Spielberg's TV series Terra Nova Series coming this fall

[Bryancd]

Well, I really liked it, certainly well enough to continue watching....

[spoiler]First to address what Shepard said above. I agree that the characters are very one dimensional at this point. They are a bit unlikeable actually. I mean after all they did to mess up their lives you would think they would be VERY grateful to be together again in Terra Nova but they were all angst ridden and kind of bitter. I mean the world, their new home, it was really nice! The teem boy is there for a day and he's got some hot chick taking him for a swim and boozing in a bikini, score! In regards to the limited children issue, Shep, I would suggest you see how that policy is working out in China, it's not the answer to over population but I digress.

What I liked very much was the clear Blade Runner homage to the future Earth, very cool and well done. Terrific effects as well for TV. I thought the first 20min before the first commercial break was moved along great and made the story pretty clear.
Once in Tera Nova, I get the inclusion of the Sixes as both antagonist..or maybe not...as well as dino fodder, somebody needs to get munched on after all. I also like the divergent time line concept, gives them more free reign to have all sorts of weird creatures and events. The ids in peril was a little weak but I like the dynamic between the Commander and the Sixes, in fact he is so far the strongest part of the show. The dino effect were good, not great, but I am fine with that.[/spoiler]

[X]

Yeah ...

[spoiler] I think that whole thing with the kids makes sense. I can't speak for everyone, but perhaps their personal convictions prevented them from wanting to terminate the pregnancy. Obviously the law isn't that big a deal in some aspects. They got caught and only would have gotten a fine if he didn't punch the cop. Doesn't seem like a major law to me. An important one, but obviously not one where the kid is removed and terminated to keep the quotas in place. As a father I'd also like to say that I totally understand why he snapped. They came into his home and that cop was talking to his daughter like she was a dog. That would piss me off to. I'm enjoying. It made sense to me as both a father and as someone that has a few issues with being commanded to do or not do something. [/spoiler]

[ElfManDan]

Alright...
[spoiler]So I'm not a parent I suppose I can't entirely understand that, and I don't really know what's going on China. Though I have lots of comments about it, but I think I'll pass, it probably would deserve it's own thread in that case. I just thought it was a really weak part of the story and I don't believe needed. And just lots of things about it all just bugged me. I like people a lot and I don't like these people much. They just don't seem real or just to basic. That might be why I really disliked it. So I hope you guys like it, but I'm out. I just got so frustrated with the pilot I can not watch anymore.[/spoiler]

[Rico]

Well, I watched this last night and was pretty ok with it.  Some of the character stuff was maybe slightly weak, but that may just take some time to work out.  They have enough mysteries going on to make me want to watch more.  I just hope it doesn't turn into a, 'how do we get away from these mean dinosaurs who want to eat us' each week.

- Oh, one thing or question?  Can Terra Nova communicate with the future somehow??  I didn't quite catch that. 

[Dangelus]

Ok I just watched this.


[spoiler]Wasn't mega keen on the family. I understand why they set it up this way, gives us a glimpse of what family life in the future would be like and introducing the quota thing etc but yeah it wasn't done as well as it could have been IMHO. Then again this is the pilot so hopefully the characters will develop.

The concept was pretty good. The exposition explained why they had to go back 85 million years as this isnt the ideal time period really and also that it is a separate timeline so they can't affect their own future. They've already introduced a separate group into the mix and a mystery involving Taylor's missing son. We will see where this goes but I'm already inclined to believe these "sixers" aren't totally the bad guys they are made out to be. There is obviously something going on here.

As far as them creating a new human civilisation, I'm not big on my Pre-history but rant they due to be hit by a giant meteorite and get wiped out at some point? Lol

I'll keep watching as there is plenty of potential here.

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[X]

Well, I watched this last night and was pretty ok with it.  Some of the character stuff was maybe slightly weak, but that may just take some time to work out.  They have enough mysteries going on to make me want to watch more.  I just hope it doesn't turn into a, 'how do we get away from these mean dinosaurs who want to eat us' each week.

- Oh, one thing or question?  Can Terra Nova communicate with the future somehow??  I didn't quite catch that. 

It looks like they can.

[spoiler]It looks like they can communicate, but the trip is one way. I'm thinking that it's only one way because they don't have the tech to build another door opener like the big machine in the future.[/spoiler]

[Dangelus]

Well, I watched this last night and was pretty ok with it.  Some of the character stuff was maybe slightly weak, but that may just take some time to work out.  They have enough mysteries going on to make me want to watch more.  I just hope it doesn't turn into a, 'how do we get away from these mean dinosaurs who want to eat us' each week.

- Oh, one thing or question?  Can Terra Nova communicate with the future somehow??  I didn't quite catch that. 

I got that impression as well
[spoiler]I suppose this crack in time and space is permanent and they've found a way to lnk communications through it. Although Taylor did say that people didn't always cone through at the same time so I'm not sure how they've managed to sync the time streams throughout it for communication. Aarrgh temporal mechanics! ;)[/spoiler]

[Kevin Bachelder]

My thoughts are similar to most everyone else.  It wasn't great but it's interesting enough for me to keep coming back.


Kevin

[WillEagle]

I really enjoyed it. I didn't care for all the characters but I did like Taylor and the wife who is the Doctor, don't recall her name, and I liked the character of Skye. And even though some of the effects were not the greatest I loved the Dino's!!!!! Keep them coming! My favorite dino is the huge ones that they used to call Brontosaurus if I'm not mistaken. But of course they have chaged it's name and the shape of it's head. Which was done before this show. I also loved the look of the future Earth. The wife and I both thought that was cool. I will be tuning in next week!![spoiler]I liked the connection they made with Taylor and Skye looking foward to seeing more of this. Also liked the part when the kids were in the "cars" getting attacked by the "slicers". I thought that was well done. But don't they have guards watching? And I really liked the part when the little girl was feeding the Dino's. Cool stuff. [/spoiler]

[X]

I really enjoyed it. I didn't care for all the characters but I did like Taylor and the wife who is the Doctor, don't recall her name, and I liked the character of Skye. And even though some of the effects were not the greatest I loved the Dino's!!!!! Keep them coming! My favorite dino is the huge ones that they used to call Brontosaurus if I'm not mistaken. But of course they have chaged it's name and the shape of it's head. Which was done before this show. I also loved the look of the future Earth. The wife and I both thought that was cool. I will be tuning in next week!![spoiler]I liked the connection they made with Taylor and Skye looking foward to seeing more of this. Also liked the part when the kids were in the "cars" getting attacked by the "slicers". I thought that was well done. But don't they have guards watching? And I really liked the part when the little girl was feeding the Dino's. Cool stuff. [/spoiler]

Yeah the change in names is because they found that it was discovered and named before it was discovered and name the name that we are familiar with. They reverted the name to give credit to the correct discoverer.

[jedijeff]

I thought this was alright. I have to admit that I agree with the rest that the family is going to take a bit to get used to. I like where they are taking the show as well, seems like there is much more going on, then just the dinosaurs, which I think will make this show interesting. I liked that start that had that Blade Runner feel to it. I like the idea that mankind has used up the word and has to find places to go, sort of like Lost in Space or Earth 2 in that manner.

[spoiler]I thought that the explanation that the family gave on why the broke the rule in the future of having more then 2 children seemed a bit weak. They sort of just said they wanted to. Seemed like they could have had plenty of valid reasons for having more then one child, such as the mother got pregnant and they did not want to abort or give the baby up for adoption. Also to me, I think it would make this kid more interesting if there was something special about her, either she has some ability or disability.

Not sure if I am really going to dig this Family angst story though, with the son resenting the father. Maybe it would have been more interesting if the family was broken part, and the father was not able to come back with the rest of the family. Focus on having the family dealing with him not being there. But guessing that the Dad is going to be the lead in the show so he needs to be there. Actually it would have been nice to see some people sent back who really did not want to be there. The son is a bit that way, but really would have been interesting to see some people sent against their will, or there because of circumstances beyond their control. Since Speilberg is involved in this, would have been nice to see him take some elements from Earth 2 and put it into this, with a group of people that don't necessarily get along with each other. Conflict against the sixes will be interesting, would be nice to see some conflicting viewpoints within the group as well, maybe that will come.
I like that this Taylor is sort of an unknown, and has some secrets, and other motives for forming Terra Nova. I think that might really carry the story along. [/spoiler]

[Jobydrone]

So far I'm avoiding the spoilers in this thread because I am only halfway through the pilot...but WOW what a beginning.  I was very pleased to see some familiar names from TNG Trek involved in writing/producing of this series.  They did a fantastic job with their realization of the Earth 100 years in the future.  I find myself hoping we see more from that time period just because the art direction/CGI is so good, but I guess it will be super expensive to go there too often.  I thought the excitement and drama surrounding the family's trip to Terra Nova was very moving and well done, and I found myself caring about these people even though I was hardly introduced to them yet.  Looking forward to more from this series.

[QuadShot]

Well, sorry to have to say that I'm not totally in love with this show yet. I found a lot of it kind of, well, weak for my taste:
[spoiler]I love the concept. In fact, when we first heard about this show LONG ago, I was excited about it. But, a few things that annoy me about this is that to me, it seems the writers took the lazy way out. For example, the teenage son. He's just a waste of space for me. That whole angry at the parent must rebel line has been over done in TV. What I didn't track was that at the very beginning, they were this happy Ozzy and Harriet family, the kids loved each other and the parents. Then, the population police come in (loved that concept...honestly) and find the illegal 3rd child, dad, the cop, gets upset and pops one of them and he goes to jail. Flash forward and dad breaks out, and goes to meet the family at the portal. Jr. Teen Angry Kid tells mom, he's worried dad won't make it. He seems pretty concerned. Then, dad makes it, they get to their new house and all of a sudden, Jr. Teen Angry Kid does a 180 and hates dad for going to jail! HUH? To me, it was like the writers forgot what they wrote in the previous pages. I hate that fall back on plot of the family angst. Why can't we just have a show where the family gets along? Then, in the previews for upcoming episodes, we see that while dad was in jail, mom obviously wasn't celebate. And to complicate it even more, the guy she "flung" with is on Terra Nova! OH NO! More drama...more like more Soap Opera. I love the concept and the promise of this show. I just truly hope that they don't take the easy road and make this a drama about a broken family. I understand that we need that "people" drama to bind the show together, but why does it ALWAYS have to be the "teen son/teen daughter hates the dad/mom and resents them for ______ because of ______ and the husband/wife cheated while the other was in jail/in a coma/away on a trip/in basic training.   To me, this kind of writing is a recipe for early cancellation. The possibilities this show has before it are awesome. I just hope they can pull it off. I will watch for a few more episodes before making my final decision on being a fan or not. So, these are just my opinions and not representative of Treks In Sci Fi!! :) [/spoiler]  And that's all I have to say about that! :)

[Rico]

One thing I'll say is the pilot was tweaked and altered a fair amount, from what I have read.  So, it might not be the best representation of the overall show or direction.  I'm going to use my rule of three on this series like other new shows this year.  I give them three episodes and then decide to continue to watch - or not.

[Bryancd]

Well, sorry to have to say that I'm not totally in love with this show yet. I found a lot of it kind of, well, weak for my taste:
[spoiler]I love the concept. In fact, when we first heard about this show LONG ago, I was excited about it. But, a few things that annoy me about this is that to me, it seems the writers took the lazy way out. For example, the teenage son. He's just a waste of space for me. That whole angry at the parent must rebel line has been over done in TV. What I didn't track was that at the very beginning, they were this happy Ozzy and Harriet family, the kids loved each other and the parents. Then, the population police come in (loved that concept...honestly) and find the illegal 3rd child, dad, the cop, gets upset and pops one of them and he goes to jail. Flash forward and dad breaks out, and goes to meet the family at the portal. Jr. Teen Angry Kid tells mom, he's worried dad won't make it. He seems pretty concerned. Then, dad makes it, they get to their new house and all of a sudden, Jr. Teen Angry Kid does a 180 and hates dad for going to jail! HUH? To me, it was like the writers forgot what they wrote in the previous pages. I hate that fall back on plot of the family angst. Why can't we just have a show where the family gets along? Then, in the previews for upcoming episodes, we see that while dad was in jail, mom obviously wasn't celebate. And to complicate it even more, the guy she "flung" with is on Terra Nova! OH NO! More drama...more like more Soap Opera. I love the concept and the promise of this show. I just truly hope that they don't take the easy road and make this a drama about a broken family. I understand that we need that "people" drama to bind the show together, but why does it ALWAYS have to be the "teen son/teen daughter hates the dad/mom and resents them for ______ because of ______ and the husband/wife cheated while the other was in jail/in a coma/away on a trip/in basic training.   To me, this kind of writing is a recipe for early cancellation. The possibilities this show has before it are awesome. I just hope they can pull it off. I will watch for a few more episodes before making my final decision on being a fan or not. So, these are just my opinions and not representative of Treks In Sci Fi!! :) [/spoiler]  And that's all I have to say about that! :)

Totally with you on those comments, Al, I felt the same away ablout that part of the story line. It was very WTF?