giandujakiss: I'm, like ten minutes or so into Terra Nova

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giandujakiss) wrote,
@ 2011-10-14 10:15 am UTC

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I'm, like ten minutes or so into Terra Nova

And all I keep thinking is, Earth 2 was so amazing on gender. Like, the theme of Earth 2 was gender - and it was glorious (not so much on race, but gender, yes). Nutshell: Colonists on a new planet, led by a woman. Women generally seek cooperation with planet's inhabitants; men challenge leader's authority and react with fear and aggression. Guess who's right?

Everything in Terra Nova makes me cringe by comparison.

*imissmyshow*

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	no subject randomfish 2011-10-14 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	This pretty much sums up my problems with Terra Nova... and Earth 2, which I dearly miss! (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject giandujakiss 2011-10-14 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	Yay, another Earth 2 fan! I don't think I'm gonna make it with Terra Nova. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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ide_cyan
2011-10-14 05:42 pm UTC (link)

I wasn't so keen on Earth 2 (that take on gender being too close to essentialism; & it was nice that Devon Adair was the leader, but she was still positioned as a mother doing it for her son), but did think it was much better than this.

And Terra Nova has enough going against it to make one cringe for it by itself. (Why is Cathica from Satellite Five not the lead character? Why is the show doing everything it can to erase anything unconventional about its setting? Urgh.)

Also, here's a good article about some of its ludicrous flaws:

http://www.planetfury.com/content/terra-nova-TV

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giandujakiss
2011-10-14 06:02 pm UTC (link)

It didn't strike me as that bad - Earth 2. Julia was more of a counterpoint to her, and Alonzo to Clancy Brown's character, and there was Uly, as well. All of these characters made it a lot less black and white than I'm describing. But the way I felt about it, Devon was in charge of the group, and there was a consistent emphasis - usually coming from female characters but not exclusively - on cooperation over conquest, which then turned out to be "right" - so it didn't feel to me like they were tipping over the line.

I loved it so.

Thanks for the link!

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	no subject softestbullet 2011-10-14 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	:o That sounds amazing. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject giandujakiss 2011-10-14 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	It really is - and as you see in the comments, ide cyan thinks it tipped over into gender essentialism but I disagree - it was more subtle than my nutshell and there were characters who broke the mold - it was more like an orientation in this direction that built up over time. Highly, highly recommended. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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