Terminator 2.5: The Series
May 22nd, 2007 · Posted in Nerdery ·I discovered the existence of The Sarah Connor Chronicles today. It’s a fill-in-the-gaps series, set between T2 and T3, due out sometime in the next year or so.
I was a big fan of Terminator 2 after watching it when I was ten or eleven, and I later saw the original (which was OK, but not as good), and T3, which was… not completely terrible.
Why did I like the middle one so much?
Three reasons:
1 - The Mini-Gun vs Police Scene - it wasn’t until a decade later that the HUD casualty count of 0 registered with me. After hearing a big speech about how “you have to promise not to kill anybody”, I’d never really picked up on the fact that the hero makes a point of not killing anyone at all (even when being shot at). Cool.
2 - Morphing Bad-Guy - The T-1000 was a great bad-guy; he could be anyone or anything (including the floor), and he was even more unstoppable than the T-800 (Arnie). Add to this the fact that the computer-graphics morphing was pretty much unknown at the time, and it made it even more awesome.
3 - Picking Up Small Children By Their Clothes - This is the way of the future. Portable children are much easier to manage.
So, why am I excited about TSCC?
Three reasons:
1 - It looks cool - The terminator aesthetic is a style I like, so even if the show is pathetic, it still looks great.
2 - River Tam - Summer Glau is in the show, as a robot chick from the future. This is also awesome.
3 - Another show to watch - 24 is getting pretty boring now, and needs a replacement. This could fill that gap nicely.
RodeoClown: come with me if you want to live.
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:00 pm
You forgot the great soundtrack of T2….”You could be mine, but you’re way out of line….*insert mad drum rythm**insert mad guitar solo**insert Axl Rose screaming*”
My first impression of TSCC is “tacky”
I enjoyed T3 because I think it was kind of tounge in cheek, I can’t remeber specifics but there were a few times Arnie said something and then looked at the camera and gave a *wink wink* (Did he take a drag queens clothes and end up putting some stupid glasses on mimicking the scene with the biker in T2?). Anyway I am fan of anyone that is happy to have a bit of a laugh at themselves.
That being said, there is a line where it goes from being “Ah-ha! Good one” to “sigh” *cringe* *cringe*
My fear is that this show will cross that line.
This is based on the 2 minute trailer that shows River (I knew I recognised her) saying “Come with me if you want to live”
I hope I am proved wrong about the tacky aspect of this show because it has some good potential and I, like Ian, am a fan of the previous Terminator installments. Unfortunately early indications don’t fill me with confidence!!
D!
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Dude, she’s a good robot from the future. She has to say that line. It’s in their programming.
Don’t ask me how I know that, or I may have to kill you.
May 24th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
They could have come up with a better Title for the show though…
May 24th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
JoelC -> agreed.
‘Chronicles’, not such a good subtitle word.
They should just have called it Terminator.