Fox pulls the plug on Terra Nova
The Steven Spielberg-produced sci-fi drama Terra Nova will not see a second season, it emerged today.
US network Fox told E!Online that the show would not go beyond a first season, however the studio, 20th Century Fox TV, is to shop the series around to other networks.
The CGI-packed Avatar-meets-Jurassic Park series was filmed at Village Roadshow Studios and in the Gold Coast hinterland.
If it is not picked up by another network, or production is moved away from the Gold Coast, it would be a major blow for the local Queensland screen industry.
The production employed around 150 to 300 crew, depending on the day, with 75% of the operation staffed by Australians.
Filming the first series was plagued by false starts due to flooding, a growing Australian dollar, high staff turnover and creative differences – even though Fox had commissioned 13 episodes of the first season up front.
The UK’s Independent newspaper put the first season at $US70m and the pilot alone at $US20m.
Broadcast on Ten, the show started strongly, with ratings around 1m metro viewers but dropped by November.
Mad Max wrapped in Jurassic Park dipped in Lost in Space then dusted in a sweet coating of Disney. For added zing, add a generous dollop of Christian values just before serving at prime time.
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Grey Ghost, you are so on the money. High production values, zero design, style, script, plot, acting…….
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I find it amusing and disappointing that networks are more intested in ceasing a series if it drops below the 1mill viewers mark, to maintain their TV advertising clients and agenda. Camelot also got the guilloutine after debuting high in the millions, plateauing, and then rising again in the last few episodes. I can’t wait to see the Simpson’s interpretation of TV Network Execs scurring to kick off the series mid-airing, due to loss of viewship and trying to protect their advertising dollars. It’s like cockroaches scurring in the dead of night, when the light is flicked on.
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I didn’t see this coming at all… Oh wait, yes I did.
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Should I bother to watch the first season then?
A friend of a friend were one of the crew members of this series.
Hhmm, seems like Speilberg’s name isn’t made of magic anymore.
Maybe they need to give the series to Tarantino to executive produce?
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