Sarah Connor Chronicles: TV Series

[clovis-man]

Not sure where to post this. Maybe there's a better site on the forums and somone can redirect me.

I was simply wondering if anyone had seen the first two episodes and what they thought about them. Some fairly complex plot elements: time travel for the main characters, an ex-boyfriend, an FBI agent snooping around, not just one, but two skynet terminators (The 2007 one and the 1999 version that reassembled itself). Could be good.

Jim

[Foxbat]

There's already a thread you might want to visit here on the subject

http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum...tv-series.html

[clovis-man]

Thanks. I'll move this on over there.

Jim

[clovis-man]

It took me a while to find the proper thread. But now that I have......

I was simply wondering if anyone had seen the first two episodes and what they thought about them. Some fairly involved plot elements: time travel for the main characters, an ex-boyfriend, an FBI agent snooping around, not just one, but two Skynet terminators (The 2007 one and the 1999 version that reassembled itself). Could be good. I was happy to see that it was not made dependent on mind boggling CGI effects. I'll reserve judgement until I see another episode or two.

Jim

[Lucien21]

I quite enjoyed it.

Summer Glau is georgous as the good terminator, although she was flirty/normal with John in the pilot episode and has now reverted to the blank "I'm a robot" expression.

The SFX seem fine for a TV series.

There are some obvious TV storyline plants (i.e they mentioned the resistance fighters sent back in time and that there are other Terminators that were sent back with specific missions other than to hunt John Connor) This will set up future storylines and random Terminator encounters. At least it will vary the Terminator relentlessly chases John until it is killed storyline that the movies conform to.

I wonder if we will ever see any ot the T2 or T3 type terminators or is the SFX to expensive for that.

Overall I enjoyed it.

[asher marquering]

hmmm this sounds interesting i do you guys think it'll come to South Africa?

[Brigitte]

I'm not sure what to think about this series. It took a while to grasp that whole "new timeline" concept to explain how they jumped past what used to be judgement day (in 2004) in the following film (T3), if that makes any sense. Also, I'm a little disappointed by the corny lines at points (i.e. I'll take shotgun... I'll take 9 millimeter). *Gags*

[Sylanya]

I'm an not a die-hard Terminator fan, I've really only seen the first one of the films.

But I did watch the first two episodes this week.

I have to saw, they were....alright. I like the idea of a "good" terminator (especially played by Summer Glau), although the guy playing the bad terminator is not very good. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of plot yet, but I think I might keep watching just to see where it is going. I will reserve finally judgement until later.

[C Of K]

I may be mistaken, but didn't I see that metal skull travel through time, in the second episode?

No, I'm almost certain I saw it...

[clovis-man]

Originally Posted by C Of K

I may be mistaken, but didn't I see that metal skull travel through time, in the second episode?

If you're talking about the skull that the construction worker picked up, I got the impression that it was left over from the bank vault explosion. When the rest of the termonator body reassembled itself, it then went looking for the head. With all parts in place, the skeletal terminator dressed all covered up in clothing and mingled with the homeless waiting for its prey to reappear in 2007.

I guess that's time travel in more leisurely fashion.

Jim

[tangaloomababe]

-This series is coming to Australia in February, I will probably take a look but its not really Sarah Connor (the only real Sarah is Linda Hamilton) Might be worth watching Summer Glau though.

[C Of K]

I thought that it might have been left over as well, but I've watched the episode several times. That skull pops right out of the time warp bubble that showed up in the middle of the street.

It was really quite funny, to tell you the truth.

[tangaloomababe]

Well I watched the first episode of this series last night. It wasn't to bad. At least I didn't change the channel!!! It has some potential, although I wonder how long it will take before I get sick of terminators throwing each other through walls etc.
The time travel sequence in the bank vault wasn't explained to clearly, but maybe that will be expanded on in further episodes. I thought Summer was suited to her role and the girl playing Sarah was alright but I havn't warmed to John Connor yet.
I'll be back!

[Quokka]

Pilot Spoilers

Saw the pilot last night and was fairly disapointed, mainly with the writing and I can't see myself watching the rest of the series. I thought Sarah and John Connor were ok for the roles and Summer Glau is certainly beautiful I just had to laugh that when she was first introduced she seems all normal and then as soon as it's revealed she's a terminator she starts doing the robot. The only actor I thought was really bad for the role was the bad terminator and to be fair he was the one trying to fill in for Arnie, so a no win situation there but still he was trying so hard to look implacable and machine-like that I kept thinking he was pulling a funny face.

I think they did as well as they could with the time travel plot, they had to move the story from the mid 90's to current day without John being in his 30's and I actually like what I think is being introduced that because of what happened in T1 & T2 the terminators/skynet as they know it never exists and so they have some leway with introducing new terminators etc in the series.

But what really bugged me was the dialogue and corny one liners, the worst of the lot was the terminator turning to say "class dismissed" or something like that before jumping through the window. Why? Arnie's catchphrases kind of suited the character, I'll Be Back he was just saying honestly (he was), it was how he said it that made it a catchphrase and Hasta La Vista he was taught but when did the Terminators decide to implant action hero chips?

Just my 2 cents but I wish they had been able to use better writers for the dialogue, as I think that can hold a show together even when the plot lines start getting more and more unbelievable.

[GOLLUM]

OK, I missed it but it doesn't sound that good. Dissapointing as I was looking forward to checking it out.

Anyone think it's great?