Cognitive Regression Terra Nova Fox Network, Mondays, 8 PM “What Remains” Written by Brynne Malone Directed by Nelson McCormick “It appears to involve cognitive regression to a point in the patient’s history.” — Elizabeth We’ve been told for several years now that some things are too big to fail; certainly, a TV show backed by Steven Spielberg and a $30 million budget should fall into that category. And with relatively consistent ratings in the 3.0 range, Terra Nova will probably hang on long enough to be renewed for a second season. But there is commercial failure, and there is artistic failure. In…
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Terra Nova: “Instinct”
Attack of the Chickens Terra Nova Fox Network, Mondays, 8 PM “Instinct” Written by Rene Echevarria & Brannon Braga Directed by Jon Cassar “There are a lot more coming.” – Malcolm Wallace I’m a big fan of Alfred Hitchcock, so I don’t mind that this episode of Terra Nova is basically a riff on The Birds, his classic horror movie about birds suddenly attacking a peaceful coastal town. But if you’re going to translate a story to a different setting, make sure it fits. The element of horror in The Birds came from the intrusion of the Wild into a settled urban environment, where it…