I started watching Chuck because of Adam Baldwin. I stayed for Yvonne Strahovski, but it was Baldwin who really made me think, “this show may just be worth watching.”
Aside from my fandom of Keri Russell, I watched Waitress because Nathan Fillion was a supporting character.
What can I say? I have a soft spot for the cast of Firefly, and I like to support them in whatever they do. Together, they were one of the most impressive casts in television history so its only natural that my loyalty to them extends to other endeavors.
Enter Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Besides the absurdly long name, Summer Glau stars in this series based on the 1984 Schwarzenegger flick.
Summer Glau plays River in Firefly, and a Terminator in this show. She certainly knows how to pick’em.
At least Adam Baldwin had the good sense to get away from the network that ruined Firefly. Let’s hope Summer doesn’t get burned twice by the network who is notorious for mismanaging its sci-fi.
I’m not usually one for pure action.
As good as they may be, I get little joy out of the Bourne movies, double-oh seven, Dirty Harry, or even the hallowed John McClane.
Terminator leaves me at a crossroads. I want to support Summer Glau. In fact, I think she did an amazing job being a kick-butt robot chick from the future.
But at the end of the day, I just don’t think Terminator is my kind of show. I don’t get excited about explosions and gunfights between indestructible machines. And we all know I don’t get excited about time travel.
My bias against action shows aside, the first episode of this tale wasn’t bad – if you like this sort of thing. It certainly blew the Bionic Woman out of the water.
The action was decent, the special effects were believable, and the acting was adequate for the type of show it’s trying to be.
If I had one complaint it would be how heavily it leans on its source material.
I haven’t watched any of the Terminator movies in years, and my wife has never watched them. I found myself more confused than not, and I had to continually pause to explain something that I had just remembered about the movies.
Being based on a franchise that has long since died, it’s suprising to me that they wouldn’t do at least a little bit more recap. Perhaps they could have even used some footage from the films to lend credence.
Also, Lena Headey is no Linda Hamilton. And really, could you expect her to be? As the titular character of the series, I think she’s going to have to find a way to not be upstaged by her 16 year old son and his hot teenage robot.
Overall, if you think you’d like Terminator: TSCC, then I think you probably will. In these television starved times, it’s is a worthwhile expenditure of time.
It’s a perfect show for anyone who thought this should come true. Also, I enjoyed the movies (although you only need to know the first two – T3 is in an “alternate timeline” from the TV series).
I like time travel and “gunfights between indestructible machines”, so yes, I am liking the show. No one is annoying as they could be, and I didn’t think the plot was too hard to follow. I just think it’s weird that the only two HD shows I’m watching currently (until Lost and Jericho return) air at the same time (Enterprise is also Monday nights at 9).