Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)

Created By:	Josh Friedman
Cast:	Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Richard T.Jones
Air Date:	Sunday, January 13, 2008
Studio:	20th Century Fox
Genre:	Television, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Paul Walker Possible Attached to "Termintor 5"  6/7/2011 3:20 PM EST
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Schwarzenegger Looking to Make Another "Terminator" Film  4/27/2011 3:51 PM EST
Arnold Schwarzenegger is said to be shopping, along with his reps at CAA, are said to be shopping around to get another "Terminator" sequel made.According to 24 Frames, the film will be directed by "Fast Five" director Justin Lin, and produced by Robert Cort.The film, if it comes to fruition, will be put on Schwarzenegger's schedule after the upcoming action films, "The Last Stand"...  More>>

Sequel Updates for "G.I. Joe" and "Terminator"  4/15/2011 1:49 PM EST
Jon M. Chu, director of "G.I. Joe 2", spoke with The Deadbolt recently and told them that some changes will be noticed from the original film.Chu said,"I think it's not just another action movie. Maybe the first one was that, but we're really trying to break it down and take the shine off and show that my Joes were the ones in the mud, the sand and the trees and in the epic worldwide adventures. E...  More>>

Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series Explores Online as Th...  5/19/2009 9:51 PM EST
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Common Is A-Team's B.A. Baracus?  5/14/2009 4:06 PM EST
IESB recently interviewed Common, who is in the upcoming "Terminator Salvation" film, and discussed some rumors about possibly starring in the big screen adaptation of A-Team as well as the Justice League movie.Common did, in fact, confirm that he is currently in talks for the role of B.A. Baracus. In the interview Common states that h...  More>>

Arnold Schwarzenegger Talks Terminator Salvation  3/19/2009 9:48 AM EST
Website "The Arnold Fans" recently had the chance to speak with none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger himself, about the upcoming films, "Terminator Salvation" (being released on May 22) and "The Expendables" (being released in 2010).  About "<a h...  More>>

Terminator 2 Skynet Blu-ray Teaser is Now Online  3/3/2009 9:07 AM EST
In anticipation of the new Terminator Salvation film that is debuting in theaters this May. Lionsgate is re-releasing Terminator 2 on a brand new Blu-ray this May entitiled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RIY4WE?ie=UTF8&tag=flick06-20&linkCode=as2&ca...  More>>

Terminator 5 Already In The Works?  12/19/2008 12:34 AM EST
A fifth installment to the "Terminator" series is on the way, according to Variety.  The film is currently set for release in 2011. McG, who will be directing the film, made the announcement this week at the Dubai film festival.  The move to release a fifth film was pushed into full gear when the studio and fan reaction to the upcoming <a href="http://www.flickdirect.com/movies/movie-showcase...  More>>

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Fall 2008 Review  12/18/2008 11:53 PM EST
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Terminator -- Choose Your Side  8/15/2008 3:15 PM EST
Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season Comes Out August 19 But You Can Recruit and Destroy Now!!Choose to fight for the MACHINES or the HUMANS, then recruit friends, fight the enemy and rise through the ranks with the official TSCC Facebook widget at www.terminatorondvd.com.Pre-order your copy today at <a href="http://www.am...  More>>

Who is The new Terminator T-800?  7/21/2008 10:45 AM EST
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Helena Bonham Carter starring in Next Terminator Film  7/1/2008 4:08 PM EST
Some new casting developments in the "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins" film.  Helena Bonham Carter is said to be in talks to have a small, but pivotal role in the film.  There are no specifics yet on who her character is.The film started principal photography last month in New Mexico, and a release date of May 2009 is scheduled....  More>>

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Staff Review

Back in 1984 I heard Roger Ebert say on TV that an upcoming movie was about a "Cyborg assassin from the future." He advised viewers to "put your brain on hold for this one." The words "cyborg assassin" weren't very common in the early 80's (now they hand out candy covered cyborg assassins at baby showers) and it got my attention. When a friend wanted to see it I was shocked to discover that the one thing I absolutely didn't have to do was "put my brain on hold."

It was smart--and well it should've been, it was allegedly ripping off Harlan Ellison! But regardless, the Terminator franchise is one of the premier science fiction properties in film (even 3, while not great avoided being a complete embarrassment). Making this into a TV show, especially a Fox TV show, seems like a risky gambit: the odds of the show's producers "getting it" seem fairly remote ... and with Fox, if it is too good, it'll be canceled.

I am pleased to report: it's the canceled one. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is, in fact, good enough that it's probably doomed in Fox's hands. In fact, a splinter fan-group from the future has already sent back one of their own to create an online petition to protest its eventual cancellation (note: in our time-stream the show has not yet been canceled. The petition was started before the show even aired ... like the fan was born and trained for this eventual conflict!).

The show provides us with Sarah, her son John (played by Heroes' Thomas Dekker who was Claire-boyfriend Zack) and Summer Glau who is now typecast from Firefly as a combat machine. In TTSCC she's a literal combat machine being a back-from-the-future cyborg guardian. The casting took 16 weeks (mainly to get Sarah and John right) and it's paid off. While John lacks some "screen presence" it's mainly, I think, because the female leads are so strong.

And they are strong: Sarah, played by Lena Headey, comes off as smart, as fiercely protective as a mother bear, and tough as nails--tougher, perhaps than the actually indestructible Glau. For her part, Glau isn't as robotic as her cyber-brethren (she describes herself as "different" with a very human faint smile) and this is probably a good thing for a show that means to sustain itself for more than 127 minutes. The survivalist ethic and the non-stop chase vibe from the first movies is carried through at least the first two episodes.

As a piece of the Terminator franchise TTSCC shines. While it may lack something in the potential grandeur of the movies (giant car-crash set pieces, future battle-zones) it works well enough in its element. The filming, score, and language are all on-point. The F/x hit where they have to and hard enough to make the story work (the Terminator makeup works well enough on TV). The writing is pretty sharp: some of it is expository but it knows when to shut up too (there is a 9/11 scene done with hand gestures and a voice-over that works wonderfully).

They don't answer all of my questions about time-wars (why not kill Sarah when she's 12?) but I guess that's a pretty tall order. I like how Sarah shoots for the eyes of a terminator unit. I like how the camera pans over construction machinery the same way those machines were the focus in the original movie. I even like the various cyborg one-liners as they try to figure out what's appropriate to say.

I like how Sarah is strong--but also damaged (and not a bitch). I like how John is pissed off about living on the run--but not whiny. I like how the River-nator's first name is "Cameron" (will there be a couples joke where someone calls her John Cameron? I hope not). I like the way that the cyborg doesn't tell the truth all the time. I like the way there is a whole "time war" going on and it isn't just one terminator and one victim.

They've made a lot of good decisions with The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Let's hope they're around long enough to see them through.

--Marco Chacon

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