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by Jason Hughes, posted May 15th 2009 11:03AM
While the primary thrust of this Variety piece is that Warner Bros. has picked up ITV/BBC America's Primeval for film, the interesting part for fans of the show is that it's only part of an expansion effort of the property. Apparently, managing director Jonathan Drake and co-creator Tim Haines are also pitching a series that would transplant the action beyond the UK. Perhaps that means a US-based Primeval spinoff could be coming. Primeval: SG-1?
It would be easy enough to do. Have the anomaly situation expand beyond the shores of the UK, and suddenly you need to set up splinter teams to deal with the exploding problem.
Sure it's still monsters all around, but there's a bigger story there they can sink their teeth into. Plus, as the anomalies occur from the past to the future, we can see more glimpses into those times perhaps, and get a fuller scope of the full future history of their world.
They've done a great job of creating a fantastic premise, so I'm happy to see them getting to expand their vision.
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