"Andy Vajna and Mario Kassar's C2 Pictures, which produced Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, has pacted with Warner Bros. TV and writer Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds) for Fox's tentatively titled The Sarah Connor Chronicles. The Fox series will focus on robo-warrior Sarah Connor and her savior son John Connor."

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Zavier

This is awesome news.  I hope and pray that Schwarzenegger finds it within his heart to make plentiful cameos within this television series.

According the Variety, Fox Broadcasting has officially greenlight production on the "Terminator"-themed project. David Nutter, whose last 12 pilots have all been picked up to series, will serve as executive producer and is set to direct the pilot episode.

The new installment in the Terminator franchise revolves around Connor and her savior son, John Connor. The series will explore what happened to Sarah Connor after the end of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, when the character went on the run. Casting on the new series will begin immediately, with filming expected to commence early next year in New Mexico.

-Zavier

I wonder how lomg they could sustain that theme in a series.  Is every week going to be an episode of the Connors arguing about something, fighting a terminator, learning from what happened and admitting they were wrong in arguing?

Personally, I would rather this series start after T1 or T3 (preferably T3).


Phil

I could see this work. It's not an unlikely premise, in that they have a clear antagonist (Cyberdyne Systems) og there's obviously some crooked politician who doesn't want them to figure out the truth.

So it's basically a on-the-run set up much like The Net the series, First Wave and the likes. Let's only hope this one's better. Much.

I doubt we'll see any Terminators in it based on the current mythology (not that that will stop them from doing another paradox). The idea of going up against Cyberdyne as they work to recreate their technology and have her arrested or killed might work, especially if we get a clear cut antagonist, who would probably be either a Federal Agent of some sort or a bounty hunter in the employ of Cyberdyne (probably the latter).

James Cameron really should have filmed the ending he wrote for Judgment Day. Sarah Conner is an old lady, playing with her grandchildren and John Conner is aUnited States senator. This would have ended the franchise on a high note, while eliminating the possibility of unworthy sequels and half-baked television series.

Unless the writers play the time travel card (which would be lame) this series seems kind of pointless since we know what eventually happens to Sarah Conner (succumbs to leukemia). Would you want to watch a show if you knew exactly what happened in the last episode? The best way to approach a Terminator series would have the show take place during the war with the machines.

-Zavier

James Cameron did film the ending he wrote, but he just decided not to use it. It can be found on the Ultimate Edition of the Judgement Day DVD.

As for Rise of the Machines, yeah I was kinda disappointed. The action was good and all, but in the end it just fell flat. It was too much of the same. And the whole thing with Sarah Connor dying from cancer was just ridiculous. I mean, she fought through hell to survive the first two movies and then she dies of cancer. What a letdown.

They should stop. Now. James Cameron needs to buy back the rights to the Terminator franchise and put an end to it all before it is completely ruined. He can afford it, Titanic did make $600 000 000 in the U.S. alone so I think he can cover the costs. The Sarah Connor Chronicles is a terrible idea.


Cheers, Chism.

According to Variety Lena Headey has landed the leading role in the Fox pilot "The Sarah Connor Chronicles”.

"The project, continues the "Terminator" movie franchise storyline by focusing on Sarah and her 15-year-old son John, as they fight attackers from the future in present-day Los Angeles. -Variety"

-Zavier

Let's hope it goes no further than simply the Pilot. God knows how they're going to keep coming up with different villains for each episode, unless they do seasonal arcs with different villains like on Buffy or Angel. Even so, it's gonna get really old really quickly. There's only so much robo-killing an audience can take.

Plus I don't trust this Josh Friedman character. I don't think he's the right person to run a Terminator series.


Cheers, Chism.

First of all Thanks NiXoN for starting this topic!

It will be great S.C the series, but I also smell some danger, You know what happened to Cameron's own Dark Angle the series.

Quoted Text James Cameron did film the ending he wrote, but he just decided not to use it.

And actually directed T2: 3D the movie, the real continuing story from T2! Actually he did a 3rd part for the franchise.

I haven't gotten around to seeing that. I've seen the making-of doco on the T2 DVD, but nothing much else.

Quoted Text It will be great S.C the series, but I also smell some danger, You know what happened to Cameron's own Dark Angle the series.

At least James Cameron was involved with Dark Angel. He refused to do T3 and I'm pretty sure he wouldn't do a Terminator TV series, no matter how much money they threw at him. I would be a lot more enthusiastic about this series if Cameron were involved, I mean he's a complete genius and I cannot wait to see Avatar and Battle Angel.

I still maintain my negative stance on this project. I will be sure to catch the pilot, however, because there is a remote chance, no matter how small, that they may just get it right. But either way, the series is still going to end with Sarah Connor dying of cancer, because I don't think the filmmakers would screw with the continuity, no matter how lame it was. Unless of course the series is cancelled before they get that far. Who knows?


Cheers, Chism.

Why don't the producers of the Terminator franchise just get their fingers out and finally show us what we all want to see - the post-apocalyptic future that is illuded to in all three of the films! All we get is hint after hint, after hint, after hint, but we never really get to see anything!

Audiences are going to get tired of watching machines being sent back through time only to be thwarted at the last minute. It was brilliant in the first two Cameron films but that should have been it. Terminator 3 should have been set in the future and we all know it, so why won't they let us see it at least in the series?

And I heard before that Terminator 4 is still going to have time-travel elements in it! Come on and just give us what we want to see, and in return, we'll all give you our money! LOL!

Speak for yourself. I've always found the future stuff to be the last interesting. The stuff in the past is what twixes my nethers as far as the Terminator franchise is concerned.

Terminator 3 should have never existed. Terminator 4 should also not exist. And neither should The Sarah Connor Chronicles.


Peace out,

Pimp Daddy Chism.

I think it is the hints that keep this franchise alive, I'd prefer to see everything before the big finale, before the very last stand. I wasn't happy when I heard Cameron didn't want to do T3, and on his side he was right to steer clear. Jonathan Mostow really hurt the franchise with all the stupid gags in the script... The sunglasses scene/Elton John bit was a weak gimmick.

I would love to see how they tackle the Sarah Connor chronicles. However if it is simply one machine sent back time and time again through out the series well then it becomes a very dull show already.