Forum:Missed chances

was a fairly adaptation of the novel. The JP video games had used characters and information from the film and the novels. Since then, JP films and games started to make up its own events and characters.

I think it is a shame. I would enjoy JP games or film more if the characters and events were based or inspired by pre-existing JP media. Sometimes, only small changes in the scenes or names of characters were needed.

In this thread, I want to list all these missed chances.

Laura Sorkin
In Jurassic Park: The Game a female InGen scientist appear: Laura Sorkin. That name doesn't appear in any other JP media. I wish they had used the name Lori Ruso. In the novels, Lori Ruso was a female InGen scientist involved in the dinosaur cloning. For me, it would have made the character more interesting. BastionMonk (talk) 11:27, March 1, 2014 (UTC)

InGen Hunters
In the three main InGen Hunters are:
 * Roland Tembo
 * Ajay Sidhu
 * Dieter Stark

None of these names appear on previous JP media, nor in any post-TLW media. I think they should have left the characters as they are now, but I could have advised them on the names.

In the JP toy line Jurassic Park Series 2 three Dinosaur hunters appeared: The Evil Raider:
 * Dr. Snare
 * Skinner
 * Scrap Davis

Their names and background stories were also created ex nihilo. If Spielberg had used their names for the InGen Hunters, if would have given them a place in the film canon.

Roland could have been Dr. Snare, both are infamous hunters and wear cowboy hats.

Dieter Stark could have been called Scrap Davis, Davis' prostetic arm reminds me of Dieter's taser.

Ajay shows so resemblance to Skinner whatsoever, but they could have used "Skinner" as a nickname. However, since Ajah has almost no lines this would not have been practical. BastionMonk (talk) 11:27, March 1, 2014 (UTC)