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Summary: An answer to whether leaders are born or made - watch the making of John Connor
Comment: To be honest, I have no clue what people can be complaining about with this series. IF you like Terminator, you should like this. There's no way Arnold S. and Linda H. were going to sign on for a TV series, so we get their capable replacements instead.
The timeline of this series is obviously after the second of the two Terminator movies. In the second, the viewer is essentially left with all Terminator entities being destroyed, and Sarah Connor protecting her 10-year old son while preparing him for his destiny. Leaving Cyberdyne Systems in ruins, they enlist the help of Miles Dyson to destroy his own research that would eventually lead to Skynet and Judgement Day.
In the Sarah Connor Chronicles, Sarah (Lena Heady) and her teenage son John (Thomas Dekker) are fugitive nomads, moving from one remote town to another in order to stay under the radar, not only from the possibility of other Terminators, but also law enforcement. However, that's not enough, and eventually a new Terminator model named Cameron (Summer Glau) meets up with the mother and son. Luckily, Cameron is a newer T800 model - obviously prettier than all previous Terminators - sent by John to protect John.
Wonderfully cast, with great special effects and acting, the story and drama follows the original storyline smoothly. Since insiders have noted that this series is in a different timeline than T3, the story-arc can be eliminated for confused linear thinkers.
It's very easy to become immersed in the plot for this series, and I'm already hooked. There are years and years between John's childhood and his ascension to "Leader of Mankind", and the only thing in between this series and greatness is a lack of imagination. The questions left by the first two movies (and even the blank spot between the second and third on that timeline) will be slowly answered, and John's formative years will vividly display how he learns to fulfill his destiny and become the wise, revolutionary leader of all future humankind.
Highly recommended for action fans.
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Summary: Good series but......
Comment: if I were the guy playing John Connor, I'd be pissed that only my back is shown on the front cover. What's up with that?
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Summary: Great follow up series
Comment: This TV series follows the adventures of Sarah Conner and her son John after the end of the Terminator 2 movie. I was quite surprised at how good the series is. It follows the terminator theme quite well and has plenty of action. The actors do a great job, especially Summer Grau who does an excellent female terminator. The story lines are interesting and the show moves along at a fairly steady pace. I just hope it doesn't become too much of a government conspiracy movie instead of a good action packed sci-fi series. The DVD is excellent with great picture and sound and plenty of extra features. If you are a sci-fi buff in general or a Terminator fan specifically then you will enjoy this series. I look forward to the new season.
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Summary: Poor James.
Comment: Yes, kiddies, that's right; I'm back to put the most ardent fanboys back where they belong (in front of their PS3s), and for the benefit of any true Terminator fan (see: anyone who was alive in 1984) (and anyone else that cares to read an actual *review* vs. fanboy nonsense (the typical "critique" that I so often rail against)).
To put it in plain English (to eliminate any vocabulary-based confusion), this TV show sucks, and I hope that its second season is short-lived and that it never sees the light of day again (as its fanboys continue to drop off, it's inevitable; I'd wage everything I own on season two being less than thirteen episodes...).
Allow me to explain; while I generally believe that anything with "Terminator" in the title that doesn't involve James Cameron should be banned and banished from society, I was perfectly willing to give this show a fair chance, since, after all, it's TV, and quality is generally expected to be below average in relation to any film counterpart that preceded it (T3 excluded...it's far worse than this show (read my review if you care)). The first episode, however, made me cringe for more reasons than I care to remember.
Take, for example, the performance by Lena Headley (Headey...? eh, who cares). Basically, I thought it was as completely devoid of any real emotion as could be humanly possible. There was no rage, no anger, no fear, and far too much smiling and go-lucky attitude; basically, everything that Linda Hamilton portrayed so well in the films (again, I don't consider T3 part of the "series") managed to disappear in her "performance." Don't tell me it's a "revisioning" of the character; it's bad acting and a failure to connect with the character that James created. Don't tell me it's a "revisioning" of the series, and that it's ok for her character to be happy-go-lucky, because it's nonsense, and you know it.
Next on the list is the incredibly drab characterization of the next hero Terminator (naturally, a teenage girl...what else should we have expected from a TV show aimed at Joe Sixpack), performed by some girl from Serenity (I think...never seen it, but almost certainly equally awful and fanboy-supported while it was on). Does she look good? Decent. Does she portray an interesting envisioning of the T-800? I think not.
Next, we have the kid that was on Heroes in Season One (now there's a good sci-fi show, if you need a comparison). Well, he's ok in this show too, but not quite the prepubescent vision of John Connor that we might expect. At least he's a competent actor...?
Finally (at least regarding characters and the "actors" that portray them), we have (and this was, by far, the most nausea-inducing experience I suffered through before I gave up completely on this drivel) none other than Mr. 90210 himself...Mr. Donna Martin...Brian Austin Green. "Oh...my...God." If I had a nickel for every person who muttered those words at exactly the same moment that I did, well, ...I'd use it to find and purchase a decent Terminator script, or to buy off whomever has the power to pull this show from our airwaves now instead of a few months down the road. Of all people...Brian Austin Green? This was unquestionably the precise moment when this show went from being simply poorly written and acted to absolutely riotous...and fanboys, I know you're with me on at least this point (don't even try denying it).
Moving on from the "characters," let's discuss the "plot." Ok, that's it.
In summation, what "Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles" brings to the table is little more than a failed attempt to rehash a dead series (it died with Cameron), or as others have said, "...rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." Much like T3, and almost certainly the upcoming trilogy (again, with no input from Cameron...but at least Bale is involved), this dog deserved a quick death, and it's somehow found its way to a second season (as others have mentioned, most likely only as a buzz leader for the upcoming films). Here's to hoping that someone puts it out of its misery in some kind of timely fashion (again, I'm guessing within thirteen episodes).
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Summary: TV that Rivals Big Screen
Comment: I was very skeptical about any series made from the Terminator films as I am a big fan. This was a huge and happy surprise for me. There were a few episodes I wasn't so impressed with--but "What He Beheld" toward the end of Season 1 quite literally brought me to tears in one place, took my breath away with its ending. This is television at its finest, and after all the reality show garbage--truly refreshing to see some actual quality entertainment again.
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