Spielberg's TV series Terra Nova Series coming this fall

[Bryancd]

This show continues to frustrate me. Last nights episode had three sepeartae story lines going and only one was interesting.

[spoiler]I seriously can't stand the son and his whole petty life of crime to see his girlfriend. It makes no sesne and makes the character so unlikeable. And the daughter and scientist peril?! Holly frack that was stupid, the cherry on the sundae being when she tried to run away from a guy with a cane..and tripped and fell! Who's writting this?![/spoiler]

[Dangelus]

Yep the writing continues to be poor.

I think most of the suggestions in this thread as to where to take the show are I lot more interesting! Perhaps we should submit them? ;)

[Jobydrone]

Just blame Brannon Braga, he's used to getting pooped on by Trekkies.

[jedijeff]

For me I thought this was the best Episode to date, as it looked to deal with the mythology of the show.

[spoiler]I did not really mind the story with the son, though if his Dad is such a good investigator, I would have expected he would have found this out on how own without the Son coming clean. The security on some important medicine seems pretty lax. I have been wondering for the past few Episodes how that Bartender can roam around so easily, when it seems like it is common knowledge among Terra Nova that he is up to no good.
Taylors story was good, I liked that he tracked down that banished soldier to have him do some recon for him. I think that this is where the real meat of this series is going to come, at least for me.
I guess the imposter scientist they had to throw in the whole angle that he Murdered the real scientist, or him sneaking his way into Terra Nova would have been no more of a crime then the Shannon family being there[/spoiler]

[Feathers]

I'm a week behind you guys but, while I still very much enjoyed the episode overall, I did find that

[spoiler]the concept that a bio-bed needs just one chip to make it work ridiculous. If that's the extent of the electronics in that thing then why is it so big? The chip fabrication machine concept didn't do much for me either.[/spoiler]

also

[spoiler]did they really have a manual door release that a child could use on the OUTSIDE of the super-secret secure computing room? If so, why did anyone ever use the complicated electronic opening mechanism?[/spoiler]

Sorry, if they carry on with things like that then I don't see this having too much of a future, sad to say. I can generally suspend my disbelief enough for most things but even I struggled a bit with this one.

[Rico]

Mike on your first point...

[spoiler]For dramatic purposes one chip was easier to fix.  Let's maybe say the EMP didn't knock every circuit out on the bed.  I can accept that.  Power surges and things can hit some electronic parts and not others.[/spoiler]


and on your last point...

[spoiler]The outside control I took as a manual release for emergency use - like a power failure.  It wouldn't work as a way to normally get inside the room.[/spoiler]

[Feathers]

While I can accept the first point as a story necessity, the second just doesn't hold true for me. If there's a quicker and easier way to do something, people will use it. On the security front, something is only as secure as the least secure means of gaining access to it.

(The existance of manual door overrides on starfleet ships elicit the same reaction from me.)

[QuadShot]

While I can accept the first point as a story necessity, the second just doesn't hold true for me. If there's a quicker and easier way to do something, people will use it. On the security front, something is only as secure as the least secure means of gaining access to it.

(The existance of manual door overrides on starfleet ships elicit the same reaction from me.)

[spoiler]At first, I was in the camp that said the manual override is a great idea, then I started thinking about Mike's statement. And I think Mike is right. What good is having all those super secret and high tech automatic door openers that have special locks, if all you have to do is cut the power and use the manual release? I'm sure that the manual release won't work under powered conditions, but if the purpose behind them is to offer escape or entry in extreme situations, don't you think they should have at least secured that latch better? Maybe hidden it somewhere? Or maybe even given it some sort of limted power supply that isn't affected when the main power goes out, then add some sort of code pad to it? Just my thoughts. [/spoiler]

[Scott]

[spoiler]The manual release should have been on the inside. Power goes out, they need a way to exit the room. It makes sense to have on the inside of a secure room, not on the outside.[/spoiler]

[Feathers]

[spoiler]The manual release should have been on the inside. Power goes out, they need a way to exit the room. It makes sense to have on the inside of a secure room, not on the outside.[/spoiler]

Now that makes much more sense.

[Rico]

But you guys are missing the point.  Without the release where it was the dad wouldn't have had to sing the spider go away song.  ;)

[Dangelus]

Latest episode was better. Starting to get a little background on what might be going on but either the acting or the dialogue is still terrible. I can't quite figure out which lol.

A good example is

[spoiler]The flashback with Taylor and his son and the general. Cringeworthy! [/spoiler]

[QuadShot]

But you guys are missing the point.  Without the release where it was the dad wouldn't have had to sing the spider go away song.  ;)

True, so very true. Hey, anyone know if iTunes is planning on selling that wonderful tune? :)

[moyer777]

said in Yoda voice,  "A singer he is not."  :yodaxmas

[DrKankles]

I was watching what I think is last weeks episode and I'll tell you what bugged me

[spoiler]Everyone on the base knew about sonic waves and EMP pulses (by the way it's an EM pulse or an EMP-Nerd Sprain)  but no one seemed to actually think this might happen or that millions of years in the past you just might lose your extremely delicate technology with no chance of resupply. 
Here's the point:  Where are your guns?  Mechanical firing pins and bullets- They've worked for 500 years and I'm pretty sure despite any technological advances they still hurt dinosaurs and any rebels you may have.  Also, no flamethrowers or artillery... Aren't you surrounded by wildlife.  Anyway,[/spoiler]

I know most of this is just complaining, but those were a few things that really irritated me.

Jeff :usflag