Posted on 01/10/2008 8:04:04 PM PST by BurbankKarl
In the wake of the disappointment that was NBC's "Bionic Woman," it's difficult to approach Fox's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" without the flinching reluctance to trust of the recently brokenhearted. At first glance, the shows have so much in common: the weight of previously successful franchises; cool fighter chicks, some robotic, all capable of engaging in car chases, demolition, gun play or hand-to-hand combat; enemies who appear out of nowhere and threaten the world (as opposed to just wanting to knock over a bank); lots of ominous computer screens, not to mention the need of the heroine to protect a family member (Jaime Sommers' sister, Sarah Connor's son).
But there the similarities end, because although "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" has gadgets aplenty, it has what "Bionic Woman" never quite acquired: a brain and a heart.
Picking up where the feature film "Terminator 2" left off, "Sarah Connor" follows the title character's attempt to keep her teenage son, John, alive so he can become the leader of a band of rebels fighting the Skynet robots who, in 2011, declare war on mankind. Robots who keep sending increasingly upgraded terminator models back in time in an attempt to kill their foe before he reaches adulthood. Trying to figure out how all this works, time- and space-continuum-wise, will give you a headache -- why can't someone from the future just come back and explain how exactly John was able to survive? -- so it's best just to accept the whole conceit on its own terms.
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I guess it means that by sleeping with Reese in the first movie, she creates the beginning of the end of herself by the birth of John Connor, and the Terminators that keep getting sent after her.
Having to look up how she “dies” on Wikipedia, it is from leukemia after nuclear war with the robots... Is that what they are getting at?
I guess this should be on your weekly sci-fi thread.
Yeah...that was my question.
Not going to happen, John Conners is already a wuss in this right from the start (Mommy, you got to make them stop - waaaahhhhh!).
The show seemed good but I'm guessing it's going to suffer from too much Estrogen and become unbearable.
It's sad but the way things are going, Live Free or Die Hard will be known as the last great Science Fiction Movie
‘Terminator’ crushes competition
Golden Globes special attracts few
By JOSEF ADALIANHasta la smash hit, baby: Foxs Sunday debut of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles scored the best opening night demo ratings of any new show in three years, while NBCs not-so-lustruous Golden Globes special barely registered with auds.
Boosted by strong marketing and a big NFL playoffs lead-in, the Warner Bros. TV-produced Terminator notched an eye-popping 7.6 rating/18 share among adults 18-49 and delivered around 18.3 million viewers with its one-hour bow Sunday at 8, according to prelim Nielsen national data. Socko perf demonstrated the value of scripted series at a time when network execs—trying to spin their ability to survive sans scribes-— have been tubthumping strong ratings for reality shows.
It sucked. “Come with me if you want to live.”
Sure. BTW, honey, where’s your sunglasses?
IMDB is one of the tabloids of the Internet.
I’d wait until I get a more official word.
With the fate of the world in the balance, they’re obsessed with getting this kid into highschool. Give me a break!
“With the fate of the world in the balance, theyre obsessed with getting this kid into highschool. Give me a break!”
Gotta watch that around here. Someone will claim he’s a perfect example of the poor public school system and should be home schooled.
If you are spending $20,000 on fake ID you might as well make the kid 18 with a HS Diploma.
But hey was that Titus Pullo as a terminator??
Writing was better in my opinion than last night. The actress playing Sarah was a great choice. Little tin girl is well cast as well (loved the business of her leaning on the hood of the car!) John is good casting too — actually looks a bit like the actor from T1 that played his father.
Not bad. Not bad at all.
Hard to imagine a Cylon in the current BSG who causes boners to die.
Agreed...it was a good show, and has potential...
The story arc would seem to foreshadow that in the future, and after the war is won with the machines, that the “good” machines (ones reprogrammed to help humanity win) are integrated into society and thus create more human like machines, which is why Cameron doesnt have a model number...she’s a cyborg treated as an equal by humanity in the future.
“With the fate of the world in the balance, theyre obsessed with getting this kid into highschool.”
John, how do you ever expect the lead the last survivors of the Skynet attack if you can’t get your degree from ITT Tech?
“integrated into society and thus create more human like machines, which is why Cameron doesnt have a model number...shes a cyborg treated as an equal by humanity in the future.”
What did you do? Write the script for this production?
I’ve seen better production values at a high school rendition of Oklahoma.
Who are you? Some actor that got turned down for a part?
Actually, I think the writing of this series has merit, and am willing to give it a chance...sorry you dont...perhaps you should stay in your current career of reviewing High School productions, which would be on par with your rhetoric.
Hes a perfect example of the poor public school system and should be home schooled.
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