Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Promotional poster for The Sarah Connor Chronicles:



In the year 1994, ten years after the events of The Terminator, Sarah Connor and her son John fought against an assasin from the future with the help of an unlikely ally and together they managed to stop the rise of Skynet and thus preventing 'Judgement Day' from happening... At the end of the that particular yet spectacular day, they were triumphant and thus humankind survives, even though temporarily...

Sarah and John now find themselves struggling in aftermath of said events, they had become fugitives from the law, and are confronted by a cold harsh reality that more enemies from the future, and, the present, would continue to come and attack them at any moment. As the 'running and hiding' tactic is no more an option, Sarah Connor decided to take on the offensive side by focusing on stopping the actual birth of Skynet - going against the enemy that has been trying to destroy her life, eliminating her son, and possibly the end of the world and humankind.

John Connor, now a 15 year old teenager realises about his destiny of being the future saviour of mankind, but is having doubt over his capabilities and feeling himself not yet ready to carry the burden. During his time in high school, John finds himself strangely attracted to an enigmatic girl named Cameron Phillips who is reveals to be a Terminator herself, and the next protector of John and his mother.

Pursueing Sarah and John is an FBI agent named James Ellison who believes that Sarah is deranged, but in time he will actually become a powerful ally. A Terminator named Cromartie will make appearance in the pilot episode but is it not known whether he will stays on screen longer than that, though...

Premiering 13th of January 2008 which is actually a day ahead of the original schedule (as a result of the writer strike), the series will be set in between the events of Judgement Day and Rise Of The Machine. So while we wait for the expected release of the next Terminator movie which is now titled as Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins in either 2009 or 2010, this does look like a good series to check out.

It is also quite a surprise (at least to me) to learn that TVB Pearl in Hong Kong will also be broadcasting the series next year probably around the same time.

Anyway, Sarah Connor is potrayed by Lena Headey who was Gorgo, the Queen of Sparta in 300.

John Connor is potrayed by Thomas Dekker best known for his role as Zach in NBC's Heroes.

Cameron Phillips is potrayed by Summer Glau well know for her role as River Tam in the short lived but highly acclaimed scifi series Firefly and the follow-up movie Serenity. (Yes, I am a Firefly fan but not a true Browncoats though...)

James Ellison is potrayed by Richard T. Jones who played Cooper the technician in Event Horizon and also starred as Avery Montgomery in Lockdown.

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Trailers on IGN: http://media.tv.ign.com/media/850/850896/vids_1.html