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Much like the recommended reading thread I believe there should also be a thread for recommending TV programmes.
I suppose I'll get the ball rolling.
Walking With Dinosaurs:
For many the ultimate in dinosaur TV programmes. Sure some of the facts are a bit... wrong on occasion, but one cannot deny that the series is both very entertaining and educational to a decent degree.
The series is available on DVD RRP €25
The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs:
A two part series.
Part one investigates the age old question; Who'd win in a fight, T.rex or Triceratops? We get to see what happens when T.rex's jaws are set loose on a mini Cooper along the way!
Part two is all about the infamous Velociraptor and the armoured ankylosaur. Surprises gallore in this episode. For example did you know Velociraptor's sickle shaped claw was not for disembowling prey as once taught, but something equally sinister?
With up to date information and some very impressive CGI sequences this is a definitive watch.
Although it is supposed to be available on DVD I have never seen a copy in the shops. It gets shown on TV now and then. If you hear about it, look it up. it's well worth it!
Which of these movies will you go see? 2 votes
The Land of the Lost
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Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
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Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
50%1 vote
None of teh above. I'm waiting for Jurassic Park 4
Actually this is the first JP4 thread to be posted on this forum (or dedicated Jurassic Park thread for that matter), surprisingly enough.
If they do go about making JP4 I hope they actually go into production with a finished script. That was JP3's main problem (although there were many arguably). It was pretty much lumped together as it went along and then bang, not so much an ending, but a finish point.
There were a few alleged script leakings,the first one had alot of promise,but had tacked on super soldier dinos. Ugh. The one i read bits of was- dinos got off island. Spread throughout world. Prehistoric virus wipes out alot of the population. So its kinda post apocalyptic. Sounded good. Super soldier raptors? Pashaw i say. Pashaw ho hum.
Yup, alleged being the key word here. A few synopsises have been thrown out. Spielberg rejected a few submissions. Certainly nothing close to a proper, let alone working script. They haven't even done out a treatment or confirmed writers.
The last rumours I heard were that Laura Dern was signed up for it. Turns out that's an exaggeration. She merely said she might like to do another Jurassic Park film.
There was also a wild rumour that David Lynch was going to direct, perhaps the stupidest rumour of all time TBH. I'd eat my hat if it happened.
Spielberg awhile back said if JP4 was made he would like to see the motorbike chase scene (or at least a variation of it) from the Lost World book incorporated.
At the moment I don't think the project is even green lit any more.
I just recived a link for a Geology documentry series RTE produced this year. Episode 3 is all about palaontology in Ireland. Learnt a few things I never knew before. Dr Patrick Wyse Jackson also interviewed Dr Wyse Jackson is the curator of the geology museum in TCD. If you havent been its well worth a visit.
I've managed to miss both episodes so far and will miss tonght's episode due to work commitments.
Can anyone verify if this is just Jurassic Fight Club under a different name?
New show starting on National Geographic Channel, Sunday EP 8pm (not sure ehen it's showing over here). It's all about evolution and features plenty of, you guessed it, dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. The first episode relates to the link between dinosaurs and birds. Check out the official site for more info.
Just a quick update: Imdb have taken down their enrty for JP4. I'm guessing that means Universal have no intention of pursuing the projct any further.
On a side note, anyone see the new steel tinned Jurassic Park Trilogy boxed set? Pretty nifty. Pity I already have the one in the card case (same disks).
The ice age beasts episode is on tonight.
Although to be perfectly honest I'll be watching David Attenborough's Nature's Great Events instead (BBC1 at the same time)
Only a handful have ever been found before. But none like her. Her name is Lyuba. A 1-month-old baby mammoth, she walked the tundra about 40,000 years ago and then died mysteriously. Discovered by a reindeer herder, she miraculously re-appeared on a riverbank in northwestern Siberia in 2007. She is the most perfectly preserved woolly mammoth ever discovered. And she has mesmerized the scientific world with her arrival - creating headlines across the globe. Everyone wants to know... how did she die? What can she tell us about life during the ice age and the Earth's changing climate? Will scientists be able to extract her DNA, and what secrets will it uncover?
I believe that airtime may be American so keep your eyes peeled for local listings.
I have yet to watch it in HD butI noticed a fair bit of patchy CGI in standard def. I'd say it looks even more obvious in HD.
Well I turned it off after about 5 minutes...I nearly **** myself at how bad the CGI was....certain old movies should never be updated to HD quality. I especially liked the scene when the man and the little fella were gliding around in the parachute....it was so obvious they were standing in front of a blue screen.
I see Asylum have also done a reworking of The Land That Time Forgot, directed by the guy who did The Day The Earth Stopped and War of the Worlds 2. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1410205/
Anyone seen/heard anything on this? (Darko, I'm looking at you...)