And they redid it well, too! They actually care about the website! I never would have guessed.

Thanks!    I only wish I could have found out a day or two earlier, that way, we could see the first two episodes (I had the bad luck to find out one the very day the series debuted on YTV.)

What do you think today's episode will be about?

Tricia is still very young. She was probably put into the series for the practical effect of having a small, cute, baby dinosaur around in order to conjure up memories of the first movie, as well as give Cera a half-sister. Anyway, we haven't really seen Tricia grow by any apprceable amount yet, and she still is mostly unable to speak; if i'm not mistaken, she only said one word in the 12th movie: "Cera", and she doesn't speak in the fourth TV episode. And... that's it for Tricia. Not much to say.

Well, Chomper is noticably larger than in movie II, maybe even larger than in movie V. I would like to point out that we don't know how much time passes between the movies or tv episodes. In some cases, it could be only a few weeks, or in the case of the tv series, days. It's possible that only a few years have elapsed since the first movie. As it is, the gang of... seven... seems to be significantly larger in the tv series than it appeared in the second movie (except for Ruby, who isn't even in the movies at all; maybe she will appear in movie XIII; in fact, i'd expect her to appear in it.)At the very least, we can agree that during the first movie, all of the characters (save Spike) grow significantly.

P.S.: An example of (possible) growth can be seen by comparing movies III and X. In movie III, in the scene where the valley caught on fire, one can see the size of the Littlefoot and his friends next to his grandfather. In this scene, they look like a mouse next to a human; if even that. Now, in the tenth movie, the size difference between Littlefoot and his father (Bron), isn't as big; it's like comparing a kitten to a human, rather than a mouse. Keep in mind that Bron must be at least as large as Littlefoot's grandfather, if not larger. I think that someone else on this board mentioned that the difference in size appears if one compares movie II to XI.

I woulden't give the series such a short lifespan at all. I think it should have at least a couple of seasons, and can probably do quite well. If the movie series weren't profitable, they woulden't have made a tv series, after all, much research of the market and potential for profit go into any decision made on this level of magnitude (making an animated tv series can be expensive.) Anyway, what we've seen so far is quite good for an animated tv series (in my opinion.)

Besides, there are many, many things that could happen to the characters, even though the options are limited without technology, money, or civilization. Some possibilities include:

1. One of the characters gets injured, either in an accident, or by a predator. One possibility could be that Tricia gets injured while playing with the main characters (gets hit by a rock/hard piece of fruit.) I know this sounds cold-hearted (i'm writing about an infant being injured), but the repercussions could make for a good episode; to make it more interesting, what would happen if Cera were indirectly, unintentionally responsible for Tricia being hurt? (She suggested the game, and hit the projectile, like in the show's introduction.) How would Tria react? How would Cera's father react?

2. Chomper's parents come looking for him (since we haven't seen the first two episodes, we don't know if they would do this, or what the exact situation is.)

3. Show more of each of the character's pasts; they already did this with Ruby in episode 3.

Quote from: F-14 Ace,Jan 20 2007 on  11:09 PM

A thing I might point out is that the adaults also seem to be aware of and accept that Chomper lives among them and hangs out with their kids.  And like everyone else, I really want to know how Chomper came to be with them in the valley in the first place.

I also found that weird. I thought Littlefoot and the others were going to tell Chomper to hide, but they didn't. In the movies the grownups never met Chomper, I believe we have to wait for episodes 1 and 2 to sort things out.
I think you guys are taking this possesion thing way too serious. Never in the episode it indicated that Tria owned those stones, she was just pileing them, even when Cera asks about the shiny stone Tria just says she founded it lying around. Maybe she found those stones cute and decided to build a pile of them.

NewOrder is right; there isn't much indication that she owned the minerals, and she doesn't seem to care too much when the centerpiece is lost.

Okay, no way are those crystals diamonds. At best, its something akin to quartz, and nothing of high-grade. It was interesting to see Tricia (Tria's daughter) in this one; this absolutely confirms that this takes place after the 12th movie. It also appears that Tria's collection, while still her's, is set up almost as some sot of public display, as it is out in the open, and not hidden in a cave or a cluster of trees, and anyone could conceivably see it. The details are a little sketchy, i'll admit. The animation was nothing special, but hardly as terrible as some other forum members make it out to be. The moral is obvious and predictable; I guessed it from the very moment I saw the words "shiny stone"; that people are more valuable than any minerals, no matter how shiny. This is also one of the few times where the parents/grandparents actually come to save the children, and cut across species lines to do it. It's also the first time i've seen Petrie actually fly away to get help and leave the others (temporarily.)

Speaking of watching it, when will it be posted? Oh, and I imagine that there must be some superfluous "treesweets" after each time it blooms.

I just went to wikipedia here's what I found out on the next epsiode:

When Cera accidentally loses Tria's special shiny stone (a diamond), the group decides to find a new stone by traveling to the Canyon of Shiny Rocks to return to Tria.

A diamond?!! Since when does Tria have a diamond?! She also has a "secret mud spa" from a previous episode mentioned in the wikipedia guide. What is up with this triceratops?

Also, if wikipedia is accurate, there is a song in this one as well. Perhaps we'll hear it whenever the episode is posted. Where would Tria store a diamond anyway? And how would she carry it? In her mouth?