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Primeval (UK dino sci-fi series)

post #1 of 32
6/23/08 at 8:21pm
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Anyone heard of this current UK series?



Official site.

ITV's Official site.

imdb page.

Appears to be a JURASSIC PARK style show (or SOUND OF THUNDER or SciFi Original, depending on your background/tolerance) with decent "Walking With Dinos" quality effects.

I happened upon some clips on youtube, and now my curiosity is peaked.

Mosasaurs? Giant centipedes and spiders? Creatures evolved from the future? How can I check out this show??? My standards are notoriously low in the Rampaging Creature and Lost World arenas.

Can any British Chewers weigh in on this?



EDIT: It appears that atleast Series 1 & 2 are on DVD in that Region 2 (guess I'll need a Region-Free player, and there's also action figures as well:



From Wikipedia:

ITV previously produced Prehistoric Park, a programme with the similar premise of the main characters travelling back to the time of the dinosaurs (and even earlier).

Primeval debuts in the States on USA BBC America: August 2008
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post #2 of 32
6/23/08 at 9:01pm
Looks terrible. Like Torchwood with dinosaurs.
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post #3 of 32
6/23/08 at 9:05pm
Didn't a show like this run on ABC for a while? Dinotopia?
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post #4 of 32
6/23/08 at 9:06pm
It's not bad. A cheesy monster of the week type show. I haven't watched Torchwood, so I can't say that they are the same. Don't expect too much and you should be OK.
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post #5 of 32
6/24/08 at 12:18pm
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Originally Posted by jcr39 View Post
Didn't a show like this run on ABC for a while? Dinotopia?
Yep. That one was a bit more Verne-ian fantasy (based on a children's book).

This series looks more like SURFACE... more Alten/Bradbury/Crichton/Benchley.

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Originally Posted by Fafhrd View Post
Looks terrible. Like Torchwood with dinosaurs.
"With dinosaurs" is usually an ingredient for success. Unless you're Whoopi Goldberg.
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post #6 of 32
6/24/08 at 1:26pm
Don't bother.

I Watched the first three eppisodes and gave up. It pretty much rips off every single scifi/fantasy show of the last ten years.

It was ITV's response to the popularity of Dr Who and its not even in the same class.
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post #7 of 32
6/24/08 at 3:45pm
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I appreciate the warnings, but I'm a guy who:

1. Watched the SciFi Original MAMMOTH
2. Is looking forward to the LAND OF THE LOST movie.

I'll keep my expectations (and low standards) in check...
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post #8 of 32
6/24/08 at 10:46pm
"Mammoth" had Vincent Ventresca, Summer Glau, and Tom Skerritt fighting a zombie mammoth with vampiric powers. And it's tongue was planted so firmly in cheek that it nearly gave itself a Glasgow smile. "Primeval" appears to have a bunch of British soap opera actors being deadly serious about having poorly composited run ins with dinosaurs.

Mammoth wins on casting alone.
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post #9 of 32
8/9/08 at 12:02am
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Originally Posted by DARKMITE8 View Post
Primeval debuts in the States on USA BBC America: August 2008
Heads up: Tomorrow night (Saturday the 9th) at 9pm to be precise.
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post #10 of 32
8/9/08 at 12:07am
No seriously, it's fucking terrible. It's the worst thing to involved Dinosaurs since the Super Mario Bros. movie. As Ken said it was ITV's desperate attempt to retake some ratings after Doctor Who came and cleaned house and it was a pretty much a disaster.
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post #11 of 32
11/3/08 at 8:02pm
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Series 1 & 2 on Region 1 DVD tomorrow, according to the Special Edition.
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post #12 of 32
1/8/09 at 3:11am
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Sorry, guys, but I liked it: http://chud.com/articles/articles/17...p-2/Page1.html
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post #13 of 32
6/3/09 at 9:31am
Season 3 is running on BBCAmerica right now. First 3 episodes have aired and are available on demand.

I just started watching and I'm hooked. Now I've got to back track and watch old episodes on Sci-Fi.

Please feel free to share your love or hate for this show, but no spoilers for Season 3 from the other side of the pond.

This is my new favorite summer show.
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post #14 of 32
6/11/09 at 10:34am
Still loving this show. The cast is great and Connor is easily a fan favorite. As the series stands on BBCAmerica, I'm thinking the main character will come back by the end of the year. His death was too weak and I'm sure some anomoly will bring him back to the fold.
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post #15 of 32
6/16/09 at 9:15am
well in news that will only sadden me, Primeval was cancelled so there will be no 4th season.

That totally sucks. I am really enjoying this show.
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post #16 of 32
6/16/09 at 9:17am
This had her out of S Club 7 in it! The tiny one.
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post #17 of 32
7/27/09 at 9:24am
The finale was pretty good. It was quite a cliffhanger though and ashame it was cancelled. I can only hope they continue with the movie.
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post #18 of 32
8/3/09 at 7:23pm
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I hope this past season gets a DVD release.
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post #19 of 32
8/4/09 at 9:39am
actually I think it comes out in september. Best Buy's website shows this:

Primeval 2: 3 disc

I'm pretty sure this is the BBC series and not the horror movie.
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post #20 of 32
9/29/09 at 12:28pm
And even more great news!

PRIMEVAL returns in 2011 as BBC america is helping to fund new episodes! I cannot wait.
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post #21 of 32
12/2/10 at 5:27pm
HELL YES! Primeval starts January 1st 2011! And trailer!
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post #22 of 32
12/30/10 at 10:10am
bumping this, just because...
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post #23 of 32
12/30/10 at 10:19am
Just saw the 5 Web Episodes that show what happens before the new series starts.

I am watching Seasons 1 and 2 now. It's alright and I don't mind watching them week after week. Hannah Sperrit is cute as well.
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post #24 of 32
12/30/10 at 10:44am
I've never watched a single episode of this but I have to admit that the trailer for the new season looked pretty good. I may give it a watch.
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post #25 of 32
1/2/11 at 11:35am
still kind of brainless, but the special effects are really damn good and I loved the Dino Disco in the Arena. I'm definitely Glad its back on the air.
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post #26 of 32
1/2/11 at 12:22pm
Yeah, it's painfully stupid, but pretty earnest and well meaning. Plus, it's got dinosaurs smashing stuff up.

Nice touch to confuse the Spinosaurous with an S-Club 7 song.
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post #27 of 32
1/2/11 at 3:47pm
Pretty good return. I'm curious to see where they are going with this season.
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post #28 of 32
1/16/11 at 11:47am

3 episodes in and it's fairly engaging. I'm interested in learning what that "new horizon" project is

 

hope we get back to more dinosaurs though.. the lizardmen were designed well, but I'd like to see more giant prehistoric animals.

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post #29 of 32
2/3/11 at 1:47pm

I hated the way they killed off Nick Cutter and Stephen in Seasons 2 and 3. They were the smartest and most confident characters. Cutter should be brought back in some way as soon as possible. 

 

The Show is harmless fun for me. Some cool monsters the team has to deal with week after week.

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post #30 of 32
2/6/11 at 3:07pm
I was having mixed feelings about series 4 but the finale was so good!

It was great seeing Danny back, even if only for an episode.
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post #31 of 32
9/13/11 at 12:00pm
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Apparently the production company behind this (and the WALKING WITH DINOS series) is working on a UK "Sinbad" series with LOST's Naveen Andrews (not sure what part, but Sinbad would be VERY cool).

 

EDIT: Just submitted this as a scoop in case it's considered front page newsworthy.

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post #32 of 32
9/13/11 at 12:15pm

wow. I'd watch it!

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