Terra Nova - Pilot Already Costs $10 Million
14 Oct 2010
Cancelled ShowsThanks 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
Meh. Most of it is just a way of building up hype.
ReplyDeleteBesides, I was just using it as an excuse to quote Doctor Who. ;)
It's not like I want it to fail or something, but usually nothing good comes out when there's all of those issues in the early stages of production.
ReplyDeleteOh. You're a cheery one.
ReplyDeleteI smell big flop here...
ReplyDeleteThey're giving it the Fringe treatment. They're buttering it up to be the new sci fi hit on Fox. I hope it does well, but if it does end up failing, it sort've possibly makes Fringe's chances of continuing better.
ReplyDeleteThey're giving it the Fringe treatment. They're buttering it up to be the new sci fi hit on Fox. I hope it does well, but if it does end up failing, it sort've possibly makes Fringe's chances of continuing better.
ReplyDeleteUh-oh. It better get amazing ratings then! I also hope that all that money spent is worth it...
ReplyDelete$20 mil and it probably won't even touch Lost's standards. Already an epic fail as far as i'm concerned.
ReplyDelete$20 mil and it probably won't even touch Lost's standards. Already an epic fail as far as i'm concerned.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of "Lost in space" it might be a flop, but I'm going to watch it before i judge it. But if it is constantly expensive i highly doubt it will make it past the second season. speilbergs name would get it a second season but its up to the strength of the story, characters and its mythology.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter how much it costs. Boardwalk Empire pilot cost over $25 million (including the construction of the set, which after excluding puts the pilot's cost around $10 million or something), but when the cost is going way over what you initially planned, then, there is a problem which is what has probably happened to Terra Nova. Hope the series gets made, though. I'm having huge expectations from it.
ReplyDeleteThe ratings and other revenue streams will determine the continuing of the show beyond the first season. Due to the show's big budget, the show will have to at least break even to be able to continue on.
ReplyDeleteyes but if it flops it could mean bad things for fringe
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