Fox Cancels Terra Nova
The best and worst (not necessarily in that order) of Terra Nova.
Fox's Terra Nova, one of the most anticipated series of the 2011-2012 season, has been crushed by the meteor of cancellation. BOOM! The series had been considered a bubble show (except by me, who said no way would the show be back. High-five, me!), but expensive costs and a flood of other new one-hour dramas on Fox helped make the decision not to renew the series.
However, as is standard for every single show that gets canceled nowadays, there's talk that the dirt may not be on the coffin yet. The studio behind Terra Nova, 20th Century Fox TV, is shopping the series to other networks, according to Entertainment Weekly. However, there's a better chance that dinosaurs will be cloned and available for children's birthday parties this summer than that another network will take on a show that delivered unspectacular ratings (though DVR numbers were big), suffered dismal reviews from critics, and was generally a few eons shy of "aiiight." If there is one chance at Terra Nova surviving (which it won't), it's in the fact that it wouldn't be as expensive to shoot a second season and its international audience is pretty substantial.
Terra Nova's chances continually wavered as the first season progressed. The announcement that the current season of House will be the show's last helped Terra Nova's chances. But the additions of Alcatraz and Touch hurt its chances. If you ask me, Touch returns next year, while Alcatraz keeps Terra Nova company in the trash pile.
I'll admit I was one of the viewers who, up to last fall, was really looking forward to the show. On paper, it couldn't go wrong. Dinosaurs! Time travel! That dude from Avatar! But the series tried to be too many shows at once, ultimately settling on being a generic family series more interested in teen romance than a Triceratops disemboweling a T-Rex while a volcano erupted in the background and the citizens of the Terra Nova colony blasted them with laser bazookas while at the same time aliens from Neptune invaded from the future. See, that's why I should have written the series.
I'll miss Maddy and her teen detective agency. But I won't miss Josh. Man, did I hate Josh.
Is this a time of mourning or celebrating for you, dear reader?
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Just keep Fringe on for Peter's sake.
For people that weren't born last night, the writing was poor because the writers are scientifically illiterate morons. In the past, people actually had to study science whether or not they were artists/losers. Now, you get a idiocracy-fest as demonstrated by this canceled show a twenty related reality tv shows that nobody can name. Sorry, but Terra Nova was a sequel without a clue.
I could also see FOX cancelling Fringe and using it's slot for Alcatraz next year. Although it's possible that they could also stick Finder in the Friday slot. FOX has all but said they're cancelling Fringe, especially if it looks as if Grimm will dominate that spot again next year.
Now, I only hope that Fox cancels Alcatraz, which would leave more room for Fringe to be renewed. I think we have a good shot at Alcatraz vanishing from us too! #TeamFringe
From most common viewpoints, it was seriously lacking.
The writers and producers should win an oscar for the 'best premise most quickly destroyed'.
Oh well, let's hope the money saved goes into one more season of the ever excellent Fringe!
If you're going to make a show about dinosaurs and time travel, well make it about that and not about Maddys first kiss!! They should have started by showing how they settled there in the first place. Securing the place with all the dinosaurs for example. Not placing them in a finished settlement fully equipped with satellites...
whats wrong with them
No Lattes for Spielberg???
I hated most of the main characters and the plot just was plain stupid.
Some terrible scripts, some awful acting, mainly from the kids and a show which couldn't make it's mind up whether it was trying to appeal to adults, teens or 3 year olds.
Let's hope Fox reallocates some of the budget towards vamping up Fringe and giving it a fantastic season 5 after a slightly lacklustre season 4.