Terra Nova = Jamestown

[darkshadow0001]

I just watched season one's "Terra Nova" and the story almost seemed like the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia in our own history. Except I doubt the colonists of Jamestown got radiation poisoning from a meteor impact. This was a good episode though, I really liked how Archer tried to convince the "humans" were humans, and not aliens. I would think it would suck to have to live with all that radiation. So far from what I've seen from season one (I must of missed a lot of them) I have enjoyed. So far I think the only episodes of season one I remember is when Shran was introduced and of course Broken Bow, and the Ferengi episode.

 

[JiNX-01]

Jamestown... huh? I hadn't considered that, tho' it does make the story more interesting as a concept anyway. I don't particularly like the episode myself, thought it was kind of boring and the colonists' survival seems inexplicable under the circumstances.

But at least having historical roots might make it more palatable. I'll watch again when I get a chance.

 

[Jimmy Bob]

"I just watched season one's "Terra Nova" and the story almost seemed like the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia in our own history."
"This was a good episode though, I really liked how Archer tried to convince the "humans" were humans, and not aliens."

I'm not really sure I like this connotation. Personally I didn't view their "non-humaness" as an evil thing. Archer's idea of making them human again and destroying their unique culture they came up on their own however...

 

[ATW]

Can I ask why you pin point it to Jamestown and not every other colony built by other Nations/Cities. The Med' is littered with tough time stories in it's histories from Greek Colonies. In fact the way, if I remember, Terra Nova was it was a lot more like the Greek Colonies (minus radiation of course) than a colony in America named after a Scottish King.

If I remember right, Terra Nova was very much self governing and had almost total independence from Earth (a bit more like what Syracuse did with Corinth - with Syracuse even out doing her Parent City than Jamestown IMHO - please note my History of the Americas is not up to scratch and sure someone can point out if I'm wrong)

 

[Oryx]

Jamestown, eh? As far as I'm concerned, the episode screamed "Lost Colony on Roanoke Island". I mean, speculation still exists over what happened to the colonists there; I can just see Travis getting his panties in a bunch over that mystery.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

Jamestown, eh? As far as I'm concerned, the episode screamed "Lost Colony on Roanoke Island".

Yeah I thought the same thing.

 

[Crazy Eddie]

No, it's Roanoke Island. The settlers lost the technology they brought with them and had to "go native" to survive. In doing so, they basically BECAME natives; figuratively in the case of Terra Nova, and literally--through intermarriage and assimilation--for Roanoke.

 

[darkshadow0001]

Can I ask why you pin point it to Jamestown and not every other colony built by other Nations/Cities. The Med' is littered with tough time stories in it's histories from Greek Colonies. In fact the way, if I remember, Terra Nova was it was a lot more like the Greek Colonies (minus radiation of course) than a colony in America named after a Scottish King.

If I remember right, Terra Nova was very much self governing and had almost total independence from Earth (a bit more like what Syracuse did with Corinth - with Syracuse even out doing her Parent City than Jamestown IMHO - please note my History of the Americas is not up to scratch and sure someone can point out if I'm wrong)

Because Jamestown was the first thing that came to mind when I watched the episode. I'm sure there are plenty other similar stories, I am just not familiar with them all.