By Sebastian Updyke
OMGG.com Film/TV Critic
September 27, 2011
After hearing Fox blew $20 million on the pilot episode of their sci-fi show Terra Nova, I couldn’t wait to check out the two-hour premiere last night.
The show centers on the Shannon family, who go back in time as part of a last ditch effort to stop the human race from destroying the environment.
I sincerely wish I could travel back in time to get those two hours of my life back, as the plot was garbage and the “scary” dinosaur I’d read so much about was nothing more than Jurassic Park actor Jeff Goldblum dressed in giant T-Rex costume.
So how exactly did they manage to spend $20 million making what looked like a high school student film project? I was able to procure a budget breakdown from an old buddy who works in the Fox mailroom:
- $1 million: Cast and crew salaries
- $200: Snacks for interns who wrote the show
- $7000: Wardrobe for cast
- $640: 27 latex dinosaur costumes from Walmart
- $100: Permit to film on the old Lost set
- $18.9 million: Getting Steven Spielberg to agree to attach his name to this flaming turd
The Bottom Line: I can’t deny the show was entertaining, assuming you enjoy bad writing and over-dramatic acting.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
September 27, 2011
ENTERTAINMENT