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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Dinosaurs / TV Today's Dinosaur News

Posted by Mary Traverse on Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 1:49 PM

You guys have sent me a bunch of tips that I'll be posting soon, but today I'm just going to tell you this: It's official. RIP Terra Nova:

Fox has cancelled prehistoric dino drama Terra Nova after one season, ending months of will-they-or-won’t-they speculation. Studio 20th Century Fox TV, however, says they fight Terra Nova‘s extinction event by shopping the series to other networks.

EW.com also offers six ways to save the show, including "Age up (at least a little)":

You’re more likely to keep kids watching something that feels reasonably smart and sophisticated (like, say, Terra Nova forebears Jurassic Park and Avatar) than you are trying to get adults to endure scenes like little Zoe whining in an air duct while her dad sings the “Go Away Spider Song.”

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At first glance I thought that said "RIP Terry Nova." Which would be very different (NSFW).

Posted by ScrawnyKayaker on March 7, 2012 at 2:13 PM

"Terra Nova forebears Jurassic Park and Avatar"

"Jurassic Park and Avatar"

"Avatar"

"AVATAR"

Posted by Unregistered User on March 7, 2012 at 2:18 PM

Thanks Mary. Today, BBC has a story about a velociraptor fossil with a hunk of pterosaur in it's stomach.

Posted by Vince on March 7, 2012 at 2:20 PM

Alas, Terra Nova has gone the way of the Dinosaur Die-Off-Avoiding Scottish Dinosaurs ...

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 7, 2012 at 2:41 PM

It wasn't a bad show overall but it definitely got boring fast.

Obviously the problem was a lack of mysterious hatches.

Posted by Swearengen on March 7, 2012 at 3:18 PM

They needed a beach.

Posted by Simone on March 7, 2012 at 4:02 PM

That show was bad and boring, good riddance

Posted by Reader01 on March 7, 2012 at 6:03 PM

Couldn't make it through the 2nd episode. Terrible acting. Terrible plots. Terrible dialog. Terrible special effects. I can't believe it lasted an entire season.

Posted by JakeS on March 8, 2012 at 1:12 PM