FOX Greenlights 'The Sarah Conner Chronicles'
08-31-06, 03:49 PM
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FOX Greenlights 'The Sarah Conner Chronicles'
FOX GREENLIGHTS THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES
The adventures of Sarah Connor and her young son John, who may indeed be the savior of humanity, will come to the small screen in Fall 2007 on FOX. The Sarah Connor Chronicles will take place right after Terminator 2 as the two people who helped postpone Judgment Day go on the run with the weight of the world on their shoulders.
The series will be cast immediately (don't expect either Linda Hamilton or Edward Furlong, of course) and production will begin early next year in Mexico. The pilot script is by Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds) and the pilot will be directed by David Nutter (Disturbing Behavior).
(This gives us an excellent opportunity to point out that Disturbing Behavior is a horrendously underrated film. It's basically a great 90-minute X-Files episode, sans Mulder and Scully. It should also be pointed out that Disturbing Behavior starred Nick Stahl, who played John Connor in Terminator 3. Hmm...)
Now, back to the task at hand - how the hell can this be a TV series? What are Sarah and John going to do? Fight even more Terminators? Meet the agents of Judgment Day? Help poor people in need, a la The A-Team and Starman? Well, actually, there's three OK ideas right there, so maybe we just answered our own question.
The adventures of Sarah Connor and her young son John, who may indeed be the savior of humanity, will come to the small screen in Fall 2007 on FOX. The Sarah Connor Chronicles will take place right after Terminator 2 as the two people who helped postpone Judgment Day go on the run with the weight of the world on their shoulders.
The series will be cast immediately (don't expect either Linda Hamilton or Edward Furlong, of course) and production will begin early next year in Mexico. The pilot script is by Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds) and the pilot will be directed by David Nutter (Disturbing Behavior).
(This gives us an excellent opportunity to point out that Disturbing Behavior is a horrendously underrated film. It's basically a great 90-minute X-Files episode, sans Mulder and Scully. It should also be pointed out that Disturbing Behavior starred Nick Stahl, who played John Connor in Terminator 3. Hmm...)
Now, back to the task at hand - how the hell can this be a TV series? What are Sarah and John going to do? Fight even more Terminators? Meet the agents of Judgment Day? Help poor people in need, a la The A-Team and Starman? Well, actually, there's three OK ideas right there, so maybe we just answered our own question.
Not sure what to think about this. The more that I think about it, the more it sounds like it's going to flop...hard. No AH-NULD, no Linda Hamiton. I still might check out the pilot though, but what exactly can they fill in between T2 and T3 besides Sarah eventually dying?
08-31-06, 04:02 PM
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How old was John when Sarah got committed? Doesn't seem like there's going to be a lot of interesting stories to tell when your hero has a baby sling on.
EDIT: If I would have paid more attention to the article, I can see that this is post-T2. That makes more sense. Not sure what kind of stories there are here.
EDIT: If I would have paid more attention to the article, I can see that this is post-T2. That makes more sense. Not sure what kind of stories there are here.
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08-31-06, 05:07 PM
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(don't expect either Linda Hamilton or Edward Furlong, of course)
Oh, and Disturbing Behavior was terrible, even with the deleted scenes.
09-01-06, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by riley_dude
Well after we know the fate of Sarah and the whole world for that matter(thanks to T3) so who cares really??
09-01-06, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Filmmaker
Real fans don't (because they stopped watching the films at #2: JUDGMENT DAY).
So, I have to ask, what's your beef, sir?
09-01-06, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Filmmaker
Real fans don't (because they stopped watching the films at #2: JUDGMENT DAY).
Who decided who is a "real fan"? Personally I thought T3 was a great ending to the story.
WRT the Conner Chronicles six of one, half dozen of the other. I'll probably watch it, once it's on DVD
, but I really don't see a reason/"need" for it.
09-01-06, 08:43 AM
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I realize for it to be called 'The Sarah Connor Chronicles', it needs to pick up where pt. 2 left off. However, I'd love for this to be a continuation of pt. 3 instead with the focus on John Connor.
09-01-06, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Geofferson
I realize for it to be called 'The Sarah Connor Chronicles', it needs to pick up where pt. 2 left off. However, I'd love for this to be a continuation of pt. 3 instead with the focus on John Connor.
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Originally Posted by nemein
Who decided who is a "real fan"? Personally I thought T3 was a great ending to the story.
Feel what you want to feel, but in my book, T3 took a royal piss all over everything James Cameron had created, and especially his evocative denouement at the end of T2, so for me, it doesn't exist.
09-01-06, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Filmmaker
I did.
Feel what you want to feel, but in my book, T3 took a royal piss all over everything James Cameron had created, and especially his evocative denouement at the end of T2, so for me, it doesn't exist.
Feel what you want to feel, but in my book, T3 took a royal piss all over everything James Cameron had created, and especially his evocative denouement at the end of T2, so for me, it doesn't exist.
Anyway, this show sounds like a bad a idea. I'll probably check a few episodes out to see if I'm right.
09-01-06, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Drop
I don't want to turn this into a T3 thread, but T2 pissed all over the theme of T1 aswell (The whole fate thing). People still love that film.
09-01-06, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Goldberg74
They should get someone like Maura Tierney to play Sarah Conner. She'd be good.
I'm in agreement with what many here have already said. how much story could there possibly be between T2 and T3?
Beside if it's post T2, wouldn't Sarah be under the assumption that everything is OK? It's not like she'd still be teaching John how to save the world.
09-01-06, 05:33 PM
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Given the odd title (without any specific Terminator reference), I have a feeling this is going to be VERY different in tone, theme, and appearance to the films. Which begs the question: Why set it in the "terminator universe" if you aren't going to have it be terminator-esque?
I'll be curious to see what they come up with...
I'll be curious to see what they come up with...
09-01-06, 07:12 PM
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They could concoct some kind of storyline with Sarah on the run from Cyberdyne(sp?) Systems, who would play the villian role as an evil organization. Cyberdyne may not be quite ready to give up developing some kind of technology that threatens the future and they want Sarah either to eliminhate her as a threat or because she has something they need/want.
09-01-06, 09:38 PM
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Um...okay - try to follow me here.
Terminator 1 took place in 1984.
Let's say Terminator 2 takes place in 1994 (even though at the beginning of T3, John says he was 13 when the second Terminator came after him...but that doesn't work, because then it would be 1997).
In Terminator 3, John clearly states that his mom died in 1997 of leukemia, and died three years after it was diagnosed, which means she found out shortly after the events of T2.
So the TV series would have to take place between 1994 and 1997 and Sarah has to know she has leukemia pretty much from the beginning if they do this right.
Terminator 1 took place in 1984.
Let's say Terminator 2 takes place in 1994 (even though at the beginning of T3, John says he was 13 when the second Terminator came after him...but that doesn't work, because then it would be 1997).
In Terminator 3, John clearly states that his mom died in 1997 of leukemia, and died three years after it was diagnosed, which means she found out shortly after the events of T2.
So the TV series would have to take place between 1994 and 1997 and Sarah has to know she has leukemia pretty much from the beginning if they do this right.
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They should make the series about John in the future and in the war against the Terminators. I've always wanted to see more of the furture part. All we ever really get is quick flashs of the future. I wanna see more : (
09-04-06, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ShinMusashi44
They should make the series about John in the future and in the war against the Terminators. I've always wanted to see more of the furture part.
09-04-06, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
Um...okay - try to follow me here.
Terminator 1 took place in 1984.
Let's say Terminator 2 takes place in 1994 (even though at the beginning of T3, John says he was 13 when the second Terminator came after him...but that doesn't work, because then it would be 1997).
In Terminator 3, John clearly states that his mom died in 1997 of leukemia, and died three years after it was diagnosed, which means she found out shortly after the events of T2.
So the TV series would have to take place between 1994 and 1997 and Sarah has to know she has leukemia pretty much from the beginning if they do this right.
Terminator 1 took place in 1984.
Let's say Terminator 2 takes place in 1994 (even though at the beginning of T3, John says he was 13 when the second Terminator came after him...but that doesn't work, because then it would be 1997).
In Terminator 3, John clearly states that his mom died in 1997 of leukemia, and died three years after it was diagnosed, which means she found out shortly after the events of T2.
So the TV series would have to take place between 1994 and 1997 and Sarah has to know she has leukemia pretty much from the beginning if they do this right.
Spoiler:
so she might have escaped death, possibly into the future?
09-04-06, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Filmmaker
I did.
Feel what you want to feel, but in my book, T3 took a royal piss all over everything James Cameron had created, and especially his evocative denouement at the end of T2, so for me, it doesn't exist.
Feel what you want to feel, but in my book, T3 took a royal piss all over everything James Cameron had created, and especially his evocative denouement at the end of T2, so for me, it doesn't exist.