Terrible Nova.

• Author: McKelvey, Seth
• Position: Briefly Noted - Terra Nova - Television program review - Brief article

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Fox's vacuous new time travel drama Terra Nova boasts some big-budget CGI and loud, occasionally eye-catching action sequences. But everything else about the show is a miss. Between cringe-worthy overacting and a Swiss-cheese plot, there is little to back up the pricey graphics. The lazy writing is laced with cliches and lacks the self-mocking charm that might make it work.

Most disappointing is the pretense of political relevance. The show's protagonists travel back in time to solve problems such as overpopulation...