Jason O'Mara and Landon Liboiron in Terra Nova.
© Brook Rushton/FOX
Netflix has decided not to get into the dinosaur business, which means that Terra Nova is probably gone for good.
The bad news in late March that Fox had dropped the extremely expensive, high-profile series despite ratings that were far from catastrophic was mitigated by the accompanying word that Netflix, expanding a bid to evolve into an online broadcaster that had already seen it salvage the cult sitcom Arrested Development, was considering taking on Terra Nova.
Even at the time, fans who were happy to hear of any white knight who might rescue such a worthy project wondered how Netflix could ramp up to such a huge project, which cost Fox tens of millions of dollars just to launch and was estimated at $4 million an episode, from its current, more humble original and exclusive programming, which also includes the comedy Orange Is the New Black, a political thriller called House of Cards, Lilyhammer, and the horror series Hemlock Grove. Could they possibly be ready for such a massive step?
Answer: No.
One aggravating factor might be the international dimension. The high cost of entertainment production--both films and television--has long been offset by the promise of lucrative foreign sales. But Netflix does not yet have the status of a "broadcaster" in foreign markets, which made it less likely that Netflix would be able to massage the bottom line on Terra Nova with overseas sales.
Meanwhile, the debacle at Fox fueled Fox's reputation for ham-handed bungling, negligence, and outright scorn for sci-fi offerings that's thrived since the days of Firefly and wasn't assuaged by the network's blowing cold and lukewarm on more recent offerings like Dollhouse. In particular, some of the cast and crew of Terra Nova blame Fox entertainment boss Kevin Reilly for giving up on the show early and then--in a recurring problem this season--blowing off deciding on renewal until it was too late, despite the possibilities for new directions in season 2 made possible by the season 1 finale.
"Kevin took it to the last moment, and beyond a couple weeks when we could have even hit fall," one insider told TV Guide. "Once we couldn't hit fall, he wasn't sure he wanted to bring us back much later. The indecision became the decision."
As if to make the whole demise of a promising series even more of a wrench, ScienceFiction.com posted this weekend that in the wake of the Netflix decision, Fox had relented and uncanceled Terra Nova, drawing up big plans for the new season. That article, however, was posted on April 1...
One thing is clear: Terra Nova didn't fail--Fox failed Terra Nova.
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To bad this show is dead. Given a chance at a second season, they could of used the feed back of the good and bad ideas from the 1st season and improved the series for a second season. There ratings were already pretty decent, and the season finale peeked alot of interest, I think if handled right they could have got the rstings they wanted in season 2.
ack, I think I’ll just give up on watching new shows until they’ve been out a couple of years. It’s so frustrating to really get involved with a story and have it just suddenly cut off. (Outcasts, anyone?)
I almost rejoined Netflix so I could see season 2 of Terra Nova. Now I don’t have to ! Can’t any other network with a little more insight and smarts pick up Terra Nova? How many other series had a difficult start and then turned out to be amazingly successful ? Think Star Trek, Lost….
Typical FOX… However Helen I do agree, there is no point watching something new until it reaches second season, they have done this with lots of shows… No have no respect when it comes to the fans.
I am sorry to see it go, but I am also very disappointed in the show itself. It did not really live up to a real sci fi show, focusing almost totally on the soap opera, and not on any sci fi issues. Never did we see them actually addressing the issues of time travel, except in throw away statements.
Only in the last episode did what the portal really was rear its head.
This issued, more openly addressed would have made the show more interesting, as would the implications of being in a world so different from today. the daily issues would have been more interesting in than all the “drama” etc.
I would have really rather seen the sixes revolt on the show, have the colony split in the story line, not be a fact already. A growing menuse is so much better.
too bad it can’t go digital.
And really, the dinos were so passive!
“Terra Nova didn’t fail–Fox failed Terra Nova.” So very true. And, FOX failed the fans. Again.
I can’t say I’m surprised by the badness of canceling Terra Nova, since the call was made by the same brainiacs at FOX who were worried that they might have three successful shows at the same time (gasp!). Either the folks at FOX are unclear about the benefits of having successful shows, or they simultaneously produced multiple expensive shows that they knew they could not maintain financially if all of the shows were successful.
I’m with Dan and Helen. I’m not watching anymore new shows until the show’s second season (maybe the third season for FOX shows). Didn’t FOX used to be a good network, with interesting programs, back in the day? In the ’90s, or so? Maybe they should call the staff from the ’90s back to work, and get rid of the current crop of execs, and decision makers.
I hope FOX will at least throw us a bone and release Terra Nova on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Fox sux
…’Nuff said
cliffhangers must be one of the most annoying thing i know about tv shows
I agree, FOX sux…. What about the fate of Fringe, my favorite Sci-fi show? Has the ax fallen already? This is so disappointing, I hope Touch fails, sorry Kiefer….
The funny thing is that the star of Terra Nova could afford to do this himself. He’s quite wealthy and should back his show!
Wtf fox sucks now a days you don’t have that many family shows me and my kids love dis show I don’t see why TNT won’t pick it up I mean they have fallen skys they could put terra nova befor it and I bet they would have a lot of ratings and I’m with da other comments why watch t.v now a days in less they on there 2 or 3 season or even scifi could pick it up please some network pick it up cliff hangers suck
I have already decided not to begin watching any new shows because the one I like are always cancelled. I will watch the show I now own on DVD instead.
Really upset about this one. I was seriously considering signing up to Netflix just to watch season 2. I really have to stop getting invested in these shows, I just end up disapointed when they’re cancelled.
Gone too, should be the networks that have no respect for the fans, FOX and SYFY, should just give up and fade out to black.
I am DONE with FOX. I will not get wrapped up in any more of their shows. ‘Touch’ looked interesting in the promo’s, but I refuse to get started on another FOX series, when some idiot marketing exec can simply scrap the project mid-story.
HINT – Instead of simply canceling the show, give them a chance to wrap up the plot with a few more episodes, or a made for TV movie. That way, the story gets finished, and the shows fans don’t walk away pissed off.
Hey FOX… remember Firefly? You idiots tossed one of the best sci-fi series ever made. Luckily Joss Whedon cares more about the fans than FOX, and he tied up the plot rather well with a movie.
Sad so sad that fox did not pick up a 2nd season . But if you look at other fox shows ( (he talk) what do you expect !!! They only have substandard shows !!!!
What a total shame. Terra Nova was a breakout program. It just goes to show you that running a network doesn’t make you wise. They had a family worthy program with hip edge and of course…they can it. Unbelievable. I never watch television anymore…I’d rather read a novel to be quite honest. Choices like this one will end TV networks eventually…the net will take over. This program made me want to watch television…and poof Cancelled. What a colossal error in judgement and a sad testimony of how “in touch” they are with the american viewer.
WHY are there sooo many reality tv shows and crappy shows.. but so few SCI FI… combining high tech and dinosaurs? GREAT idea.. granted the show wasn’t great.. but I watched it (one of three shows I actually watch including True Blood and Being Human). FOX — you blew it again! What were you thinking???
I am almost done watching my saved Terra Nova sows and am sad to know no further episodes are coming. I agree with previous comments – wrap up the show so fans get closure! I may have been the only fan of Long gone show – Surface – but would have liked to know how they got out of the building surrounded by the monsters. Hoping Terra shows up again in another time. – via portal, maybe? Thx for the good entertainment Terra Nova writers and cast!!!
Fox u really suck! I am one of those people who arranged everything else around Terra Nova’s show time, and I am sure that I am not the only one! Throw away a really good show and you throw away a lot of viewers! Give the people what they want…you might even rescue your already shady reputation!
so incredibly disappointing that yet again FOX has been the death of another entertaining scifi show. Maybe all of the scifi writers will eventually get the point, if they want a show that is poorly managed and cut off midway through the season stick with FOX. If they want success and multiple series look elsewhere. Disappointed there wasn’t anyone with the common sense to pick up and run with all of these FOX outcasts. Wouldve been a hell of a network to watch!
I’m furious….this was probably the best thing on tv….again mist people I know watched this online so it didn’t get the ratings/viewers!!!when are broadcasters gonna learn this fact!!
I agree with a lot of the comments here Terra Nova had a lot of promise but Fox never gave it a proper chance. I want to give up watching any new sci-fi series until I know it has lasted at least a couple of seasons to stop investing my time in these things but then cancellation becomes a self fulfilling prophesy. I just wish these TV executive muppets had more foresight…….
I personally plan to never watch a Fox series again, this was one of the few series in the last few years I was willing to watch. In everything I read it talks about how it didn’t fail, just didn’t quite meet the expectations. Star Trek, Star Gate, Dr Who, none of the “famous” tv series would of made it anywhere under this type of management, they care not for creativity and entertainment, only for the quickest way to make more money, and they figure by cycling through different tv series every year they’ll find another “diamond in the rough” faster. Uh, sorry to be the one to inform you, but you have to stick with it for it to become big….Fox News first now the whole network, just shut it off already…..
Too bad that Fox doesn’t see the true potential of this breakout show. It could have been another Star Trek in it’s infancy. Terra Nova, you will truly be missed….by our whole family.
I am so sick of getting invested in a show and having the rug pulled out. There was another one a couple of years ago that was amazing! It was called Jericho! I don’t know why these retarded companies can’t get it right, but I really put my all into shows. I only have about 8 right now that I am devoted to and will watch on time, would spend money for apparel, and yet one was just cancelled. They really need to find a way to make this return. I would be forever grateful!
“”Terra Nova didn’t fail–Fox failed Terra Nova”"
So true
I’m starting to hate Fox for starting good things and never following through!!
Seems to be the year for bungling sci fi . John Carter should have been a mega million block buster but failed because of bad executive decision making. Terra Nova was just a little late in making some much needed conceptual changes and Fox was just a little short of patience and imagination. Nevertheless, with Spielberg behind it the embers could still be fanned back into a flame.
If you are a devoted fan please sign this petition
http://www.scificongress.com/campaigns/save-terra-nova/
how can netowrks and production companies say its too expencive to make when they would make that money back just by selling the show. it clearly has the ratings to produce a whole season. unlike other show that have been cut off mid season. stargate universe was a major loss to sci fi fans and terra nova would have been the compromise but now we dont even have that. are there no more good sci fi shows anymore
This blows!
This is so dissappointing! This is one of the few shows I took the time to sit down and watch, and THOROUGHLY enjoyed. Cant SOMEONE pick this one up!?
I am so sick of reality TV shows, all the spins offs of original shows and all the stupid cartoons that Fox has gone to. Finally, Tera Nova comes along and it is a little bit different. I enjoyed sharing a show with my 12 year old son for once! Then nothing….
I am a busy mom and won’t be investing any more time in TV shows. I was burned before, Twin Peaks and most recently Lost. I am tired of getting wound up and excited only to be let down cold.
Hey Guys, Could someone not get in contact with AMC? They have great Original Shows like Breaking Bad, Mad Men and The Walking Dead, maybe they might like to give Terra Nova a shot!? Even if for just one season to finish off the Big Twist at the End of Season 1.
Terra Nova, Firefly, Fringe, Lost, just to name a few. Everything is going to reality show. FOX is going the way of SyFy and all they are going to do is lose fans. Take a note from TNT, Falling Skies had about half the viewers of TERRA NOVA, yet it’s coming back. They shouldn’t go on the ratings so much as how many viewers. Look at Howard Stern, some of the lowest ratings in history but he has more listeners than anyone. Today is all about the bottom dollar and what is going to make the most money. TERRA NOVA cost a lot to make so they were expecting more returns, but all they did was waste a ton of money to make a great show and just wash the money down the drain. Sorry FOX, but that seems like a bad move. Welcome to the world of SyFy (NBC) Great job.
Killing Terra Nova was as big a mistake as killing off Star Trak. Fox just doesn’t care what the viewer wants Terra Nova was a Great Show. At least they could of put it on the SyFy network. I will miss Terra Nova and I was looking forward to season 2. Thanks FOX for not caring what people want. Just keep showing Family Guy. Oh by the way Family Guy needs to improve last year it was BORING.
Typical!
next time i will not watch a series that FOX releases…..idiots!
I am DONE with FOX. I will not get wrapped up in any more of their shows there is plenty of other companys out there.
This is official….help to get FOX out of this business, the can sell hotdogs or something….
FOX does it again by canceling one of the best shows ever.
please Mr. Speilberg continue – Terra Nova from where the series left off as a series of movies.
NEVER AGAIN will I watch FOX. Done with SyFy too after leaving me out in space (SGU). These companies have NO respect for the fan who invests countless hours into these shows and then never gets the closure they deserve. From now on, I’ll wait til the series finally and if they end it properly, I’ll go and buy the DVD’s……….so sad it’s come to this.
My only hope is Speilberg sees the potential and makes a movie closing/continuing the story line.
I really liked this show, and sgu, and jericho. The networks seem to want everything to be instant blockbusters. Newsflash people sometimes it takes dedication to a job to get the desired results. If you cancel everything first season, how will you ever know how to fix shows that are Failing. Do you know the first thirty pages of moby dick are possibly some of the most tediously descriptive and boring passages in philosophical literature, yet it is still one of the best works in the world. Point being sometimes it takes more time to develop a good story.
I guess that doesn’t matter to the networks. I wonder about the intelligence quotient of the individuals making these decisions. Makes me wonder just how close to true the movie idiocracy is.
I really loved this show and watch it online. I think it is so sad, that there won’t be season two, with all those loose ends. Lucas dissapering, now Mira is never gonna see her daugther and what about that ship from the year 1800 – something? There has to be a season 2! I think there is a lot of people from Denmark, who will enjoy this show!
Come on fox. No season two of terra nova, there’s even a season two of TNTs “falling skys” which has terrible special effects and a weak drawn out story line. There its allot of potential for additional seasons of terra nova.
make season 2!!!!!
Fox bring out the 2nd series iv been waiting this long to find out it mite be droped was thinking off getting the dvd but whats the point for just one series be nice to have a box set it was really good program maybe if u put it on repeat more people mite watch in the uk it was once a week with no repeats so no one prob know it was on give it another shot 9million viewers really you could make you money from box sets do the maths lol
Who do Fox actually listen to if it’s not the fans ? I lived for Wednesday nights to watch Terra Nova. I cannot believe that even after everything the fans tried and all the visible support for the show they still don’t want to renew it. We don’t have a choice of pay channels in my country but here’s my wish to you Fox …. get a cramp where you didn’t want one and may you lose many subscribers !!
Another good show gone.
I have now cancelled me TV subscriptions as I don’t see the point of paying for programs that get cancelled after 1 season.
Firefly,
SGU,
Flash Forward
and now Terra Nova.
What is the paying of TV. Rather cancel CӣP like Desporate house wives and stop playing re-runs of Friends.
Give us what we want or give the rights to another company and resign
I would have rejoined Netflix just to watch this show.
I remember seeing the preview of terranova and thinking “wow, I can’t wait to see that!” My boyfriend thought it looked kind of lame. We started watching it and we were both addicted! Every monday night, that was our show, we didn’t miss one episode. We were so excited for the second season and have just been waiting for it to come out. I really hope that there is a second season of Terranova and many more, awesome show!
Super depressing another interesting show cancelled for so called Reality shows shame on fox for giving us SCI-FI fans something to watch then pulling the rug out from under us Cancel all the Reality Shows do we really need another bunch of Snookies Or Kardashians ???? HELL NO bring back our dinos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey SCI-FI channel Pick up Terra Nova Please Save us from “Reality Hell” Bring on the Full Fiction life is real enough with out Fist Bumps, Hair the size of overgrown footballs and just plain stupid reality. Is Don’t we get enough acts of human arrogance watching the 5 and 10 o’clock news are they not Really real enough? At least the Dinos give me something else to think of besides Reality? Someone PLEASE rescue Terra Nova.
I can’t believe this is happening again. Everytime something new comes out and you get into it and truly enjoy watching programs they get cancelled, but then they leave all those other silly shows that have no dept or meaning…
My heart…is broken.
Tha just sucks it was the best show and everyone loved watching it… and now just to find out they cut the show im not happy with the network “ten” wont be watching many of your shows anymore
I can’t believe its cancelled!! what is the point of bring out great 1st season to be cancelled. Firefly, Flash Forward and now Terra Nova. The worse thing about it is they always leave them on cliff hangers and now we will never know what really happens. i hate fox for doing this if they keep cancelling the show we love they’re gonna lose me forever, and it won’t be just me!!
BRING TERRA NOVA BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All right FOX get your lazy butts in gear and grow some walnuts and announce the second season of TERRA NOVA already!!!!! If you need someone to hold your hand for you to do this I’m sure all of us TERRA NOVA fans would be willing to do so for you.
Fox made a huge mistake by canceling Terra Nova. I can tell that Terra Nova has an immense fan base just by reading these comments.
Nice Job Fox you screwed up again, and i’m tired of this network’s failure.
I stopped watching The Fox Network. If it’s not Terra Nova I’m not tuning in. I hope another network picks it up because I have lost all faith in Fox.
The Fox Network had been one of my favorite networks because they gave us quality programs and they gave the creative forces behind them a chance to succeed, not anymore. Dumping shows mid season or after 1 season doesn’t keep people glued to the Fox Network, we walk away.
really…..REALLY!!! they had to stop it! i feel like when ever ther is a good new show on tv the producers just want to cancell it to move in a stuoid show…. they have failed us:( after a while fox and any other channels that cancell good and exciting shows will be in trobble when us and any other people stops watching these channels………stipid stupid people!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My family and I really enjoyed this show and was looking forward to watching season two. I am really disappointed in FOX. We hope that another station will pick it up and continue the show.
I am so dissapointed and frustrated that Terra Nova has been cancelled. I get invested in a show and can’t wait for it to return and then it is gone!!! The same thing happened with Jericho, Invasion, The Event, and V, just to name a few. All were great shows and they just leave you hanging when they decide to cancel. If they would wrap the story line up in a movie it would at least give you answers and closure. I do understand that not all shows are going to make it, but give us closure!!!! It really is frustrating. FOX is not the only culprit . I will no longer watch shows until they are in their second season!!!
Typical, the shows worth keeping get canceled. The event, persons unknown, jericho get canceled and crap that has been around keep returning. I am so sick of realitiy TV I could scream.
iam from the era of fix 90′s… hadn’t watched anything from them till Fringe. As everyone else.. tired of getting into a new show, only to see it go. I loved the series Terra Nova, and was happy to see Fox was finally getting back on trac with having the best of the best.. guess I’m back to watching only one series from them.. Fringe.. and as of the last season of fringe.. I have to wonder ‘wtf’ since they took that amazing show and left you thinking.. well, nothing since they have too many story lines and too many back and forths, that you can’t keep up. I mean come on!! what are you thinkin??? getting back to the point of ‘it’s just not worth watching any tv’
fox!!!!! how could you???? terra nova rocks……sad face- cheep ppl.
This is the last straw. I’m not watching Fox any more because they always screw it up and I’m tired of incomplete story lines.
Sorry guys but touch is just a knock off of the movie Knowing, which sucked by the way. It made you think it was this scary movie but ended up being about aliens. Terra Nova was honestly the most original show I’ve seen in a long time that could be for families. Fox is stupid for cancelling it and I hope someone from there reads all these comments and gets some common sense! Hopefully some other network will pick it up because I would definitely tune in!
Terra Nova was a wonderfully fresh new show with a great concept. Mixing Dino’s with Time Travel was a brilliant idea and had endless storylines that could be developed.
Has anyone sent this link to the FOX executives? They should as perhaps it could change their minds.
I am with everyone else in that I was sooo exicted to see what season 2 held and really wanted to find out what that ship being there meant and how it got there. If FOX will not pick it up I am praying someone else does as the Actors in this show are already moving on to new projects-and if those take off we will never get them back to this show.
Please reconsider FOX Executive Mr. Rielly!
Terra-Nova was the best syfy show I have ever seen and FOX just goes and canceled it! Reality T.V just sucks at least with Terra-Nova you had plot twists and at least one way of keeping you glued to your seat and wanting more. FOX get off the air you jerks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fox foolish always looking for the next big thing don’t know when they got it. Maybe they need to make some changes mangement. Maybe new eyes.
Terra nova was the only thing I ever watched on fox, and as too the syfy channel when the changed the name, and took away mostly sci-fi shows and replaced with WWF I quite watching that channel. AMC, history, and discovery & fx seems like the only channels that have kid friedly tv. Disappointed that about the only word I can use to say what I think of fox.
Isnt this the same network that canceled “Space Above & Beyond” also?!
Par for the course, if it doesn’t have t##, a%%, stupid people, lame sports, scandel and is semi interesting and intelligent; public beware! No wonder there is such crap on TV, with morons like these producers and TV money men! Probably will quit watching Fox completely and most of the networks cause all they show for the most part is crap for the toilet!
I was so disappointed to hear that terra nova wasn’t being renewed.Fox was my fav network also love Bones but am dumping the network completely.if I see another reality show I’ll sream,seems only low class trashy behaviour is acceptable to the fox network.Very diappointed in grown adults who can only come up with trash for tv.Some of us actually have brains.The show needed some work,as do most shows first season,Am fed up with the fox network
Just started watching Terra nova now here in sweden, but thinking of stop watching it now..
Terra nova has fans even in Europe!
I do hope they do antoher season.. deffintly the best serie I have watched in ages!
/ Erika from sweden
it comes down to greed. not a quality product. fox is the worst for this.
Toooooooo bad …
one of the best shows I’ve ever watched ..
So there is no hope for a second season ? (the show was about a new hope and second chances which I find ironic ! )
I can’t believe fox cancelled Terra Nova it was one of the best T.V. shows for family to watch together. I agree it needs some work and plus it’s season one. it’s gonna be fox lost in the end when another station picks it up. idiots
we should stop watching fox for this action!
Men this sucks the show just came out in my country (Holland.) and just could wait afther the first episode i watched season 1 in 2 days and i was really in the story its a shame season 2 is canceld realy I hate open ends in movies and show’s, i realy liked the show only the dino’s were pretty fake again this sucks !!!!
i liked this show too bad that it’s not coming back it was one of the best shows on t.v. i had applauded fox for giving it a try now i think they did the wrong thng in cancelling it someone please try and bring it back i think it should be brought back
i liked this show alot it’s too bad that fox cancelled another good show i applauded fox in bringing this type of show to t.v. it was a good show for all now i think fox was wrong in cancelling it too soon please someone bring this show back to the masses again
It is an amazing show. All FOX cares about is money money money. So what if the first season didn’t have the ratings you were expecting. Its only the first season and has been out there a short period of time. With the fans that did watch it we loved it, I have not asked or seen one person cut up the show we all loved it. And i will bet my bottom dollar with a second season the series would truly take off. FOX gave up on a show with tremendous potential, gave up on fans, I give up on FOX.
I don’t have balls but if I did, FOX could suck them. I LOVE Terra Nova and I actually threw my remote when I found out it was cancelled. Literally the only reason I started watching TV again. I don’t like ‘reality’ shows etc. All I’d like to say is Way to go A hole!!! You officially suck monkey nuts.
The problem is that networks yank good shows just when the huge fan base gets going like firefly,tera nova, SGU, V ect. …this really sucks. Someone needs to collect all these and run a program w just good canceled shows
Dissapointed that Terra Nova is more than likley gone for good, Fox should have given it a second series or at least a one of wrap up to the end of the story. The really annoying thing is that the series ended with a wide open story, it’s so annoying. Fox cancell the other crap shows you produce and keep the good ones that are worth the money!
it suck tera nova is not on any more im not going to watch any shows on fox until i know their will be at least two seasons
Fox, fox, fox, Good shows come and good shows go, Viewers come and viewers go, but when will you learn that Viewers will stay if Tera Nova stays, you have canceled so many good shows which is only leaving you with decreasing number of viewers….
I really liked this show, im really disappointed at FOX for cancelling it. I hate FOX
FOX Network I HATE YOU FOR GOOD
I still dont understand y they dropped it like they had a bunch of veiwers watching terra nova and then drop it thats stupid y do that all ur going to do is hurt urself so if ya want more veiwers then keep terra nova if not keep it off but i bet uwould want more veiws then NONE SO BRING IT BACK NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well well well this shouldn’t even be a surprise. Almost every scifi show I can think of has come to such an abrupt ending like terra nova did since, oh, let’s say 1978 with the original battlestar galactic series. Few get to end on a good note. Can you think of any without straining your brain? Dr who is celebrating 50 years in 2013. Congrats! Hope the eleventh dr doesn’t kill it tho. Not a continuous run tho. Hey babylon 5 had an EXCELLENT ending. 5yrs. That’s all they got tho. 5yrs and 6 made for tv movies. What do you have to do to stay on the air?
The syfail channel and fox together have thrown away more good wholesome entertainment than all the other channels combined!
BRING TERRA NOVA BACK!!!!! GIVE IT A CHANCE
Really sad that the show won’t be continuing. The relationships in this season were really just starting to develop. I think the show would be much more successful as a book. the show can’t go into as much depth into the sci fi aspect without drawing away from the the characters anyway.
Seems like the only shows on over the air TV are those silly reality shows. Fox did not want to spend the money### Well here is an idea scrape the Fox News Channel then they would have plenty for Terra Nova. After all Terra Nova made way more sense than O’Reilly or Hannity.
I think there are no reasons to watch Fox anymore they are dropping lots of good shows after only one season. They dont give chances to any shows anymore… Maybe they should risk a little bit more up to a season 3 for shows so people can talk about it to friends and so on…anyway i am giving up on Fox now! Yeah Fox them!
Off topic but since this show is starting today, let’s see how long “Revolution” last…of if it is even if its any good for that fact ha
Just finished watch season 1, googled to see when season 2 was coming, so disappointed to learn it was canceled! Getting tired of this routine. I will google first from now on as I hate getting all involved with the story and the characters only to learn the show is dead!
This has happened so many times now on netflix that I will cancel my account with them effective immediately. And I will boycott FOX too. I hope the rest of you will do the same and show these people its not all about the money, and if they don’t care about their viewers then we will show them who’s really in charge, no viewers no money!
KM
This some BS everytime i start liking a show always gets cancelled. Nextime ill waiting till season 2 or 3 comes out on dvd and watch it then. I mean damn the kardashian show sux u dnt see them gettin cancelled but watever Fox Sux..
So terrible that it’s not going to be renewed! Such a great show!
Me and my family just started watching this on Netflix, we watched the whole damn season through to find it’s not coming back. I really hope someone picks up the torch for this show. It’s the first show I’ve been interested in for years
This show was the best since Lost, Jurrassic Park and Avatar was finished! It’s a combination of the three and man it’s somewhat better! Screw the ratings FOX. Not everyone wants to go online and post reviews or leave ratings. You’ll be surprised to know how many viewers you ACTUALLY have. Way more than all of your viewers combined that YOU know of. This show was a hit! If you guys would have advertised the show better, you would have all of us at the edge of our seats sooner! You would probably have way more ratings as well. If you realize the dates many of us find out about the show months after it has been finished. Bring it back. Please…..
Finally, a show that my husband and I could sit down and watch with our kids (ages 8 & 9) and not have to worry about language or comments or stuff they shouldn’t be watching.
We all loved the show (we watched it on Netflix Canada), and while the story was somewhat predictable at times, it was very enjoyable and we watched the whole season in just a few days.
So I googled when season 2 would come out…and lo and behold!…there isn’t one
So typical of many great shows lately. My husband and I loved Dollhouse (I’m of big fan of Joss Whedon) too….that atleast has 2 seasons.
We don’t have cable where we live, and satelite is just too damn expensive for what we watch….so it’s Netflix and online watching for us.
I would very much like to see another company pick up this great FAMILY show….there are not too many left out there to enjoy.
I, too, am very sorry to see Terra Nova go. It was a good show, showing promise. The one important factor in this show is how it pointed out the direction this planet is going now and how greed takes over good people. Too bad the network failed to see that but what do you expect from Fox. I mean really. Fox? They are a losing network.
If anything should go, it’s the Fox network. Boo to Netflix for not having the guts to really pursue this show and bring out the truth of how people will do anything, even kill a planet, for their own greedy agenda.
Foc sux balls. Always screwing its fan base. SyFy channels does the same thing. Give shows a few seasons to catch on with viewers. Please, learn from your past Fox. Learn from your past.
This is exactly why I hate Fox. They fail to realize promise, and cut a series shorter than necessary. This isn’t the only show they have done this with.
I didn’t originally watch the show when it was aired because I’m a full time student and didn’t have time to watch it at the scheduled time. So I waited till it was on Netflix and had time to watch it. With my schedule the way it is this semester I was able to have time to finally watch it. Of course as soon as I get into it I wonder about a second season. So naturally I Google it and find that it is cancelled for good, and not even Netflix will pick it up. I just finished watching the first season, and really enjoyed it. I couldn’t stop till I was finished, I watched it whenever I wasn’t in class, studying, doing homework or at Rugby practice.
Now again Fox disappoints me, cancelling another promising and good show before it cold get even better, and become even more popular. Fox is losing a huge fan base for doing this so many times. I can see in the future Fox not being able to hold its own anymore.
Now that I’m done ranting, I’m going to go cry in a corner in sadness and show how upset I am for having Fox waste so much of my time watching something that won’t continue!
It would be nice to see a movie that tied up the series. Firefly did it with Serenity.
I hate Fox.
fox SUXS, i hope they dissappear someday!!
Yes they have released it on dvd they sed blu-ray but not sure and yes I sed the same not watching new shows until 2 or third season also if you are wondering about fringe I found out it is coming to science channel next month I think check it out
great series, sorry to see it go but a lot of grear series have been
dropped,however netflix did pick up terra nova , i have it on instant
que they also picked up secret circle which was also a great series.
This show being cancelled made me almost as angry as the cancellations of Firefly and Stargate Universe….
I’ll never start watching another series on FOX after they pulled this crap. You invest time into watching a great show and they just yank it. Total BS.
I just watched the entire season on Netflix in about a week, completely excited to see the 2nd season. Then I see one of the actors on Glee and think hmmmm how is that happening? Do they kill Maddy’s boyfriend off? Googling this I found that its canceled. Are you serious Fox!? The show about the white trash people raising a baby is still around…and the cool show about a colony in pre-historic times is gone? UGH.
This is ridiculous same thing every single time y y y y good show like this have to be left in the hands of incompetent people
i was in jail when it came on tv, but i just watched it on Netflix. I started to just watch the first episode and watch the second the next day and so on… like i do every series on Netflix. but i couldn’t stop watching it I LOVED IT SO MUCH. i started watching at 8pm and its now 7am, ive been up all night watching it nonstop, first time i EVER watched a series from start to finish without pausing or watching something else, and i only stopped between episodes to take a piss and get a drink and lite a cig. I Was Sucked In. LOVED THE CAST AND STORY!!!! if there was more i’d be sitting infront of my tv watching it 24/7……..
TERRA NOVA SEASON 2 !!!!!!!!!
The problem with Syfy began when they got bought by NBC Universal. It seems all the major networks want to focus on now is short-runs and reality tv (wrestling on Syfy included). Anyone remember Sci-Fridays?
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Are you all really that surprised? I mean, it was a show that embodied our American Values….Freedom, Independence, Creativity, Loyalty, Family Unity, Respect for authority and Respect for each other, Belief in ourselves; all done without one single sex scene. Of course they couldn’t leave it on the air. It might wake us up and remind us of our heritage and our possibilities. It was just too wholesome. That’s probably why Netflix didn’t pick it up either.
I hate you fox,,,,HATE. nuff said.
Good GOD FOX!!…..how stupid can you be!?….I love how many millions of dollars they’ll pour into trying to keep American Idol on the air(The Voice is far better, and i hate singing shows in general), but they have something that can really blossom into it’s own, even in it’s earliest form. Tera Nova reminded me a lot of Walking Dead’s first season. I tuned in expecting to see a couple of folks fighting off zombies and then I’d lose interest, but then The Walking Dead starting bouncing all over the place, and in an odd way, it kept me entertained. Tera Nova, same story, i tuned in expecting to feel like a was watching Jurrasic Park or something (the obvious fact that they used the same sound effects only strengthened the feeling…Falling Skies uses the same sound effects too…annoying) Anyway, once the second season of Walking Dead came out, it became clear very quick that they really dialed everything in. The fans’ feedback from the first season was really put to use, and I can’t wait to see if they kept up the trend for Season 3. I expected similar results for the second season of Tera Nova. I think all fans would agree that the show wasn’t “perfect” but it was far worth giving it the green light for a second season, especially when you look at some of the crap that they have left on the air for years. I hope someone is smart enough to pick Tera Nova up for a second season.
I just finished watching season 1 and I love this show its sad to see it canceled. I hope the networks will reconsider.
fox sucks
here we go again..left me hanging on surface sgu and now teranova..byt yet fox keeps there reality shows and cartoons..um fox shouldn’t bart simpson be my age now..and in 20plus years maggies only word was ((homer) ..but that’s the networks for you what’s next cancelling. tje river or is that done already.if your gonna can something atleast give closure…I am a hardcore gamer therw for it must be a good show for me to turn off my console for tv and shows like firefly lost surface and teranova did just that..now all I have it walking dead and the river but you guys dnt care so why should we even watch tv period hello digital
I can’t believe they would cancel Terra Nova and leave on the crap mentioned above in this article. That’s just irresponsible! Terra Nova was a very, very interesting enjoyable program.
They need to try advertising a little better. I didn’t even know about the show until last week… I loved it! I watched the whole season in a week. My son even liked it. Also there is a lot of people who watch shows online or on Netflix. I wonder if their insufficient numbers take that into consideration. Alicia Abbott is right, Stargate, really? Its one of the most irritating shows Ive ever seen. I don’t think Ive ever met anyone who actually liked that show. But how many good or great shows has Fox canceled? Way too many, Ghost Whisperer and now Terra Nova. I’m sure their is more but either way, these where two of my favorite shows. And they’re keeping Fringe when it has half the viewers Terra Nova does. What season is Fringe on… 7, 8? the show is a dive after season 2 and thats being nice. but Terra Nova had Excitement, Drama, Love, its looking at our world and whats going on in it and how that will effect us in the future. It was real and inspiring! Maybe Fox needs to be boycotted until the idiot who makes those decisions is fired or they have a complete regime reform.
i am so sad to hear they are not going to be making a second season of terra nova, personally i think terra nova is a amazing show and if they kept making more episodes it would go very far and be a huge and bring in lots of money, i think terra nova is the best show/movie i have ever watched i hope they end up changing there minds and make more seasons
I just finished watching the first season on netflix and I’m sad to read its not going to have a second season. Seems to be the trend with all the good scifi shows no a days. No moreFOX anything!
Super disappointing that this great show had to die before it’s time. Huge mistake on FOX Networks part and then a glimmer of hope with netflix only to have it come crashing down. There was opportunity here which has been squandered. Oh well, now we will probably get another teenage based show that will make the younger generations even more dysfunctional than they are now…
I wanted to see Terra Nova for a few seasons, but the usual lack of imagination of the executives killed it. I won’t watch any more shows from FOX. Let’s hope somebody else picks up the series and gets rewarded by the fans.
Ok I watched Terra Nova and Fell in love with the family maybe the Writers could have done Better but at Least give it a second season that is so harsh to leave everyone hanging and not give an approximately closure we deserve something hell give us a movie a book, one hour close please Syfy pick this show up and give the Fans some closure to this great concept that just didnt have a fair shot.
im so upset that they are not making a season 2 !! come on netflix or AMC! its actually a good show. i watch it on netflix well at least i just started.. i couldnt even watch 3 episodes before i HAD
im so upset that they are not making a season 2 !! come on netflix or AMC! its actually a good show. i watch it on netflix well at least i just started.. i couldnt even watch 3 episodes before i HAD to check if it had been canceled, since everything new these days is! anyways i wish these companies would read all of these comments
Just started watching this show and am totally hooked. So disappointed there isn’t another season..
Disappointed that there is no season 2? Well there is something you can do about it. Please sign the petition to get this show back on the air!!!!
http://www.scificongress.com/campaigns/save-terra-nova/
Wow.. I got totally into this show, and for what??? I paid for Netflix again so I could finish the season!!! Now there’s no season 2? FOX.. I’m tired of your failures to renew good shows. No more FOX for me.
Poor decision on the part of Netflix. Huge fan of the first season of terra nova. Would have loved to see more!
i loved this show so much i wish i could live in terra nova they need season two is there a natural portal in the badlands
Terra Nova was the best show Fox Network had going for it then, and even if it was just finished with the first season, it would still be tops for Fox’s Network. Its a shame to see the Network drop Science Fiction shows such as this. Steven Speilberg did a great job with Terra Nova, and had Fox allowed this show to run its course over about seven years (same as Star Trek shows), they could have brought the show into syndication, where the real money is. But it seems the bean counters are more worried about what the show cost to make initially than the money that it’ll make for years down the road once it hits syndication, which Terra Nova most certainly would have. If Fox didn’t have the brains and guts to see this show through, they should have been more proactive in making sure that another network with more foresight was able to continue picking up with season two and allowing this show to run it’s course. This was definitely one of the better shows on television and was worth the initial cost, which most likely would have decreased as sets and special effects were able to be used over and over again on future episodes. Shame on Fox for dropping a gem of a show. Science Fiction always will cost more to make, but will bring more back in the long run.
Please take out all the stupid reality tv shows and put terra nova back in. I’m so sick and tired of all these reality tv shows.
I thought terra nova was fanominal! I know I am only one person, but I enjoyed the series so much I would pay more for one!! Please let netfix take over!! I want to see what happens as the end of season 1 was a dead end and needed a season two!! Please please save terra nova! I am obsessed with that show!! Please show my comment to netfix and fox!! You can’t let this show go down I love it! It makes me want to time travel and create a portal back in time where I would take with me Tayler and jim and Wash and so many others!! Don’t let such a great show go down because of money! You always earn it back and will if you make a terra nova season 2! I guaranty it!! Please save the best show in history, SAVE TERRA NOVA NETFIX!!!!!!! Plz plz plz save terra nova!!
Unbelievable the first season in my opinion was attention getting at very least. I’m pissed I was looking forward to the second season on Netflix and it bombed WTF!!!!!!
I enjoyed the change of pace of the series. it’s different than most almost like watching what everyone wishes they could do now days. Let’s petition it’s return
All I have to say is dam you FOX! TERRANOVA was awesome! Why would you let a show like that die, it was way better than any crap that you’re doing now… “We are at the dawn of a new civilization!” was my next tattoo, but now if I get it, my children, and grandchildren will never know what that was in reference to. You have burned it hole in my heart…
I am so disappointed in these tv networks these days. Every time I find a good show to watch that leaves me wanting more the next season gets cancelled an it pisses me off because its always because they don’t have enough money I mean like god damn don’t they get paid for the ratings if the ratings are good then don’t cancel the show because all they do is piss the viewers off because they always end the season in a way that you are like ” I. My. God! I can’t wait for the next season.” next thing you know they cancel it and all they do is get viewers na this is the third show that I have found a liking to and then suddenly it gets cancelled. I mean not many kids at my age have stuff to do yeah there’s the mall the movies hanging out with friends but not all of our parents are together not all of our parents can give us an iPhone 5 or a flat screen I mean we take what we want and want what we get. I’ll probably stop watching shows to and if kids at my age stop watching good shows that shouldn’t get cancelled like Tera Nova then soon enough the ratings will drop and Fox and other companies like that will start losing money. I’m just telling the truth if you people can’t deal with it then oh well.
I am so disappointed in these tv networks these days. Every time I find a good show to watch that leaves me wanting more the next season gets cancelled an it pisses me off because its always because they don’t have enough money I mean like god damn don’t they get paid for the ratings if the ratings are good then don’t cancel the show because all they do is piss the viewers off because they always end the season in a way that you are like ” I. My. God! I can’t wait for the next season.” next thing you know they cancel it and all they do is get viewers na this is the third show that I have found a liking to and then suddenly it gets cancelled. I mean not many kids at my age have stuff to do yeah there’s the mall the movies hanging out with friends but not all of our parents are together not all of our parents can give us an iPhone 5 or a flat screen I mean we take what we want and want what we get. I’ll probably stop watching shows to and if kids at my age stop watching good shows that shouldn’t get cancelled like Tera Nova then soon enough the ratings will drop and Fox and other companies like that will start losing money. I’m just telling the truth if you people can’t deal with it then oh well. 👊😡，STOP CANCELLING GOOD NO GREAT SHOWS!!!!
Oh man that sucks. Ugh. *sighs* Well ok, I guess that means I am cancelling my Netflix account too and sticking with the freebie version. Just not worth it to pay for it if the only new programming is stuff that’s already aired or I’ve already seen, and the sci fi genre is seriously under-represented. might pay attention again when Star Trek returns to TV. Until then, meh, Hulu has plenty of ‘crap’ to watch.
not going to watch fox any more fire fly now this and i loved this they cant make one good show last they getrid of good shows time to stick with the cw they know good shows supernatural smallvill and now arrow
That’s too bad !! I loved this show … I got all my co-workers watching this great series and then it’s canceled !! I agree with everyone they didn’t give this series a real shot !! Fox threw in the towel way too soon … Bad call
Jericho, Surface, Terra Nova… No matter what station a show is on I will no longer watch it until the show has ended so I don’t get frustrated like this again.
Six months ago I watched Surface only to find out that it is incomplete. Last month I started watching Jericho to find the same thing. I just started watching Terra Nova tonight and, because of the last two, I felt the need to get on the internet to find out if there was going to be a second season…
Another great show bites the dust. I almost want to cancel my netflix membership.
How is it possible that we as fans never get asked if we want a second season. How many people out there loved this show and would like to see it back for a second season. What platform would be the best for us as fans to say WE LOVE this show. Bring it back…… P.S where can i find the script of the second season?
Best show bring it back Atte a fan just finish season 1 I want season 2 now!!!
I loved the show and am holding out for more. Netflix, please pick this up! With all the mindless garbage on Fox, it is clear that the lowest common denominator is what drives show selection and ratings are a curse on the collective consciousness of all. Network TV is doomed so they’re scraping the bottom of the barrel to eek out the last few drops of intelligence from the zombie masses by going for the cheap and mindless shows until the viewing audience runs out to alternative services. Cable is also doomed unless they pull up their socks and compete by providing a tailored and price competitive model.
For Jesse thread #146….hey Jesse saw where u were upset about Jericho not being finished. J Michael straczynski created and wrote that series. Try babylon 5. He wrote the entire series, all five years, before the first shot of first ep. That means five year story arc. Give it a try…had two spin off series that were canceled tho.
-Mark
Terra Nova it can go so far if only Netflix the only source 4 my entertainment or some other tv company there are plenty of ways too spin the season and they need to start soon 4 the child actors if they what season 2 to start right after season1!!!
I just watched terra nova on netflix…season 1 and am hooked and now read I cant watch season 2. I am so disappointed.
I am a user of Netflix and I use it all the time. I am also a huge fan if terra nova. It’s one of my favorite shows. When you said that Netflix doesn’t want to get in the dinosaur business, u said wrong. When I browse through Netflix, I see lots of dinosaur movies. Little kid animations and adult horror movies. He dinosaurs aren’t really a huge part of Tera Nova anyways. I understand about the cost, though. I think Netflix can do it. I see their ads everywhere. They can get rid of a few of the useless ones and pay for the show. They will earn a lot of money off of that with people joining Netflix for terra nova. And to add onto the fact about dinosaurs and the money, terra nova season 1 Is already on Netflix, I just watched the whole season over again. I think they should show terra nova. Anyways, thank you for letting me state my opinion and I hope that terra nova doesn’t leave. Of course I am a huge fan.
Just saw where The Science Channel is gonna start showing terra nova soon. Maybe the reruns will get enough attention for TSC to bring it back like what Fox did with family guy.
I am so disapointed that they cancelled this.. Finally found a show that interested me and they go and cancel it. I still have so many questions after watching the final episode and they let me down. Everyone I knew loves the first season and is let down.
OTG Sorry Wash
Fox is bad they cancel all the good shows. >:(
I wish Netflix would pick Terra Nova up….really dissapointed about this one. Not watching anything else on fox. This would have been a great one to follow.
its soo mest up that they cancelled that awesome show terra nova me and my family would always watch it after dinner and shame on fox for cancelling that show ;[
I loved TerraNova! I was upset to hear fox canceled it. I as well was going to rejoin Netflix just so I can watch Terranova!!!!!! my top #5 for best series. I prefer movies I do not watch many series but TERRANOVA WAS AWESOME! BRING IT BACK
I dont watch that many shows terra nova was the only show i decided to sit down and watch first episode was good so i looked it into more finished all 13 episodes and i loved it..and now i found out that it was cancelled…i’m very disappointed
why is 300000 not enof for belgiun
this is reeeeddddiiiccccuuulllooouuussss i watched all 13 episodes to find out its canceled well fox dropped a good show but we all make mistakes
I just watched all episodes to find out that there is no season 2! FOX SUCKS
FOX sure gets a lot off “bad” coments all over internet about Terra Nova and I can´t say I feel sorry for them Terra Nova was great in that it was´nt only about “shooting and blasting off with rayguns against evil aliens/mutants” like in most Sci Fi shows it had a LOT more dept and a real promise off more development both storywise and character as well as a lot off action!
I´ve been a sci fi nerd most off my life and with Terra Nova I believe I´ve found something great in many ways it´s even better then Stargate wich had a tendency to get slightly repetitive(and THIS from a fan of Stargate) and it did´nt even BEGIN to pick up speed (so to say) until season three at the latest so PLEASE give Terra Nova at least a short second season I mean would it be so bad sure it is an expensive show but what is life without risks?
PLUS: And Stephen Spielberg is in on it for heavens sake!!!
When have HE EVER bothced a TV or movie project???
It seems that unless there is a vampire, a demon, or a werewolf they don’t want to bring back a second season of any new shows that I get into. Lets See……
Alphas, Terra Nova, SGU, V, Eureka (although it lasted alot longer) all cancelled. If they had a demonic spin on them they would have kept them. Trust me not saying I want the demonic spin. In fact , just the opposite. I am sick of Demon this, Vampire that. Sacrilegious shows seem to be what they wanna pump out to the masses.
So I am waiting for the axe to fall on my other shows, like Warehouse 13, and Haven. Although they both have a type of supernatural to them. Meanwhile Being Human, Supernatural, Vampire Diaries and the like keep polluting my TV.
i haad fox ik niet allen alle 300 000 kijkers van belgie