Terra Nova Cancelled by Fox!
Terra Nova Cancelled
As we posted a few weeks ago, the future of Terra Nova was about 50/50… It now seems is as extinct as the dinos themselves (sorry, there had to be one reference to dinosaur extinction in this post!).
Fox have cancelled Terra Nova – the sci-fi show which was produced by Steven Spielberg, and aired on Sky 1 in the UK.
We knew a decision was imminent, but despite the backing of Spielberg, the show never really managed to hit the numbers the network felt it needed to make a season 2 viable. They wanted a Lost-esque style massive smash, but ended up with a decent enough solid sci-fi show that never quite reached it’s potential.
I rather enjoyed Terra Nova Season 1, and I do feel it’s a shame they didn’t get the chance to expand into a 2nd season. Such is the nature of tv networks these days…
What will be interesting to watch, is what happens to Fox’s other shows…
There is a general feeling that J. J. Abrams’s ‘Fringe‘ may be coming to an end, and rumour has it, the show will only get a short 5th season to round things up.
The future of Bones spin off ‘The Finder‘ is looking a little shaky, after it was moved to Friday nights for failing to retain it’s audience from it’s American Idol lead in.
And J. J. Abrams’s other Fox show ‘Alcatraz’ is apparently also struggling, with it’s viewing figured nearly half the season premiere by episode 7.
Fair to say, things aren’t looking great at Fox this season… Lets hope Kiefer Sutherland and his new show ‘Touch‘, from Heroes creator Tim Kring (due to air on Sky 1 – 20th March 2012 at 8pm) can pull some of that old Jack Bauer magic and give Fox the hit they desperately need!
The Terra Nova production company (also Fox… ’20th Century Fox Television’, but still Fox…), are trying to sell the show to another network, but i really wouldn’t hold out much hope…
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I really did enjoy Terra Nova and thought the cast did a pretty good job too. Pity theres no 2nd series as would like to have seen how it all developed. It was better than a lot of the shows on TV now.
Do you have any dates for next series of Body of Proof ?
i cant belive i loved terra nova i thought i was great and i no a lot of people that whached it and thought the same i really wanted to know what happened next DAM YOU FOX
BRING BACK TERRA NOVA 🙁 i so sad 🙁
Am gutted, really enjoyed this show and think it would have developed brilliantly given the time. I hate the way Fox hardly gives it shows a chance. :((
Nobody will ever take fox serious because they always cancel after one season so what is the point in watching.this company have no idea about customer realations.waste of time watching anything they make
I’m saddened to almost agree with you there. They never seem to give shows a chance before axing them.
Also with the like of Alcatraz, which hasn’t even started to air over here yet, they are shooting themselves in the foot. Why should viewers start to watch a series that they know has been cancelled, or will be cancelled, without being finished?
I think the comment re Fox not giving shows a chance and the audience knowing it, is absolutely spot on. I really don’t enjoy investing in a series if I already know its gone at the end of Season 1. Sometimes you get to know that in advance when channels pick up a series “late” ie like Chase (I think). Having said that, I can see some of Fox’s logic in terms of Terra Nova. The CGI was sound and the premis quite novel, but the mostly B list acting crew struggled to develop the characters in a way that won you over. I still enjoyed it though and you’d have thought that Fox, given the huge investment up front, may have been willing to consider this a slow burner. Obviously not and like others I cannot see anyone else picking Terra up so it’s bye bye the rather cute Doctor and flying things.
I read this morning (8th March) that Netflix are in (very) early negotiations to pick up Tera Nova.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflix-expresses-interest-picking-up-297585