Terra Nova (2011)

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Bryan Spicer

Nelson McCormick

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Jason O'Mara
Jim Shannon 13 episodes, 2011

Shelley Conn
Dr. Elisabeth Shannon 13 episodes, 2011

Christine Adams
Mira 13 episodes, 2011

Allison Miller
Skye 13 episodes, 2011

Landon Liboiron
Josh Shannon 13 episodes, 2011

Naomi Scott
Maddy Shannon 13 episodes, 2011

Alana Mansour
Zoe Shannon 13 episodes, 2011

Stephen Lang
Commander Nathaniel Taylor 13 episodes, 2011

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Kelly Marcel
(13 episodes, 2011)

Craig Silverstein
(13 episodes, 2011)

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12 years, 11 months ago at Oct 24 3:28

Jessica

1 vote

I finally watched the first episode of this show, after hearing some good things about it, and I wasn't disappointed. Terra Nova - so far - has a good story, good writing, and a solid cast, and is a show that draws you in, and leaves you wanting to see more.

I love science fiction that is well done, and Terra Nova basically fills the hole that was left when Battlestar Galactica finis... read more

NOOOOOOva...

12 years, 4 months ago at May 26 6:50

sharath

1 vote

Picture it: in the future, Earth is almost close to inhabitable from pollution and over population. The human race is doomed. All hope seems lost until a wormhole ("time fracture") opens up to the distant past when the earth was still brand spanking new, the air was clean, and the world unpolluted. In desperation, the government decides to start sending people out through the time portal to a colo... read more

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12 years ago at Oct 16 2:26

arkkangabriel

1 vote

In my opinion Terra Nova is a great series, you can have several meanings. I think the environment we live in 2149 unfortunately if we do not change our consumer society (disposable) and that everything revolves around oil can trigger disastrous consequences and immersed ourselves in a similar situation or worse. Regarding the colony, I think this is pretty well set and quite entertaining plots. T... read more

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Description: Terra Nova is an American science fiction drama television series. It premiered on September 26, 2011 with a two-hour premiere,[2] and concluded on December 19, 2011 with a two-hour finale. The series follows the Shannon family as they travel 85 million years into the past. The series is based on an idea by British writer Kelly Marcel.[3] On March 5, 2012, it was announced that Fox would not pick up the series for a second season but it would be shopped to other networks The series is initially set in 2149, a time when overpopulation and declining air quality worldwide threatens all life on Earth. After scientists discover a ri Terra Nova is an American science fiction drama television series. It premiered on September 26, 2011 with a two-hour premiere,[2] and concluded on December 19, 2011 with a two-hour finale. The series follows the Shannon family as they travel 85 million years into the past. The series is based on an idea by British writer Kelly Marcel.[3] On March 5, 2012, it was announced that Fox would not pick up the series for a second season but it would be shopped to other networks
The series is initially set in 2149, a time when overpopulation and declining air quality worldwide threatens all life on Earth. After scientists discover a rift in spacetime, they begin sending people in a series of "pilgrimages" 85 million years into Earth's Cretaceous past, to a different "time stream".[5][6][7] The series focuses primarily on the lives of the Shannon family (Jim, his wife Elisabeth, and their three children Josh, Maddy, and Zoe) as they join the Terra Nova colony in the prehistoric past.[8][9] The phrase "Terra Nova" means "New Earth", both in Latin and in a few descending languages.
Opposing the colony and its leader, Commander Nathaniel Taylor, is a group of separatists known as the "Sixers", who arrived in the "Sixth Pilgrimage" and are working in concert with corporate industrialists and Taylor's estranged son Lucas in an effort to strip the distant past Earth of its resources and send them back to 2149. This leads up to the point where Lucas perfects a device to travel to and from the future enabling the Phoenix Group to invade Terra Nova. At the end of the series, Jim Shannon travels back to 2149 to destroy the gateway that controls the wormhole in the future, effectively severing their ability to travel to and from the past as well as stranding the Sixers and the remainder of the Phoenix Group who were last seen fleeing to the Badlands. However, the colonists discover that a nearby area called the Badlands holds an artifact from Earth's history.Alex Graves signed on to direct the pilot.[10] Brannon Braga and René Echevarria serve as showrunners.[11][12] Australia was chosen after producer Steven Spielberg vetoed Hawaii because he wanted a different filming location from his 1993 film Jurassic Park.[13] The two-hour pilot was filmed over 26 days in late November to December 2010.[3] It was shot in south-east Queensland, Australia, with locations in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Gold Coast Hinterland.[14][15] The shoot was plagued by torrential rain and additional material had to be shot in 2011, with a total estimated cost of $14 million to be amortized over the season.[4][13][16] More than 250 sets were constructed.[17] An episode takes eight to nine days to shoot, like most television dramas, but six weeks in post-production, twice the television average.[3] The average episode budget was about $4 million, not including Australian tax breaks,[4][16] compared to an average of $3 million for broadcast network dramas.[18] Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly stated, "This thing is going to be huge. It's going to take an enormous production commitmen
In an unusual decision, Fox skipped ordering just a pilot, and instead immediately ordered thirteen episodes. This was partly due to financial reasons, as the large Australian sets are expensive to dismantle and rebuild. Despite this decision, the producers denied the production was over-budget, with Peter Rice explaining instead the show is "a very expensive... very ambitious television show". Kevin Reilly continued, "We're not in completely uncharted territory here. The start-up cost for the series is definitely on the high end. But it's not some bank-breaking series".[20] With only 10% of Cretaceous-era dinosaurs recorded in the fossil record, the producers decided to supplement the series with ones which might have existed; palaeontologist Jack Horner was brought in to help create realistic creatures for the period and different from those of the Jurassic Park film franchise
In June 2010, the first cast member was announced – Jason O'Mara as Jim Shannon.[21] In late August, Allison Miller joined the cast.[22] In September, Deadline Hollywood reported that Stephen Lang signed on to play the role of Commander Taylor.[23] An executive producer, David Fury, left the series as a result of creative differences.[24] In September, Shelley Conn landed the female lead role.[25] In October, Brian Tyler was chosen as the composer,[26] Mido Hamada was cast as a security head,[27] while Landon Liboiron, Naomi Scott and Alana Mansour were cast as the three children.[28] In November, Christine Adams was cast as Mira.[29] In May 2011, Rod Hallett joined the cast
The cast and crew returned to Queensland, Australia on May 20, 2011 to continue production on the first season. Filming commenced on May 25, 2011.[31] With a long production process on the series,[17] it was announced in July 2011 that the first season would consist of thirteen episodes to finish airing in December 2011 ... (more)

Release date: 26 September 2011

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"In 2149, earth is nearly wrecked by pollution. Police detective Jim Shannon is jailed for illegally raising an extra child, Zoe. He's sprung from jail just in time to join his family on the latest 'pilgrimage', through a unique time-space-continuum rip, to Terra Nova, a colony run with modern technology in a dino age forest. Colony commander Nathaniel Taylor soon recruits as security professional Jim, who gradually finds out about some threats, notably from Saurian monsters, the 'sixers' and hi"

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"Centers on the Shannons, an ordinary family from 2149 when the planet is dying, who are transported back 85 million years to prehistoric Earth where they join Terra Nova, a colony of humans with a second chance to build a civilization.Creators : Kelly Marcel, Craig SilversteinProduction Company : 20th Century Fox Television, Amblin Television, Chernin Entertainment ...Stars : Jason O'Mara, Shelley Conn, Christine Adams ...Original Network : FOXGenres : Adventure, Drama, MysteryTERRA NOVA (2011) "