Re: Terra Nova: thoughts

["Dora Smith" <villandra@austin.rr.com>]

I missed it - what's a sleestak?

Also, how do we know that the drawings were made by the colony leader's son? 
Did he say so?   Because if so it could possibly be a lie.

Dora

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jaime Headden" <qi_leong@hotmail.com>
To: "Sim Koning" <simkoning@msn.com>; "Dinosaur Mailing List" 
<dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:26 AM
Subject: RE: Terra Nova: thoughts


> It should be noted that, in case the subject was clouded for many 
> listmembers, the drawings on the rocks were apparently made by the colony 
> leader's _son_, not Sleestaks or whatever. The moment a Sleestak rears its 
> head in this show, I will refuse to watch it again. The quality of 
> inter-human drama, _Lost_ level mystery that doesn't go anywhere, 
> potential other riftwalkers such as members from other times, that will 
> keep this show going ... but Sleestaks ... it will do for this show what 
> Will Ferrell does to movies and _The Office_. (No, I don't like Will 
> Ferrell's acting.)
>
> Cheers,
>
>  Jaime A. Headden
>  The Bite Stuff (site v2)
>  http://qilong.wordpress.com/
>
> "Innocent, unbiased observation is a myth." --- P.B. Medawar (1969)
>
>
> "Ever since man first left his cave and met a stranger with a
> different language and a new way of looking at things, the human race
> has had a dream: to kill him, so we don't have to learn his language or
> his new way of looking at things." --- Zapp Brannigan (Beast With a 
> Billion Backs)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
> > Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:11:00 -0400
> > From: simkoning@msn.com
> > To: birdbooker@zipcon.net; pristichampsus@yahoo.com
> > CC: dinosaur@usc.edu
> > Subject: RE: Terra Nova: thoughts
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >      Actually there are some pretty decent and somewhat plausible 
> > concepts floating around on Deviantart. It's a subject that's always 
> > fascinated me, especially after learning about tool fabricating corvids.
> >
> >
> >
> > These are my favorites:
> >
> >
> > http://monopteryx.deviantart.com/art/Dinosauroid-v-2-253843589
> >
> >
> > http://monopteryx.deviantart.com/art/Dinosauroid-187419512
> >
> >
> > The 2nd one has too many cervical vertebrae, but otherwise looks great in 
> > my opinion.
> >
> >
> > Sim
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:32:23 -0700
> > > From: birdbooker@zipcon.net
> > > To: pristichampsus@yahoo.com
> > > CC: dinosaur@usc.edu
> > > Subject: Re: Terra Nova: thoughts
> > >
> > > HI:
> > > If they bring in Sleesaks, I hope they update them with feathers! 
> > > There's
> > > nothing like a feathered dino-hominid out there that I know of?
> > >
> > > sincerely
> > > --
> > >
> > > Ian Paulsen
> > > Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
> > > Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here:
> > > http://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/