Spielberg's TV series Terra Nova Series coming this fall

[X]

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?

I honestly saw it as:

[spoiler] A kid that missed his father, but was mad at him for his actions. To me it came off as someone that didn't want to lose his father forever, but also someone that was pissed at his father because they had to leave the world that he knew. I felt it was "I love you enough to miss you, but I am still mad. You were gone two years and when mom says a few words, you're free? Why didn't you come home sooner? Why did I have to loose the girl I like because of you?" [/spoiler]

[ElfManDan]

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?

Well I've already voiced my opinion about how much I hated it. So I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels it was poor. It seemed very generic and over dramatized. Drama isn't bad, but it could have been done in so many better ways than they decided to go with.

[QuadShot]

X, I agree with the psychological aspect of the story, and with how you analyzed it. And for the record, I think you're spot on, but my view is why? Why did they feel the need to put that in yet another TV show? If I want serious family drama, I'll watch Two And a Half Men! :)

[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?

I honestly saw it as:

[spoiler] A kid that missed his father, but was mad at him for his actions. To me it came off as someone that didn't want to lose his father forever, but also someone that was pissed at his father because they had to leave the world that he knew. I felt it was "I love you enough to miss you, but I am still mad. You were gone two years and when mom says a few words, you're free? Why didn't you come home sooner? Why did I have to loose the girl I like because of you?" [/spoiler]

Oh, I'm sure that's what they intended but it was very poorly executed, IMO. But again, despite some shortcoming, I liked it and will tune back in.

[Jobydrone]

The only thing I didn't like about the teen son was that his acting was wooden and unbelievable.  I hope he gets better as he gets more comfortable in the role.  I thought his story arc in the pilot and reactions were pretty reasonable.

[Dangelus]

Hopefully they will use the "this character isn't working, let's make them dino fodder" rule to trim down the cast a bit! ;)

[Geekyfanboy]

Finally watched this yesterday and totally loved it.. can't wait for the next episode (of course it had flaws, but what TV series doesn't with it's pilot). I don't understands folks hating it, but I guess to each their own. I'll be watching.

[Rico]

Finally watched this yesterday and totally loved it.. can't wait for the next episode (of course it had flaws, but what TV series doesn't with it's pilot). I don't understands folks hating it, but I guess to each their own. I'll be watching.

Is someone here hating it?  Or are you talking elsewhere Kenny?

--- Oh, wait.  I see Sheppard "hated it."  But I think that's the only one from the forum here.

[Bryancd]

Yeah, I'm not seeing any hating, I see some very valid criticism but general like of the show. Surely if you read anything we wrote here it's very reasonable and valid.

[Geekyfanboy]

Finally watched this yesterday and totally loved it.. can't wait for the next episode (of course it had flaws, but what TV series doesn't with it's pilot). I don't understands folks hating it, but I guess to each their own. I'll be watching.

Is someone here hating it?  Or are you talking elsewhere Kenny?

--- Oh, wait.  I see Sheppard "hated it."  But I think that's the only one from the forum here.

No it's more a general statement.. not in reference to anyone on the boards.

[QuadShot]

Finally watched this yesterday and totally loved it.. can't wait for the next episode (of course it had flaws, but what TV series doesn't with it's pilot). I don't understands folks hating it, but I guess to each their own. I'll be watching.

Is someone here hating it?  Or are you talking elsewhere Kenny?

--- Oh, wait.  I see Sheppard "hated it."  But I think that's the only one from the forum here.

No it's more a general statement.. not in reference to anyone on the boards.

I don't hate it, not in the least. I actually like it overall, just don't care for the boring old teenager hates his dad bit. And I'm not crazy about the impending relationship doom we saw in the previews.

[ElfManDan]

Just to be clear for everybody, yeah I hated it. It was frustrating me the whole way through. I'm getting angry just thinking about it, so to save my sanity I'm not watching anymore. I just did not like it at all. Hated almost all the characters (except for one) and hated the scripting and parts of the story. I stopped halfway and did a few Combat tracks to release steam, than suffered through the back half hoping they'd all just die. I'm not sure what it is about it that you guys see that I don't, but yeah I did very much dislike it.

[X]

Just to be clear for everybody, yeah I hated it. It was frustrating me the whole way through. I'm getting angry just thinking about it, so to save my sanity I'm not watching anymore. I just did not like it at all. Hated almost all the characters (except for one) and hated the scripting and parts of the story. I stopped halfway and did a few Combat tracks to release steam, than suffered through the back half hoping they'd all just die. I'm not sure what it is about it that you guys see that I don't, but yeah I did very much dislike it.

Wow. I can honestly say that there is nothing that I've ever seen that has caused me to hate it or have that level of reaction to it. Now I'm actually sitting here wondering what was in the show to inspire such a reaction in you. Anger on that level, for me, requires some sort of emotional investment that a show just premiering on tv has no chance of achieving.

[Jobydrone]

Just to be clear for everybody, yeah I hated it. It was frustrating me the whole way through. I'm getting angry just thinking about it, so to save my sanity I'm not watching anymore. I just did not like it at all. Hated almost all the characters (except for one) and hated the scripting and parts of the story. I stopped halfway and did a few Combat tracks to release steam, than suffered through the back half hoping they'd all just die. I'm not sure what it is about it that you guys see that I don't, but yeah I did very much dislike it.

This made me laugh.  Glad you didn't karate chop your TV.

[QuadShot]

Just to be clear for everybody, yeah I hated it. It was frustrating me the whole way through. I'm getting angry just thinking about it, so to save my sanity I'm not watching anymore. I just did not like it at all. Hated almost all the characters (except for one) and hated the scripting and parts of the story. I stopped halfway and did a few Combat tracks to release steam, than suffered through the back half hoping they'd all just die. I'm not sure what it is about it that you guys see that I don't, but yeah I did very much dislike it.

So, let me see if I understand you: You loved the show so much you got a Terra Nova tattoo on you butt? :) Wow, that's a pretty severe reaction Shep. If you don't mind me asking, what exactly made you react like that? I mean, in all honesty, were you expecting something vastly different than what they presented?