"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (2008) TV series 2008-2009

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

This season a mother will become a warrior, a son will become a hero, and their only ally will be a friend from the future.

Plot:

Set after the events in 'Terminator 2' Sarah Connor and her son John, trying to stay under-the-radar from the government as they plot to destroy the computer network Skynet in hopes of preventing Armageddon.

Plot Keywords:

Skynet | Russian Mafia | Female Terminator | Cyborg | Robot

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 15 nominations

Cast

Lena Headey	...	Sarah Connor (31 episodes, 2008-2009)
Thomas Dekker	...	John Connor (31 episodes, 2008-2009)
Summer Glau	...	Cameron Phillips / ... (31 episodes, 2008-2009)
Richard T. Jones	...	James Ellison (31 episodes, 2008-2009)
Brian Austin Green	...	Derek Reese (23 episodes, 2008-2009)
Garret Dillahunt	...	Cromartie / ... (18 episodes, 2008-2009)
Shirley Manson	...	Catherine Weaver / ... (17 episodes, 2008-2009)

Also Known As:

"The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M (season 1) | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) | Argentina:16 | Hungary:16 | Brazil:14 | USA:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Bartleby Company

Trivia:

Summer Glau got the role of Cameron based partly on the strength of her fight scenes in Serenity (2005). Josh Friedman wrote the character with Glau in mind.

Quotes:

Male Voiceover: [Season 2 Opening Intro] In the future a computer program called Skynet will declare war on the human race. Machines have travelled back in time taking human form to terminate John Connor, the future leader of the resistance. Sarah Connor, John Connor's mother, teacher, and protector. Cameron, a terminator reprogrammed to defend them at all costs. Derek Reese, John's uncle and a commanding officer with the resistance. Together they fight to stop Skynet from ever being created. The battle for our tomorrow starts today.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Big Bang Theory: The Loobenfeld Decay (#1.10)" (2008)

Mediocre at it's best

This must be the lowest of low budget shows. It has an independent film quality and a cast of nickel and dime scrubs. It's a ghost town set. Always empty and lifeless. The ambiance of a ghost town or spaghetti western.

The plot jumps all over the place as if they keep reinventing the plot every other episode. Most episodes are just junk. Just contract content, by this I mean they exist solely for the purpose of filling a network time slot. It's not about quality, it's about production requirements.

Overall It's the four poor. Poor direction, poor cast, poor plot and poor budget.