Terra Nova - Fox *Spoilers*

TheUsual

I hope it doesn't get cancelled, ok the effects are a bit cheap compared to bigger movies but at least it's Science Fiction on TV.
Been a while since there has been any of that since Star Gate was cancelled.

opinion guy

TheUsual wrote: »

I hope it doesn't get cancelled, ok the effects are a bit cheap compared to bigger movies but at least it's Science Fiction on TV.
Been a while since there has been any of that since Star Gate was cancelled.

Yeah I kinda agree. Its scifi on tv. Nothing else new sci fi on these days

Ardennes1944

Im not usually into sci fi but i quite enjoy this series. Its become a weekly show for me and the gf to watch

Richard Dower

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/27/overunder-13-5-total-episodes-of-terra-nova-and-does-that-matter-for-fringe-poll/111817/comment-page-2/#comments

Mr.Nice Guy

I'm at episode 7. Nice to see Roberto Mancini pop up as the phony doctor.

expectationlost

what age is the Reynolds supposed to be? she's 16 in the show, 17 I hope. he's 25 in real life and she's 18, always seemed a bit dodgy like he's military officer and she's a very young looking school girl.

downwithpeace

Another goodish episode, kept my interest for the most part.
That Reynolds bit is a little strange, not sure if they ever said his in show age but he still seems older then her even if he acts the bigger plonker.

Hopefully it gets another season.

Yakuza

I liked the nod to Star Trek with the 47 reference.

opinion guy

So I reckon the spy is

either malcolm or Shannon's wife......probably shannon's wife

Ok so the big question I have so far resisted asking. If terra nova is earth is in the past what about the grandfather paradox??

overshoot

spy id

its sky!

-ep10
they covered grandfather paradox(in about 30seconds, blink and you missed it), its some alternate reality aparantly. the probe sent through the portal was never recovered, thus its a different timeline... that was it

KerranJast

Yakuza wrote: »

I liked the nod to Star Trek with the 47 reference.

I did laugh when Elizabeth said "I'm a Doctor Jim! Not a chemist".

Yakuza

KerranJast wrote: »

I did laugh when Elizabeth said "I'm a Doctor Jim! Not a chemist".

Lol, I never even picked up on that. I guess I should watch it earlier in the evening (I'm more of a numbers person than a words one )

Yakuza

overshoot wrote: »

spy id

its sky!

-ep10
they covered grandfather paradox(in about 30seconds, blink and you missed it), its some alternate reality aparantly. the probe sent through the portal was never recovered, thus its a different timeline... that was it

Something just occurred to me - they're screwing up the timeline of *that* planet Earth, which is bound to affect its future inhabitants (*runs off to find my Temporal Ethics handbook*). And if the sixers get their way, they'll gank that planet's future entirely (though I'm guessing the sixers aren't too hung up on ethics).

opinion guy

I guess there is no Temporal or Alternate Dimension Prime Directive then ??



/geek

constitutionus

surely any monkeying about in the past is moot as no matter what they do for however long itll all get wiped out by the extinction event thats gonna wipe out the dinosaurs anyway?

terra nova might be a nice place to settle for a couple of million years or so but its number is still surely up at that stage and anything left behind that survives that will be eroded over the millenia.

unless of course they get to the space travel level before that meteor hits and bugger off into space i dont see any problems on the paradox front.

even then would they be even recognasable as human after that amount of time?

Conor108

constitutionus wrote: »

unless of course they get to the space travel level before that meteor hits and bugger off into space i dont see any problems on the paradox front.

even then would they be even recognasable as human after that amount of time?

There's ~20 million years between when they get to Terra Nova and when the asteroid hits Earth so they could easily get to space. Then they could go somewhere else in the solar system or to another star and come back in 2100 and stop people from f**king up Earth.

Probably wouldn't be recognizably human by then though.

expectationlost

the point is that the son is having to make a communication system, that can cross the timeline back to the future they came from.

opinion guy

Conor108 wrote: »

There's ~20 million years between when they get to Terra Nova and when the asteroid hits Earth so they could easily get to space. Then they could go somewhere else in the solar system or to another star and come back in 2100 and stop people from f**king up Earth.

Probably wouldn't be recognizably human by then though.

I'd imagine they can simply shoot down the asteroid by then

MarkR

Pretty cheesy stuff. Whoever does wardrobe for General Philbrick should be shot..



The kid in the play looked more convincing!

Conor108

opinion guy wrote: »

I'd imagine they can simply shoot down the asteroid by then

Yeah true but just as a 'solution' to the guy who was saying they're messing up the timeline for the Terra Nova Earth and it's future inhabitants and the whole 'temporal ethics' yoke.

ejmaztec

MarkR wrote: »

Pretty cheesy stuff. Whoever does wardrobe for General Philbrick should be shot..



The kid in the play looked more convincing!

I think they must have enlisted some bin-man who just happened to be on the set when they needed someone to play the character. I don't think he'll ever need to rehearse an Emmy speech.

Richard Dower

Um, ahem....let me translate this for you.....CANCELLED!

http://www.digitalspy.ie/ustv/s158/terra-nova/news/a355064/jason-omara-terra-nova-future-wont-be-decided-until-2012.html

downwithpeace

Not necessarily as it's been known for a while that Fox wasn't going to renew the series until the last episode this year had aired.

Not that my hopes are high.

Richard Dower

downwithpeace wrote: »

Not necessarily as it's been known for a while that Fox wasn't going to renew the series until the last episode this year had aired.

Not that my hopes are high.

Fair enough, but imo i think it's not pulling in the hype or more important, numbers, Fox was expecting....considering the vast amount of money spent i can't see a renewal.

*IF* it is i'd not expect more then 13 eps., if it's axed i hope they can use the massive set in Australia for something else, what an utter waste to just tear it all down....surely it could be used for something else

downwithpeace

Richard Dower wrote: »

Fair enough, but imo i think it's not pulling in the hype or more important, numbers, Fox was expecting....considering the vast amount of money spent i can't see a renewal.

*IF* it is i'd not expect more then 13 eps., if it's axed i hope they can use the massive set in Australia for something else, what an utter waste to just tear it all down....surely it could be used for something else

Good point on the sets, might be sold off or stored for Jurassic Park 4 or being Fox they could be used for another short lived sitcom, My Uncle the Imaginary Terra Nova Dinosaur.

FreudianSlippers

Getting rid of this could be good news for fringe though.

Thargor

Is Fringe worth watching if you like sci-fi?

Skerries

Thargor wrote: »

Is Fringe worth watching if you like sci-fi?

either you're trolling or you've been missing one of the best Sci-Fi series in years

opinion guy

Skerries wrote: »

either you're trolling or you've been missing one of the best Sci-Fi series in years

Seriously ????
I've never been able to bear that show for more than twenty mins. Its like a bunch of xfiles fans couldn't get over the loss of their show so wrote their own new one with parallel dimensions an ****

Skerries

and you think terra nova is the dogs shiznit?!!! please!