Talk:Dinosaurs (TV series)

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Contents 1 Generic info leads nowhere 2 naming 3 Roy Hess 4 Updated the Species section 5 English DVD release 6 Dinosaurs on UK TV 7 Whoever edited the Dinosaur Species thing, read this. 8 The Greatest Story Ever Told

[edit] Generic info leads nowhere

"There are many reused side characters in a full body suit with an articulated faces/head include an orange/brown Ceratosaurus, a generic green Theropod, a purple Stenonychosaurus, a tan, turtle-faced dinosaur, and two indistinct females."

Those where used but... Which goal in mind? (for example, there is aside character who operatesthe news, pretty much the same guy always)

The news anchor, Howard Handupme, is always the same character, and always in the same costume (actually, it's a hand puppet). But some costumes are used for more than one character. For instance, there's one dinosaur named Sexual Harris who played a large role in one episode. The same costume has been used for a different dinosaur, the one who works at the marriage licensing building. I think the costume was also used for the job wizard. It's easy to see that these dinosaurs all look the same; you're supposed to suspend your disbelief. This allowed the creators of the show to not spend all the money on many different costumes. I hope I answered your question. --Brandon Dilbeck 22:53, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] naming

Wasn't the grandmother's name Ethyl, adding to the petroleum references in the show? Mike H 01:53, Mar 31, 2005 (UTC)

Worse than that—Ethyl Phillips! —Mulad (talk) July 2, 2005 12:13 (UTC)

I always remember being scared of the puppets whenever the show came on. — 172.156.116.111 11:04, 6 January 2006.

They were scary puppets indeed. They still give me nightmares. --Isequals 06:40, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Is the upcoming DVD incomplete or were there less than 65 eps?

The upcoming DVD is only the first and second seasons (29 episodes total). Dinosaurs lasted 4 seasons. Season Three has 22 eps and Four has 14 eps.

[edit] Roy Hess

Could Roy Hess be a reference to Harry_Hess the geologist that created the theory of sea floor spreading? This fact would be relevant reference to the setting of Pangaea. Blue Leopard 21:25, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

More probably it's a reference to Hess stations. Recury 00:45, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

What was the time slot of this show? Flyerhell 05:08, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Updated the Species section

I've added some of the extras and side-characters that appear from time to time in the Species list. Can anyone correct me on some of those? I'm just best-guessing on a lot of them.

[edit] English DVD release

Does anyone know if this will ever happen?

[edit] Dinosaurs on UK TV

The article states that

The show has also aired in the UK on Disney Channel.

However I remember watching it, so it must also have been on one of the four main channels can't remember which though so I can't edit the article to add it.

pjb007 21:47, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Whoever edited the Dinosaur Species thing, read this.

I edited the species listing. Whoever changed it before needs to consider this:

-Indosaurus, Giganotosaurus, and others are all recent finds, and would not have been used in the design. -We can eliminate any of the lesser-known species, since (obviously) these guys didn't know much about dinosaurs. This can also explain Richfield not being a styracosaurus; because they don't have three prominent horns. They make a lot of them up. -STOP GUESSING. If the series doesn't tell you, and it's not obvious, DO NOT GUESS. The DVD answers many of these, but the ones that are not answered should NOT BE REPLACED WITH ARBITRARY GUESSES.

[edit] The Greatest Story Ever Told

It says in the article under the Adult Themes section that "Potatoism", featured in this episode, is a reference to Christianity. The rest of the paragraph makes it sound as if it were in a way mocking religion At the end of the episode however, after Earl and Robbie have been freed from their punishment for not believing in Potatoism, they wonder out loud whether their is a god who created them and cared about them. Maybe the episode was more of a parody of cults than mainstream religions? I'm not sure, but I'm going to add something in to the paragraph about the speculation at the end of the episode. 71.31.145.245 17:10, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't know, the title of the episode seemed to set the agenda. But it seemed mostly to be a dig at the credulous, of which the religious minion was portrayed as the archetype. Being an American production, the obvious model would be Christian.

I agree that the episode seems less a condemnation of any religion but more a condemnation of religious zealots, namely televangelists (parodied in the Chief Elder's ranting style of speech during the condemnation of Robbie) and theocracies (the "government slash religious leaders" argue that such actions as giving the government extra money on their tax forms are pleasing to the Great Potato).

Hmm, didn't think about that. Actually, I haven't seen this episode for awhile, so all I could remember was the ending. Somebody can go ahead and change it back if they want. 69.40.246.235 02:27, 21 September 2006 (UTC)