From the Terminator movies,i've seen Terminator 2:Judgement Day and Terminator 3:Rise of the Machines (a fact that may explain my confusion about certain plot elements like the one concerning Kyle Reese,John Connor's father).I've been watching the Sarah Connor Chronicles after the first three episodes were aired.Last week,the season finale was aired.The start of the season was decent,while the next few episodes were not something special.At first i was irritated by the character portrayed by Summer Glau (Cameron),but as the season progressed my opinion changed .Episodes 5-7 were probably the best episodes of the season.Episode 7 (the Demon Hand) (despite the fact that it was the episode with the lowest numbers of viewers) is my favorite episode.The last two episodes were relatively good,not as good as the previous 2-3,but had some nice scenes (like the the shoot-out [Cromartie vs.FBI agents] and the second scene in the park) and some major plot developments.
It is evident that the last episode was not meant to be the season finale."As for the future of the series, Friedman promised, "Yes, I've mapped it out. Yes, I know where we're going." Season 1 ends with the ninth episode, cut down from the intended 13, thanks to the recently concluded writers' strike. Friedman said Episode 9 ends with a big cliffhanger, but that was "purely luck,' as it was meant to be a cliffhanger for the next week's episode, that now will function as one for the whole season."(ign.com WC 08 cast and producers interview).The first season order was for 13 episodes,but only 9 were aired.Producer Josh Friedman has said his plans are to incorporate the unfilmed storylines from the remaining four episodes of season 1 into the start of season 2.
To sum up,the first season of Terminator:The Sarah Connor Chronicles was decent.At the time of writing of this post,the future of the series is uncertain.According to Wikipedia:"Following the resolution of the WGA Strike, the Los Angeles Times printed a chart indicating the status of American network television series. The chart, reprinted by a number of other websites, categorizes the series as "on the bubble", a term used to describe series in danger of cancellation, although as of March 7,2008, Fox has yet to announce the fate of the series."
Some interesting info:- Producer Josh Friedman has a rough idea for the plot of the following three seasons.
- Josh Friedman stated in an interview that the events of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines occur in an alternate timeline from that of the TV series......In addition,Judgment Day in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, takes place July 24, 2004 while in the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Judgment Day takes place in 2011.
-Executive producer James Middleton confirmed in Variety that the series will contain a link to Terminator 4 (a.k.a Terminator Salvation:The Future Begins) [propably refers to episode 6 (Dungeons and Dragons)]
Trailer
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OjLne16FKmQ
Episode 9 clip (FBI vs Terminator) (spoiler warning)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RVrVMzNdpXM
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles
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