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Terra Nova
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I just checked the website. If you have Dish Network you can watch the full episode online right now. Otherwise you can wait a week and they'll unlock it for everyone.
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Overall, I think it was a pretty good beginning to a series.
Liked:
-The CGI dinosaurs. This could have looked really bad considering that it's on the small screen, but the dinosaurs actually look really great for a television show. Better than the effects in some big-screen movies.
-The mystery. I'm the kind of person that really needs some kind of overarching story to keep me coming back (unless you are a show like Psych), so having a deeper mystery interests me.
-The scene where the little girl feeds the dinosaur. (Best scene in the episode, I thought.) Yeah, there's plenty of danger on the show, but there's room for some magic and wonder also.
-The grim future. I thought the whole beginning of the episode was really well done. It really set the tone for the show.
-The family. Especially in the beginning, as they are trying to make it to Terra Nova, you really root for this family. And the scene with the father and his youngest daughter was well done, I thought.
-The Centipede! (Second best scene in the episode.)
Didn't like:
-Cliched family angst. After seeing the beginning, where this whole family was united, them against the world, it was annoying to see the kind of angst among them a couple of years later. I get it, drama shows need some drama between the characters. It just felt a little forced and annoying.
-Kind of predictable. Actually, a lot. (Like, of course the kids messing around outside of the camp are going to get into trouble with dinosaurs. And of course the boy's father is going to show up and save the day, starting the healing of their relationship...)
-Characters don't seem all that deep. (This isn't very fair, since it's just starting. Did LOST's characters all get to shine in the first episode? Nope. I just hope there is more to these characters than we've seen already.)
I think the series shows promise. If the mystery pays off and the angsty part of the family drama doesn't weigh down the magic and the action, then this could be a winner.
Liked:
-The CGI dinosaurs. This could have looked really bad considering that it's on the small screen, but the dinosaurs actually look really great for a television show. Better than the effects in some big-screen movies.
-The mystery. I'm the kind of person that really needs some kind of overarching story to keep me coming back (unless you are a show like Psych), so having a deeper mystery interests me.
-The scene where the little girl feeds the dinosaur. (Best scene in the episode, I thought.) Yeah, there's plenty of danger on the show, but there's room for some magic and wonder also.
-The grim future. I thought the whole beginning of the episode was really well done. It really set the tone for the show.
-The family. Especially in the beginning, as they are trying to make it to Terra Nova, you really root for this family. And the scene with the father and his youngest daughter was well done, I thought.
-The Centipede! (Second best scene in the episode.)
Didn't like:
-Cliched family angst. After seeing the beginning, where this whole family was united, them against the world, it was annoying to see the kind of angst among them a couple of years later. I get it, drama shows need some drama between the characters. It just felt a little forced and annoying.
-Kind of predictable. Actually, a lot. (Like, of course the kids messing around outside of the camp are going to get into trouble with dinosaurs. And of course the boy's father is going to show up and save the day, starting the healing of their relationship...)
-Characters don't seem all that deep. (This isn't very fair, since it's just starting. Did LOST's characters all get to shine in the first episode? Nope. I just hope there is more to these characters than we've seen already.)
I think the series shows promise. If the mystery pays off and the angsty part of the family drama doesn't weigh down the magic and the action, then this could be a winner.
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miss-a
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At first I was bugged by the reference to evolution, "800 million billion years ago", but then I figured it's fiction so evolution fits right in. I've only seen the first ep and I thought it was pretty good. I'll give ep 2 a try as soon as it's unlockced next week. I do hope they keep it done well. There's so little to watch these days.
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I don't get why they lock episodes. If they want people to watch in prime time, they should give them a way to catch up before the next episode.
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cajunhillbilly
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This week there is a mysterious virus. Not surprising since the viruses 80 million years ago would be totally different from those around today
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miss-a
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Well, I'm a week behind because I'm the girl who refuses to pay for tv so I've only just watched ep 2. I thought it was well done, but do those scenes where they're shining a flashlight into the trees while some scary thing is lurking around make anyone else want to say, "Get In The CAR!"
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But I guess if I can buy into 80 million years ago on another timeline, I can buy into not getting in the car!
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miss-a
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Okay, I'm caught up. I do have to say, I thought Ep 4 was lacking a bit. From a writer's point of view, I get that they wanted us to have a look at the emotions of the characters and that's cool, but I do hope they pick up the pace. Either way, tv has less and less to offer these days, so I won't abandon them. All and all, they so far have done a good job.
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LadyNRA
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Yeah, I kind of agree with you on these. I was a bit disappointed that the family angst had to be so predictable and rather boring precisely because it was predictable. But my girls do love some of the boy/girl relationship sub plots so that's okay with me too. The backstories are coming out now and it's become more complex as well, so overall this 'failing' isn't as much of a distraction as it was initially.
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