The Sarah Connor Chronicles: To Be Continued...?

Monday brings the 2 hour season finale of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. There's no word yet from Fox as to the fate of this show. Fans are obviously pulling for a second season but the show itself seems to have gotten lackluster reviews. For the amount of money Fox is reportedly spending on the show, I for one expected it to be a lot better. I felt like it ran out of steam fast and after the third or fourth Terminator vs Terminator vs Wall fight I got kinda bored.

I plan on catching up on the episodes I've missed at some point but I'm not in much of a hurry. Despite the hottness factor of both Headey and Summer Glau the show for me just fails to entertain. What do you all think?

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Summer Glau Pictures: Unknown Photoshoot

Summer Glau pictured here in an unknown photoshoot returns tonight as the 'good' terminator in the Sarah Connor Chronicles.

I wasn't impressed with the 2nd hour of the premiere. It was only hour 2 and they already seemed to be repeating themselves. Is every terminator fight gonna be a contest as to which terminator can throw the other through the most walls?

Hopefully tonight is better.


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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Promo Images and Review

Keep in mind that I haven't seen the official version of the pilot. Some things may have changed and while I plan on watching it soon - it's just not gonna happen this weekend. You, however can watch it online now, for free at http://tv.yahoo.com. My review is of the leaked pilot that made it's way to the Torrent sites months ago.

Overall, I enjoyed the pilot a lot more than I expected to. Lena Headey fills in Linda Hamilton's shoes perfectly and brings a fresh take to Sarah Connor. Summer Glau as the friendly female Terminator (Cameron) was a smart move. Anyone that's seen Serenity knows just how kick ass she is and she brings the ass-whooping well in this first episode.

Lena and Summer will make this show if the writing can sustain it.

Thomas Dekker as John Connor is OK... nothing too special but then again, this character has always been more of a prop than a real character. Edward Furlong annoyed me so much in Terminator 2 that ANYONE they casted is gonna do a better job in my eyes. It'll be interesting to see where they go with him as the series progresses.

My BIGGEST problem was with the Arnie replacement Terminator. Absolutely WEAK in every way. From the minute he appears on screen I was disappointed. He just doesn't have the presence I expected but then again, filling Arnold's shoes would have been hard for anyone.

I did like that they didn't do any major re-introductions, you know you're looking at a Terminator and there was no extra attention brought to it... like John saying something dumb to the effect of "Hey look, it's a terminator!". There's none of that. In fact from the second the pilot starts you know you're watching a Terminator related story. I felt that they nailed the tone perfectly.

There was an unexpected twist near the end that removes this show from the continuity of the films and that could be a good thing considering how most people disliked the third film. The producers of the show are ignoring Terminator 3. They consider it a different time line. I was unaware of this in my last SCC post yesterday. Time will tell if this is a wise move or not. I personally like the idea of breaking from the continuity of the films.

In the end this is a very promising show with a lot of potential - it's certainly added to my DVR list and we'll see how it develops. I think hard core fans of the movies may be disappointed but I welcome the fresh take on the Terminator series and seeing the story from a non-Arnold focused point of view is refreshing IMHO.

The Sarah Connor Chronicles premieres on FOX Jan 13th 2008.
Check out the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjLne16FKmQ


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Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - Watch the Pilot FREE at Yahoo

Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles premieres next week on Fox. January 13th to be exact - however you can see the pilot right no at yahoo.com for free and legally!

The pilot was leaked months ago - reportedly on purpose to garner interest in the series. I was able to see it and I'll be posting a review this weekend.

The show takes place between the 2nd and 3rd Terminator movies and features Firefly's Summer Glau as a female terminator.

Check it out, legally and offically for yourself at: http://tv.yahoo.com/

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Lena Headey and the Mighty 300 (on the IMAX)

300 was 300lbs of awesome. This was the mother of all popcorn movies and they didn't know it at the time, but they were making the IMAX technology FOR THIS MOVIE.

To have a larger-than-life Gerard Butler scream 'This is Sparta!' in your face or to see a 3 story tall, moonlight drenched and naked Lena Headey... well let's say that the $15 ticket was well worth it.

If you don't see this movie on IMAX you are missing out on an immersive, visceral experience that no other movie has been able to deliver thus far. I wonder if Sin City should have gotten the IMAX treatment?

Yes the movie steals some beats from Gladiator and yes it's WAY over the top but none of that subtracts form the experience... in my opinion it only adds to it. Every actor completely sells the ridiculousness of the film. There are long takes of Gerard taking out 10, 15 enemies all by himself... it's beyond cool and my geek-panties needed to be changed!

Now, when I had first heard that Lena Headly was choosen to play Sarah Conner in the upcoming Terminator TV Series.

(Yes they are making a Terminator TV series. No I'm not joking.)

I was more than put off at the idea but now, after seeing three hundred I think she'd make for a very interesting and badass take on Sarah Conner. There's a scene in 300 where Lena's character tries to plead to the Politicians of Sparta and she fails as a soft-spoken Queen, but moments later she proves without a doubt that she's a full on warrior.

I honestly hope they get a good writing staff on this show and distance it enough style-wise form the movies to give it a good chance.