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re: Terra Nova
Posted on 11/8/11 at 4:47 pm to TigerMyth36
Posted on 11/8/11 at 4:47 pm to TigerMyth36
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Good to see both those guys are olympic bowmasters who could hit the 70 meter mark with one shot.
My BF couldn't let that one go either. Why would it be expected that a 22nd century Chicago detective would not only be familiar with the use of a bow but an expert to boot? Nice shot with a 50 ton dino bearing down on you
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Posted on 11/15/11 at 12:03 pm to Erin Go Bragh
Good god this show is bad.
That was the worst written piece of crap to date.
For the most part it was so dull, I don't have much to write about.
I'm getting sick of these leaps in logic that take character from A to Z in one step.
First Jack Clone cop just immediately knows the patsy is taking the fall for someone.
Why did they need to kid to steal the drugs. He got away after BLASTING the medicine cabinet which evidently had no alarm system.
Don't get me started on the stupidity of the teen story. The guy has a fuzzy memory and somehow she decides he is an impostor?
The Big Computer Of All Knowing, tells her the guy murdered the real Dr yet she doesn't scream bloody murder the second he menaces her.
Then she runs outside and tells nobody. Then the gimp somehow beats her to pick up young tyke and she still tells nobody?
Then the freaking Dr plans to kill her but he LET THE YOUNG KID GO???
How stupid are these writers?
I know Billy Ed likes to tell us criminals is stupid but come on..... Her hands are bound, I'm sure her mother won't notice that at all or the marks from her trying to break free.
You want to know how bad this show is? I don't even feel like giving you a full report this week.
That was the worst written piece of crap to date.
For the most part it was so dull, I don't have much to write about.
I'm getting sick of these leaps in logic that take character from A to Z in one step.
First Jack Clone cop just immediately knows the patsy is taking the fall for someone.
Why did they need to kid to steal the drugs. He got away after BLASTING the medicine cabinet which evidently had no alarm system.
Don't get me started on the stupidity of the teen story. The guy has a fuzzy memory and somehow she decides he is an impostor?
The Big Computer Of All Knowing, tells her the guy murdered the real Dr yet she doesn't scream bloody murder the second he menaces her.
Then she runs outside and tells nobody. Then the gimp somehow beats her to pick up young tyke and she still tells nobody?
Then the freaking Dr plans to kill her but he LET THE YOUNG KID GO???
How stupid are these writers?
I know Billy Ed likes to tell us criminals is stupid but come on..... Her hands are bound, I'm sure her mother won't notice that at all or the marks from her trying to break free.
You want to know how bad this show is? I don't even feel like giving you a full report this week.
Posted on 11/15/11 at 12:08 pm to TigerMyth36
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Jack Clone cop
Looking out through the broken glass in the window and seriously stating the obvious "they broke in through the window" get a big
Posted on 11/15/11 at 1:01 pm to TigerMyth36
quote:
Don't get me started on the stupidity of the teen story. The guy has a fuzzy memory and somehow she decides he is an impostor?
Aw, c'mon. He was missing too many memories, and he wasn't interested in the thing he wrote to her he was most interested in. His signature was different. He burned her letter for no reason. Thinking he was alone, he put his cane aside and walked without a limp while she was hiding and watching.
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Then she runs outside and tells nobody. Then the gimp somehow beats her to pick up young tyke and she still tells nobody?
She didn't want to go to the adults because she was rightfully afraid they'd dismiss her accusations as a kind of "vampire" story, and I was as surprised as she was the chief scientist went along with her DNA test. Note that her mother did blow her off. It was actually rather clever to have her little sister making her vampire accusations the whole time.
It's not a great show, but I have to admit after mocking the first episodes, the last couple have been entertaining.
Posted on 11/15/11 at 1:31 pm to Erin Go Bragh
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"they broke in through the window"
Yeah, I had to laugh at that one too. What gave it away?
I like how captain avatar fends off the one dino with a torch and a knife. Don't these guys carry guns every time they leave the compound?
And how the guy with the cane catches the teenage girl when she tries to run away in the orchard. As soon as she started running i told my wife "i bet she trips and falls" and wham ! she's on the ground and he's on her like a ninja.
That said I'll still watch mostly because i always liked the human/dino interaction in movies.
This post was edited on 11/15/11 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 11/15/11 at 7:02 pm to TigerMyth36
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Then the gimp somehow beats her to pick up young tyke
He wasn't a gimp, he was faking. That said everything is dead one
Posted on 11/21/11 at 7:59 pm to TigerintheNO
My God, is this show for little children? I don't know where to begin with tonight's episode.
Taylor is outraged because people would want to come over and start making equations with a goal of 2-way travel between Earth and Terra Nova? WTF? Wouldn't this be a lifeline?
Why wouldn't people from the super advanced future have already done this? Is Taylor's son that far ahead of the game?
Also, why don't these super advanced peeps have a device that can locate anything that is emitting a sound frequency at 33.8hz or whatever?
Why would the sixers need to train a dragonfly how to deliver messages back and forth? Couldn't they just get microscopic sized drones to do it? Why was the memory chip on the dragonfly basically part of a microSD flash card?
These people seem strangely unfuturistic at times for being able to perform the advanced technological feats that we've witnessed on the show.
Taylor is outraged because people would want to come over and start making equations with a goal of 2-way travel between Earth and Terra Nova? WTF? Wouldn't this be a lifeline?
Why wouldn't people from the super advanced future have already done this? Is Taylor's son that far ahead of the game?
Also, why don't these super advanced peeps have a device that can locate anything that is emitting a sound frequency at 33.8hz or whatever?
Why would the sixers need to train a dragonfly how to deliver messages back and forth? Couldn't they just get microscopic sized drones to do it? Why was the memory chip on the dragonfly basically part of a microSD flash card?
These people seem strangely unfuturistic at times for being able to perform the advanced technological feats that we've witnessed on the show.
This post was edited on 11/21/11 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 11/22/11 at 1:10 pm to Asgard Device
In last night's episode Shannon tells Taylor he received an anonymous note saying there was a body buried under the pilgrim tree and he followed up on the letter and dug up a corpse. At the end of the conversation Shannon, trying to deflect, says a Shredder probably killed the man completely discounting the fact that the body was formally buried.
Posted on 12/20/11 at 12:19 pm to Erin Go Bragh
Anyone still watching this? Thoughts on the season finale last night?
Posted on 12/20/11 at 12:34 pm to PsychTiger
The capture of Taylor's son should have been a big deal. Here's the guy terrorizing and murdering the Terra Nova population and it was little more than an 'ah we have you" scene. A teenage girl was left behind to transport him.
When they planned the ambush it should have been with a contingency for guarding their greatest nemesis.
When they planned the ambush it should have been with a contingency for guarding their greatest nemesis.
Posted on 12/20/11 at 12:45 pm to Holden Caulfield
quote:
When they planned the ambush it should have been with a contingency for guarding their greatest nemesis.
Agree on that point, and I said as much during the show. Also while it was pretty good idea to use the dino to wreck havoc in the future to give Shannon a diverson to plant the bomb, I did not like the way they ended that scene. Eitehr Shannon should have died, been trapped in the future, or the dino should have made it back through the portal as well and eaten him on that end.
I was intreagued with the ending and am curious to know what the writers have in mind for the second season, but I get the feeling we will never find out.
Posted on 12/20/11 at 12:48 pm to tenortoga
quote:
I get the feeling we will never find out.
I think you may be right. The only reason I think it may return is the Steven Spielberg name on the credits. Usually those guys have guarantees of at least two seasons when they sign on to a TV project.
This post was edited on 12/20/11 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 12/20/11 at 12:50 pm to tenortoga
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was intreagued with the ending and am curious to know what the writers have in mind for the second season,
My theory is that another time-rip was found in the badlands, and with them finding a ship's figurehead and allowing for geographical changes with continental drift I believe it is probably located where our Bermuda Triangle would be now.
Posted on 12/20/11 at 1:07 pm to PsychTiger
This show is so poorly written that its almost funny. Shannon is viewed as Taylor's number two and a man the Phoenix Group best keep an eye on. However, because he's discovered to have a limp and a hearing problem he's no longer a danger and there's no need to keep him locked up or under surveillance.
Posted on 12/20/11 at 1:07 pm to PsychTiger
quote:
My theory is that another time-rip was found in the badlands, and with them finding a ship's figurehead and allowing for geographical changes with continental drift I believe it is probably located where our Bermuda Triangle would be now.
One of the first things I thought of was well was the Burmuda Triangle. I just can't imagine they would go with something that obvious.
Posted on 12/20/11 at 2:36 pm to tenortoga
The Badlands angle has me interested for another season. Obviously this show has a lot of flaws, but I have been entertained during most episodes. Not sure if it will be enough for another season, but we will just have to wait and see.
Posted on 12/20/11 at 8:05 pm to Mr. Wayne
I haven't summoned the strength to watch since my last post. I think I am about 4 episodes behind.
The show has almost zero chance of renewal. I guess it depends on how many other shows are getting the axe but the chance it very very very very small.
The show has almost zero chance of renewal. I guess it depends on how many other shows are getting the axe but the chance it very very very very small.
Posted on 12/21/11 at 12:03 pm to TigerMyth36
I'm going to do my best to channel TigerMyth36 on this, but it will probably be about as good as an episode of Cop Rock (/disclaimer)
This episode had to be the best of the season thus far, but then again that's like being the slimmest kid at fat camp. You're still at fat camp because you're fat just like how this show still sucks balls. This episode just sucked them a little less.
So Taylor & Co. know that these mysterious, evil corporation-types from the future (Haliburton?) are going to come back and rape/ravage the land for natural resources to fuel their dying world, right? These apparently brilliant titans of industry don't have enough sense to leave a dying world for one full of life? In reality, people with that much money and influence would buy their way to Terra Nova along with enough of their subordinates to set up a whole new elite society there. Where they don't have to live in a dome. Or use rebreathers.
Tayler & Co. are waiting at the zone-in spot and only a couple of them are behind protective barriers??? No sandbags? No berms? No piled logs? But then what should I expect from a group of writers that consider this a defendable wall:
A bomb blows up and they LEAVE people to run off into the jungle?
How big was that opening (and how convenient) for the mercs to get a friggin tank in?
I love how cliche the writers went with making the bad guys' equipment black. Way to stay fresh, guys.
26 people die and a hardened veteran lays down?? If this were a serious series, every man, woman and child would have been armed and fighting. But they still stick to the idea of the "hallowed, innocent civilians" that apparently don't have the backbone and/or knowledge to defend their homes.
Another tactics issue: They KNOW the mercs are going for Terra Nova, why the hell didn't they have the aforementioned civvies moved out of there to a hidden location?
10 bombs will clear out the whole Pangean continent but that one will (conveniently) only wipe out a valley (they inferred all the bombs were the same). 1 "click" = ~1.7 miles. Lucas' (Taylor the Younger's) radio conversation mentioned they were 3 clicks away from their camp. Let's assume they were 3/4 the way there from the bomb (since it didn't seem like much daylight had been lost). That means the bomb as a radius of ~12 clicks or 20.4 miles. This means that the continent is only 200 miles???
The bad guys: At least they act like the assholes they should be, but the actual acting... yeesh! When Clone Cop encounters the merc guy on the steps, merc guy gives a line so wooden that even Keanu Reeves shook his head in disappointment. And you could SEE him miss with the rifle swing! How did he get the part? Was he someone's brother? Did he help rape Indiana Jones?
When Clone Cop talks to army chick in the bar, why the hell doesn't the room full of enemy soldiers notice that the person in charge of defending the settlement against them has company at her table and it just happens to be Taylor's 2nd-in-command?
When Clone Cop is in the lab, the deafness, hobbled and addled angle was pretty good. Except when he dropped it for a second in Lucas' face. What B-movie director is running this show?
Clone Cop certainly figured out those were map co-ords quickly. He must be a super-genius. Maybe I should start calling him Sherlock?
Did we really need to see Clone Cop's hand reaching from under the tarp to know he was in there? Really?
Hey, what's that easily-seen flashing red light on our vehicle? Oh, it couldn't possibly be anything like a secret tracker so let's just ignore it.
Speaking of quick, they certainly rushed through the ambushes. We get no idea of how many there have been nor over how long of a time period. As far as anyone knows, it's only been two although the inferrence is that it's been more.
All I can say is: the fence x2
No, wait. I can say more. The fact that they use a hole that's PART OF THE FENCE'S DESIGN to escape should be a note to the writers that IT'S A SHITTY FENCE!
Okay, I'm done.
For now.
Army chick died, where's the blood from a point-blank gunshot to the head (assassin-style). (notice it wasn't a question)
While the T-Rex was pretty smart, how the bleeding hell did they get it curled up and into the container???
The building blowing up was unconvincing because if a bomb is powerful enough to wipe out a 20-mile radius then there's not going to be mini build-up explosions, there will be one mother-fracker of one.
The T-Rex chasing him was a bit much.
Now for the good...
They actually killed people.
Taylor came across as a marginal badass (except for the whole scene with him hugging his psycho son - anyone having a conflict like that for so long wouldn't be so trusting).
The prow from the badlands was a neat twist.
That's it, that's all I've got.
This episode had to be the best of the season thus far, but then again that's like being the slimmest kid at fat camp. You're still at fat camp because you're fat just like how this show still sucks balls. This episode just sucked them a little less.
So Taylor & Co. know that these mysterious, evil corporation-types from the future (Haliburton?) are going to come back and rape/ravage the land for natural resources to fuel their dying world, right? These apparently brilliant titans of industry don't have enough sense to leave a dying world for one full of life? In reality, people with that much money and influence would buy their way to Terra Nova along with enough of their subordinates to set up a whole new elite society there. Where they don't have to live in a dome. Or use rebreathers.
Tayler & Co. are waiting at the zone-in spot and only a couple of them are behind protective barriers??? No sandbags? No berms? No piled logs? But then what should I expect from a group of writers that consider this a defendable wall:
A bomb blows up and they LEAVE people to run off into the jungle?
How big was that opening (and how convenient) for the mercs to get a friggin tank in?
I love how cliche the writers went with making the bad guys' equipment black. Way to stay fresh, guys.
26 people die and a hardened veteran lays down?? If this were a serious series, every man, woman and child would have been armed and fighting. But they still stick to the idea of the "hallowed, innocent civilians" that apparently don't have the backbone and/or knowledge to defend their homes.
Another tactics issue: They KNOW the mercs are going for Terra Nova, why the hell didn't they have the aforementioned civvies moved out of there to a hidden location?
10 bombs will clear out the whole Pangean continent but that one will (conveniently) only wipe out a valley (they inferred all the bombs were the same). 1 "click" = ~1.7 miles. Lucas' (Taylor the Younger's) radio conversation mentioned they were 3 clicks away from their camp. Let's assume they were 3/4 the way there from the bomb (since it didn't seem like much daylight had been lost). That means the bomb as a radius of ~12 clicks or 20.4 miles. This means that the continent is only 200 miles???
The bad guys: At least they act like the assholes they should be, but the actual acting... yeesh! When Clone Cop encounters the merc guy on the steps, merc guy gives a line so wooden that even Keanu Reeves shook his head in disappointment. And you could SEE him miss with the rifle swing! How did he get the part? Was he someone's brother? Did he help rape Indiana Jones?
When Clone Cop talks to army chick in the bar, why the hell doesn't the room full of enemy soldiers notice that the person in charge of defending the settlement against them has company at her table and it just happens to be Taylor's 2nd-in-command?
When Clone Cop is in the lab, the deafness, hobbled and addled angle was pretty good. Except when he dropped it for a second in Lucas' face. What B-movie director is running this show?
Clone Cop certainly figured out those were map co-ords quickly. He must be a super-genius. Maybe I should start calling him Sherlock?
Did we really need to see Clone Cop's hand reaching from under the tarp to know he was in there? Really?
Hey, what's that easily-seen flashing red light on our vehicle? Oh, it couldn't possibly be anything like a secret tracker so let's just ignore it.
Speaking of quick, they certainly rushed through the ambushes. We get no idea of how many there have been nor over how long of a time period. As far as anyone knows, it's only been two although the inferrence is that it's been more.
All I can say is: the fence
x2 No, wait. I can say more. The fact that they use a hole that's PART OF THE FENCE'S DESIGN to escape should be a note to the writers that IT'S A SHITTY FENCE!
Okay, I'm done.
For now.
Army chick died, where's the blood from a point-blank gunshot to the head (assassin-style). (notice it wasn't a question)
While the T-Rex was pretty smart, how the bleeding hell did they get it curled up and into the container???
The building blowing up was unconvincing because if a bomb is powerful enough to wipe out a 20-mile radius then there's not going to be mini build-up explosions, there will be one mother-fracker of one.
The T-Rex chasing him was a bit much.
Now for the good...
They actually killed people.
Taylor came across as a marginal badass (except for the whole scene with him hugging his psycho son - anyone having a conflict like that for so long wouldn't be so trusting).
The prow from the badlands was a neat twist.
That's it, that's all I've got.
This post was edited on 12/21/11 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 12/21/11 at 12:43 pm to Bard
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The prow from the badlands was a neat twist.
I'm sure they'll reveal everything in the first episode next season.
My biggest gripe with the show is that they present a problem or mystery and immediately answer it.
There is absolutely zero build up.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 1:48 pm to Antonio Moss
Bump post...bout to post my thoughts on the finale.
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