I thought the actor did fine, but yeah, I thought the Dad was a bit cliched.
And is it really too much to expect a show with Spielberg and Braga to be a little philosophically hard? These guys have made some ballsy shows in the past.
The brachiosaurs weren't awful, but the carnivores were pretty bad.
And is it really too much to expect a show with Spielberg and Braga to be a little philosophically hard? These guys have made some ballsy shows in the past.
The brachiosaurs weren't awful, but the carnivores were pretty bad.
On TV I think it is yes...what movies have they done that were philosophical? I mean I wouldn't really think of ET or any of his other movies philosophical. They have to make it so people will watch it (unfortunately). I don't know Braga so I can't comment on him.
I would be interested in a good book on the subject that talked about this stuff sure though. One of the reasons I like Steins Gate (an anime) is that it did deal a bit with the hard science stuff. But then I read about quantum physics for fun...so I don't represent a large proportion of humanity...
By "philosophically hard" I assumed you meant "hard science fiction," and as far as Spielberg goes, I figured Jurassic Park and Minority Report counted, but I suppose reasonable minds might differ on that one.
Brannon Braga has been involved in Hard Sci Fi via being a showrunner on ST: Voyager, writing some of the more technically themed stuff about time travel. But hey, there was so much technobabble on Voyager that it all just kind of washes over you after season 2.
Hmm Minority report was certainly philosophical and interesting not sure if I would call it hard science fiction though...and really it is hard for me to find any star trek show hard science fiction because all the techno babble is just that babble..in Asimov and Clark (my go to for hard science fiction) the science fiction is at least plausible...I mean Fringe is really harder science fiction than voyager as it at least tries to tie things to well known quantum mechanical stuff though I wouldn't call it hard overall as it doesn't spend enough time talking about it and explaining it.
Not sure I've ever seen a TV show I would call hard science fiction actually...hmm
Terra Nova. Pilot. Sigh.
- 27/09/2011 01:52:46 PM
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Did they bring the fancy fruits with them?
- 27/09/2011 03:54:20 PM
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Re: Did they bring the fancy fruits with them?
- 27/09/2011 05:26:06 PM
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Were you really expecting philisophical hard science fiction?
- 27/09/2011 07:08:43 PM
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Only hoping...
- 27/09/2011 07:41:28 PM
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Re: Only hoping...
- 27/09/2011 09:59:19 PM
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Re: Only hoping...
- 28/09/2011 08:20:40 PM
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Re: Only hoping...
- 29/09/2011 01:14:29 AM
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Re: Roads and weapons.
- 28/09/2011 11:24:06 AM
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I was pleasantly surprised by how they handled the time travel thing.
- 28/09/2011 09:55:22 PM
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If the time gate thing is only one way,,
- 29/09/2011 12:49:00 PM
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I wouldn't entirely rule out TN being able to reach the future somehow.
- 29/09/2011 01:15:49 PM
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The eldest daughter seemed to have some pre-existing knowledge of TN
- 29/09/2011 01:51:12 PM
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A Spielberg project that features a strained relationship between father and teen son, I'm shocked
- 29/09/2011 02:10:08 PM
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