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		List Price: $29.98		Label: Warner Home Video Salesrank: 27 Released: August 19, 2008
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Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles - The Complete First Season Reviews:
Great follow up series
2008-08-27 - This TV series follows the adventures of Sarah Conner and her son John after the end of the Terminator 2 movie. I was quite surprised at how good the series is. It follows the terminator theme quite well and has plenty of action. The actors do a great job, especially Summer Grau who does an excellent female terminator. The story lines are interesting and the show moves along at a fairly steady pace. I just hope it doesn't become too much of a government conspiracy movie instead of a good action packed sci-fi series. The DVD is excellent with great picture and sound and plenty of extra features. If you are a sci-fi buff in general or a Terminator fan specifically then you will enjoy this series. I look forward to the new season.

Poor James.
2008-08-27 - Yes, kiddies, that's right; I'm back to put the most ardent fanboys back where they belong (in front of their PS3s), and for the benefit of any true Terminator fan (see: anyone who was alive in 1984) (and anyone else that cares to read an actual *review* vs. fanboy nonsense (the typical "critique" that I so often rail against)).

To put it in plain English (to eliminate any vocabulary-based confusion), this TV show sucks, and I hope that its second season is short-lived and that it never sees the light of day again (as its fanboys continue to drop off, it's inevitable; I'd wage everything I own on season two being less than thirteen episodes...).

Allow me to explain; while I generally believe that anything with "Terminator" in the title that doesn't involve James Cameron should be banned and banished from society, I was perfectly willing to give this show a fair chance, since, after all, it's TV, and quality is generally expected to be below average in relation to any film counterpart that preceded it (T3 excluded...it's far worse than this show (read my review if you care)). The first episode, however, made me cringe for more reasons than I care to remember.

Take, for example, the performance by Lena Headley (Headey...? eh, who cares). Basically, I thought it was as completely devoid of any real emotion as could be humanly possible. There was no rage, no anger, no fear, and far too much smiling and go-lucky attitude; basically, everything that Linda Hamilton portrayed so well in the films (again, I don't consider T3 part of the "series") managed to disappear in her "performance." Don't tell me it's a "revisioning" of the character; it's bad acting and a failure to connect with the character that James created. Don't tell me it's a "revisioning" of the series, and that it's ok for her character to be happy-go-lucky, because it's nonsense, and you know it.

Next on the list is the incredibly drab characterization of the next hero Terminator (naturally, a teenage girl...what else should we have expected from a TV show aimed at Joe Sixpack), performed by some girl from Serenity (I think...never seen it, but almost certainly equally awful and fanboy-supported while it was on). Does she look good? Decent. Does she portray an interesting envisioning of the T-800? I think not.

Next, we have the kid that was on Heroes in Season One (now there's a good sci-fi show, if you need a comparison). Well, he's ok in this show too, but not quite the prepubescent vision of John Connor that we might expect. At least he's a competent actor...?

Finally (at least regarding characters and the "actors" that portray them), we have (and this was, by far, the most nausea-inducing experience I suffered through before I gave up completely on this drivel) none other than Mr. 90210 himself...Mr. Donna Martin...Brian Austin Green. "Oh...my...God." If I had a nickel for every person who muttered those words at exactly the same moment that I did, well, ...I'd use it to find and purchase a decent Terminator script, or to buy off whomever has the power to pull this show from our airwaves now instead of a few months down the road. Of all people...Brian Austin Green? This was unquestionably the precise moment when this show went from being simply poorly written and acted to absolutely riotous...and fanboys, I know you're with me on at least this point (don't even try denying it).

Moving on from the "characters," let's discuss the "plot." Ok, that's it.

In summation, what "Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles" brings to the table is little more than a failed attempt to rehash a dead series (it died with Cameron), or as others have said, "...rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." Much like T3, and almost certainly the upcoming trilogy (again, with no input from Cameron...but at least Bale is involved), this dog deserved a quick death, and it's somehow found its way to a second season (as others have mentioned, most likely only as a buzz leader for the upcoming films). Here's to hoping that someone puts it out of its misery in some kind of timely fashion (again, I'm guessing within thirteen episodes).

TV that Rivals Big Screen
2008-08-26 - I was very skeptical about any series made from the Terminator films as I am a big fan. This was a huge and happy surprise for me. There were a few episodes I wasn't so impressed with--but "What He Beheld" toward the end of Season 1 quite literally brought me to tears in one place, took my breath away with its ending. This is television at its finest, and after all the reality show garbage--truly refreshing to see some actual quality entertainment again.

Great Show
2008-08-25 - This should of never made the Terminator 3. This show should of been the third one.
It follows the first two movies very well. They assume that the third movie never happened
You will love this Terminator show.

Robo-2-1-0
2008-08-25 - Kiddie crap like this give me hope of making it in Hollywood. This show bites. The fx are quite nice, but that's the least of any major network show's worries. This is yet another interesting film series idea bastardized into a TV money-making franchise filled with people taken from the modeling industry and men with Backstreet Boys hair.

My condolences to Ms. Manson for hooking up with this stinker for the new season. Not only for the quality of the show, but the fact that she's clearly not over her stage fright issues, exhibiting a great deal of nervousness in her dialogue delivery. Hun, RELAX, RELAX, RELAX. Acting is 99% relaxation and 1% memorization. I'm certain she has real potential, but this was the wrong project and she's certainly not going to impress anyone with the unfortunate results. Do some stage work, or something, before getting any more on screen roles.

Oh, I'm sure this show will stay afloat, not so much because of ratings but as a synergy and marketing vehicle for the very ambitious fourth Terminator film. Bale was a great choice for that project, and my brain is spinning with the possibilities behind the "future not being set" being less an optimistic word of wisdom than a grave warning. Titillating. But other than the first syllable in that word in this show, there's not a whole lot else to like about The Sarah Connor Chronicles.