The swimming pool, the birthday present…
some really nice touches in the finale.
(and I love Silent Barb)
The series has dropped enough open-ended plot threads to prove story potential, but this last episode proved it has some fine creative talent to craft them too.
OK. Finally watched all the semi-finale. Some very good stuff.
Really, really liked the birthday present.
Overall, I think the series found its footing pretty quick.
I’m not really feeling the Deadwood guy as the fake FBI terminator, but I can live with him.
I’m a huge Johnny Cash fan, but I didn’t like the soundtrack for the scene at the end so much. Once a song has been used in one film/TV show, it should be banned for all future use. They should pass a law, call it The Jeff Buckley “Hallelujah” Act.
The big end should be interesting for future use of the Summer Glau terminator. I hope she climbs of the wreckage, all flaming, and pounds the bejeepers outta the guy, with firy fists of fury.
More props on the birthday present. That was a really nice little bit. Reminded me of 12 Monkeys, but not creepy.
Anyone know if they picked the series up, and when/if we can expect more?
The --> WARNING, depending on the accuracy of the source, there might be spoilers at this URL --> E! Online gossip is that there will be a season 2. Nothing official tho.
W00t!!!
awesome, loved season 1. And it’s coming back in September 
Awesome news about season 2! I was hooked on the first season after about the first 3 episodes. I really like the fact that John got to see his father.
There is a Terminator 4 in the works… so I’m wondering if they’ll try to interlace it with the chornicles? It’s rumored to be about the first days of the war.
I think I read something about the TV show being out of film continuity.
September 8, 2008.
Sweet
Something to look forward to. I like the series. It was a little slow starting out but the last couple of episodes picked up, especially the strike induced finale.
Bear McCreary’s blog says they’re gonna release his Terminator Season I as a soundtrack CD.
I liked season one.
Season two premiere: Meeeehhhhhhhh
Three different points made me think, “Eugh, what is this horse[craaaap]?”
Yet I’ll continue watching.
Wow. I really enjoyed the season premiere. I thought it moved quickly and that it set things up nicely for the season.
Plus, Shirley Manson was nicely creepy as the T-1000.
Manson does have a certain presence, I’ll give her that. I figure the show will hit its stride again. Plus, they have a few more episodes to work with.
Pretty good second season premiere.
I loved the song in the first 5 minutes of the episode (which you can watch in full here). It was apparently rearranged and recorded by Shirley Manson (the T-1000 and singer of Garbage) and Bear McCreary.
Thank you! That was bugging me.
…were you referring to Angie’s guns? I just lurve double entendres (omg, that was a double-entendre by itself!):eek:
I liked it!
And as for Shirley Manson turning out to be a T-1000, I never saw it coming. When they showed the guy running his mouth, I knew she was gonna be listening, but I never expected what happened. It made me laugh, anyway.
I’m enjoying the series, and I know I need to go back and re-watch the movies…
I know this is pompous but I saw it all the way.
OTOH, I’m am so sick of the cold bitch executive role, though. I’m surprised they didn’t get Admiral Ro to play the role. I’m glad they didn’t but you get my meaning. (I hope).
I was watching ‘Fringe’ last night and again…cold bitch exec. Why can’t they just play it cool? It’s like they all went to the Sigourney Weaver in ‘Working Girl’ school of acting. If you play it cool, it comes off more menacing. When it’s played the other way, I’m like take a Midol. It’s demeaning…haha…that’s pretty funny given my previous statement. But it is. What? A woman must be a bitch to succeed? That says alot to some young, impressionable woman out there.
For example, the Oracle in the Matrix plays it cool. She’s not a bitch at all, but she plays the chess master just the same. Why can’t a woman exec role be play that way?
I think if she had gone with cool, the bathroom scene would have been more of an “Oh snap!” moment instead of a “Bitch!” moment.
Atchally, the movies and series are both best enjoyed as separate entities. If I remember right, T2 pretty much contradicts what T#1 says about time travel, but it gets it out of the way and moves on. The TV series, all the time-travel rules are out the window.
And, as one otherwise-positive review from Ain’t It Cool noted, “The televsion Connors remain 90 IQ points lower than the movie Connors.”
As much as I meh’d and groaned about the episode, I did not see it coming that she was a T-1000.
Did anyone else get the Shirley Manson/urinal reference?