Fox's sci-fi epic 'Terra Nova' rollout delayed from May to September
Fox announced late Friday that it would push back the much-anticipated premiere of Steven Spielberg's time-travel epic "Terra Nova." The series was supposed to get a splashy two-hour preview on May 23 and 24 but now won't be seen until the fall.
Network sources say that the show's elaborate special effects are the culprit. "Terra Nova" stars Jason O'Mara as the head of a family in the 22nd century who is transported back to prehistoric times as part of an experiment to save Earth.
" 'Terra Nova' is one of the most ambitious television series ever produced," Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said in a statement. "The cutting-edge visual effects used to create the world of 'Terra Nova,' which is of massive scope and scale, require more time to be realized. This aspect of the series is essential, so we are pushing back the special early preview date to give the visual effects team the time needed for their groundbreaking work."
"Terra Nova" has already hit a few bumps along the way. In November, the producers laid off most of the writing staff, due in part to production delays.
Will you watch the show whenever it does appear?
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Photo: Jason O'Mara, left, Landon Liboiron, Naomi Scott, Alana Mansour and Shelley Conn in Fox's "Terra Nova." Credit: Brook Rushton / Fox.
I'll watch the show but that doesn't mean it won't fail. I watch Fringe, I watched Dollhouse, love them both. Just b/c Spielberg has his name on it doesn't mean it won't meet the same fate. Americans don't seem to have interest in a large scale scifi epic adventure. Personally I don't think most Americans are smart enough or pay attention enough to get these shows. Most of them are eating, scratching and farting or kind of paying attention while they quip on Twitter.
I opened up Entertainment Weekly the other day to find out that the third most popular show on iTunes was Kourtney and Kim Take Manhattan. This is the America we live in, Americans only care if you've been in a sex tape or you have a big rear end.
Posted by: Joe B. | March 11, 2011 at 04:12 PM
Spielberg's name was also attached to "Earth 2" and we all know how that went. This does look good though and I'll be there to watch it, get addicted to it and then, in the fine tradition that FOX has done in the past, they'll yank it off the air, or keep changing the date and time so that no one knows when its on. Hopefully they'll at least air all the episodes unlike they did with Firefly.
Posted by: Nosey Nosemeister | March 11, 2011 at 11:50 PM
Well ... this is very disappointing but I guess if it means that the special effects will be as terrific as what we've come to expect from DreamWorks then it will be worth the wait.
Buy the way, don't miss another of Spielberg/DreamWorks' sci-fi TV series, "Falling Skies" that is scheduled to premiere in June!
Posted by: Terra Nova Fan | March 13, 2011 at 07:02 AM