Friday, 10 June 2011
Chris McKeown
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Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles Overview
Run Date: Status: Ended Premiered: January 13, 2008 Last Aired Finale: April 10, 2009
Set after the events in Terminator 2 and the sacrifices of Dr. Miles Dyson and T-800 Model 101 Terminator, Sarah Connor and her son John try to stay under-the-radar from the government but find themselves once again being stalked by Skynet's agents from the future. Realizing their nightmare isn't over they decide to stop running and focus on preventing the birth of Skynet. With the aid of Cameron Phillips, a beautiful girl who has a mysterious past also linked to the future; Derek Reese, a Tech-Com soldier from the future whose past is linked with the Connors; Riley, a beautiful schoolfriend of John; and FBI Agent James Ellison, who was assigned to capture the Connors but joins them after his own encounter with one of the machines. They begin a quest to stop the United States military and a shadowy conspiracy from the future from creating the program that will stop at nothing to bring humanity to an end.
Characters and Cast
 Sarah Connor played by Lena Headey
John Connor played by Thomas Dekker
Cameron played by Summer Glau
James Ellison played by Richard T. Jones
Derek Reese played by Brian Austin Green
Catherine Weaver played by Shirley Manson
Show Opening Intro Season 1
In the future my son will lead mankind in a war against Skynet, a computer system programmed to destroy the world. It has sent machines back through time to kill him, one to protect him. Today we fight to stop Skynet from ever being created. To change our future. To change his fate. The war to save mankind begins now!
Show Opening Intro Season 2
In the future a computer program called Skynet will declare war on the human race. Machines have travelled back in time taking human form to terminate John Connor, the future leader of the resistance. Sarah Connor, John Connor's mother, teacher, and protector. Cameron, a terminator reprogrammed to defend them at all costs. Derek Reese, John's uncle and a commanding officer with the resistance. Together they fight to stop Skynet from ever being created. The battle for our tomorrow starts today.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011
Chris McKeown
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Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Chris McKeown
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Tuesday, 07 June 2011
Chris McKeown
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles Quotes
Sarah Connor: Do it... kill me!
Sarah Connor: [on the ground in front of school, holding Johns dead body]
Terminator: [looks at Sarah with disbelief]
Sarah Connor: Nothing matters anymore, KILL ME!
Terminator: You're right nothing matters anymore, except the boy, the future's ours and it begins NOW!
Tuesday, 07 June 2011
Chris McKeown
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles Trivia
The Character "Cameron" is a tribute to James Cameron, who wrote and directed the first two Terminator movies.
FBI agent Ellison is named after Harlan Ellison, the science fiction author whose work on an idea similar to the Terminator story was credited in the first Terminator movie.
Monday, 06 June 2011
Chris McKeown
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles Season Guides
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles Season One (2008)
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1x00 Unaired Pilot First Aired: 2008
Original screener pilot of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. |
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1x01 Pilot First Aired: Jan. 13, 2008
After living a life of peace John and Sarah once again keep running, leaving behind their life and the people that loved them. A new terminator is sent back to protect John and one is sent back to terminate him. In order to prevent his death and judgment day, John, Cameron, and Sarah hide in the one place nobody will ever think to find them. |
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1x02 Gnothi Seauton First Aired: Jan. 14, 2008
Sarah makes contact with an old friend to ask a favor, while John decides to pay a visit to Sarah's ex and Cameron makes a new friend. Together they infiltrate a resistance safe house and discover they are not alone. Meanwhile, Agent Ellison realizes that Sarah is still alive and a dangerous person from Sarah's past is reawakened. |
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1x03 The Turk First Aired: Jan. 21, 2008
Sarah pays a visit to Miles Dyson's widow looking for Skynet's creators. Her search leads her to Andy Goode, a cell phone salesman who also happens to also be the inventor of a chess playing computer known as "The Turk." Sarah has to make a tough decision regarding her friendship with Goode. Meanwhile, John and Cameron try their best to assimilate on their first day at the new high school and John is conflicted about his role as a hero. Agent James Ellison finds himself getting closer to the truth. |
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1x04 Heavy Metal First Aired: Feb. 04, 2008
When Sarah, Cameron and John track down stolen cargo, they become separated from John leading him to discover the future isn't as safe as he had hoped. Meanwhile, Agent Ellison's murder investigation leads him to an interesting suspect. |
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1x05 Queen's Gambit First Aired: Feb. 11, 2008
When Sarah's friend Andy submits his computer into a chess competition, she revaluates his computer's capabilities and worries where it could all lead. During the chess match, Sarah comes face-to-face with a stranger whose history is closely tied to hers. Meanwhile at school, Cameron gets called into grief counseling and John makes a new friend in shop class. Agent Ellison discovers remnants from a terminator battle. |
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1x06 Dungeons & Dragons First Aired: Feb. 18, 2008
While in and out of consciousness and fighting for his life, a Stranger flashes back to the year 2027, remembering his life in the future and his personal battle against the machines; meanwhile, Sarah finds herself trying to explain the past to Charley. |
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1x07 The Demon Hand First Aired: Feb. 25, 2008
While breaking in to Agent Ellison's apartment, Sarah discovers a file on her from her time spent at the mental hospital. This leads Sarah to locate a doomsday convert, named Dr. Silverman. John finds out how Sarah escaped the mental hospital, and Cameron joins a ballet class. |
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1x08 Vick's Chip First Aired: Mar. 03, 2008
John defends Cameron against a damning accusation by Derek, putting him and Derek at odds, while Sarah finds herself in a business transaction with a mysterious business man. Meanwhile, Cromartie closes in on John and Agent Ellison discovers a nemesis at the agency. |
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1x09 What He Beheld First Aired: Mar. 03, 2008
Sarah finds herself in a business transaction with a mysterious business man, who threatens to tell their whereabouts to the FBI. Meanwhile, Cromartie closes in on John and Agent Ellison discovers a nemesis at the agency. |
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles Season Two (2008-2009)
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2x01 Samson & Delilah First Aired: Sep. 08, 2008
Cameron is damaged by Sarkissian's attack and the Connors are forced to go on the run. Agent Ellison and Charley Dixon compare notes, while Cromartie believes Ellison can lead him to Sarah. Meanwhile, Cyberdyne CEO Catherine Weaver initiates Project Babylon. |
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2x02 Automatic for the People First Aired: Sep. 15, 2008
Sarah and Cameron take it upon themselves to investigate a nuclear power plant. John becomes less enthusiastic about academics, but flourishes socially with the help of a new friend. Meanwhile, Catherine Weaver gains another piece of the puzzle for her pet project. |
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2x03 The Mousetrap First Aired: Sep. 22, 2008
After Cromartie kidnaps Charley's wife, Sarah and Derek are put to the test, as they must outwit him to ensure a safe rescue, but at what cost? Meanwhile, John is in his own sticky situation as he finds himself caught between Cameron and Riley. |
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2x04 Allison from Palmdale First Aired: Sep. 29, 2008
A software glitch causes Cameron to forget who she is. She goes missing from the Connors and is taken in by a street kid named Jody. Cameron and Jody end up at a halfway house where Cameron meets with a social worker who uncovers some of Cameron’s distant memories. Meanwhile, Catherine Weaver meets with Agent Ellison to discuss his future at Zeira Corp, and Ellison does some digging into Weaver’s past. |
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2x05 Goodbye to All That First Aired: Oct. 06, 2008
John and Derek infiltrate a military academy in order to protect an integral member of the future resistance. Meanwhile, Weaver’s first assignment for Ellison takes an interesting turn of events when he discovers a specter from his own past. |
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2x06 The Tower Is Tall But The Fall Is Short First Aired: Oct. 20, 2008
A woman from Derek's past, Jesse, appears while Sarah, John and Cameron are searching for a person on their list. |
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2x07 Brothers of Nablus First Aired: Nov. 03, 2008
The Connors find themselves on high alert and in odd company after their house is robbed. Elsewhere, one Terminator terrorizes Ellison, while another gets dangerously close to John Connor. Meanwhile, Derek and Jesse continue to get reacquainted. |
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2x08 Mr. Ferguson is Ill Today First Aired: Nov. 10, 2008
What would a T-1001 need with a doctor? Sarah, John and Cameron may soon find out as they track down another name on their list.Elsewhere, a woman from Derek's past surprises him in the present. |
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2x09 Complications First Aired: Nov. 17, 2008
John worries about Sarah and her nightmares, which seem to be affecting her in real life. Meanwhile, Jesse and Derek investigate a Skynet conspirator. |
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2x10 Strange Things Happen at the One Two Point First Aired: Nov. 24, 2008
Sarah's preoccupation with the three dots takes her to a place she believes is holding Andy Goode's Turk. Meanwhile, Jesse's plans have come complications and Weaver makes an important introduction. |
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2x11 Self Made Man First Aired: Dec. 01, 2008
History is forever changed as a terminator is sent back into the wrong time. Meanwhile, Cameron's secret life is revealed. |
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2x12 Alpine Fields First Aired: Dec. 08, 2008
Sarah and Cameron must save a family connected to Derek. Meanwhile, Jesse's life is threatened. |
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2x13 Earthlings Welcome Here First Aired: Dec. 15, 2008
Sarah discovers that a blogger understands what the three dot symbol means and must track them down. Elsewhere, Riley has a clash with Cameron over her bond with John. |
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2x14 Good Wound First Aired: Feb. 13, 2009
Sarah sees a vision of Kyle Reese, John's father, as she deals with her injuries. When Weaver becomes protective of John Henry, it brings on fatal consequences. |
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2x15 Desert Cantos First Aired: Feb. 20, 2009
Sarah, John, Cameron and Derek explore the company town which is connected to the decimated factory. Meanwhile, Weaver searches for a possible survivor. |
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2x16 Some Must Watch, While Some Must Sleep First Aired: Feb. 27, 2009
Haunted by nightmares of the man she killed in the factory, Sarah checks in to a sleep clinic. When suspicious things begin happening, Sarah suspects Skynet may be using the facility for brain-mapping. |
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2x17 Ourselves Alone First Aired: Mar. 06, 2009
The return of Cameron's glitch results in regrettable consequences for everyone, and Riley fears Cameron has discovered her secret. |
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2x18 Today is the Day (1) First Aired: Mar. 13, 2009
Jesse flashes back to a life-altering mission aboard her submarine, the Jimmy Carter. Sarah and John decide they can't continue living in their house and make plans to leave. |
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2x19 Today is the Day (2) aka Last Voyage of the Jimmy Carter First Aired: Mar. 20, 2009
Jesse's future submarine mission will have an impact on John, Sarah and Derek in the present day. Sarah reckons with Cameron, and John makes a pivotal decision. |
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2x20 To The Lighthouse First Aired: Mar. 27, 2009
When Sarah believes her life is in danger, John and Charley Dixon hide away in a safe house. Elsewhere, after Cameron reveals a secret about herself, Derek decides to work with her. And Weaver's efforts seem wasted after John Henry is compromised. |
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2x21 Adam Raised a Cain First Aired: Apr. 03, 2009
John finds himself closing in on Weaver as he attempts to rescue Skynet's latest target, but at what cost? With the game plan changed, Sarah and Ellison reunite. Meanwhile, Weaver uncovers Ellison's secrets. |
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2x22 Born to Run First Aired: Apr. 10, 2009
The season 2 finale finds the Connors and Weaver in a face-to-face confrontation which shakes up John to his core and changes his reality from now on. |
Sunday, 05 June 2011
Chris McKeown
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles Character Guide
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor played by Lena Headey
Sarah Connor is the mother of John Connor who will one day become the leader of the human resistance. The authorities, however, see her as a deranged fugitive. Series creator Josh Friedman saw over 300 actresses for the role and described the actress he was looking for was someone "who embodied that spirit and who was believable in that role and not just some glammed up, Hollywood, actressy thing". After a friend recommended English actress Lena Headey for the role, Friedman watched her audition tape, and thought she was "a tough, tough woman". Having seen The Terminator when she was a teenager, which "scared the hell out of [her]," Headey was aware of the iconic status of the character and in regards to Linda Hamilton's portrayal of the role in the film series, she remarked, "Linda Hamilton will always be the original Sarah Connor and it's a very strong print that she's left, but hopefully people will embrace what I bring to Sarah and see it with fresh eyes". When asked about her approach to the role, Headey said "I'm playing a mother who is a single parent, bringing up a teenage son, who also happens to save the world — as a byline to her life. And the way I would play that is someone who's passionate and scared and angry and a mother, all these things. So I approach that just trying to be honest within the boundaries of her". However, the choice to cast Headey was criticized by several fans and critics who argued that she bore no resemblance to the athletic, muscular woman established by Hamilton, who transformed her body into that of a muscled warrior for Terminator 2.
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - John Connor
John Connor played by Thomas Dekker
John Connor is Sarah's son and the future leader of the human resistance. He is only 15 years old at the beginning of the show, turning sixteen in the season one finale. As the series progresses, John struggles with his feelings for Cameron, who is a Terminator. Dekker was cast after Headey secured the role of Sarah Connor. Regarding the Terminator films, Dekker says "They are like my favorite films when I was younger. So it's very ironic that I'm getting to do this. And I know for the younger generation and for myself, John was equally important to me as Sarah was, and I know a lot of the people that I hear from really, really care about John". Dekker describes his character as "a continuation of Eddie Furlong's character" but "he's in a darker, more mature place now".
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - Cameron
Cameron played by Summer Glau
Cameron is a Terminator whom John Connor sent back from 2027 to protect his earlier self. Her model and exact capabilities are not known, but she can mimic human mannerisms better than the T-800 model could, and she can also consume food, a first for Terminators. Her name is a homage to Terminator film franchise creator James Cameron. Glau had not seen the Terminator films prior to being cast as Cameron Phillips, whose role in the series was initially kept concealed but was later revealed to be a Terminator sent from the future to protect John. Friedman had previously wanted to cast Glau in a pilot he wrote four years prior to The Sarah Connor Chronicles, but she was already committed to Serenity. Glau almost did not audition for the role because of her preconceptions of the character and she felt that she did not have "that Terminator look". On playing Cameron, Glau said she was "intimidated" by the role because it was a challenge for her to balance the human and robot characteristics. Later in the series it is revealed that Cameron stole the identity of a resistance fighter, Alison Young, before being reprogrammed.
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - James Ellison
James Ellison played by Richard T. Jones
James Ellison is an FBI Special Agent pursuing Sarah Connor. At first puzzled by what he initially thinks is Sarah's outlandish story, he later collects inexplicable evidence of the Terminators (including the body of Cromartie) and gradually realizes the truth. Jones describes his character as a "man of faith" and likens him to that of Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive. Jones was allowed to improvise a few lines to provide "a little bit of comic relief" to the show. In the second season, Ellison pursues employment with ZeiraCorp, allying himself with Catherine Weaver (whom he does not know is a Terminator until the series finale).
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - Derek Reese
Derek Reese played by Brian Austin Green
Derek Reese is a Resistance fighter sent to the past by the future John Connor. He is the older brother of Kyle Reese (John Connor's father) and paternal uncle of John. He knows Cameron in the future, but still does not trust her and becomes paranoid every time she's around, but throughout the series he begins to have a love-hate relationship with her. He is recurring in the first season but becomes a regular in the second season. Derek knows Jesse Flores who arrives from the future. He is killed by a Terminator while attempting to save Savannah Weaver. Another Derek from an alternate timeline is introduced in the series finale.
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - Cromartie
Cromartie played by Garret Dillahunt
Cromartie is a T-888 sent back in time to kill John Connor in the pilot episode, in which he was portrayed by Owain Yeoman. He takes damage to his biological covering, revealing his metal endoskeleton. After he finds a new biological covering in the episode "The Turk" in the shape of actor George Laszlo, he continues his search for John. After chasing John and Riley into Mexico, Cromartie's chip is destroyed and John buries his body in the desert. When John returns later to destroy Cromartie's body, it has been moved. Ellison has recovered the body for Catherine Weaver, who connects Cromartie's body to the Babylon A.I. named John Henry. Dillahunt was a recurring character in the first season, but becomes a regular character in the last season, portraying Laszlo, Cromartie and John Henry.
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - Catherine Weaver
Catherine Weaver played by Shirley Manson
Catherine Weaver is a shape-shifting Terminator disguised as the CEO of a high-tech corporation called ZeiraCorp. A model T-1001, her liquid metal form as she changes shape resembles a faster and an easily-recovering version of the T-1000 seen in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. She is focused on developing artificial intelligence using The Turk, the intuitive computer at first believed to be a precursor to Skynet (but later shown to be a separate entity). She targets other Terminators to reverse engineer Skynet technology in the present, and to prepare for the future war. She plans on using this research to fight Skynet. Despite the revelation that Weaver is an enemy of Skynet, it is still unknown where her allegiance lies. Weaver hints at her motives in the episode "Born To Run" when she asks Cameron, "Will you join us?" through messenger James Ellison. During the episode "Today is the Day, pt.2" Cameron explains to Jesse Flores that John Connor asked the same question of the T-1001 in an attempt to forge an alliance against Skynet.
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - Riley Dawson
Riley Dawson played by Leven Rambin
Riley Dawson is John's new love interest that he meets at school, much to the consternation of Sarah. John does not reveal the story of his life to her, but as they get closer, he realizes he is endangering her life. Unknown to John, a resistance fighter, Jesse, has brought Riley back from the future to prevent John from getting too close to Cameron, and to get close to John. She appears to develop genuine romantic feelings for John. Jesse later kills Riley after a struggle.
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - Jesse Flores
Jesse Flores played Stephanie Jacobsen
Jesse is an Australian resistance sailor and Derek Reese's love interest. In her timeline, she sailed to Los Angeles for supplies aboard the upgraded nuclear submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), captained by a reprogrammed Terminator, Queeg, of which she is the executive officer. In 2007 she is on a mission to find and stop Cameron from adversely influencing young John, by recruiting Riley Dawson in the future and bringing her back to frame Cameron for her murder. In the future from which Jesse comes, John has withdrawn from humans and speaks only with Cameron. It is unclear whether this mission is self appointed, but comments by her and the fact she was able to access the time travel machinery with Riley suggests others in the Resistance leadership group may share her concerns about Cameron's influence on John. John Connor later figures out that Jesse killed Riley and informs Derek, but orders her life to be spared. Derek confronts Jesse, but whether or not Derek actually kills her is left ambiguous.
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles - Charley Dixon
Charley Dixon played by Dean Winters
Charley Dixon, a paramedic, is Sarah's fiancé until she leaves him in the pilot episode and travels eight years forward in time. Although he marries another woman in the interim, during subsequent episodes he builds a friendship with the Connors and renders medical assistance when needed. When his wife is killed in the second season episode "The Mousetrap", he is not seen again until the episode "To The Lighthouse", which reveals that he now lives in a lighthouse, being a safe house that Sarah set up for him, which he has booby trapped and alarmed to protect against further attacks. When the house is invaded by human assassins acting for the apparent proto-Skynet, Charley is killed enabling John Connor to escape.
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