Does anyone else find Fox's new Terra Nova insulting and just generally stupid?

[SilentCom]

It's a TV show on Fox, not even on SciFi channel (screw calling it syfy) and as far as I'm concerned there are much worse shows out there. If you don't like it, don't watch it.

 

[chaosyoshimage]

Personally I think it would have been way better to have had a group of people building a colony on a new planet. That way we won't have to deal with insane time travel stuff.

That show's been made, it was called Outcasts, although it lacked the dinosaurs...

 

[DarkRyter]

Well, I watched the trailer, and I thought

"This looks kinda silly".

So I didn't watch it.

 

[RatRace123]

"If you're wondering how he eats or breathes and other science facts; then repeat to yourself it's just a show, I should really just relax for Mystery Science Theater 3000 Terra Nova."

It's an FX heavy soft sci-fi show. The point isn't to think about it, the point is to just have fun watching it.

 

[dickywebster]

I thought fox as a whole was insulting?

 

[Javarock]

First, when we first encounter the time tunnel thing or whatever they state that in dialogue its a one way trip only and that this is the 10th such mission to that time. So basically they can't communicate with the people they already sent if everything is one way? I mean radio waves, even laser communications exist within reality and the way they describe it you are completely cut off. So as a 'pilgrim' you could just be generally being sent to your death none the wiser. I mean there could be a pile of corpses dead on the other side and no one would have any clue.

Actually, Couldn't they have left a symbol or structure in a precise location to signal everything as fine. But that opens up a much larger, Gaping black hole.

 

[spectrenihlus]

Personally I think it would have been way better to have had a group of people building a colony on a new planet. That way we won't have to deal with insane time travel stuff.

That show's been made, it was called Outcasts, although it lacked the dinosaurs...

Why do all of these damn shows have to be about the earth becoming unsustainable for life. Why can't the show just be about earth's first extrasolar colony and the trials and tribulations of that colony and the group of people around it.

 

[wolf thing]

it stated in the show that it is another dimention which would explain why they are not cha nging things and there are weird dinosausre so it alot lie turok but with out all the bad ass stuff that was in turok. i think it okay, nice visuals, intresting premis and setting, some good actors but the dialog is pretty bad but it is early doors yet

 

[chaosyoshimage]

Personally I think it would have been way better to have had a group of people building a colony on a new planet. That way we won't have to deal with insane time travel stuff.

That show's been made, it was called Outcasts, although it lacked the dinosaurs...

Why do all of these damn shows have to be about the earth becoming unsustainable for life. Why can't the show just be about earth's first extrasolar colony and the trials and tribulations of that colony and the group of people around it.

They're trying to be realistic, no way in hell is any government on Earth going to try a creating a colony off planet without this one breaking. They never give a damn until it's too late. Sorry, I'm just really annoyed with my country's (The US) space program and distribution of priorities...

 

[spectrenihlus]

Personally I think it would have been way better to have had a group of people building a colony on a new planet. That way we won't have to deal with insane time travel stuff.

That show's been made, it was called Outcasts, although it lacked the dinosaurs...

Why do all of these damn shows have to be about the earth becoming unsustainable for life. Why can't the show just be about earth's first extrasolar colony and the trials and tribulations of that colony and the group of people around it.

They're trying to be realistic, no way in hell is any government on Earth going to try a creating a colony off planet without this one breaking. They never give a damn until it's too late. Sorry, I'm just really annoyed with my country's (The US) space program and distribution of priorities...

Not true. Take Mass Effect's storyline. We started by colonizing the moon because there were resources on the moon that because of more efficient engine designs it became profitable to obtain does resources. Eventually that evolved to reaching Mars to get to the resources there and thus the discovery of the Prothean ruins on Mars which opened up the Charon Relay to us and thus the rest of the galaxy. Can you imagine a show about a colony on a pristine earth like world with regular news coming from Earth and other colonies. I would personally love something like that. I guess I am just tired of the whole we killed the earth bullshit because god damnit we are humanity and we fix shit like that.

 

[Something Amyss]

It's Fox, are you really that surprised?

I have trouble thinking of any Fox shows that AREN'T insulting.

Hell, same goes for broadcast TV in general.

 

[spectrenihlus]

It's Fox, are you really that surprised?

I have trouble thinking of any Fox shows that AREN'T insulting.

Hell, same goes for broadcast TV in general.

Arrested Development? Firefly? Fringe? please do not confuse the Fox Network with Fox news they are seriously two way different things.

 

[Something Amyss]

Arrested Development? Firefly? Fringe? please do not confuse the Fox Network with Fox news they are seriously two way different things.

Please, don't knock down strawmen. You just get straw all over the real argument.

So you came up with three shows, from a network that's run for a couple decades. Two of which I think are utter crap. Not a strong argument.

Now, note I expanded the definition to "broadcast TV in general." Did you...I don't know...Think I thought all broadcast TV was Fox News or something? It's the only way I can think you weren't COMPLETELY and INTENTIONALLY misrepresenting what I said.

 

[spectrenihlus]

Arrested Development? Firefly? Fringe? please do not confuse the Fox Network with Fox news they are seriously two way different things.

Please, don't knock down strawmen. You just get straw all over the real argument.

So you came up with three shows, from a network that's run for a couple decades. Two of which I think are utter crap. Not a strong argument.

Now, note I expanded the definition to "broadcast TV in general." Did you...I don't know...Think I thought all broadcast TV was Fox News or something? It's the only way I can think you weren't COMPLETELY and INTENTIONALLY misrepresenting what I said.

The point of fox not being connected to fox news was more directed to the person you quoted. By the way just because you are insulted does mean you are right.

 

[Agayek]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MST3KMantra

I'm just going to leave that up there.

Anyway, a new, relatively clever show on U.S. television is a breath of fresh air seeing as Network owners have all but said; "Cancel all the smart stuff on T.V. Reality Television is cheaper to make and the idiots will buy anything they see in the ad breaks."

I mean how many terrific show have been cancelled not because of bad ratings, but because some idiot up in the offices of (insert name of major network here) has decided that their audiences just "Don't get it." ?

[/mini rant]

Oh god do I hate you right now. I was supposed to be working for the last 2 hours, and instead I spent that on TVtropes.

I need to find some way for my browser to just block that site entirely.

 

[nothingspringstomind]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MST3KMantra

I'm just going to leave that up there.

Anyway, a new, relatively clever show on U.S. television is a breath of fresh air seeing as Network owners have all but said; "Cancel all the smart stuff on T.V. Reality Television is cheaper to make and the idiots will buy anything they see in the ad breaks."

I mean how many terrific show have been cancelled not because of bad ratings, but because some idiot up in the offices of (insert name of major network here) has decided that their audiences just "Don't get it." ?

[/mini rant]

Oh god do I hate you right now. I was supposed to be working for the last 2 hours, and instead I spent that on TVtropes.

I need to find some way for my browser to just block that site entirely.

Just thought i'd spread the pain

Someone put a link to tv tropes the other night and i promised myself i'd only read the one page... Six hours later i have severe eyestrain and my laptop has died.

 

[Gennadios]

Last I checked America was on the downward slope of world power

So is most of Europe. I doubt American audiences would be too receptive to an all Chinese/Indian cast.

But yeah, Earth 2 was a way better series.

Exactly what is threatening it now. We are killing our planet and don't seem to care or want to do anything about it.

*sigh* We aren't killing our planet. We're only killing ourselves. No matter how hard we try, cockroaches, spiders, various extremophile microbes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremophile) will continue to thrive.

I'm sorry to break it to you, but humans don't really matter in the grand scheme of things. Two of the earth's previous extinction events were caused by a dominant life form's over expansion. We'll just be a stepping stone for another life form to take a shot a dominance, nothing more.

 

[Something Amyss]

By the way just because you are insulted does mean you are right.

That makes no sense. I wasn't insulted, your comment was merely wrong (and quite specious). And that has more to do with whether or not I'm right than potential insult or offense.

Besides, Fox has a history of crap. not only crap but cancelling the shows that aren't crap. So even if directed at the person I was quoting (a really weird choice of way to respond, but whatever), it's still fairly unfounded. People trash Fox on its own merits. It doesn't need to be associated with Fox News to suck. Doesn't hurt, but really isn't necessary.

 

[spartandude]

only watched the first epdisode and while i may watch a few more to see if it gets better. imo the only competant actor was the father