Discovery Channel as far as the quality of the CGI dinosaurs on a TV budget, not a Jurassic Park feature film budget, such as 'Clash of the Dinosaurs'
What the............?!?!
I was working recently with a bunch of young 20 somethings and to pass the time they were doing a tv quiz. One of the questions was,
"Who was Cisco's partner?"
I, of course, immediately answered, "Pancho!" to which I got a bunch of quizzical looks and the virtual cricket chirping sound.
Even though it was old when I watched it in the early seventies, most people my age would know "The Cisco Kid".
I look forward to the day when the next generation gets the same "What ARE you on about?!?" stares from ignorant youngers when they go on about John Locke, Sawyer and Smokey The Bear Monster.
They are already doing that in Arizona-only its Republicans, not velociraptors.
Disgusting left-wing, vile garbage.
The Dinosaurs will return from the future and speak with a British accent.
The season finale will have the Dinosaurs taking over the Dinosaur HQ of the past.
Oh and a Meteor from the future will wipe out all humans
"TO BE CONTINUED"
Didn't he write that VOY episode where the dinosaurs made it off Earth, survived the comet, evolved and came back to Earth merely to find it overrun with disgusting mammalian interlopers?
Maybe that's how he got the gig.But how can he frak this up?
That's pretty bulletproof. Run around, avoid being eaten, repeat. Look at the pretty SFX. Then again...ulp! There's time travel in the mix!
And I vote for Kyle Chandler to star. Hew's hot!
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^^Distant Origin was indeed co-written by Braga.
And I got to say, families travelling through time to see dinosaurs is definately a weird, Braga-style idea. Hell, if it weren't for the fact that the budget probably didn't exist back then, I could easily see this idea being modified for Star Trek.
And I got to say, families travelling through time to see dinosaurs is definately a weird, Braga-style idea. Hell, if it weren't for the fact that the budget probably didn't exist back then, I could easily see this idea being modified for Star Trek.
The thing is, though... Will it be a one-shot time travel to the past, or will they jump through eras?
Just surviving in 'dinosaur land' by itself will get old after a while. But if you aren't careful with planning out limitations, excessive time travel can lead to real problems. (see Primeval)
Just surviving in 'dinosaur land' by itself will get old after a while. But if you aren't careful with planning out limitations, excessive time travel can lead to real problems. (see Primeval)
Just going back into dino-times and dealing with dinos as the probably were - scary, dangerous, but not sentient - isn't all that strange. There's an appealing simplicity to a story that is, "family visits the Jurassic, is in awe, fights to survive because despite the danger, who the heck wants to leave?!?" We can't be sure all the dinosaurs that existed have been discovered - it's likely they haven't all been discovered - leaving it open to the imagination if anyone wants to speculate on original dino species for this show.
But will Braga actually be content with a story that "mundane" and not futz with known dino history to whomp up some super-genius velociraptors who rewire the time machine on the sly and leapfrog into the 32nd C and then to the 21st C so they can take over the world with their advanced super tech?
But will Braga actually be content with a story that "mundane" and not futz with known dino history to whomp up some super-genius velociraptors who rewire the time machine on the sly and leapfrog into the 32nd C and then to the 21st C so they can take over the world with their advanced super tech?
I recently read the novel Bones of the Earth (warning, plot spoilers in Wikipedia article) about time travel to the dinosaur era.
In the novel, a human organization has been gifted time travel by unknown benefactors, where they are allowed to explore the past (not future) but without damaging the timeline. Of course there are cases where people get marooned in the past, rescue attempts, conspiracy, murder, and the quest to find out who the masters of time travel are - and where they come from. All the usual stuff you would expect to see.
The book certainly has its flaws, but it could be adapted to an interesting show, IMO, in the mold of LOST.
In the novel, a human organization has been gifted time travel by unknown benefactors, where they are allowed to explore the past (not future) but without damaging the timeline. Of course there are cases where people get marooned in the past, rescue attempts, conspiracy, murder, and the quest to find out who the masters of time travel are - and where they come from. All the usual stuff you would expect to see.
The book certainly has its flaws, but it could be adapted to an interesting show, IMO, in the mold of LOST.
Isn't this just the premise to "Land of the Lost"? (Not the recent film, the TV shows)
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