Speaking to
Deadline, Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly talks about the future of television shows on the channel, among them the sci-fi drama
Terra Nova (which is about people traveling to the Cretaceous period when the then-current year, 2149, had the earth on the brink of extinction). Reilly says that he isn't sorry about picking up the series, saying that it's very highly rated and has a distinct audience. Despite that, no official decision has been made on whether or not the show will return for a second season. The president reveals that the show was 'hunting for its identity' on a creative level, and that if there was more holes in the network then the second season of
Terra Nova would be locked in right away. For Reilly's thoughts on the end of
Fringe and
House, click the link below.
“If the show hadn’t worked, I still wouldn’t be apologizing (for picking up Terra Nova). It is proving that it was worthwhile; it is the second highest-rated new drama, one of the highest-rated new shows of the season. It has distinct audience, though the perception kind of got away from us. If this is all we make (of Terra Nova), we made money on it, the studio made money on it, and it seems to have resonated with the family audience. There is a show, which if we are to bring back, there’s an audience there. But creatively, the show was hunting (for its identity), and we are trying to figure out … is that the best show (we can make). If we had more holes in our network, we’d be thrilled to lock that right in.” While not ready to commit right away because of the logistical demands of the CGI-heavy drama, “we won’t be able to drag our feet for much longer,” Reilly said.
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