elengineer

...and I am having mixed feelings about this.

On the one hand, this show has potential.

On the other, it almost seems that whoever is writing/creating the show just wrote down "cool things" from the 3 movies onto notecards, and randomly selected things from 'em to put into the show. All of the elements are there, but IMHO nothing is really new and the execution of a lot of this is as soulless as the terminators...

The show is trying though...

j123vt_99

Agree with above poster.... I really wanted to hate this, but it wasn't bad.. It kind of feels like a high school play version of a movie.. the plot is the same and they are doing their own twist on it, but it just feels low budget and a little 'off'

i'll give it a few episodes

Rockmjd23

It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be, and the dialogue didn't make me gag that much. So they go to 2007? Doesn't John have to be back in 2004 by the time T3 happens or is it not following that one?

maingon

one hour tonight, one hour tomorrow night


Not bad, Better then I expected. Summer Glau looked great. Visual Effects were pretty good, Terminator machine looked great. I expected some better action scenes since this terminator ( but what can you do on a TV budget) .

them going to 2007 was pretty cool though. I will be watching tomorrow. Looked Great in HD too.

Patman

When did Summer Glau get boobies?

Not a bad pilot, as long as I keep my plausibility meter in check.

Vipper II

My God, that acting...

cdollaz

Is it just going to be them running every episode? If so, that shit will get old quick.

Vipper II

And they *still* didn't fix the time line error. I'd love to know what James Cameron thought of it, assuming he saw it.

DJariya

I recall the Producers made a statement that they are not going to be running from a new Terminator every week. But, I believe the Cromartie Terminator will still be around for future episodes.

Ayre

The script and acting of the Bionic Woman combined with the pace and energy of Jericho.

Ranger

Overall, it was just terrible.

Some decent action and special effects though, but I didn't really enjoy the episode.

magiccmom

I was entertained by it. Just had to suspend belief in a few scenes, but that wasnt too hard to do since there isnt much on these days, I'm just happy to have something new.

Sean O'Hara

Well it didn't suck, so it exceeded my expectations.

After the first fifteen minutes, I was wondering, "Why do they keep using small arms against terminators? It barely slows them down. The only hope is to run away and eventually lure it into an industrial park where you can use the heavy machines to destroy it." But then they actually whipped out the heavy weapons.

Best moment -- the guy in a car snapping a photo of Summer Glau nekkid.

dadaluholla

I liked it quite a bit, although Lena Headey is horrible as Sarah Connor. I think the action (and Summer Glau) will keep me watching.

TheBigDave

I wasn't expecting much, so it exceeded my expectations as well. It wasn't amazing, but it certainly wasn't bad.

I'll watch again tomorrow night.

MechanicalMan

Shows like this belong on The CW.

GuessWho

It's Fox. Same thing.

JSwarce

Arnold should have been the Terminator...he was a much better shot than the model that was sent back!

I liked the shot of the "Rage Against The Machine" poster in the background when Sarah is talking to John in his bedroom in the opeining scenes. Nice touch by the production team.

I give it a solid "B" and I'll keep watching unless it gets too far-fetched or they start doing a chase of the week thing.

--John

Deftones

Some of these one liners are hilarious.

Snowmaker

Being a fan of the Terminator movies, and anyone from Firefly, I couldn't hate this show.

Can 3 beings time jump in the same bubble though? If so, you'd think they's have sent back more Terminators at a time in the movies.

argh923

The actress playing the "good" Terminator was horrendous at first...but she became more tolerable as it went on.

Overall, not bad. I'll keep watching, though I hate when previous films are completely ignored (T3 is obviously out of the picture, as this appears to be more of a "direct sequel" to T2, with Dyson and Cyberdyne.)

MrChaos

Same here.. As the preview said.. "The year's most exciting new series..." They forgot to mention "Until Fox cancels it."

Snowmaker

This show takes place between T2 and T3 obviously.

Yeah. Cast member from Firefly + new FOX show = less than 1 season.

argh923

Obviously. But traveling to 2007, combined with the fact that John thought that his mother blowing up Cyberdyne ended everything (mentioned in T3) makes it clear that T3 is being ignored in this version.

Rockmjd23

Yeah that's what I was wondering. T3 had Sarah Connor dead and John Connor living in 2004.