the Terra Nova Renewal was pending on at least 2 Spring Shows being flops, both shows had decent numbers, and now they are rumoring that Terra Nova is about to get the official good bye from FOX.


Also,

MGM has paid off their "Bankrupcty" Loan 4 years ahead of Time and Secured a $500 Million Credit Line.
Rumors of SG:U Cast members getting phone calls are spreading around the Stargate Boards (I'd rather have an Atlantis Movie TBH, which is prolly the likely route they'd go if any, One Atlantis Movie would cost about half a season, and prolly get more money via Sales and Online streams deal.) That and major members of the SGU cast are busy filming other shows now. I'd rather See Jewel Staite on BluRay.

Terra Nova quite simply wasn't getting enough ratings to cover its high cost of production. By comparison, the show "Alcatraz" with a significantly lower production cost is getting much higher ratings than Terra Nova was getting. Also, Fox today officially cancelled "House" so it looks like Fox will be dumping a lot of expenses this week!

Surprise Terra Nova lasted even this long.

Another reason sci fi fails. Fans are afraid to get attached to a show since they rarely seem to make it beyond 1 season, if that long. More of these should start as a min-series like BSG did to get some real commitments to being aired if they pass public opinion.

Dinosaurs are so 90's.

The dinos weren't really what the show was about is the funny thing. They were a peripheral danger, but not much of an issue. The show was getting pretty good with the 2 way portal back to the future. I got bored with it after a couple of weeks, but the dvr was still recording. I'm glad I went back and gave the show a 2nd chance. It was slow to start, but the show developed into something pretty good IMO. Hope it makes the cut, the story was about to take off with a good season cliffhanger.

I'd like that also although I guess I must lean toward older women. Nothing against Jewel, but I'd rather see Amanda Tapping on BluRay For that reason, I'd hope they include some SG-1 cast members also. Maybe getting a little Teal'c/Ronan interaction going, and a little Jack O'Neill sarcasm would be welcomed also.

SG Ark of Truth and Continuum are both on Bluray, as is all of SG Atlantis, which had Carter for S4 as well as numerous guest appearances and Staite for most of S5.

Also, all of Sanctuary is on BD if you want some accented dark-haired Tapping as is Firefly and Serenity for some younger Staite.
Actually, it's been 10 years since Firefly, Staite is hardly "young" now. She's older than Tapping was when SG1 started IIRC.

I also was tepid to TN at first but grew into it, so naturally it's cancelled. Again, like so many SF shows, it was slow to start and killed just as it was finding its groove. Same with Outcasts, Firefly, Caprica, SGU (it took a full 2 years for that one to get going, of course), Defying Gravity, and many others.

They could put SGU on hold for now pending those actors being available, I would like to see what happened with SGA honestly. After the series finale (which wasn't supposed to be), we know nothing more other than McKay and Wolsey's appearance on SGU which had zero explanation. It was like Worf appearing in ST Nemesis on the bridge of the Enterprise as if he's always been there just a couple of years after DS9's end making him the ambassador to the Klingon Empire with no reason.



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The harsh reality is that in today's tv business, tv shows don't have the luxury of taking a while to "get going". They pretty much have to be hits right out of the gate.

Which is why we're seeing more and more short series. TN and Alcatraz just 10 eps! This new one on ABC, The River, only 8!


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