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Title: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Hypno on June 01, 2019, 04:37:20 PM
Hey guys!! You all remember me as Hypno, and I have returned to the forum after a four-month hiatus (the Gang of Five has always been an incredible place, great to be back! :yes), and I am here to deliver some exciting news today! I have some HUGE news concerning deleted scenes in The Land Before Time sequels, specifically The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock! :SmugSpike
As you all know, this was the final LBT film to be released during the 1990s, and the final installment to use the old-fashioned, hand-drawn traditional animation. This was the movie that first introduced us to the legendary Lone Dinosaur, the mysterious longneck named Doc (who may or may not be the aforementioned legend), the magnificent monument known as Saurus Rock, Allosaurus, tornadoes, and... the concept of... bad luck... oh... and those annoying threehorn siblings known as Dinah and Dana  :lol
Indeed, the film isn't particularly well liked by many, however, for me, it was one of my favorite LBT films as a kid and still is now. But this isn't what you clicked on this thread for - no, so I'd better hurry up and get right to the news.

Many fans have been waiting for this moment for a very long time - some have even been thinking for over 15 years about when they will get to hear this very announcement. The original film is very well-known for the many, many changes that happened throughout its production (and now, as of the last few years, we have finally been able to piece together what the original cut was supposed to be like) but many seem to neglect the other thirteen movies that surely had content that didn't make it into the final release. Now... that moment is finally here. I am incredibly humbled and excited to announce that the FIRST EVER full script and CONFIRMED cut content for a LBT sequel has been FOUND!!!!! :celebrate :celebrate :celebrate

Yesterday, I had decided to return to looking at the deleted scenes for the original film, and this morning, I was checking out the original script once again (I still never did an analysis of it, I just have not found the time) and, while scrolling down to browse the search results, I stumbled upon a link to a script from eBay, and it said it was from 1996. This immediately peaked my interest, as this obviously could not be a script for the original LBT - and sure enough, I was right. I quickly found out that what I was looking at was the first draft for The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock script. It's a really early script - so early, that it is from April 29, 1996, which was over two years before the movie came out, and months before Roy Allen Smith's final LBT film (Journey Through the Mists) was even released! I thought that was pretty incredible; it proved that a lot of the sequels were being made as others were coming out or were also being produced as well. I first broke the news on the discord server, so if you're there, you may already know about this.

You can check out the script info and preview here. (https://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-LAND-BEFORE-TIME-1996-FILM-SCRIPT-THE-SECRET-OF-SAURUS-ROCK-/273707278654)

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THE LAND BEFORE TIME
"THE SECRET OF SAURUS ROCK"
Screenplay

THE LAND BEFORE TIME is one of the most beloved and successful of all animated film franchises. It launched in 1988 with STEVEN SPIELBERG's original "The Land Before Time" animated film. Since then, UNIVERSAL CARTOON STUDIOS in association with Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment, produced a number of sequels. Many of us have grown up loving these films and have introduced them to our kids. This 1996 script, written by acclaimed animation writer LIBBY HINSON, continues the saga of the dinos in another exciting adventure.

Now you can own the script - a piece of animation history! It's 99 pages and in very good condition.

The story synopsis:

On the distant edge of the Great Valley stands mysterious Saurus Rock, and twin baby Threehorns, Dinah and Dana, have run away to find it. It's up to Littlefoot, Cera, Spike, Ducky and Petrie to bring them back! The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock is a fantastic adventure filled with fun songs, humor, excitement...and mystery! Legends claim that Saurus Rock keeps bad luck out of the Great Valley. Is it really true? Could the mysterious Longneck named Doc be the famous Lone Dinosaur, who can defeat a Sharptooth with his lasso-like tail? To find out, Littlefoot and company must cross the Great Valley and face a dangerous Sharptooth themselves! Along the way, the young dinosaurs learn about change, acceptance and responsibility. If you look close enough, sometimes you can find a hero living right in your own family!

This would make a great addition to any LAND BEFORE TIME collection, for fans of the films, and for animation lovers.

Some of you may be wondering, "Well Hypno, why haven't you bought it then if you're so excited about it?" Well, that's right, I didn't buy it, but that's okay - because fellow user @Sovereign did it for me!!!  :lol
Everyone truly must applaud him for volunteering to do this! I cannot thank him enough for choosing to obtain the script for everyone to see! Soon, we will be able to view the entire 99 page script in all its glory! (currently, only two pages are available as preview images). I would also like to thank @zero-point for contacting the seller (who is in fact a trusted seller; he has sold multiple legitimate scripts in the past :yes); he is currently trying to find out if the seller has access to other scripts as well. I will give a shoutout to @Anagnos as well, for they also volunteered to buy the script as well! And finally, I'd like to thank everyone on the forum who has allowed me to contribute to many discussions here over the last four years - in fact, this is actually my 1,000th post since joining the forum! I figured that such a special post for me also had to be an important for the forum's history! I know a lot of people have been waiting a long time for this!!!!!  :PAli
Title: Re: The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion (New script FOUND!)
Post by: Sovereign on June 01, 2019, 04:57:09 PM
Yep, that I certainly did. :) This was such a great opportunity to learn more about the possible missing scenes as well as to owning a piece of LBT history I simply couldn't resist. I really hope we'll learn something new about that underrated film. Hypno summed up the importance of all this quite well so it'll great seeing what that script will reveal once it arrives! :)littlefoot
Title: Re: The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion (New script FOUND!)
Post by: Sneak on June 02, 2019, 05:47:21 AM
If this script is true original document...
Guys, I just don't have enough words to properly thank, you, Hypno and Sovereign!!!
I expected to see some cut material from sequels, it sounds pretty fun!

You know where is this script originally from? I mean, original source of document. Someone from creators decided to sell some LBT stuff? (You asked the seller?)

(Where is 10-15 years option? :D I have waited for 11 years approximately)
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: StardustSoldier on June 02, 2019, 04:18:13 PM
Hello there, Hypno! I'm fairly new to the forum, so I don't believe we've met.

But anyway, yes, thank you guys so much for acquiring this script. This is seriously awesome news.
:cheers

I'm a newer LBT fan than a lot of other people on the forum, so I haven't had to wait as long (I voted for "Under a year"). Still, I never imagined something like this would turn up. I noticed there was a lot of information about the deleted scenes and other changes from the first film, yet next-to-nothing about any of the sequels, so I guess I just figured we'd always be in the dark about that. Suffice to say, I am quite happy to be proven wrong here, and this gives me new hope that other scripts might turn up in the future.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Anagnos on June 03, 2019, 06:59:50 AM
I don't believe that I complimented you for this find in Discord. Well, congrats, Hypno! This is a very amazing find indeed. I'm very eager to find out what this script entails, as are probably many others as well.  :^^spike
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Sneak on June 08, 2019, 06:39:08 AM
Any news?
About scripts from other LBT movies, and origin of this script?
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Hypno on June 08, 2019, 12:38:41 PM
Any news?
About scripts from other LBT movies, and origin of this script?

Sovereign said on the discord server that the script should be arriving around 12-18 June. So, in 4-10 days from now. Though, even when he gets the script, he'll have to go through the difficult process of taking good quality pictures of each of the 99 pages, and uploading them somewhere for people to look at them. So we will probably have to wait a little longer.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Sneak on June 08, 2019, 01:34:03 PM
Thanks for info.
But more important question - is my question about asking seller where did he get script and is there other scripts. :p
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: UnionRags123 on July 08, 2019, 09:06:15 PM
Has there been any update on the script? Just wondering :)
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Sneak on July 09, 2019, 06:16:08 AM
@UnionRags123 : As I know, Sovereign is still waiting respond on his letter to Universal about allowing to sharing script to public.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Anagnos on July 09, 2019, 07:52:08 AM
At this point I think it's very unlikely that they will ever respond to the letter about the script. Then again, they could one day do that so let's not get ahead of ourselves. We have all the time in the world.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: StardustSoldier on July 20, 2019, 05:03:04 PM
I agree that there's no rush. However, if Universal hasn't responded by now, then I think it's a pretty safe bet that they just don't care.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: jedi472 on July 20, 2019, 10:25:36 PM
This is a really neat find! Behind the scenes stuff on this sort of thing is remarkably rare.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Chomper123 on July 21, 2019, 03:01:01 AM
Hello im new, but i've been a long time and very big TLBT Fan and i must say, that is a really exciting find! I actually once discovered a youtube video showing lost footage or a storyboard of some sort, showing some of the things Littlefoot did during his birth (which is a bit short) from the very first LBT movie and so if you find anymore scripts that would be very exciting to read!  :bestsharptooth
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Sneak on July 21, 2019, 04:37:27 AM
Don't forget to read script of holy original movie, Chomper123:
https://landbeforetime.fandom.com/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_(1987_script)
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Chomper123 on July 21, 2019, 05:26:13 AM
Wow! That is really cool! You actually bought this script? You are amazing!   :Mo
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Sovereign on July 21, 2019, 09:29:49 AM
I agree that it's time for me to share the link publicly as well. I'm sorry for the wait but in any case, I thank you for your patience. Anyway, here we go.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: UnionRags123 on July 21, 2019, 02:17:36 PM
@Sovereign THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BUYING AND SHARING THIS SCRIPT!!!


Only on page 3 and it’s so different!  :lol
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Flathead770 on July 22, 2019, 12:53:52 AM
Thanks for sharing the script Sovereign!  :)littlefoot
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: DiddyKF1 on July 22, 2019, 10:37:12 AM
This was quite a treasure to read. The differences between this and what it eventually came to be are immense. I can imagine just how that movie could have ended up if it really was like this; especially without those annoying Dinah and Dana characters. Now that I've read this, it really does make those baby Threehorns seem like nothing more than suddenly-rushed filler material.

I'm gonna be honest; this is how VI should have been. :)petrie
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: StardustSoldier on July 23, 2019, 12:40:36 AM
I need to watch the film again so I can do a proper script-to-screen comparison.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Dr. Rex on January 24, 2020, 11:03:43 PM
I need to watch the film again so I can do a proper script-to-screen comparison.
Have you done it? Anything to note? I have yet to read the full script.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: StardustSoldier on January 24, 2020, 11:06:55 PM
Yep. I did a full review of it here (https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=16427.msg498528#msg498528).
:smile
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Dr. Rex on January 25, 2020, 02:09:54 AM
Yep. I did a full review of it here (https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=16427.msg498528#msg498528).
:smile
Okay, thanks! :D
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on February 22, 2020, 06:00:42 PM
I wish to share my appreciation to Soveriegn and Hypno. I am in the minority (often am) of being a huge fan of The Secret of Saurus Rock. It is in my top five favorites and the reason why I shall explain. My favorite LBT films are centered around a quest story line, like when Littlefoot and Ali search for the golden nighr flower (holy grail of leaf eaters) in “Journey Through The Mists” or when Littlefoot seeks to save his father Bron in “Journey of the Brave.” I enjoy the Queste del Sainte Graal (Quest for the Holy Grail) type tales, and The Secret of Saurus Rock has many elements of such a tale. I actually am surpised Cera’s cousins have never made a return, are they in the LBT Series?

I am thrilled that one of my favorite LBT films script is in your hands @Sovereign. :)
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: StardustSoldier on March 08, 2020, 05:26:40 PM
I actually am surpised Cera’s cousins have never made a return, are they in the LBT Series?

It certainly is strange how they just vanished like that. Then again, it's quite similar to how Cera's mother and sisters also vanished. Hmm, that seems to be an ongoing theme with Cera's family.
:idea
*cue X-Files theme*
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on March 08, 2020, 05:33:22 PM
I actually am surpised Cera’s cousins have never made a return, are they in the LBT Series?

It certainly is strange how they just vanished like that. Then again, it's quite similar to how Cera's mother and sisters also vanished. Hmm, that seems to be an ongoing theme with Cera's family.
:idea
*cue X-Files theme*

Hmm.. strange happenings.  :idea

Conveniently Topsy’s wife disappears for Tria, and the cousins disappear so Tria’s daughter can take spotlight. I sense Tria is a homewrecker! :p 
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Anagnos on March 09, 2020, 10:21:48 AM
Not to mention, Ducky's father vanished as well. Guess they all got tired of their respective families and decided to start a new life? :lol
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on March 09, 2020, 01:53:01 PM
Not to mention, Ducky's father vanished as well. Guess they all got tired of their respective families and decided to start a new life? :lol

Ducky’s Father: I can’t stand all the Peace and serenity of this valley. I must go and discover my inner duckbill.
Ducky: Daddy, don’t go, no, no, no!
Ducky Father: But I have to.. the writers want your mother to be single mom raising dozens of kids. I’ll be back like Bron in a sequel to give you character development.
 :sducky
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on April 08, 2020, 01:24:59 PM
Oh...my...gosh!!! How am I only just now seeing this?? :Mo  I gotta read it!!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you @Sovereign !!
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Sovereign on April 08, 2020, 03:30:54 PM
You're welcome. :) I was more than happy to buy it and get it online as finding new info about the films is something I feel every LBT fan has a right to. Though, thank Hypno and Mumbling as well for their help in finding the script in the first place and preparing it for an upload here. :)petrie
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Sneak on April 08, 2020, 05:28:46 PM
@RainbowFaceProtege
Hope you read original movie script as well.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on April 09, 2020, 03:22:36 PM
@RainbowFaceProtege
Hope you read original movie script as well.
Yep, I've already started that one (eeee)!! This one just totally took me by surprise because it hadn't been pinned! :olittlefoot
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: StardustSoldier on April 21, 2020, 02:33:30 AM
@RainbowFaceProtege: Did you get a chance to read the Saurus Rock script?
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on April 22, 2020, 07:47:15 PM
@StardustSoldier Aw man, I completely forgot about it after I finished the original movie script! :! This thread got so buried that it was out of sight, out of mind--thanks for the reminder. I'm definitely gonna check this out when I get enough free time! Not to mention I'll probably write an essay-length review again!! :lol
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: StardustSoldier on April 23, 2020, 02:22:35 AM
Let me know when you do get around to reading it. I'd be curious to see your thoughts. :) It's quite an interesting read for sure.

Also, I need to do another essay-length review of my own sometime soon. I'm overdue for that. :p
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on May 12, 2020, 10:16:33 PM
EDIT: Accidentally posted this monstrously long thing twice. Sorry! :facepalm
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on May 12, 2020, 10:20:30 PM
Alright, finally giving you guys my two cents! This was SO amazing to read!! While the original movie script wasn't all that different from the finished movie, this one was another story, and I mean that literally! :lol

Firstly, I'd love to see how this script's solar-system opening scene would have played out. I always loved the space-focused LBT openings--they were so gorgeous. This one really had potential to be among the best of them, with the script mentioning nebulae ("astral clouds") and even specific constellations!

Moving on to Grandpa Longneck's "Great Dinosaur" story, the sharptooth appears much fiercer than in the movie, actually shown grabbing and swallowing a Psittacosaurus. I wouldn't have minded that being kept in there, especially since I'm not recalling a Psittacosaurus ever being shown in LBT before. (I always loved it when these movies expanded their range of species!) Also, this version of the battle between Doc and the sharptooth felt more parallel to a classic Wild West showdown, with emphasis on long shadows and a "spaghetti western rattle" at one point. Could've been fun to keep it that way.

The characters saying that Saurus Rock "wears a necklace" was a bit weird, considering that "necklace" seems too much of a modern word to be in their vocabulary. I'm glad they changed the final version to "a circle of teeth around its neck." There are some similar slip-ups throughout this script, like Cera mentioning her dad serving kelp for dinner. I can't believe they wouldn't have their own word for "kelp" in LBT...wait, come to think of it, they eventually did. By the TV series, they made it clear that seaweed and other underwater plants were known as "water greens." But I guess I'm going to chalk up this kind of thing to the writers figuring they'd work out basic dialogue first and mess with rewording later if they needed to.

(It really annoyed me, though, that this script kept referring to Ducky as a boy. :sducky Who could possibly mistake Ducky for a boy? Hadn't these people seen any LBT movies?)

I think I prefer the final version of Doc's first Valley appearance. They had Mr. Threehorn being the only character who was wary of him in the movie, but here Doc comes in and helps everyone gather leaves, and suddenly all the other adults are like, "WHO IS THIS STRANGE GUY?? I'M SUSPICIOUS!!" Overreacting much? :p Even Grandpa Longneck is unsure--what gives? Since when is the whole Great Valley so xenophobic? However, I do like the way Doc began this script as a quieter type of hero. He doesn't do any dramatic rescues or impressive tail whips (though his tail-whip attack on that leaf in the final movie was really cool). Instead, he puts himself to work harvesting the Valley's leaves all through the day. He's a hardworking guy who quietly does what he can for his community, more the type of hero you'd see in "The Andy Griffith Show" than a western action-adventure. It's more ambiguous whether he really is the dinosaurs' hero of legend or not, whereas the final movie makes it pretty obvious early on that he's the Lone Dinosaur.
It's funny here that Spike, of all characters, is the one who decides the Gang should go to Saurus Rock. :SmugSpike Yeah, I can't quite see that happening...this is where I'm gonna bring up Dana and Dinah. I know a lot of people don't like them and have wondered why they were added to the movie at all, but I think they had a purpose. Whenever the Gang leaves the Great Valley, it's usually to help/save someone else: getting Ducky's unhatched sibling back in II, finding water in III, healing Grandpa in IV, and so on. The original version of this script, however, has them going to Saurus Rock just for the fun of it, whereas Dana and Dinah taking off meant they had a real reason to go. I personally never saw what was so annoying about Dana and Dinah, anyway, but I guess that's just me.

I love the concept of the original Saurus Rock--I can just see it, a Frankenstein-ish mashup of all kinds of different dinosaur species! Now, THAT would've been cool! And the way ominous things start happening right after the tooth is broken, it's really like we're looking at the wrath of some powerful ancient magic! That would've been pretty neat for an LBT movie!

I wonder if this forest they keep mentioning is the same forest the Allosaurus finds the kids in during the final movie? Whatever the case, I love the idea of four Ceratosaurus being this movie's sharpteeth so much better! Ceratosaurus is such an underused species, and I would've loved to see not just one but FOUR in LBT! Every scene with them here is great! Though I can't really imagine the part in one chase scene where Petrie holds back a tree to catapult the Gang across a canyon. LBT often defies physics, I know, but little Petrie holding an entire tree down? Nope. Not happening. And the sharptooth battle towards the end of this script has me wondering how long a carnivore can plausibly hold its prey in its grasp without eating it, but that was an exciting scene, regardless, and moments like Littlefoot riding a makeshift "bobsled" were fun. I will say, however, that the mentions of snow and ice kept weirding me out--it's very difficult for me to imagine snow in any pre-VIII LBT movie!

I was surprised that Doc wasn't in this version of the movie all that much. It's more about the bad luck curse than anything else. Doc's screen time in this script is comparable to the Rainbow Faces' in LBT VII--hardly any, compared to most guest characters. It definitely would've added some mystery to the character if they had gone through with this, but the eventual increase in his screen time did a lot to add to the western feel of this movie. The change of name from "Great Dinosaur" to "Lone Dinosaur" was also a more obvious homage to westerns (i.e., the Lone Ranger). While I'm still talking about Doc, something else I noticed was that he comes across a little less...grumpy, I guess, in this version, which isn't a bad thing.

The "magical" assimilation of the sharptooth's tooth into the rest of Saurus Rock confirms the monument as an actual magical entity towards the end...had that made it all the way to the final film, it would have been quite the moment of awe! An outrageous moment for LBT, sure, but my young self would've been absolutely wowed. Of course, though, this is coming from someone whose favorite scene in LBT was always when the Rainbow Faces got beamed up into space, soooo...yeah.

Overall, I can't decide which version of this movie I prefer! I mean, the fact that I grew up with the LBT VI we ended up getting makes it hard for me to imagine it any other way, but the way this script took things in a spooky/supernatural direction pulled me in. I'm so glad I got to read this! It would be so awesome if other early scripts like this got discovered someday (*cough*VII*cough*)!
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on May 23, 2020, 01:49:57 PM
@RainbowFaceProtege Great review!

Some comments of my own.

I actually liked Dinah and Dana, they never annoyed me either. I am sorry they never returned in the LBT series.

Four Ceratosaurus would have been epic! As you said this species gets underused, only a cameo in Jurassic Park III. However, the reason I think they went with Allosaurus, A.K.A. Sticktooth or Sharptoot was LBTV was oversaturated with Sharpteeth (nine total) and I think they wanted to lessen the number lest it become a precedent that each installment needs tons of Sharpteeth.

I am glad Doc in the final film stayed prominate and did not get swept into background of Saurus Rock misadventure. I like Doc and love “The Lone Dinosaur” song.

A creepier Suarus Rock would have worked if the Gang visited it at night. A dino graveyard wpuld have been spooktacular.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: RainbowFaceProtege on May 23, 2020, 07:11:29 PM
@RainbowFaceProtege Great review!
I actually liked Dinah and Dana, they never annoyed me either. I am sorry they never returned in the LBT series.

Same, it would've been fun to see them interact with Tricia. Poor Auntie Cera would be more overwhelmed than ever before... :lol
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on May 23, 2020, 07:58:56 PM
@RainbowFaceProtege Great review!
I actually liked Dinah and Dana, they never annoyed me either. I am sorry they never returned in the LBT series.

Same, it would've been fun to see them interact with Tricia. Poor Auntie Cera would be more overwhelmed than ever before... :lol

This needs to happeb, trio: Dinah, Danah, and Tricia must be babysat by Cera. :lol
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: StardustSoldier on June 20, 2020, 11:15:18 PM
This needs to happeb, trio: Dinah, Danah, and Tricia must be babysat by Cera. :lol

Several months ago, I actually considered making a drawing of exactly that. :D
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: GreyLizard226 on March 16, 2023, 05:10:14 PM
This draft is SO much better than the actual thing, imo. It’s very frustrating to know that LBT was meant to be much more than Universal has allowed it to be.
Title: Re: (NEW SCRIPT FOUND!) The Secret of Saurus Rock Draft Script Discussion
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on June 19, 2023, 07:51:31 PM
This needs to happeb, trio: Dinah, Danah, and Tricia must be babysat by Cera. :lol

Several months ago, I actually considered making a drawing of exactly that. :D

Haha it could be the Three Stoogies of The Great Valley. :D