Recently, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly dropped a little nugget regarding Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles that should make fans of the show sigh a little more in relief.In the interview, Reilly mentions that Sarah Connor and Back to You are the "lead candidates" for returning for a new season, adding that they've "already started staffing" the show.
We already mentioned the high likelihood that the show would be returning before; several times, even. Is it because of Fox's track record with canceling shows, seemingly so quickly, that's got everyone so nervous about Sarah Connor's return? At this point, after hearing all of the rumors and mumblings that the show's safe, it would be extremely cruel for them to bring the axe down during the upfronts next month. Die hard fans are probably already planning a backup plan, thinking of what kind of crap they're going to send Fox studios to beg for the show to return. Any suggestions?
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4-17-2008 @ 9:21AM
Scott said...
Severed robot hands?
I like the show, more than I expected to (I'm not a big fan of the movies), and am happy that it will be returning. I suspect it has more to do with keeping the Terminator name in the public eye until the next movie comes out, and that they'll make efforts to tie the two together.
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4-17-2008 @ 2:53PM
Zarquon said...
I don't think their making the show just to promote the movie. The two are both intended to bleed the franchise for as much money as possible (in a good way). I hope the show and movie have nothing to do with each other; I personally don't need a big over-arching "mythology".
As for what I'd send in, terminators of course! I'd wait until the robots take over (5-10 yrs tops right?), build a time machine in my basement and send a couple re-programmed ones to visit fox studios, thus ensuring a golden age of television for the future, one filled with multiple seasons of Firefly, Arrested Development and with no Family Guy (sorry).
4-17-2008 @ 9:27AM
ed said...
I really like the show - it's a better follow-up to the first two films than T3, and I was pleasantly surprised. Very glad it's coming back.
If they can it, I'm sending them a paper-clip. I'm not quite sure why.
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4-17-2008 @ 10:16AM
MERVE-THE-PERVE said...
What about chess pieces? You can buy a cheap plastic set for under $5. That's 32 pieces right there.
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4-17-2008 @ 11:43AM
C C said...
The rumor is that Reilly really didn't want to renew Sarah Connor Chronicles, because he wasn't behind it's development and he intends to put his own stamp on the Fox network with sci-fi/fantasy shows that he personally greenlighted. Fortunately, the other execs at Fox believe Sarah Connor Chronicles has a bright future and refused to back down. It's going to be back, but I have serious doubts that Reilly will nurture it properly.
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4-17-2008 @ 2:09PM
David said...
Thanks for the inside scoop, C C. I never know what to think of Reilly. He brought Heroes and Life and Journeyman to NBC (three excellent shows, in my opinion), but he's also a classic network executive tool (sorry, that's redundant).
4-17-2008 @ 4:04PM
Brent McKee said...
Say what you want about Reilly, he's better than his replacement at NBC Ben Silverman.
4-17-2008 @ 4:19PM
David said...
Brent, I think it's very premature to conclude that. We don't have much data to judge Silverman. He has been at NBC for less than a year. He'll need 3 or 4 years to put his imprint on the schedule. Sure, 3 or 4 years from now we'll buy each other beers and toast to how much of a tool Silverman turned out to be, but ... :-)
4-17-2008 @ 12:01PM
groy said...
MERVE: I nearly said that too! I think that's the one.
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4-17-2008 @ 4:26PM
nattyff said...
these is my favorite new show, so i hope that they not axe it in las minute.
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