tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669381836524967109.post4215674120374763250..comments2023-10-05T05:58:08.185-07:00Comments on Cartoons I Drew: Dinosaur TVidrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11834141843194061519noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669381836524967109.post-83486568376878934672014-04-04T00:51:24.246-07:002014-04-04T00:51:24.246-07:00Thanks for your comment Lythronax argeses. In som...Thanks for your comment Lythronax argeses. In some ways cartoonists like myself are just showcases of popular comment drawing and commenting on whatever tickles our fancy and is in the spotlight. So it was interesting to read the thoughts of someone who actually works in the realms of Paleontology rather than my opinions from someone who thinks dinosaurs are cool and reads Wikipedia articles on them.<br /><br />While I agree with what you say about avoiding old cliched dinosaurs and showcasing new discoveries from what I know about how documentaries and TV are commissioned (second hand from people who work in TV) I would say there is often the pressure to find an angle to make them more entertaining. That said I'm all for documentaries that are showcases of brilliant science.idrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11834141843194061519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669381836524967109.post-88978418480450810432014-03-30T13:11:59.898-07:002014-03-30T13:11:59.898-07:00The entire point of Planet Dinosaur was to showcas...The entire point of Planet Dinosaur was to showcase how much we have learned about dinosaurs beyond the old clicheed great fossil lizards, like 'Brontosaurus' or Tyrannosaurus, instead picturing dinosaurs in their current light, as a group of unique, diverse creatures that had an extraordinary impact on our world today. Our knowledge about dinosaurs is constantly changing and yet we have come a long way since a decade ago; inaccuracies may still be abound, but new discoveries each day are shaping how we percieve them. That's what science is. Documentaries are not showcases of pop cultute, they're showcases of brilliant science. Plus, who wants to see Rexy over and over and over again? It's boring.<br />And one last thing, documentaries are not supposed to show random deathmatches. Tyrannosaurus and Spinosaurus were separated by distance in time and space. Jurassic Park III much?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596113611132219491noreply@blogger.com