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Comic-Con 2011: TERRA NOVA Panel Recap and Pilot Review

by Bill Graham    Posted: July 24th, 2011 at 3:36 pm

Face it. Having dinosaurs on television is an exciting proposition. With FOX bringing Terra Nova to network TV this September, many are curious to see if a show can live up to the ideas it puts forth. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park) and flying on the backs of stars Jason O’Mara (Life on Mars) and Stephen Lang (Avatar), the show has a high-concept and high-budget premise that may be a tough pill to swallow for mainstream audiences. Yesterday morning, Ballroom 20 played host to the first half of the two-hour pilot and a brief but lively Q&A with star Stephen Lang, executive producers Rene Echevarria (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Brannon Braga (24), co-executive producer Jose Molina (Castle), and more. For a brief review of the pilot and highlights from the panel, hit the jump.

Producer Brannon Braga and Director Alex Graves Talk TERRA NOVA at WonderCon 2011

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 5th, 2011 at 9:29 am

At WonderCon on Sunday, Fox unveiled a 3 minute sizzle reel from their upcoming time travel and dinosaur filled TV series Terra Nova.   While the show has been delayed until the fall, after watching the footage, I understand why.  Not only does the show take place 85 million years in the past, it also takes place a hundred years in the future.  Nothing is present day.  It’s without a doubt one of the most ambitious ideas for network television to ever be greenlit and I couldn’t be more excited.  For all our previous coverage on Terra Nova including trailers and images, click here.

Before the panel, I got to talk with producer Brannon Braga and producer/director Alex Graves.  As a big time travel nerd, I tried to ask very geeky questions to see if they were playing the time travel real or having fun with it.  Thankfully, everything they said made me think if they can pull this off, Terra Nova could be a huge hit.  Some of the things we talked about were the communication between the past and future, how many episodes have they been picked up for and where are they in the production schedule, will people die, and a lot more.  Hit the jump to watch.

Jason O’Mara May Board Steven Spielberg’s Time Machine En Route to TERRA NOVA

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: June 4th, 2010 at 9:52 pm

It really is too bad that Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) seems to have passed on the rumored lucrative offer to star in the prehistoric drama Terra Nova.  But the creative team is headed in the right direction if they are reaching out to Jason O’Mara (Life on Mars).  Deadline reports that the folks behind Nova — including producer Steven Spielberg and showrunner Brannon Braga (24) — want O’Mara to play Jim Shannon, a “devoted father with a checkered past.”  The show follows the Shannons as they travel back in time from the year 2149 to the dinosaur era in an effort to escape an overcrowded, overpolluted future.

O’Mara was the best part of the ill-fated U.S. remake of Life on Mars.  (The worst part? The last five minutes.)  The Dubliner is totally deserving to be the centerpiece of an excellent weekly series, which Terra Nova is shaping up to be.  You’ll find a detailed plot synopsis which justifies such claims after the jump.

Alex Graves to Direct the Pilot of Steven Spielberg’s Dino Drama TERRA NOVA

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 27th, 2010 at 7:40 pm

Fox hopes to have the expensive Steven Spielberg-produced time travel tale Terra Nova ready for midseason — the series came out of upfront week with a good deal of buzz even though Terra Nova still has not a single frame of footage to its name.  In a step toward fruition, EW reports that the show has hired Alex Graves to direct the first of the thirteen-episode season order.  Graves is no newbie to the sci-fi series launch: in recent years he has helmed the pilots for Fox’s Fringe as well as fellow timebender Journeyman on NBC.

Brannon Braga (24) was recently knighted showrunner for Terra Nova, which sends a family from the future back in time to the prehistoric era to roam amongst the dinosaurs.  A lucrative offer was reportedly extended to Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) to star, but he appears to have passed (darn).   Hit the jump for a full synopsis.

Fox to Order 13 Episodes of Steven Spielberg Dinosaur Drama TERRA NOVA, Kyle Chandler in Talks to Star

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: April 20th, 2010 at 6:56 am

Last we checked in on Terra Nova, the in-development series that follows a futuristic family as they travel 150 million years to an era ridden with dinosaurs, there was talk that Fox might order it straight to series (rather than the usual pilot episode) to keep the elaborate production cost-efficient.  Deadline hears much of the same, and reports that the Fox has “unofficially” ordered 13 episodes of Terra and given producers Steven Spielberg and Peter Chernin the go-ahead to start staffing.

Behind the camera, that staff will be headed by Brannon Braga (24), who will serve as the showrunner and executive producer.  In front of the camera, EW reports that Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) is in talks to lead the cast.  Details after the jump:

David Goyer and Brannon Braga Exclusive Video Interview FLASHFORWARD

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: October 4th, 2009 at 10:51 pm

If you’ve been watching the great ABC show “FlashForward” on Thursday nights, you’re going to love the interview I did with David Goyer (“Blade”, “The Dark Knight”), and Brannon Braga (“Star Trek: Voyager”, “Star Trek: Enterprise”, “24″) a few days ago. That’s because these two great writers are responsible for getting the show on the air, have mapped out where the show is headed, and what mysteries are going to be revealed along the way. And if the ratings are any indication, the show is going to be around for awhile.

Now for the best part: While some interviews are brief, my conversation with Goyer and Braga went for about 30 minutes. What that means is we talked about everything – from how “FlashForward” got off the ground to how the show gets made each week. Of course, we also talked about what was up with the Oceanic Airlines billboard in the pilot and how do they deal with the comparisons to “Lost”. And for fans of “24″, Braga talks about what’s coming up in the new season and Goyer talks about “Ghost Rider 2″ and “Magneto”. I’ve done A LOT of interviews for Collider and I think this is one of the best so I really recommend checking it out. And to make it easy, I’ve listed what we talked about above each part. Hit the jump to see and make sure to tune into “FlashForward” on Thursdays at 8/7c on ABC.

Exclusive: David Goyer talks GHOST RIDER 2 and MAGNETO

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: October 1st, 2009 at 11:31 pm

Earlier today I sat down with David Goyer and Brannon Braga and conducted an extensive interview about their fantastic new show “FlashForward”. If you’ve been watching the show on ABC Thursday nights, I promise you’ll love this interview as they explain how the idea came together, what’s coming up, David explains where the Oceanic Airlines billboard came from and is the show related to “Lost”, and so much more. Also, while my interviews are usually around ten to fifteen minutes, this one went for almost thirty, so we were able to really talk and not just scratch the surface.  Look for the entire conversation Sunday night.

Anyway, since David is very involved in some big name comic book movies, I wanted to give you a taste of the interview by posting what he said about “Ghost Rider 2″ and “Magneto”. Hit the jump to learn more:

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