DINOTOPIA: Hallmark's Weird Talking Dinosaur Movie | Billiam

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Dinotopia is a line of illustrated children's books by James Gurney, about a society where smart dinosaurs and humans live together, but in 2002, Disney & Hallmark produced a live-action TV mini-series, which is just really really weird!
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[@billiam]

Hey! Birds are dinosaurs!

[@Dinosaur_Nightlight]

Please review the animated Dinotopia movie, I would absolutely die laughing if you do. Your humor is so on point and I can't get enough! Thank you for brightening my day Billiam!

[@lizerdspherex]

And mammals are therapsids.

[@kaijuzilla4465]

Pterosaurs aren't dinos they're "flying" reptiles

[@lizerdspherex]

@@kaijuzilla4465 Still archosaurs, the first to have wings, feathers, and beaks.

[@necrolights]

So umm, are you gonna check out the live action Winx reboot on netflix?

[@RedBardIsCool]

"unlike most hallmark movies, this one has dinosaurs" honestly sounds like it could be an official description of this series

[@samuelsavary4895]

Red Bard we need more videos .^.

[@tylerhouston69]

Oh look the ginger bard in the WILD.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

You’re alive!

[@TheCrimsonGray]

I'd watch a lot more Halmark movies if it weren't for the blatant, and frankly inexcusable, lack of dinosaurs.

[@stargirlexe]

The queen has returned!

[@philljrton]

Imagine a time-line with George Lucas dinosaur movies instead of star wars prequels

[@mantonythe1st]

True, but Clone Wars wouldn't exist :(

[@flightlesslord2688]

id watch it and enejoy it a fuck tonne. The prequels were great... well revenge of the sith and parts of the other 2. So the prequels + dinosaurs would be the best thing ever. I mean they already have Coleman Trebor

[@ervandrafadhlil403]

Macklunkey

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

@@mantonythe1st Clone Wars was pretty bleh tbh

[@mantonythe1st]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 INCONCEIVABLE!

[@lunareclipse2553]

This was so hard to watch until I realized Karl, David, and Marion were written as kids. Then everything suddenly made sense.

[@laurentiu.f8804]

Oh my God. How did I never see this

[@karenamyx2205]

Even the sexual tension?

[@d.n.3652]

The acting kinda reminds me of Star Wars

[@S1LVAW0LF]

@@d.n.3652 yeah but even Star Wars looks Shakespearean compared to this. They really should’ve wrote a better dialogue for the 2 actors or cast em younger.

[@theirishviking9278]

think more teenagers around the 16 year old range which would make a lot more sense for there actions

[@carlosxchavez]

“Meanwhile Carl’s trying to figure out if he’s a tricera-top or a tricera-bottom” That made me ugly laugh and is comedy gold

[@thehelper1164]

“Can dinosaurs be sexy?” Dude Zipeau is RIGHT there - who doesn’t want a patient, emotionally mature nerd?

[@DrevorReal]

He's cute as heck but wow is that how you spell his name!

[@thehelper1164]

@@DrevorReal It is, according to the Wiki at least! I guess that’s how it’s actually spelled, but they simplify it as “Zippo”

[@DrevorReal]

@@thehelper1164 interesting! I never knew!

[@termitesc.aardwolf3644]

Parasaurolophus ARE kinda thicc.

[@CruiserDynasty]

@@thehelper1164 where did that spelling come from out side of the fan made wiki?

[@thenerdyemu]

The creator of Dinotopia, James Gurney has his own channel here on KZbin where you can learn more about the artwork, world building and inspiration for the series. Dinotopia I believe deserves a reboot closer to the books.

[@andrewculross9421]

The books are incredible fantasy books with stunning artwork

[@daniellewillis2767]

Omg this animation is an ABOMINATION! The books deserve a real adaptation ..

[@Jon717]

The books need to be released digitally as well. Trying to find scans is a pain.

[@darbypea2223]

His Instagram is great too.

[@urielgonzalez2882]

I have watched his channel very often and i love it

[@diabolicaldebacle]

I grew up on this and forced my boyfriend of 7 years to finally watch it. He loved it. This movie is a fucking GEM. Also the "spiritual marriage" is a human adopting a Dinosaur. Twenty-Six was Karl's life partner. It's like adopting a pet that might outlive you.

[@clowneryAscended]

@@StellarSaturn7440 no

[@lolglolblol]

@@clowneryAscended yes

[@drekon6939]

Might? That dino will be alive long after his grand kids are dust

[@diabolicaldebacle]

@@drekon6939 They drink that special tea remember? So they might not.

[@ravenouself4181]

@@clowneryAscended So, it isn't a benefit to have a dinosaur for a ride and for building a timber house?

[@cameroncasimir7069]

"Zippo is the hero we all need, not the one we deserve." *-Leonardo Da Vinci I think*

[@karissarasmussen567]

Yes!!! Zippo is our hero!!!!

[@somethinginteresting8407]

Pretty sure Batman said that to

[@Calpsotoma]

They call him Zippo because whenever he's around its about to get lit.

[@anarcho-savagery2097]

And maybe that hes trusty, reliable and hardly needs any maintenance?

[@richyofthevillagers]

C, all of the above

[@tonylabouche1133]

This comment was 🔥

[@BriONeil]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂💗💗💗

[@cinthiacruzado2594]

So basically Zippo is a widower That's actually really sad, consideringthat he mentioned he'll never find another one like her. That flew way over my head when I was younger. Damn. 😢

[@SaintShion]

Most of this show flew over my head as a kid. I remember being sad it had no real end.

[@spencerstrickland5266]

@@SaintShion Both the movie and the micro-series.

[@BriONeil]

He called her 'Babe' after Carl made that comment at dinner. 🤣😂💗

[@TruxtonII]

Cyrus: "Scalies." *DON'T BE A DINOPHOBE, LUIGI*

[@maeianomarengo4316]

"Its takes all colors to make rainbow.." EXCEPT B L A C K..

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

LMFAO THAT REFERENCE WAS PERFECT

[@thecommenter578]

@@maeianomarengo4316 *THERE'S NO BLACK IN A RAINBOW!*

[@TabalugaDragon]

@@maeianomarengo4316 and white

[@trampoline11x]

@@TabalugaDragon Thats it Im dying my skin blue and im moving up in to the mountains.

[@aHamBroth]

Fun fact: my kindergarten teacher was Dan Gurney’s brother. I met Dan once when he came to our class and read a bit of his book. We all got lil dinotopia pins

[@auqustfire]

I think you got the brothers mixed up there, lol. James Gurney is the one that wrote the books, Daniel Gurney is his brother.

[@aHamBroth]

@@auqustfire lol definitely did

[@ReeveProductions]

That would be amazing!!

[@Calipepla]

That’s so cool! I think Dan Gurney was actually the one who suggested to James that the dinosaurs be smart and friendly instead of just beasts of burden.

[@stevebisset1522]

Shit mon

[@otter42069]

"Scalies" is an unfortunate choice of a dino slur

[@0cedced]

More something zoophiles came up with to not feel bad about wanting to fuck lizards.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@0cedced There are real perverts that need to be stopped, we'd be better off going after them than imaginary ones.

[@astrowolvez]

@@0cedced that's not what scalies do 😂 Just like with furries it's basically cosplay.

[@jigglypuff52]

@@astrowolvez Tell that to the hundreds of animals violated or killed for the sake of the pleasure of zoophiles. Animals cannot consent. Animals will always be victims.

[@SubsWithnoDadChallenge]

@@0cedced scalies aren't actually into fucking lizards. They just enjoy.... *Cultured* art of anthro lizards.

[@eccosong]

Zippo was an absolute sweetheart and the best part of this movie.

[@Radiogirl1931]

I like your profile pic!

[@eccosong]

@@Radiogirl1931 the artist is VictoriaDAEDRA if you wanna see more of their stuff.

[@Radiogirl1931]

@@eccosong hey thanks! I'll check them out!

[@karissarasmussen567]

Ecco Song.....It's nice to know that I'm not the only person who feels that way about Zippo. Zippo was the main reason I started watching the Dinotopia series. (Along with the dinosaurs of course)

[@eccosong]

@@karissarasmussen567 Zippo wasn't the reason i had started watching it, that'd be the dinosaurs for me as well. But he was certainly the reason i stuck all the way through it.

[@Crickette]

"Imagine if dinosaurs somehow survived!?" *Birds nervously look at each other*

[@Ellie-yn9zz]

‘Because he’s britsh and that means he deserves other people’s cultural property’ - did you have to go so hard

[@Calex55KH]

the British sure didn't have to 🤷‍♂️

[@konoskubos1641]

because its true

[@James-sk4db]

Hey hey hey, when Britain ran the world it was much better than now America runs it.... which in turn is far better than when China takes over.

[@imnotinterested8128]

@@James-sk4db Slave,racism,xenophobia,Drug trafficking,Sex slaves,pedophilia,Irish and Bangladesh famine,Genocide,apartheid etc Britain was obviously nice to everyone lol

[@James-sk4db]

@@imnotinterested8128 I said better than american and Chinese hegemony I didnt say good. Cant be a hegemon without breaking some eggs. But on your points above, Slavery - ongoing in all human civilisation since before the pyrimids, stopped by the british. Racism - Again ongoing in all human civilisation prior to Britian, and greatly reduced under it, (we have a class system which we generally use instead for discrimination). Sex slaves / paedophillia - I have no reason to believe that this increased under britian compared with everyone / everywhere else. Irish Famine - Government didnt cause this they just left it, and it occured as irish farmers exported their food out of the country, short of seizing all of the farmers produce and redistributing it in a way impossible in the 1800's as the government was much more limited than now, there wasnt much they could do. Bangladesh famine - Slightly related to the japanese invasion of Burma that was going on at the time. Genocide - didnt happen under Britian, never was an effort to wipe out any people / races. Aparthid - Didnt happen under british rule, literally stopped when the british took over from the dutch and re instituted when the british left. You have to remember that British hegemony should be compared to everyone else at the time not to what we can do now. I'm not saying that there was nothing bad that happened under british rule, but in general it was better than what replaced it.

[@coyoteclockworkstudios3140]

This series in two sentences: "You've arrived on an island with dinosaurs." "I don't WANNA be here!"

[@Raximus3000]

Well they hate technology, no meat and you can't choose your proffession.

[@jaredouimette1]

@@Raximus3000 But also quasi-immortality

[@Raximus3000]

@@jaredouimette1 ....What?!

[@jaredouimette1]

@@Raximus3000 They have a special herb they brew for tea that lengthens human lives hundreds of years

[@Raximus3000]

@@jaredouimette1 Was that in the series? Don't remember it.

[@gbtapeworm]

don't forget that hallmark made a whole line of numbered baby dinosaur plushes based on dinotopia that even came in eggs!! i was so obsessed with them as a kid lmao

[@erniefofernie]

OMG ONE OF MY FAVOURITE TOYS

[@StudioInkblot]

....I remember seeing these on sale in my local museum's gift shop

[@fructosecornsyrup5759]

I was so upset at myself when I lost the two I had at my uncle's summer house that he lost in a divorce about two years later.

[@sociallysatanic]

GOD SAME I WANTED THEM ALL....

[@joshkoshbgosh5564]

The three main characters could make for an excellent joke. “Professor Lupin, Michael Scofield, and a total dick are stuck on an island...”

[@noseblind2088]

the island is Isla Naboolar

[@mikethewordsmith4263]

And Captain Cold

[@Painocus]

"Can dinosaurs be sexy?" I mean, Zippo is right there.

[@nimravideos3058]

He said "scalies" once every awhile

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

I "accidentally" looked up pterodactyl sex and my only results were erotic books on amazon, I then looked at the reviews.... Never be curious

[@eldritchkitty2396]

@@Xxsnipedawg72xX W..why?

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

@@eldritchkitty2396 mating habits and what not, but like no joke woman has sex with pterodactyl

[@ctshaffer1999]

@@Xxsnipedawg72xX Considering that Pteranodon males were over twice the size of the females, I imagine their romantic lives would’ve been… interesting…

[@MiracleSword]

I’ve always had this childhood memory of a talking dinosaur in a library, but had absolutely no idea what show or movie it came from. I gradually let it fade to the back of my mind over the years, but it’s wild to finally know what it was.

[@nignamedmutt7270]

Same here. I'm %99 sure I have a couple VHS tapes I tried to watch the show with when I was little. I think it has this, and the WB channel's "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World" pilot episode on it. I remember being INSANELY disappointed in both of them(especially because I thought "Lost World" was gonna basically be a tv series of the jurassic park sequel lol i was WAAAAYYYY the f ck off on my expectations for that one)

[@SuperTeeter64]

“Can dinosaurs be sexy?” Well. Deviantart would like to think so.

[@phantomkrieger2744]

There’s also a manga about a guy who’s girlfriend is a t-rex

[@otaking3582]

And e621

[@fairy_floss]

And ‘scaleys’ is a slur- I swear that’s a type of furry 😭

[@TheMetastasia]

Deviantart - The reason higher evolved lifeforms would destroy US immeditely so we wont lay more eggs.

[@Magmafrost13]

Chuck Tingle: "allow me to introduce myself"

[@BlueFireDrakka]

"Most dinosaurs speak dinosaur but never bother learning any human languages. but Zippo is a nerd; so he speaks English" - Billiam 2021

[@BriONeil]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂💗💗💗

[@GooberThe4th]

I love how zippo is not only supposed to be a defunct species but looked NOTHING like this. He was a smol, floofy, sickle clawed Arctic boi.

[@paleozoey]

to be fair stenonychosaurus was lumped into the genus troodon for the better half of two decades or so, and this was the 90s/early 00s

[@fermintenava5911]

Technically Troodon is a defunct species, because the original first specimen was nothing but a (not all that special) tooth.

[@ctshaffer1999]

At least him living with the herbivores makes sense considering Stenonychosaurus is thought to have been omnivorous.

[@BugsyFoga]

This is probably the most interesting thin Hallmark has ever had their name on it im being honest.

[@thomascollins5622]

They also made Farscape, so...

[@camerongist2159]

@@thomascollins5622 They did!?

[@crafty8452]

Wow I see you everywhere

[@thomascollins5622]

@@camerongist2159 Yup

[@genericname2747]

that is true

[@AzLolFun]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who found Carl insufferable. And yes, Zippo is best boi

[@ctshaffer1999]

Fun Fact: the reason Zippo seems so much smarter than the other dinosaurs is because his species, Troodon (or Stenonychosaurus based on the current classification) had one of the largest brains in proportion to its body of any dinosaur. Also, the reason Zippo lives among the herbivores despite being closely related to “raptor” dinosaurs is that Troodon are thought to have been omnivores, eating both meat and plants.

[@malaketh]

I’m glad that Dinotopia wasn’t just a fever dream I had as a child.

[@genericname2747]

Zippo is the best character to exist ever, also, I beg of you, more Dinotopia

[@9786oof]

When I watched this as a kid it was a 2 dvd set and I thought it was just one really long movie. I’d show it to my little friends all the time because I thought it was so crazy you had to have TWO dvds for one movie

[@Jay-nz2do]

Lemme say this: lord of the ring extended edition

[@Royal420Way]

Yes! Exactly. I grew up with this, hearing every line is injecting nostalgia into me.

[@Walamonga1313]

I grew up with Lord of the Rings and Dinotopia 😉

[@Sidmarine]

Yes!!! Exactly this I have no idea it was a show and when I googled it trying to remember I was like “??? It’s a show???”

[@peterstoric6560]

Same here

[@enemigoconlanzadewarioland3653]

"Cross the thresholds of extinction to clap some dinosaur cheeks" -Billiam 2021

[@rianantony]

Whos to say the cheeks that were claped weren't human. Just sayin'

[@LeeroyPorkins]

John! You're Scientists stopped to think if they could! But they didn't stop to think if they should! Life will find a way.

[@WhimsyFloof]

Zippo is an absolute treasure. None of us deserve Zippo. Also yes, please cover more Dinotopia

[@katsukirenka1629]

This and the sadly cancelled series with completely different actors, were some of my favourite things to watch growing up as a dino nerd!

[@ashleytuchin7693]

I discovered this movie as a kid when my step-dad picked it up from the local video shop. I loved it as a kid and we ended up renting the TV show too. I don't think I've ever heard anyone else talk about them, so thank you.

[@toyfruit8065]

Same! I also didn't realize that the poem was from bohemian rhapsody until this video cause I was too young lol

[@335chr]

I watched it when it aired on tv

[@Hallusions]

Im glad im not alone lmao

[@blitz8425]

"....sexy tail spike." That's thagomizer to you billiam

[@glory-7825]

Golf clap bud 👏

[@jlynn2724]

After the late Thag Simmons.

[@reptilitronousprime9213]

"Can dinosaurs be sexy?" DeviantArt (and FurAffinity) have the answer to that

[@brunobucciaratiswife]

S C A L I E S

[@triggeredcat120]

Do I ever hate that website.

[@jaded151]

your avatar and name make this soo much better

[@lazyhammerwieldingpenguin2247]

Jeff Goldblum: walks up to Carl and says, "That is one big pile of shit."

[@d3ad_channeI]

Or perhaps, "You are one big pile of shit." Because Carl is in fact, one big pile of shit.

[@OhNoBohNo]

“Dinotopia...” Me: aw hell yea those books SLAPPED “...: Hallmark...” Me: *hmmmmmmmm????*

[@boopagm8275]

Did you know there a videogame

[@thewingedporpoise]

This is the first time I've ever seen anyone talk about this and it's so good

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

Yeah, I thought it was about the book series too.

[@flightlesslord2688]

nah, both slapped

[@Roadent1241]

I've never read the books, I'd love to though, this mini series was wonderful and I think there was a second season but I never got to see it. The animated film was meh. Didn't know it was a Hallmark thing, my dumb brain thought it was a SkyOne thing because that's where it was XD

[@harakiri_blue84]

The fact that the damn dinosaurs in the library lives in our minds is wild

[@Vailskibum]

that thumbnail really is dinosaur poggers

[@Code7Unltd]

Poggersaur.

[@mrmysterious8124]

Can you look at Super Mario Bros Z🦔🤖🐢🍄

[@prexp9026]

Oh my god you're still here? I watched you Gravity fall videos

[@frankcerda6968]

Pp

[@frankcerda6968]

@@Code7Unltd ]p]pp

[@Liminal-Galaxy-System6819]

“Can dinosaurs be sexy” ironically “scaly” is the “furry” name for reptiles

[@nohi3619]

Every damn time he said it I couldn't help myself from chuckling. Super innocuous but damn were they ahead their time lol

[@CJCroen1393]

Some dinosaurs would probably be called "avians". That's furry vernacular for birds, right?

[@nohi3619]

@@CJCroen1393 Correct

[@Hessed3712]

Yandere Venom I’m sorry, what?

[@vylbird8014]

@@CJCroen1393 Close. In furry slang, birds are birds. Avians includes birds, but also includes any mythology-based or mixed-species character that has aspects of birds. Mostly gryphons.

[@somanychickens384]

I straight-up thought this movie was a youthful fever dream until talking to a friend about it and later finding it at a Goodwill's book/movie section XD

[@WobblesandBean]

"David that's disgusting, we're both mammals" 😂

[@mechajay3358]

Billiam: _"Can Dinosaur be Sexy?"_ Internet: _"Let's find out shall we."_

[@markusnavergard2387]

bet most of what you find might be made by me

[@ShadowEclipex]

It's more like Internet: "Well if you look at all of my notes and findings..."

[@Barabel22]

And the answer is a definite YES...

[@hamishstewart5324]

Sadly, we’ll never truly be able to know how hot dinosaurs were, because the meteor that hit the flat earth yeeted them of the planet.

[@gandhibatman6696]

My memory of this movie was so much better than what it actually was

[@Royal420Way]

That's how memory works.

[@how2drawdinosaurs715]

@@Royal420WayNot necessarily

[@holdenwitherow727]

There is another version of this show that came out before it has much more going for it younger cast and I’m pretty sure it was the one I saw as a kid not the hallmark remake it’s on crackle right now for free

[@chaoticinkinc.3145]

Speaking of relations between this movie and Star Wars: Han Solo: "That's not how the Force works!" Me, who read the series: "That's not how Sunstones work!"

[@josharmstrong8813]

Me: MAJIC GLOWING ROCK! But to be completely honest with you from a scientific perspective the only rocks that glow are Radioactive so I wouldn't be surprised that that due to the lack of technology they unknowingly have massive cancer rates because they're all basically getting x-rayed constantly because from what I can tell there's not that many old people

[@chaoticinkinc.3145]

@@josharmstrong8813 Nah, nah, old people are fed to the preds to keep them out of the major population centers and so social security can't be brought up.

[@LSDTV1]

I swear to God, I thought I hallucinated this movie. Glad to see it wasn't a fever dream

[@JohnDoe-uf3lj]

Same! The dinosaur with a tooth ache was the only thing I remembered.

[@flufflewarrior]

Same here!

[@TheFagerlund]

@@JohnDoe-uf3lj same here i also remembered the scene where he got assigned a egg tho

[@MunExe]

My grandma gave me this as a kid alongside the 3rd Jurassic Park movie. It came on 2 discs and was laid out less like a tv show and more like.. A movie spread out into 2 discs. Around the same time, I saw an animated version of Dinotopia [The Quest for The Ruby Sunstone] which was kind of like a sequel, since 26 is much older. This stuff was weird.

[@audrenstein2356]

this is one of those weird things I watched every second of as kid, but then never saw or heard anything about it ever again after it aired, making it feel like a dream

[@BerserkerGoji9973]

This is the closest thing we have to a live action Ark: Survival Evolved.

[@phantomkrieger2744]

Or at least a representation of a private server experience, public server dinotopia would bea violent and anarchy laden hell hole

[@qwellen7521]

@@phantomkrieger2744 that’s kinda what the sequel series is actually.

[@paulandreig.sahagun34]

Nah, place has no Bugs or Glitches.

[@brandonlyon730]

Considering all of the guns and violence. It would less of Dinotopia and more Dinodistopia.

[@placeholder29]

@@qwellen7521 what sequel series exactly

[@phantomgg7790]

"what has the scalies ever done for you?" Shelter, feed, educate, provide a stable job, provide a super hot gf and seems to have no actual problem if he marries into the royal family. Just giving one of these things is already more then my country has ever done for me : ^)

[@ravenouself4181]

Don't forget free rides. Those alone would convince me to slaughter all humans on that island in order to save the Dinosaurs. And, Yes, I would do it in a heartbeat.

[@BriONeil]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂💗💗💗

[@philipgood5041]

Congratulations, you got the supposedly obvious answer that Carl didn't, you get to marry royalty, since we're just handing that out now.

[@TheNiiKnight]

Confirmed: Zippo is best character

[@theflickchick9850]

Him and LeSage from the TV show. She's amazing.

[@koinzellascheriit4282]

It's so weird to see Micheal Scofield doesn't want to escape.

[@makhond2498]

Or freeze a hand off

[@Earth2McKay]

Even prison break is a nostalgic memory now adays. Crazy huh? That was like 10 years ago.

[@joshkoshbgosh5564]

I feel divine for getting this reference.

[@LOTSo_]

The top or bottom reference was more on the nose than Billiam intended I think haha

[@BigBadBeard-jo4xn]

@@Earth2McKay more 05-09 is 12-16 yrs. Damn i feel old

[@alexPie105]

I watched this when I was REALLY little but I vividly remember having a crush on Zippo

[@Rawrz013]

when i was 10 years old in 2004, i was in a childrens hospital for 3 months. there was a TV/videogame cart that was shared and one night i managed to snag it for the whole night. ALL there was to watch on it was the entire Dinotopia series. not knowing a single thing about it, i stayed up all night in a haze watching this bizarre early 2000s cgi fever dream. so cool to see a video many years later here about it!!

[@AussieDragoon]

They cast Wentworth Miller, and he wasn't the one trying to escape?

[@MiffyXL]

This was before he had such lofty ambitions.

[@JimmyXWolvie]

I was more surprised that he didn't have a dinosour shaped map tattooed on his back. Heh

[@EmmaaLP924]

I watched this movie probably a million times when I was younger. I absolutely loved it. I’m 23 now and a month ago I suddenly remembered it and rewatched it. Still love it to this day.

[@sarekkandarikulover8137]

Dude, Dinotopia is, and always will be, my jam. I am so glad someone actually remembered that this existed.

[@karissarasmussen567]

Same here 😃

[@EricRuskoski]

Indeed!

[@ganymedeanoutlaw]

I vividly remember the dad struggling with his seat belt underwater, and exactly nothing else about this.

[@Mr_G.B.]

As a teen who was And still is a Dino nerd, or Paleo nerd in general, I grew up watching Dinotopia, and I’m extremely happy someone like You covered it, even if it was 2 years ago.

[@roadtripwarrior]

That was a trip down repressed nostalgic memories

[@h0l0hype]

You didn’t mention that the Plane crashed in the beginning because the Dad purposely went to sleep mere moments after handing over the controls his son who had never flown a plane before.

[@notfrank6586]

in defense of carl if I went from modern era with AC, a language I speak, and a good Idea on what I am going to do with my life, and or aspects of a career. To then be placed into mid evil dinosaur land and have to start off in mid evil dinosaur elementary school then I would be pretty pissed to.

[@Soapy-chan_old]

it's spelled medieval

[@Peusterokos1]

God damn that "And he's f**king traumatized" bit had be howling of laughter. Brought me right back to the good old golden age of review videos between 2010-2014. Beautifully executed.

[@Galdrazier]

"Can dinosaurs be sexy?" Iunno, maybe you should ask them "Scalies"

[@neptunnae]

S slur*

[@carlosvaldez4356]

@@neptunnae just in Dinotopia, in our world it's the lizard version of a furry.

[@trooper3-REAL-]

The only problem with asking scalies is that because dinosaurs are birds they are actually avians pteranodons are still technically scalies though

[@FrogsOfTheSea]

@@trooper3-REAL- All birds are dinosaurs, not all dinosaurs are birds

[@-u-waa]

Yes. The answer is yes. Yes they can.

[@GetItInProductions]

Met James gurney at an art lecture and presentation, can confirm he’s incredibly skilled and also cool and nice. I recommend his how to books a lot to those who want to learn art!

[@gwendolynstata3775]

This was the COOLEST SHIT when I was twelve. My favourite part was when the one brother cribbed the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody for his final exam and all the Dinotopia people thought he was some kind of philosophical genius. Anyway, can't wait to have my memories tainted with adult-brain critique! 🙃🙃🙃

[@benburke3015]

Wow, Professor Lupin with a Mullet is a sight to behold lol.

[@boomboomskidskid]

It shows that the different between being a racist and being an understanding empathetic person is party in the back

[@Fede_99]

Finally, I was saying to myself "wait I've seen this guy before" but I couldn't remember

[@boggybeard]

@@boomboomskidskid you've piqued my interest. Please elaborate

[@aidanfarnan4683]

"Trying to figure out if he's a triceratops or a tricerabottom." may be the funniest Billiam line of all time.

[@tristandukes5548]

My Boy Bill, you have covered almost my entire childhood, but there's a 2005 animated Dinotopia adaptation that I loved. Please cover it at some point, I humblely beg you

[@benjaminarnold51]

"Can dinosaurs be sexy?" Me, playing D&D as a plesiosaur lady with a 15 in Charisma: "Oh you better believe it."

[@CJCroen1393]

Not actually a dinosaur, but still funny!

[@benjaminarnold51]

@@CJCroen1393 Well, plesiosaur was an available subrace of the dinosaur people homebrew race I'm using, so close enough!

[@CJCroen1393]

@@benjaminarnold51 Ah, yeah, I forgot D&D had different rules regarding dinosaurs XD

[@grantdixon9421]

I've never played Dungeons and Dragons, but it looks fun. Could I be a parasaurolophus?

[@benjaminarnold51]

@@grantdixon9421 I'm playing a homebrew race and not one of the official playable races. So that is possible.

[@philtkaswahl2124]

Wentworth Miller being one of the brothers always makes me imagine a Dinotopia/Prison Break crossover.

[@Juicewski2]

Aight, imagining a prison filled with humans and dinosaurs as inmates is pretty entertaining.

[@larrackell]

This series still holds a special place in my heart. There should be more Dinotopia.

[@karissarasmussen567]

Yes please 🙏

[@dillonfisher7615]

"The Pteranadons raid the Dinotopia Capitol!" We're in the wrong timeline... This would have been much cooler.

[@pepperedash4424]

Capital as in city, not capitol as in building. Still a bit unnerving.

[@dillonfisher7615]

@@pepperedash4424 I know lol. Just making a joke.

[@Crockist]

Oh my god I remember my mom showing this to me when I was little! I remember being so angry at the pterodactyl instructor for being so strict about success toward David, who has a severe fear of heights. Zippo was also my absolute favorite. As someone who just didn't really get social interactions and didn't make a lot of friends growing up, I related to him quite a lot.

[@NorthEevee]

...And he's just like "Goddamn Socialist propaganda" Bloody hell, that one got me good!

[@furuyawn]

"oh great, cyrus taught carl a dino-slur" stop odmgmdkgkfk

[@thewingedporpoise]

This is just objectively true

[@owa8609]

That Triceratops or Tricerabottom joke is underrated. Well done.

[@thescorchingpteranodon7986]

Dinotopia was one of the best shows ever. The books were even better, with beautiful art too.

[@rajavlitra]

James Gurney GOAT

[@sadochismo3373]

"They're all dead, what if they actually survived?" We call them birds these days.

[@CJCroen1393]

They can be found in buckets at your local KFC!

[@marocat4749]

Commonly birds would be the decents, through technicaly in the family.

[@CJCroen1393]

@@marocat4749 Being descendants makes them actual dinosaurs.

[@sadochismo3373]

@@marocat4749 They're not "Technicaly" in the family. They are dinosaurs.

[@user-mp8wy8lp4y]

@@sadochismo3373 IDK, the whole "birds are dinosaurs" statement is like saying humans are marsupial shrews because we are descended from them

[@cameronboggs7292]

The biggest upsets of my childhood was the casting change between season 1 and 2 of dinotopia where they accidentally switched the 2 main characters looks

[@michaelhoffmann7111]

More Dinotopia please. Probably won't be any more painful than Scooby-Doo

[@vustvaleo8068]

the CGI isn't that bad say compared to Asylum works.

[@flightlesslord2688]

its pretty standard for the time

[@mihalyponyiczki1855]

that's quite a low standard to compare it to lol

[@PunchCounterpunch_Lizzy]

Probably because they actually gave a shit unlike Asylum

[@hiphopotamus69]

1:19 my doctor’s office as a kid had that picture in a frame on the wall in the exam room. As a little kid obsessed with Dinosaurs I loved it.

[@firstnamemclastname9490]

I can’t wait to see this in a crossover with one of their million Christmas movies, hopefully we get a Christmas prince (look it up) 4: the royal dinosaur.

[@thisisavivistanaccount7866]

Why does that sound chaotic and messy? I’d love to see it tbh

[@firstnamemclastname9490]

Or even a jingle bell bride, chateau Christmas one royal holiday, on the 12tb date of Christmas, never kiss a man in a Christmas sweater, Christmas with the darlings, Christmas in Vienna, a timeless Christmas, a Nashville Christmas carol, the Christmas house, heart of the holidays, a Christmas tree grows in Colorado, good morning Christmas, Christmas by starlight, five star Christmas, a Christmas waltz, if I only had Christmas, Christmas in evergreen, Christmas she wrote, Christmas carousel, I could go on. Dinosaurs are at this point probably the only thing they haven’t covered in these forsaken films.

[@13thephantom]

To answer "Can dinosaurs be sexy?" just ask the internet, they'll point you in the right direction. A very dark, very scary, very insane but right direction.

[@dubbingsync]

Damn Scalies...

[@MarkBonneaux]

@@dubbingsync damn, Scalies ;)

[@dubbingsync]

@@MarkBonneaux I knew someone would make the opposite joke.

[@katiearbuckle9017]

I believe Zippo knew more than just Saurian and English. I think he once quoted like " 7 Human Languages."

[@beastmaster0934]

Speaking of DinoTopia Does anyone remember “DinoTopia, Quest for the Ruby Sunstone”?

[@riotbreaker3506]

The animated film with the robot scorpion? It was great as a kid, not so much now

[@StripedWhite211]

I’ve got the dual pack dvd it has both!

[@DemiRurge]

Oh yeah... I loved it as a kid. After i rewatched it again... Well... It is... Not so good

[@valdavermillion4545]

I came here expecting it! Not the weird mini-series haha.

[@Shadowofthebarren7286]

Nah fuck that!

[@chanhjohnnguyen1867]

I remember watching this during its original run and it was a 5 year old’s fever dream

[@gladd8869]

I watched the animated version and never knew this is where it started. I’d love to see you talk about the animated version

[@oddfuturewolfjoey]

I totally remembered this series and often recommended it to people only to remember by minute 45 just how cheesy it was... But to 10 year old me, it was the absolute best.

[@Naruedyoh]

Okay, i watched this series as an afternoon movie. Me and my mother were just LAZY, and we watched it all in one sitting because it was what was in TV. It was... an experience... one we remember from time to time today, heck i remembered it on New Year's Eve. Thanks Billiam

[@LittleBitVic]

Zippo needs a Golden Globe for best actor in a TV series. Hollywood best be giving my dino some more roles with better co-stars, dammit.

[@titansjojo1445]

Carl's reaction to Dinotopia is what I'd expect if the Always Sunny gang washed up on the island.

[@LainVics]

That would be the best modern adaptation of the show

[@PosthumanHeresy]

"What have the scalies ever done for you, eh? Nothing!" should be a meme

[@christopherjohnson4896]

This makes me want you to cover Dinosaur King even more.

[@Tupik21]

I never understood Carl. He's in Dinotopia, WITH DINOSAURS AND ZIPPO and could do nothing but complain. I had read the books and was so jazzed for this to have Carl sit there and complain the whole time. But YES. COVER EVERYTHING

[@boheyo]

He'd be a lot more sympathetic if he had some pressing reason to want to get back to the outside world instead of just petulance.

[@Haedox]

NOW REVIEW HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIES.

[@tedioustotoro4885]

Which one? The one with a white man and woman wearing red and green standing in front of a Christmas tree on the poster?

[@Code7Unltd]

I got one better. ION'S CHRISTMAS MOVIES!

[@chicanomike1]

Yea please do

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

Don't

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

@@tedioustotoro4885 or the one where the uptight girl from the city goes to her small home town for Christmas, and falls in love with the handsome owner of a local business after he catches her from falling from a ladder?

[@MCrewDude]

I’m glad to see someone covering this movie. I remember watching it and I thought it was very drawn out. The pacing is agonizingly slow and very little happens. One thing I do remember is that the boys ask the dad how he survived and he literally dodges the question so I guess the writers could not be asked. I am curious about the animated film though as I saw the DVD box once and never thought back on it.