# Dinotopia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinotopia/108887>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 13, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinotopia/108887 "2002-05-13T20:36:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinotopia/108887/1 "2002-05-13T20:36:12Z")

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Did anyone watch _Dinotopia_ on ABC last night? I saw part of it, flipping between it and FOX. From what I saw it was very “preachy”. The humans were vegetarians, the idea of self defense (should one be attacked by a carnivore) was abhorrent, and it seemed to have an overall “PC-New Age” vibe to it.

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**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinotopia/108887/2 "2002-05-13T20:50:13Z")

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I agree 100%. I watched only because there was nothing else on and I didn’t want to risk missing the start of “Alias”. The contrast between the sugary, touchy-feely, “Dinotopia” and the action-packed\* “Alias” was just too funny to not comment on it. 😃

\*Other shows SAY they’re “action packed,” but Alias, especially this episode, really means it! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinotopia/108887/3 "2002-05-13T21:09:12Z")

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Whoops! I didn’t see [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=114954), which already existed.

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**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinotopia/108887/4 "2002-05-13T21:21:53Z")

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I agree 100%. I watched only because there was nothing else on and I didn’t want to risk missing the start of “Alias”. The contrast between the sugary, touchy-feely, “Dinotopia” and the action-packed\* “Alias” was just too funny to not comment on it. 😃

\*Other shows SAY they’re “action packed,” but Alias, especially this episode, really means it! 🙂

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**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinotopia/108887/5 "2002-05-13T21:23:20Z")

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How the bloody h@ll did I manage to do THAT! ☹