Terminator Salvation Trailer and Movie Poster

The Blot loves The Terminator. Yes, the franchise has made some weird decisions over the years between countless random continuity changes, bad casting decisions and at least three diverging timelines and yet I’m still hooked. You see, for every bad decision Warner Bros. makes there are countless good ones. I love the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, I actually enjoyed Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and I think casting Batman Christian Bale as John Connor was ingenious. Tying Bale down with a three picture deal was also a nice touch.


In fact, the only downside to the upcoming film Terminator Salvation may be that it’s directed by McG. Now why you’d put the reboot of one of your most trusted franchises in the hands of McG is beyond me. If this just turns into a glorified music video I’m going to be ticked. This movie better be good McG, that’s all I’m saying!



Terminator Salvation premieres in theaters on May 22, 2009.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2 Debuts Tonight

You may remember how pumped The Blot was for the debut of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 1 last January. While the show started slow, it really picked up steam and became a really entertaining show once Brian Austin Green joined the cast as John Connor’s uncle from the future, Derek Reese. While many were surprised by the dark turn of the artist formerly known as Beverly Hills, 90210’s David Silver, Green really was excellent in the role and I’m looking forward to see how the show utilizes the former 90’s heartthrob now that he is a permanent member of the cast.


Fans of the FOX sci-fi drama will be interested in this interview with Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ star Thomas Dekker (who plays John Connor). In it, Dekker responds to the announcement at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con “that a major character on his show would die the upcoming season.” (link) Dekker thought it was a joke at first, but promises fans will be “shocked at what this specific death signifies in the scope of the Terminator.” (link) Color me intrigued!


While I can’t imagine T:TSCC would actually kill off one of its three main characters, I am very interested in seeing how this storyline ultimately plays out. Executive Producer John Wirth did a great job hyping his show’s return with this little nugget of information, and I just hope the show can deliver on their promise with a significant death. Too often these types of teases, one way or the other, end in disappointment for the fans.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ second season debuts tonight, Monday, September 8, on FOX at 8/7C.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Debuts This Weekend On FOX

While The Blot has no idea if it’s going to be good or not, I wanted to remind readers that the new Terminator television show, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, debuts this weekend with a two night premier on FOX. The first episode is this Sunday, January 13th at 8/7 Central and the second episode is Monday, January 14th at 9/8 Central.

The show picks up after events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (commonly referred to as T2) and unfortunately does not star the Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger. The new show stars Lena Headey (300) as Sarah Connor (the role made famous by Linda Hamilton), Thomas Dekker (Heroes, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids) as John Connor and Summer Glau (Firefly, Serenity) as Cameron Phillips, a reprogrammed Terminator from the future sent back in time to protect John Connor by any means necessary. Since it hasn’t premiered yet we’ll have to just go with FOX’s description of the new show:

At the end of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Sarah vanquished the Terminator sent from the future to kill her teenage son, John. Sarah and John now find themselves alone in a very dangerous, complicated world. Fugitives from the law, they are confronted with the reality that still more enemies from the future, and the present, could attack at any moment.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles reveals what happens when Sarah stops running and goes on the offensive against an ever-evolving technological enemy bent on destroying her life, and perhaps the world. Her son, 15-year-old John Connor, knows that he may be the future savior of mankind, but is not yet ready to take on the mantle of leadership that he's told is his destiny. John finds himself inextricably drawn to Cameron, an enigmatic and otherworldly student at his high school, who soon proves to be much more than his confidante - she assumes the role of Sarah and John's fearless protector. On their trail are not only threats from the future, but an intelligent and tough FBI agent, James Ellison (Richard T. Jones), who soon becomes a powerful ally. (link)