…You really should be.
My mom came over and watched the Super Bowl with us last week. Fox pushed its own programs pretty relentlessly throughout the game, and one of the shows they were really leaning on was The Sarah Conner Chronicles. My mom looked over at one point and said “I hope you’re not watching that.” to which I replied, “Of course I’m watching it! You know I liked the movies.” My mom just shook her head and smiled, no doubt wondering for approximately the one millionth time how she ended up with a daughter like me. My mom is relentlessly optimistic and outgoing and cheerful (well, aside from the obsessive worrying) loves Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady and books with happy endings. She doesn’t like things that are dark, or sad or scary. If you think I’m a big sap who cries over everything, well she’s 10 times worse than me.
And somehow her daughter turned out to be a dressing-in-black, science fiction loving, post-Apocalyptic story enjoying fan of depressing music. Yes, there’s way more to me than that, but I was definitely hooked on the Terminator movies from the first time I saw the original Terminator at some point during high school. Laila and I went to see T2 something like the first night it opened. And I even liked Terminator 3. But then again, I’ve had a soft spot for Claire Danes since the My So Called Life days.
So I was predisposed to like the series, although liking the movies actually made me a little suspicious that the TV show could suck. Luckily, it does not. So far, it has been well written, well acted, and totally engaging. John and I have been fans of the actress playing Sarah Conner, Lena Headey, since seeing her as Ruby Ryder in the BBC show the Long Firm. Another actor I’ve always liked, most recently from Rescue Me, is Dean Winters, who plays Sarah’s former fiancé. The fabulous Garret Dillahunt, who was the creepy Francis Wolcott on Deadwood is the Terminator who is after them. The kid who plays John Conner as a teenager, Thomas Dekker, and the female Terminator (named Cameron, in what I assume is a tip of the hat to James Cameron) who is helping them, Summer Glau, are the real standouts of the show though. You can actually see the potential that John Conner has to be a leader in the future, and Summer keeps the old robot learning to understand humans thing interesting. It even features Brian Austin Green (yes from 90210) in a very un-David Silver like role.
So far the show has combined plenty of action and ass-kicking with thoughtful storylines about what it means to be human, to have compassion with others, and struggling with the balance between the greater good and individuals lives. They haven't gone with a predictable story yet, and I'm really caught up in the series. I highly recommend it!
dude. you totally know that the 90210 connection is the reason that the you like the show. c'mon, admit it.
We watch it because my husband has had a big crush on Summer Glau since "Firefly"
I have not watched it yet - scheduling difficulties on my part, but io9.com (all things sci-fi) has had good things to say about the program. Now with your recommendation, I'm going to have to check it out. Other tv programming leaves me cold, lately, so this may be just the ticket! Thanks!
I'm loving the show. I was always a big fan of the movies too. I'm glad they haven't messed the story line up with the tv show. I think Cameron has many surprises for us yet to come.