# Anyone else watching "Primeval," the British Sci Fi show?

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**Created:** [April 19, 2007, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-primeval-the-british-sci-fi-show/400748 "2007-04-19T04:22:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-primeval-the-british-sci-fi-show/400748/1 "2007-04-19T04:22:37Z")

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I caught it tonight for the first time; it’s really very good. The special effects (tonight featured mosasaurs) are amazing (film quality, according to Wikipedia, and I believe them)[. From its Wikipedia entry:](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primeval_(TV_series))

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> The series follows a team of scientists who investigate anomalies in time and deal with the ancient creatures that come through.

It seems to be sort of a “Jurassic Park” meets “A Wrinkle In Time.” I recommend checking it out if you get a chance.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-primeval-the-british-sci-fi-show/400748/2 "2007-04-19T05:48:05Z")

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I’ve seen the whole series. It’s not too bad, though it has its flaws, including some very irritating characters. I question the ‘film quality’ effects comment, though they’re mostly pretty good.