In shocking news that absolutely no one could've expected to occur, Netflix has announced that it's passing on reviving the expensive but mildly-viewed Terra Nova. If you recall, we reported a couple of weeks ago that Netflix was interested in bringing Fox's show to their streaming service, but now, it looks like they're no longer interested in the property.
Jason O'Mara and Allison Miller, primary cast members, have both signed on to new pilots, but Fox still has the option to bring them back if they can find a new location for the show. With Netflix passing on it, it seems rather unlikely that they'll be able to do so: a jump to cable might be doable for the occasional cop show, but the drastic budget cut it would require would probably cripple Terra Nova's ability to do much in the way of special effects.
Netflix still has a number of streaming shows in development, including David Fincher's House Of Cards and a few others, but it seems to think that the easiest way to quickly ramp up its offerings in the original show department would be to nab something that's already been aired, as it did with Arrested Development. They're reportedly talking about bringing The River, yet to be officially cancelled, to the service, but again, these talks are all preliminary and anything could theoretically happen. In most cases, one has to expect that the odds are long, as Terra Nova's fate would seem to prove.
Honestly, that is probably for the best. Terra Nova just wasn't that good. And as far as I know, audiences weren't begging for the show to live on. Stick to the good stuff like Arrested Development.
I wonder if they just didn't have the money or if it wasn't good enough for them to continue.
Yeah it sounds like a good prudent decision. I mean I LOVED Stephen Lang's character, but the rest of the show just wasn't that interesting.
The show should have been about shooting dinosaurs with laser guns, Or just dinosaurs WITH laser guns.
Just sayin', it'd still be on the air now if it was...
This show always seemed doomed to extinction.
Netflix: Blood and Chrome. Cummon...... just.. cummon!
Thank god, hire good writers make your own content.
@TheToope said:
you can leave, now.
;)
The writing has been on the wall for awhile, after Jason Mara signed on for another pilot.
Sad that Netflix passed on it. Terra Nova also had an interesting premise and they could have done a lot with it.
I greatly enjoyed Terra Nova. It's too bad we won't see it continue... but at least it wasn't cut-off mid way.
Im rather dissapointed by this. For some reason I really liked Terra Nova and I was excited to see what was in the Badlands. Though given the money need to produce it and its apparent audience it makes sense.
Surprisingly enough... I might have actually wanted to watch Terra Nova with a pared down budget. If they cut out the superfluous CGI expense (and half of the shitty supporting actors), by some weird logic the show should be a lot more focused, right? Well, I can dream.
If they have it more about surviving in the wild with the occasional dinosaur, more about the struggle to maintain society/build TN from the ground up, infighting within the camps, and conflict with the Sixers (and if the writers also murder the main dude's family, like, right away) a re-imagined Terra Nova could be awesome.
Smart move, that show was a ton of poorly executed mellow drama with some laughable CG