Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
OK, I’m in for The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Lena Headey is Sarah, filling the huge shoes of Linda Hamilton from Terminator 2. She seems a little too pretty and fine boned for the part, but I heard no trace of her English accent, and she did a more-than-capable job–believable and likable right away. The music was straight out of Battlestar Galactica. Thomas Dekker as John is a little more of a problem. Not necessarily the actor, but his meek, mother-smothered character. Do I really believe that this is the kid that the delinquent of T2 turned into? Not sure.
According to the press, the show takes place after T1 and T2, and T3 is largely ignored. Like many a dodgy sequel, T3 isn’t factored into continuity. The premiere of T:TSCC was a huge hit, though it’s not like it had any significant competition, given the strike. The pilot was a good, solid show. Entertaining, and a decent segue from T2 to TV.
I hope that Dean Winters as her former boyfriend sticks around. He was entertaining on both Rescue Me and 30 Rock as Dennis, the Pager King. But he’s not listed in the cast on imdb, so either I’m mistaken that it was him, or he’s certainly not sticking around.
January 17th, 2008 at 8:28 am
It was him (Dean Winters). I expect he’ll be there on and off.
I enjoyed it as well. Not the best show out there, but I compared it most, in my mind, to this year’s Bionic Woman and it was MUCH better than that.