Hi everybody!

It's the first time I write, even I'm "addicted" to a bunch of them, but ok, let's say I have to do it with this serie!

I'm pretty much dissapointed with this serie. I'm a big fan of the first two T-movies, and I had a lot of hope put in this serie... But even for the first chapter, I saw it wasn't in the rigth way...

I've always though that for a serie of this kind, to make it a success, it's necessary to consider one fact like true (here timetravel and all the Skynet thing) but the other ones have to remain "real". (for instance, like I've already read here, "realistic reactions to unusual situations.")

And like many people have already said here, the serie is failing in that. For me, the worst one is the fact of the "decapitated Terminator body" that remained at the bank safe. Shit, one plot of the argument in T2 was the "time loop" of Skynet being created because they found the arm and some other rest of the first terminator. And in the serie they had that, and a time-travel machine and I don't know what more... and nothing happens. For me, it's such a big mistake!

I really hope the serie will have a 180º change soon...

Cheers

PD: Sorry for any writting mistake I could do!

I'm really enjoying your writing and reviews, Brad.

Count me in as one of the more optimistic group - maybe my standards lowered themselves when I wasn't looking, but I was pretty much thrilled with the two eps I've seen, and looking forward to more! Lena Headey and Summer Glau are REALLY good actors, and Tom Dekker seems like he is too - it's just that he gets crappy stuff to play! I think they're deliberately dumbing him down; so there will be a progression of his maturity and skills to play, as the series progresses. They'd have nowhere to go with him if he was the supercool genius world savior ALREADY.

Regarding Cameron's behavior prior to meeting John Connor --

Far be it from me to retcon on the writers' behalf, but it's implied that Cameron is a more sophisticated type of Terminator (if she's a Terminator at all -- she could be something else). If she's a cyborg, or an AI based on a real human, it's possible that the human personality was used for some sort of deep cover mode, then switched off or dumped entirely when a positive ID was made.

I loved Firefly but Summer Glau has the range of Larry Storch.

I agree with the comment about how Cameron seemed normal until she let him know she was a robot. The whole robot learning to be human thing is VERY tired as a character arc. Gag.

Here's something that totally bugs me about Summer Glau's character:

Before she reveals she is a Terminator, she is perfectly capable of acting like a completely normal human being with a personality of her own and everything.

But once she reveals she is a Terminator, she suddenly turns into R2D2 and behaves awkwardly around everyone all the time.

Sorry...what's the significance of the address of the apple store? 1337?

Thanks

I can't pretend to be as into the show as Skater3900, but I agree completely with his suggestion that Cameron is/was someone close to Future John Connor -- perhaps a wife/lover who suffered a fatal injury and could only be saved by becoming some kind of hybrid Terminator cyborg. Or perhaps she's a new Terminator with superior AI based on John's wife/whatever. At any rate, I suspect we'll see that some of the glaring inconsistencies in her behavior are actually intentional hints at her true nature.

Too bad Sarah and John don't have that excuse.

Wow, I cannot believe there are so many people hooked after 2 episodes. I was not feeling the show at all through the first episode but was willing to give it a chance (still am due to nothing else being on). This is mainly due to the poor acting, bad dialogue, terrible terminators, and ridiculous decisions by the future leader of mankind and his mother.

Then the show craps all over the time travel rules set up by the movie and gives us a headless terminator. I kept imagining the headless terminator walking into walls and accidentally putting a toaster on his neck instead of a head. So this terminator's going to be walking around Los Angeles dressed head to toe in clothing with his face fully covered up? That's pretty inconspicuous! Wonderful writing.

Speaking of writing, am I supposed to feel sorry for the writers on strike when they turn out garbage like this ruining what should have been a slam dunk scifi series rivaling shows like BSG in quality???

I will keep watching but these two episodes were herendous. I hope they explain why these terminators are so dumb and why Cameron is a bubbly non-suspicious human teenager in one scene and a T2 Arnie-like terminator studying how to lean on a car in the next.

My favorite character by far is Cameron. I know some might be put off by John's protector going from a huge guy (Arnold Schwarznegger) in T2 to a little girl in the series, but you have to admit that she can really kick butt and she does it with grace.

But aside from her fighting skills, she has some of the best lines and she brings a bit of humor to an action show.


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