Like pretty much every sci-fi fan waiting out the writers' strike, I was glued to my set Sunday and Monday nights watching the two-part premiere of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Like pretty much every sci-fi fan waiting out the writers' strike, I was glued to my set Sunday and Monday nights watching the two-part premiere of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Marvel Index
With the release of Iron Man in 2008, Marvel Studios, a subsidiary of the all-powerful Disney Empire, established the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a massively profitable and ever expanding mega-franchise comprised of various films and television series that all take place in the same shared fictional universe. Collected here are links to reviews for all the Marvel films we have covered or plan to cover, as well as reviews for other Marvel films that aren't placed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Marvel Cinematic Universe TV Shows
Agatha All Along
Agent Carter
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Cloak & Dagger
Daredevil
Daredevil: Born Again
The Defenders
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Hawkeye
Iron Fist
Jessica Jones
Loki
Luke Cage
Marvel Zombies
Marvel's Inhumans
The Punisher
The Punisher: One Last Kill
She-Hulk, Attorney at Law
WandaVision
What If...?
Other Marvel TV (not MCU)
The Gifted
Legion
Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies
(by release date)
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Thor
Captain America, The First Avenger
The Avengers
Iron Man 3
Thor: The Dark World
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ant-Man
Captain America: Civil War
Doctor Strange
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Thor: Ragnarok
Black Panther
Avengers: Infinity War
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Captain Marvel
Avengers: Endgame
Spider-man: Far From Home
Black Widow
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The Eternals
The Eternals: A Deaf-centered Review
Spider-man: No Way Home
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Thor: Love and Thunder
Wakanda Forever
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
The Marvels
Deadpool & Wolverine
Captain America: Brave New World
Thunderbolts*
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Other Marvel Movies
Madame Web
Spider-man 3
The Amazing Spider-man
X-Men: Days of Future Past
The Wolverine
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Recommended Reads for Marvel Movie and TV Fans
An X-Men Retrospective, Part 1
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T.H.E. G.R.E.A.T. S.H.I.E.L.D. D.E.B.A.T.E.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009) was an attempt to reboot the Terminator franchise in a series format. The show picks up in 1999, several years after the events of T2 and tells the continuing story of the Connors' fight to prevent Judgment Day. As the title suggests, the initial emphasis is on Sarah Connor, the soft, doughy waitress who turned into one of the ultimate ass-kicking film heroines. Over the course of the show's short run, it gradually becomes the story of the entire Connor crew, including John; his latest cyborg protector, a smoking hot young woman named Cameron; and John's uncle, Derek, a hard, battle-weary soldier from the future.
T:TSCC takes the franchise in some fascinating new directions in terms of plot, pacing, and focus. The show generally favors a slow-burning, introspective style of storytelling that allows the writers to explore the psychological and emotional fallout from the war with Skynet. Although this slower pace didn't sit well with many in the franchise's fanbase, it allowed for a deeper, more satisfying story with nuanced performances and great emotional payoff. Plus, the show still features fantastic, hard-hitting action sequences worthy of its movie forebears. All in all, a great, if short-lived, addition to the Terminator universe.
Season One
1.1 Pilot
1.2 Gnothi Seauton
1.3 The Turk
1.4 Heavy Metal
1.5 Queen's Gambit
1.6 Dungeons & Dragons
1.7 The Demon Hand
1.8 Vick's Chip
1.9 What He Beheld
Season Two
2.1 Samson & Delilah
2.2 Automatic for the People
2.3 The Mousetrap
2.4 Allison from Palmdale
2.5 Goodbye To All That
2.6 The Tower is Tall but the Fall is Short
2.7 Brothers of Nablus
2.8 Mr. Ferguson is Ill Today
2.9 Complications
2.10 Strange Things Happen at the One Two Point
2.11 Self Made Man
2.12 Alpine Fields
2.13 Earthlings Welcome Here
2.14 The Good Wound
2.15 Desert Cantos
2.16 Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep
2.17 Ourselves Alone
2.18 Today is the Day, Part 1
2.19 Today is the Day, Part 2
2.20 To the Lighthouse
2.21 Adam Raised a Cain
2.22 Born to Run
Movie Reviews
Terminator by Billie Doux
Terminator 2: Judgment Day by Billie Doux
Terminator: Salvation by Jess Lynde
Terminator: Genisys by Samantha M. Quinn
Terminator: Dark Fate by Samantha M. Quinn
Articles
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles pilot episode review by Billie Doux
Cast
Lena Headey (Sarah Connor)
Thomas Dekker (John Connor)
Summer Glau (Cameron Phillips)
Richard T. Jones (James Ellison)
Brian Austin Green (Derek Reese)
Garret Dillahunt (Cromartie)
Shirley Manson (Catherine Weaver)
Terminator: What He Beheld
Another great episode this week. I loved the title --- it fit well with the religious overtones associated with the impending apocalypse and could easily apply to multiple characters. “He” could be Derek, Agent Ellison, Charlie, and possibly even Kyle or John, but I think it fits best with the first three.Terminator: Vick's Chip
So the overall theme for this week’s episode is about being fooled by the “people” we let into our lives. Barbara let Vick into her life, didn’t look too deeply behind the mask, and paid a horrible price. Sarah and John have let Cameron and Derek into their lives, without truly knowing what’s behind the mask. It remains to be seen whether they have unwittingly resigned themselves to terrible fates, as Sarah’s voice over suggested.Terminator: The Demon Hand
Another strong episode. Not as strong as last week’s, but still very good. I’m guessing for fans of the series that weren’t initially fans of the movie, this episode might be less than stellar. It relies very heavily on story from the movies, both in terms of character and visuals. I really enjoyed that aspect of it, but I can see how maybe it wouldn’t work as well for all viewers.Terminator: Dungeons and Dragons
This was an outstanding follow-up to last week’s episode. It was very intense from start to finish, gave us a taste of the future past, and was interlaced with some fantastic character interactions. Sarah and Charlie had some great emotional scenes, and Sarah and Cameron had a tense face off over the destruction of the dead Terminator. I also loved the scene near the end between John and Derek, where John finally answers Derek’s questions about what happened to Kyle. John saying that Kyle was a soldier and a hero was very moving, made more resonant by similar references in earlier episodes. John wants to tell Derek the truth so badly; to have some sort of connection to his dad, other than Sarah. Very powerful character moments.Terminator: Queen's Gambit
The episodes since the pilot have been on a bit of downward slide, and I was beginning to get a bit concerned about the future of the series. The beginning of this episode didn’t do much to alleviate my concerns.Terminator: Heavy Metal
This is my least favorite episode of the series thus far. I didn’t like it the first time I saw it, and I was not looking forward to re-watching it. But I gave it another shot for the sake of the reviews. Sadly, it didn’t fare much better the second time.Terminator: The Turk
This was another episode that balanced great material with no-so-great material. Sarah’s story was once again the highlight of the episode for me. Even though the voice over monologues were seriously heavy-handed in pointing out the analogies between the development of the nuclear bomb and Sarah’s current situation, I liked seeing her internal conflict play out. Her nightmare from the beginning clearly showed that she’s struggling not only with whether or not to kill the possible Skynet creators, but with her fear that even if she kills them, it won’t be enough. I think if she could be sure it would stop Judgment Day, she would kill them all in a heartbeat with little regret. But she can’t be sure. What if she can’t change the future? Can she really bring herself to kill a man if there’s no guarantee that it will end the impending holocaust? The answer at this point is apparently, “No.” In the end she just destroyed Andy’s research, instead of killing Andy. Will it be enough? Even if she had killed him, would it be enough?Terminator: Gnothi Seauton
This was a decent effort, but not as good as the pilot. I liked that the story moved on to the next logical step following their time jump: laying low and getting new identities. And, of course, some predictable teenage rebellion.Terminator: Pilot
This was a great pilot. It did exactly what it needed to do: set the tone, established the world and the basic characters, and told just enough of the story to leave the audience wanting more. It was intense and action packed, and even though it was chock full of bullets, broken walls, and explosions, it never seemed to lose sight of the emotional toll on the characters. The potential promise of good story and good, developed characters is certainly enough to get me to tune in again.2008 guest book
Yes, this is my blog, not an actual guest book. But I use my blog as a sort of attachment to my web site as a place to post general articles. I also wanted a place where people could post feedback, anonymously if they liked, without having to send me an email. And this is it.
So please feel free to post any comment you like. I always read every comment posted on my blog.
So please feel free to post any comment you like. I always read every comment posted on my blog.
The Sookie Stackhouse Books by Charlaine Harris
"I raised my head from his neck, and a wave of dark delight carried me out to sea. This was pretty exotic stuff for a telepathic barmaid from northern Louisiana."Vampires. Mysterious murders in a small town. A beautiful young woman in danger. Sounds like a great big cliche. But as with everything in life, it's all about how it's done. Dead until Dark is the first in a best-selling series of fantasy mysteries that successfully introduced a whole new supernatural world where vampires have "come out of the coffin," are (mostly) living on synthetic blood developed by the Japanese, and are trying to integrate into human society, with somewhat problematic results.
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