Set after the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor and her son, John, try to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skyn... Read allSet after the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor and her son, John, try to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.Set after the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor and her son, John, try to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.
- Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 3 wins & 26 nominations total
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- TriviaIn 2012, online petitions were set up for the series to be brought back and a 3rd season to be commissioned. The campaign to bring back the series continued even throughout 2015.
- GoofsCromartie's head somehow manages to be transported to the future despite it having been established that uncovered inorganic material cannot travel through time.
- Quotes
Jesse Flores: [Derek angrily confronts Jesse about Riley] Derek?
Derek Reese: Do you know who Billy Wisher is?
Jesse Flores: Who?
Derek Reese: No. No, you don't. Where you come from he doesn't exist, he never did. Billy Wisher was my best friend. He was in my squad, we fought together. We saw things you can't imagine. He was like my brother and I loved him. But, it turns out I never really - knew him. His real name was Andy Goode and back here in this world he created a computer program. The program that becomes Skynet. So, Andy Goode is dead. Billy Wisher is dead too. Because I killed him. I came back here and I killed him. He was my brother and I loved him and I killed him. I did it for Kyle - and John and I did it for you.
Jesse Flores: Derek.
Derek Reese: Shut up!
Jesse Flores: Please!
Derek Reese: Shut Up!
Jesse Flores: [Sobs] You have no idea! You have no idea what they took from us!
Derek Reese: Stop it! Just stop it! I don't even know you. I don't know who - you are.
Jesse Flores: I'm Jesse. I'm Jesse!
Derek Reese: Your not my Jesse. You never were. John Connor said to let you go. I am not John Connor.
[Derek aims his pistol at her. Jesse turns and runs. Derek pulls the trigger and shoots]
- ConnectionsFeatured in Creating the Chronicles (2008)
Lena Heady is fantastic as Sarah Connor, and Thomas Dekker bears a striking resemblance to Edward Furlong which really adds some visual connective tissue to the proceedings. Even the "Teeninator" Cameron (Summer Glau), who I thought would be mega-annoying and drag everything down into Smallville pap territory is brilliant.
The series makes a great change in that not every Terminator looks like Arnie, which makes perfect sense, becasue it'd be a crap infiltration unit if they could be identified by facial features alone.
The downside is that there is a noticeable and pretty significant drop in quality between both seasons with the show suffering from some very poor writing in Season 2. This was most likely due to the writer's strike at the time and so with that in mind I think Fox were far too fast to cancel it. It does has other issues like some ropy VFX and some unexplained behavioural changes in the characters, but I'm certain that a third season would have ironed out all those problems. Fox probably threw away a big money maker and a potential classic.
It's sad that the show was perhaps made about ten years too early. If it had been a Netflix funded show made today then the advancements in TV VFX and a (probably) larger budget would have really beefed up the show's appeal. Having James Cameron himself as a producer would maybe have kept the writing in line too. The rights revert back to him next year so it's not too late ;)
It's a crying shame that such a great show ended so early, but regardless, there's plenty here for any rabid Terminator fan to sink their teeth into - and it's FAR more appetising than any of the post James Cameron feature films.
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- May 18, 2018
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