Thanks to Bruce_F for the heads up.
Is the pilot episode of Fox's new sci-fi drama 'Terra Nova' set to be the most expensive ever?
Just a few months ago all looked rosy in the 'Terra Nova' garden. It had all the ingredients for a sure-fire ratings winner for the post-'Lost' generation: Dying planets! Parallel worlds! Dinosaurs! Time-traveling! Stephen Spielberg!
Having nabbed 'Fringe' director Alex Graves to direct the pilot, filming was set to begin this fall. But now, reports are coming in that all is not well, and that cost overruns have meant that even before a single frame's been shot, the pilot has already cost almost $10 million.
Sources have described the production as a "debacle," and according to 'The Wrap', as prices and creative disagreements keep mounting on the Australia-based series, the cost could keep spiralling upwards to as much as $20 million. That's the cost of a feature film, not a one-hour TV episode.
To put it into perspective: The pilot episode of 'Lost' was, at the time, the most expensive ever made. It's estimated to have cost between $10 and $14 million, but was essentially a twofer as it covered the first two episodes of the series. It remains one of the most critically acclaimed pilots (no pun intended) of all time.
Source: Full Article @ TVSquad
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