Ok, so- - - - -Terra Nova?

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LWAVES

Thursday, October 6, 2011 9:05 AM

I've only seen the pilot so far and I have the next episode but haven't gotten around to watching it yet. I thought it was okay and did just about enough to keep me watching for a few more episodes but it pretty much ticked all the cliche boxes that it could and really didn't try anything new. A main lead who just happens to be law enforcement so we can get some gunplay and action from him. The moody, rebellious, troublesome son. The daughter who is smart (hmmm, I wonder if she'll figure out the rock equations). The tough but fair camp leader. His missing son (who we already know is still alive). And so on and so on.
The show needs a kick up the arse if it's going to succeed, it needs to get away from the cliches and find it's own way otherwise even Friday night won't be be good enough for it.

Of the new shows I've watched so far this season Terra Nova seems to fit into the same box as Ringer and Person Of Interest. All three have great potential and all three (so far) haven't really given me much. Ringer is keeping me going purely because it's SMG and the pilot was good. The last couple of episodes have been fairly 'meh' IMO. I had really high hopes for Person Of Interest and it is my favourite of the three I mentioned but again it follows too many cliches and I want to see more hints of what the computer can do. There was that slight hint at the end of the pilot that it may possess a greater AI than what we know of so far and I hope they go down that route more.

I'll give all three shows a bit longer and see how they develop but they all need to get themselves sorted out quickly.

EDIT:
I just did a quick check on IMDB and apparently it is 'Wash' as in short for Washington, her last name. Plus, aside from Malcolm and Reynolds being used there is also another character called Zoe.
I say it's just coincidence at the minute but I'm sure others will read more into it. If they add another name then I might change my mind - assuming I'm still watching by then.

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KWICKO

Thursday, October 6, 2011 11:45 AM

The commercials looked so bad I didn't even think about watching this. Sounds like I made the right decision.

ARTCAT81

Thursday, October 6, 2011 2:28 PM

Thanks for verifying the "wash" thing. I hung back from watching because the commercials looked bad. Was told by some fellow browncoats, the pilot was not bad,not outstanding but not aweful, so I tuned in and caught the "bird" episode.

This show is like a low budget Jurassic park, meets Avatar, while trying to do the intrigue of Lost, without any characters with depth and poor plot. Then again, I only watched the one episode.

Gotta say I am seriously dissappointed. I loove me some dinosaurs and wanted to love the show. Not sure I would even tune in to see dinosaurs (for those that know me, that is saying something).

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STORYMARK

Thursday, October 6, 2011 5:17 PM

I knew the show was going to be troubled when they shelved it in the spring. The piot originally was just an hour, but they padded it to 2 so they could market it overseas as a movie, should the get cancelled too quickly. And that was before they shut production down for months because they hadn't come up with any storylines past the pilot.

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RIONAEIRE

Monday, October 10, 2011 11:21 PM

Well I like it well enough so far, I'm able to follow it which is important since I'm watching it alone and I have trouble following shows when I watch them alone. My favorite charactor is the little girl Zoey, she's so cute! And I like the dinosaurs. The other charactors haven't gotten my attention much but tonight is the amnesia episode and I always find those episodes of shows entertaining and interesting. That is weird about the names, that could be intentional, maybe the writer loves Firefly.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

ECGORDON

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 1:16 AM

That's just what we need, an amnesia episode. No one has ever done that before.
Next week they contract a virus that transposes their consciousness from one body to the other.

I've decided to wait and watch this on Hulu when I have the time, or when I can generate the interest to watch it at all.

THESOMNAMBULIST

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:36 AM

Originally posted by lwaves:

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I've only seen the pilot so far and I have the next episode but haven't gotten around to watching it yet. I thought it was okay and did just about enough to keep me watching for a few more episodes but it pretty much ticked all the cliche boxes that it could and really didn't try anything new. A main lead who just happens to be law enforcement so we can get some gunplay and action from him. The moody, rebellious, troublesome son. The daughter who is smart (hmmm, I wonder if she'll figure out the rock equations). The tough but fair camp leader. His missing son (who we already know is still alive). And so on and so on.
The show needs a kick up the arse if it's going to succeed, it needs to get away from the cliches and find it's own way otherwise even Friday night won't be be good enough for it.

Of the new shows I've watched so far this season Terra Nova seems to fit into the same box as Ringer and Person Of Interest. All three have great potential and all three (so far) haven't really given me much. Ringer is keeping me going purely because it's SMG and the pilot was good. The last couple of episodes have been fairly 'meh' IMO. I had really high hopes for Person Of Interest and it is my favourite of the three I mentioned but again it follows too many cliches and I want to see more hints of what the computer can do. There was that slight hint at the end of the pilot that it may possess a greater AI than what we know of so far and I hope they go down that route more.

I'll give all three shows a bit longer and see how they develop but they all need to get themselves sorted out quickly.

Hey Lwaves. Nice write up. I was thinking of giving this a go as I thought it may be something my girlfriend and I could watch together, but from what you've written I don't think It'll cut it.... I can't endure a show with that many clichés I must admit... Pity

Also interested in reading what you've said about Ringer. What d'you reckon? I wasn't bowled over with the premise but I am keen to support Sarah Michelle Gellar.

I realise I've not actually enaged with a new show since Castle started.... And I'm only just keeping up with that....

RIONAEIRE

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 4:20 AM

Well it was a good enough episode, I think my little brother might want to start watching it with me which would help me follow it better since he can help me with that. they got this virus which caused their brains to alter, anything like that interests me greatly, always has and probably always will. I don't reckon there will be any body switching though, its not that kind of show. when I was a little girl I enjoyed that kind of thing, but not now really, though the old Freaky Friday with Jodie Foster still holds a special place in my favorite childhood films list.

I think the show will get more complex as it goes on. Even if other people find it dull I don't really care because its fun for me.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

DAWNSISTER

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:50 AM

Ha! I did not notice that! I heard Malcolm and immediately thought of Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park. I'm liking it for the same reason as someone above, that it's not a freakin' reality show and I can watch it with my kids. The boys are liking it.

Sir, I think you have a problem with your brain being missing.

AURAPTOR

Saturday, October 15, 2011 2:13 PM

Took me three attempts to sit through the pilot, it was so weak and UN-captivating.

Finally got around to TRY and watch the 2nd episode. I barely made it through the 1st half of the show.

There are so many things I hate about this show, the plot, the premise... I'm done w/ it.

10+ years after Firely, and this is the crap that's being tossed out on the network , posing as 'entertainment'.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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