SarahConnorChronicles-related stories
Posted Mar 21st 2009 2:36AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Episode Reviews, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
John Connor finally earned my respect. Did he earn yours?
This episode might have started out telling Jesse's story, but it was really about John and why he's destined to become the savior of humanity. Jesse has been scheming all season to turn John against Cameron and trusting reprogrammed "metal." Mistakenly, she assumed that John's decision to employ Terminators in the resistance was influenced by an emotional attachment he had to the machines.
Continue reading The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Last Voyage of the Jimmy Carter
Posted Mar 14th 2009 2:40AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Episode Reviews, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
(S02E18) Viewers, come back! The water is safe. The "Sad Sarah" storyline is officially over, and
The Sarah Connor Chronicles has found its groove once again. Last week, we said goodbye to Sarah's depressing head-trip with an engaging episode that ended with a shocker (well, I was shocked anyway). This week, John, Sarah, Derek and Ellison struggled to answer that eternal
Terminator question: Can metal be trusted?
Continue reading The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Today is the Day
Posted Mar 10th 2009 3:02AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, The Big Bang Theory
This was a crazy episode. Basically, it seemed like a half-hour long ad for
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Summer Glau guest-starring and the guys not being able to keep their fanboy-ness at bay makes total sense, except for the fact that
Big Bang Theory is on CBS, and
Terminator is on FOX. It's rare that you see that much cross-network love going around, so that was strange, but interesting.
Now, I don't watch
The Sarah Connor Chronicles, but I did see the pilot, so Summer Glau's robot affectation on that series made some sense to me. She's playing herself on this show, though, so what's her excuse? She wasn't given very many lines, but everything she said was so flat and emotionless that it would have made more sense for the plot if they had just explained that she's really Method and never breaks character. But they didn't, so it was just... bad.
Continue reading The Big Bang Theory: The Terminator Decoupling
Posted Mar 7th 2009 2:01PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Episode Reviews, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
(S02E17) It feels good to have our show back, doesn't it? After taking a mostly tedious three-episode trip inside of Sarah Connor's head,
TSCC returned with a solid ep that addressed Riley's suicide attempt and featured Cameron getting a little twitchy. "Ourselves Alone" was light on Skynet conspiracy theories, but it delivered some definite payoff for one of the season's most talked about plot lines. Click through for the spoils.
Continue reading The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Ourselves Alone
Posted Mar 5th 2009 10:35AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Celebrities, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free, TV Squad Ten
Would I date a homicidal robot? Do I find a one-eyed cartoon mutant attractive? Is kissing a sexy demon worth losing years of my life?
Those were some of the questions I had to ask myself while writing this list.
There are many non-human women on TV – demons, vampires, machines and
Real Housewives – but not all of them are hot. And what makes someone hot? I side with Stanley from
The Office who once said that a "hot" woman is healthy, sexy, pretty and strong. I'd also say that brains, maturity and passion should be in the mix -- even if that passion is for killing monsters or blowing up evil cyborgs. Click through for a list of the hottest robots, aliens and "abnormals" currently on TV.
Continue reading TV Squad Ten: TV's hottest female non-humans
Posted Feb 28th 2009 6:01PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Episode Reviews, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
(S02E16) This was, according to show creator Josh Friedman, the last of a trilogy of episodes devoted to examining Sarah Connor herself. If you're like me, the show has been trying your patience since it's return two weeks ago. I'm not against introspection or character examination, but so far these "back nine" eps haven't been too thrilling. "Some Must Sleep" was a lot more compelling than last week's ep, "Desert Cantos," but that's not saying much.
John and Cameron remained in the background, Derek, Ellison, John Henry and the Weaverbot took the week off, and most of the ep featured Lena Headey walking around in pajamas. Like I said – not too thrilling. Things picked up in the end, but I found the unreliable narrative a little distracting. It was confusing trying to figure out what was real and what was a dream. I'm sure that's what Friedman was going for here – he wanted to truly put us inside Sarah Connor's scrambled head. Well, it worked in that sense, but it didn't really translate to great TV.
Continue reading The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Some Must Watch, While Some Must Sleep
Posted Feb 21st 2009 12:10PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Episode Reviews, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
(S02E15) Have you ever been to a funeral? They're not usually very thrilling. All that awkward silence, standing around, and the hard-to-watch mourning will deflate anyone's day. So why set an episode of
Sarah Connor at a funeral?
I guess the writers wanted to remind us about the Skynet war death toll. It's high. We get it. Can we move on now?
Continue reading The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Desert Cantos
Posted Feb 20th 2009 10:03AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
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This week we have:
24, Big Love, Bones, Brothers & Sisters, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Lost, Nip/Tuck, Smallville, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and United States of Tara. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous
Posted Feb 17th 2009 3:02PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Celebrities, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free, The Big Bang Theory
I have mixed feelings about CBS'
The Big Bang Theory. Being a geek, it feels a little strange watching a sitcom that wants to cater to you and make fun of you at the same time. I find myself wincing at the lazy geek caricatures on display every time I watch, but for every wince, there's always a laugh. The show is funny, and I like that none of the plots ever really seem to add up to much. It's all about the jokes, and it reminds me of
Seinfeld in that way.
Now I have another reason to watch. Summer Glau, Cameron from
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, will
guest star in an upcoming episode of TBBT. Glau won't be playing a robot – that would be too cool – she'll be playing herself. From what I can decipher from other Interweb rumblings, the episode will feature Sheldon, Leonard and crew somehow rerouting Glau's train trip to San Francisco in order to meet her. (Reminds me of Raj and Wolowitz's plan to find the
Next Top Model house from last night's ep.) The episode airs March 9.
Continue reading Terminator's Summer Glau to guest on Big Bang Theory
Posted Feb 14th 2009 4:41PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Episode Reviews, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
(S02E14) After a two-month break,
The Sarah Connor Chronicles returned to kick off the final nine episodes of the season (series?). Last December's mid-season ender, "Earthlings Welcome Here," was high on mystery and good character moments, but it felt a little drab, especially after all of the exciting developments of the previous five episodes. "The Good Wound" was more absorbing, and it reminded me a lot of the original
Terminator movie. The stakes were high, but almost every scene felt quiet and intimate. The return – if you can call it that – of one of the first film's classic characters had a lot to do with that intimate feeling. Click through for the spoilery details.
Continue reading The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Good Wound
Posted Jan 12th 2009 4:28PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
For those who didn't catch it when it went live on Friday, we've got the first
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles video podcast right here.
The podcast features producer Josh Friedman giving a tour of his office that, for some reason, looks pretty drab except for a giant plastic cow in a corner. After revealing that the cow might appear on the show, Friedman introduces a clip from the mid-season premiere that features Sarah talking to Kyle Reese, played by Jonathan Jackson. Check it out after the jump.
Continue reading Get a sneak peek at the Sarah Connor Chronicles mid-season premiere - VIDEO
Posted Jan 7th 2009 3:01PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Video, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
Thomas Dekker has confirmed that his character, John Connor, will meet a very important family member in the mid-season premiere of
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
I'm sure most of you die-hard
Terminator fans have already guessed who this family member is. Click through for the answer and a few more minor
T:TSCC spoilers that came straight from the savior of humanity himself.
Continue reading Dekker dishes on Sarah Connor Chronicles mid-season premiere - VIDEO
Posted Nov 24th 2008 12:22PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, The Daily Show, Stargate, Doctor Who, The Office, 30 Rock, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
No one's watching
Terminator, the
Dollhouse problems persist, and too many of my favorite shows are on hiatus until next year. Grrr! Argh! Still, I love TV, and now's the time to look on the bright side and give thanks for all the good stuff I've watched this season.
This year, I'm thankful for:
Battlestar Galactica – This last season has been challenging but thrilling to watch. Actually, that about sums up the entire run of the series. I'm confident that the final eps will be as good as what came before.
Netfilx Watch Instantly for Mac – I'm catching up with
Doctor Who, Dead Like Me, and revisiting old eps of Joy Mohr's
Action. I've never been so happy to be a beta tester.
Continue reading What Mike is thankful for
Posted Nov 21st 2008 8:15PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Video, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
Two things are clear to me after watching a new clip from next week's ep of
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. First, the show isn't shying away from its recent dive into nerds-only territory. Second, Derek Reese is about to snap.
The clip builds on the bizarre conversation Derek (Brian Austin Green) had with Jesse (Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen)
last week about time travel. He suggested that they might have each come from two different cyborg-infested future realities. (Yeah, like I said, it's nerdy). Now, Derek seems more paranoid than ever while talking to John (Thomas Dekker) about the mysterious three dots. We already know that Derek tried to kill himself once before. Is he headed for another breakdown? Monday can't come soon enough.
The last few episodes of
Sarah Connor have been some of the best genre TV I've seen all year. It's a shame that the show probably won't be renewed for a third season. I know I'm being pessimistic here, but the writing seems to be on the wall.
Continue reading Derek gets paranoid in new Sarah Connor Chronicles clip - VIDEO
Posted Oct 5th 2008 9:39AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Ratings, Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Private Practice, Dirty Sexy Money, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free
You know the one I'm talking about. After the writers strike ended last year in February, most of the networks made the interesting decision to just go ahead and shelve most of their freshmen series for the season, even if they'd picked up their "back nine" orders. Instead, they thought they'd launch the shows to big fanfare this fall, almost as if they were new again. Unfortunately, it looks like this plan backfired on them tremendously.
Across the board, those
sophomore series that went on hiatus for more than six months are way down in the ratings. Apparently, absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder when it comes to the television landscape. It makes the instant gratification generation forget you existed. And stop caring.
Continue reading The long hiatus is killing second-year shows, and some older ones
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