terra nova ?? - Blu-ray Forum

blurayisnice · 10-12-2013, 07:33 AM

I watched the first episode of terra nova, and it looked interesting. But then I went to IMDB and read the forums... the show got cancelled after 1 season?

So my question is; is it worth it? Do they finish the story within the first season? Or will I be wasting my time if I continue ?

racefreak619 · 10-12-2013, 07:54 AM

First and last episode are the only ones worth watching imo. Every episode in between is not very interesting

blurayisnice · 10-12-2013, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by racefreak619

First and last episode are the only ones worth watching imo. Every episode in between is not very interesting

But does the story finish in 1 season? I don't want to watch entire season 1 and find out that the story isn't finished yet - and will never finish. That would be a waste of my time

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unsung122212 · 10-12-2013, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by blurayisnice

But does the story finish in 1 season? I don't want to watch entire season 1 and find out that the story isn't finished yet - and will never finish. That would be a waste of my time

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No, the story that they were building up to doesn't finish. It leaves the viewer with sort of a cliffhanger. There are still some story arcs that weren't finished, while just starting to touch on a bigger story at the end of the first season. Even though it had very good ratings, fox decided to cancel the show. It was a very expensive show that was made. I don't the show's creators were expecting the studio to not renew for a second season.

Anthony P · 10-12-2013, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by blurayisnice

But does the story finish in 1 season? I don't want to watch entire season 1 and find out that the story isn't finished yet - and will never finish. That would be a waste of my time

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I liked the show, so I would say go for it. Now for the ending, it is a bit of a cliff hanger but it is also takes a hard turn (kind of like the original story finishes and a new one that was never told starts)

CouncilSpectre · 10-13-2013, 07:30 AM

I enjoyed the show, for what it was. I was saddened when it was cancelled, even though it wasn't really a surprise at that point, it had been a toss-up for cancellation/renewal at best. From memory, the ratings were modest, but nowhere near enough to justify the cost of the series.

kemcha · 10-26-2013, 07:34 AM

I saw the season 1 DVD set at Walmart's for $9.99. If you liked it, I'd definitely pick it up, but, yeah, it wasn't renewed by the network. There were a lot of people who thought that it might be.

karsten · 01-09-2020, 03:02 AM

Rather late to this thread, but I just wanted to mention:

1. This was probably my favourite TV show of the past several decades. Not joking. It brought me right back to my childhood. I loved the environment and the characters, even if the episodes themselves varied considerably in story quality. It was also the first and last time in at least a decade that I actually made sure to watch the episodes right when they aired -- rather as one would watch TV before the advent of VCRs and time shifting. Yes, I enjoyed it that much.

2. It did have a reasonably conclusive ending, though many story threads were open and could still have been pursued.

3. I'd still pay any price for a Blu-ray release. It was actually broadcast in HD, so I'm baffled as to why it was only released on DVD.

kevin87 · 01-09-2020, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by karsten

3. I'd still pay any price for a Blu-ray release. It was actually broadcast in HD, so I'm baffled as to why it was only released on DVD.

Fox... now Disney. The two worst studios in regards to TV on BD, and TV on home video in general.

The reason it didn't last longer was how expensive it was to produce, which is surprising considering how bad some of the SFX were, even the cheaper UK show Primeval looked better. Maybe Fox should've found a better company for the dinos.

It always bugs me how everybody this past year was acting like Naomi Scott was a new actress when she was on this 8 years prior lol

CouncilSpectre · 01-09-2020, 08:20 AM

Premise was great, cast was great, but yeah the VFX were.....ropey and ultimately, it was just too expensive to justify.

A shame though, I really enjoyed it tbh.

Blu Lemmy · 01-09-2020, 08:28 AM

You can add me to the list of those who thought it was great....but alas, it wasn't too be.

Let's just have another 270000 episodes of some generic law and order program instead

10-12-2013, 07:33 AM	#1
blurayisnice Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2011 Trading Score:26	terra nova ?? I watched the first episode of terra nova, and it looked interesting. But then I went to IMDB and read the forums... the show got cancelled after 1 season? So my question is; is it worth it? Do they finish the story within the first season? Or will I be wasting my time if I continue ?

10-12-2013, 07:54 AM	#2
racefreak619 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:125 DVD collection:5	First and last episode are the only ones worth watching imo. Every episode in between is not very interesting

10-13-2013, 07:30 AM	#6
CouncilSpectre Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:900 Blu-ray collection:7092 DVD collection:881 iTunes collection:13 Prime collection:107 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:24	I enjoyed the show, for what it was. I was saddened when it was cancelled, even though it wasn't really a surprise at that point, it had been a toss-up for cancellation/renewal at best. From memory, the ratings were modest, but nowhere near enough to justify the cost of the series.

10-26-2013, 07:34 AM	#7
kemcha Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Michigan, USA 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:344 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:32	I saw the season 1 DVD set at Walmart's for $9.99. If you liked it, I'd definitely pick it up, but, yeah, it wasn't renewed by the network. There were a lot of people who thought that it might be.

01-09-2020, 03:02 AM	#8
karsten Senior Member Member since:Jan 2020	Rather late to this thread, but I just wanted to mention: 1. This was probably my favourite TV show of the past several decades. Not joking. It brought me right back to my childhood. I loved the environment and the characters, even if the episodes themselves varied considerably in story quality. It was also the first and last time in at least a decade that I actually made sure to watch the episodes right when they aired -- rather as one would watch TV before the advent of VCRs and time shifting. Yes, I enjoyed it that much. 2. It did have a reasonably conclusive ending, though many story threads were open and could still have been pursued. 3. I'd still pay any price for a Blu-ray release. It was actually broadcast in HD, so I'm baffled as to why it was only released on DVD.

01-09-2020, 08:20 AM	#10
CouncilSpectre Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:900 Blu-ray collection:7092 DVD collection:881 iTunes collection:13 Prime collection:107 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:24	Premise was great, cast was great, but yeah the VFX were.....ropey and ultimately, it was just too expensive to justify. A shame though, I really enjoyed it tbh.

01-09-2020, 08:28 AM	#11
Blu Lemmy Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Location:On my sofa 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:837 DVD collection:226 Prime collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:3	You can add me to the list of those who thought it was great....but alas, it wasn't too be. Let's just have another 270000 episodes of some generic law and order program instead

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