Posted on 12/19/2011 7:14:49 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
'Terra Nova' star Stephen Lang plays Commander Taylor, whose son may destroy everything the settlers hold dear in tonight's season finale.
It has been a pivotal first season of the sci-fi drama backdropped in a world where dinosaurs still roam. TERRA NOVA ambitiously set out to show us the story of a family that was willing to travel back in time in order to stay together and have a chance at a better future for humanity.
But paradise is only beautiful on the surface. There have been bumps and bruises along the way as each of the Shannon family members struggled to find their place in this new world and tried to figure out who they could really trust. Utopia is a wonderful ambition, but human beings always bring the element of surprise and unpredictability as their emotions sway their decisions — for better or worse.
For Jim Shannon (Jason O’Mara), the former police narcotics detective turned prison-escapee desperate to keep his family together and to ensure the safe-keeping of his youngest daughter, there was literally no place left on Earth to hide. Fortunately for him, he married the right woman, Dr. Elisabeth Shannon (Shelley Conn), a trauma surgeon who the government recruited for colonization in an experimental settlement comprised of scientists who would safeguard the planet 85 million years in the past. The colony of Terra Nova sounds ideal, but humans rarely can agree on how to best shape the future, let alone protect the planet.
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I saw the first 2-hour episode.
It was slow. Amazing how they could make time traveling and dinosaurs boring.
Most likely won’t get a second season. It costs 4 million an episode and the ratings are dreadful. Some are saying that they MIGHT allow for a short second season if they can figure a way to do the episodes on 1 million dollars an episode. I have never watched the show but I do follow TVBYTHERATINGS.com which goes into details on ratings of shows.
Also amazing how the writers forgot about the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
You mean that the over the top Eco BS didn't drive you away. I didn't make it through the pilot
You mean that the over the top Eco BS didn't drive you away. I didn't make it through the pilot
You mean that the over the top Eco BS didn't drive you away. I didn't make it through the pilot
You mean that the over the top Eco BS didn't drive you away. I didn't make it through the pilot
You mean that the over the top Eco BS didn't drive you away. I didn't make it through the pilot
You mean that the over the top Eco BS didn't drive you away. I didn't make it through the pilot
You mean that the over the top Eco BS didn't drive you away. I didn't make it through the pilot
You mean that the over the top Eco BS didn't drive you away. I didn't make it through the pilot
Sorry. Not used to the kindle yet.
You can say that again
8 times. Is that a record?
I’ve never watched this show because I don’t watch fictional TV but my wife told me she’s been watching it. “It’s a good show. I’ve been watching it.”
So I said “well, what happened?” And she said, “what do you mean?” And I said tonight was the last episode, so how did it end?” She said, “I don’t know. I didn’t notice.”
LOL
I’m not sure you really mean that...could you repeat that?
I wondered about the same thing, but my teenage son assured me that since this “earth” was in a “parallel universe” the asteroid wouldn’t necessarily happen.
huh. Curious. I rather liked it.
Sure... I’m a little tired of the “human-spoiled-earth” premise. It’s getting a little cliche. But aside from that, I enjoyed the show.
The series is set in the year 2149.
A rip in time is found, and it leads to a point 85 million years in the past. The asteriod that is theorized to have wiped out the dinosaurs is believed to have hit Earth 65 million years ago.
I just watched the 2-hour conclusion and I thought it was pretty good. I can see why this series costs a pile of money to produce. Lots of actors, extras and special effects.
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