re:When Dinosaurs didnt Disappoint

["Archaeopteryx ." <archaeopteryx@mail.com>]

exactly, I mean you cant watch this stuff expecting a 5 or 6 hour  graduate
school science lecture, if you dont you wont be disappointed

And besides, things like poor choice of narrator and recycled material are
nthing compared to gaffes Disney is making in its "Cretaceous Iguanodon
somehow raised by modern lemurs becuase mesozoic mammals werent marketable
enough" movie

------Original Message------
From: Dinogeorge@aol.com
To: <archaeopteryx@mail.com>, <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: August 26, 1999 5:36:15 PM GMT
Subject: Re: When Dinosaurs Disappointed


In a message dated 8/26/99 11:23:40 AM EST, archaeopteryx@mail.com writes:

<< I mean shouldnt it be commended for trying to introduce more of the
public
to this stuff? >>

Yes it should, and I'm disappointed that dinosaur list members continue to
find fault with these relatively unsophisticated television shows. We all
know that dinosaur documentaries will be filled with the usual slashing
teeth, lumbering animation, gaffes, and so forth. The point is to look
deeper
into the show, comprehend what the writers were trying to do, and see how
well they succeeded.

I liked the series, but of course found many aspects inadequate. One of
these
days they'll get smart and hire >me< to put a series together (but I want a
decent budget, and lots of control).

Good points: lots of exposure for paleontologists who are not yet well known
to the public, organization of shows in biogeographical segments,
presentation of new discoveries and ongoing work (was my first look at
Kirky,
for example). One bad point: virtually nothing about Chinese and Mongolian
dinosaurs--which would, appropriately, fill an entire sixth segment on Asia
(the continent missing from the series). Usual gaffes are too numerous to
mention, would require several pages of e-mail.

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