There was another Dinotopia post on this board wasn't there? I believe it was in the book section. Hang on...
Ah! Here it is:
http://z7.invisionfree.com/thegangoffive/i...topic=1203.0 .
I always preferred the Mini-Series to the TV Series. The drastic change of actors was a bit too ridiculous for me, and the opening scene (where Karl wakes up and goes "Wow! I just had a dream where <plot recap>".)...just urgh. Plus I didn't like the new characters of the Outsiders, as it sort of ruined the feel of things. But I eventually watched the whole thing, and I did like how the designated bad guy in the wrestling episode even thought that everything had gotten way out of hand. Plus I also thought it was hilarious when they found the wrecked ship with the cheeseburgers and Coca-Cola on board.
By the way, how did you guys first discover Dinotopia? For me, I saw the Mini-series years ago when it first premiered, but I didn't think much of it at the time. Then, a few years later, as a result of rewatching LBT (and discovering this message board), I was having a look at anything about Dinosaurs that looked interesting, and one day at the library, I happened to see Dinotopia sitting on the top shelf. It looked interesting, and so I got it. Before long, I had checked out the other books in the series (or at least the pitiful amount that the Library had) and bought as many as I could find! In fact, not long after that, I was looking up the Miniseries, and thinking how I'd like to see that again. That very day, I happened to go out and find it in the discount bin at the store. What are the odds of that happening?
I could go on for a while (I once had a theory that fixed the problems with the differences between Crabb and the World Beneath in Book and TV Series, but I'll need to remember that before I can post it!) but I think this is a good time to stop. Although I will add that, like Ptyra, I had an idea for a Dinotopia story once, but like my other story on this forum, I didn't finish it, and instead uploaded the plot synopsis. It's
here if you want to read it (It started out as once of those "if you were shipwrecked, what would you take with you" quizzes, and then evolved into me thinking how I'd get to Dinotopia).