The time paradox questions can easily be hand-waved away, but they didn't bother doing it. Some possibilities include:
a) anything Nigel and crew do in the past is something that happened in the past; therefore not going back in time would be changing history,
b) every time something happens which could have happened more than one way, the universe splits, one universe for each way that it could've happened. In this case, when Nigel and crew show up in the past, they could have showed up then or not, so the universe splits. Nothing Nigel or anybody else does in the past can affect this timeline. They could go to the Ordovician and extinguish all life on Earth and nothing in our history would be affected, it's just that there would be another universe in which all life on Earth ended in the Ordovician. Same for killing Hitler, preventing 9/11, telling Columbus he wasn't in India, etc.
c) it was aimed mainly at kids, and they hoped the kids wouldn't think of this stuff.
But like I said, the show didn't bother with any of this (making c) the most likely answer).
Other questions could be what if the animals escape? why was a special environment only needed for the big bugs? why didn't they try to kill Hitler, or rescue Bruno, or steal the books out of the Library of Alexandria before it got burned? We'll never know.
As for playing God, I can only quote Steve Martin as Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: "SOMEBODY has to!"
In closing, I'd like to agree that ripping someone's balls off is seldom justified. It is an extreme measure and should be reserved for the most extreme of circumstances.
I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure you're not Hitler.
- Jon Stewart
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