Special Effects Blasting Holes in Show Schedules

The increasing reliance on over-the top special effects is starting to wreak havoc on network scheduling. Case in point: the Steven Spielberg-produced sci-fi series Terra Nova.

Part western, part family adventure, Fox’s Terra Nova, for which the two-hour pilot reportedly cost $14 million, is set in both a bleak future and a prehistoric past—and has serious contemporary issues thanks to overly ambitious effects.

Fox initially planned to launch the series at mid-season, but production hurdles persuaded the network to push back the premiere and give the series a Glee-like preview in the spring.

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