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| Actors: Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Richard T. Jones
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 392 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.7
MPN: 1000039702
UPC: 883929025176
EAN: 0883929025176
ASIN: B00168HARG
Theatrical Release Date: August 19, 2008
Release Date: August 19, 2008
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| • | The mother of all destiny. Her son, the future leader of mankind. Their protector, a terminator from the future. Together they must take back the future as Sarah Connor (300?s Lena Headey) prepares her son to fight the war against machines determined to annihilate the human race. The clock is ticking. Can they stop Judgment Day?The man-vs.-machine tale that?s thrilled millions gets a reboot in thi |
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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is the weekly TV series based on the hit action/sci-fi movie franchise that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a star. Lena Headey (300) plays the title character, the mother who bears the burden of raising--and protecting--the future salvation of mankind, her teenage son, John (Thomas Dekker, Heroes). As explained in both of James Cameron's Terminator movies (this series considers the third film, Rise of the Machines, not part of its mythology), the computer system Skynet has taken over future Earth, and an adult John Connor is the leader of the human resistance, causing the robots to send android assassins--called Terminators--back in time to kill John before he can become a hero. John's would-be assassin--introducing himself as a substitute teacher named Cromartie (Garret Dillahunt)--tracks him down, but John gets a fighting chance with the surprise arrival of a benevolent Terminator (Summer Glau, Firefly) named Cameron (get it?), who declares, "Come with me if you want to live" (another nod to the movies). Thus begins an uneasy partnership among Sarah, John, and Cameron, with Sarah not trusting Cameron and Cameron trying to carry out her mission (some of her deadpans are hilarious) and John caught in the middle (lucky John!). The trio time-travels ahead to 2007 but still can't escape the relentless Cromartie, and also dogged by an FBI agent (Richard T. Jones) who thinks Sarah Connor might be more than just a fugitive. And while the series' fierce action looked like it might slide into a simple Chase of the Week formula, things got interesting with our heroes' discovery of a chess machine called the Turk that might be the first incarnation of Skynet, and a surprising addition to the team (Brian Austin Green). Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles debuted on Fox in January 2008, and the midseason start and the writers' strike kept the season to a mere nine episodes. But it was picked up for a full second season in 2008-2009. --David Horiuchi
Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 08/19/2008 Run time: 405 minutes Rating: Nr
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 I was definitly impressed January 12, 2010
J. Paul (hell MI usa)
Terminator 3 was a huge disappointment still it made a lot of money but still was a disappointment. So when I herd they were making a TV show I was like OMG they are going to kill this franchise. But I gave the show a chance & I really got into the show.
EP 1 The Piolt episode****_A strong opening to the series. Sarah & John go on the run John just wants a normal life until a Terminator named Cromartie tries to kill him & another Terminator named Cameron a protector shows up to stop Cromartie.
EP.2 Gnethi Seauton**_Cromartie resurfaces to find a scientist that can make artifical skin.
EP.3 The Turk**_Sarah tries to find anybody that had a link to Skynet & she meets a man named Andy Goode who makes a chess program that will eventually become Skynet.
EP.4 Heavy Metal***_Cameron discovers a trucks in a factory that has enough metal to make up to 500 Terminators John decides to go off on his own & stop it.
EP.5 Queens Gambit***_Derek Reese older brother of Kyle Reese comes from the futer & kills Andy Goode.
EP.6 Dugenons & Dragons**_Derek Reese is injured from a gunshot from the last episode & has flashbacks from the war.
EP.7 The Demon Hand extended cut****_Really good episode goes deeper into Sarah's time at Pescidero. Not telling anymore about you go & watch.
EP.8 Vick's Chip***_Cool episode not telling anymore though.
EP.9 What He Beheld****_Last episode of a rather short season goes out with a bang though.
So if you didn't care for T3 you should give TSCC a shot some episodes show what T3 could've been.
 Even better with the second viewing December 29, 2009
Avals Sher (FL, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Honestly, it boggles the mind that this show, which was the highest-rated new scripted series of the 2007-08 television season had only a two season run. It was very good and Fox dropped the ball as far as cancelling it after the second season. Well, as many of you know, this show takes place in between T2 and T3, with the result that T3 never happens given the time travel that the characters on the show do. In T3, Sarah was supposed to die of cancer in 1990s, but since Sarah and the gang jump to 2007, they jump over the year in which Sarah would have died. Sarah, of course, keeps worring that she will still die of cancer and the first season makes it a point for the viewer to remember whose Chronicles these are - not John's. The first season brings back threads from T2, such as showing what happens to Dr. Peter Silberman and bringing back Dyson's widow who, with great reservation, helps Sarah (who hasn't aged a year) continue her fight against Skynet (fearing that more innocent people will die simply for playing a role in constructing Skynet). We finally get to meet Derek Reese, John's uncle. Meanwhile, Sarah finds herself trying to explain the past to Charley. Given a telivision show budget and everything they managed to pack into the writer's strike shortened season of just 9 episodes, it's amazing how good Sarah, John and their terminator protector Cameron look dogging Agent Ellison (an FBI agent is putting everything together) and Cromartie, the terminator on their trail. Recommend.
Awesome, great!!!! December 23, 2009
Jadeve (Ponce, PR)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This series are awesome, it was a lot more than I expected and it gives you all the details, what happened betweem T2 and T3. I recomend all people who like The Terminator to defenetely see this series, you'll love it! I DO!
The best show on television. EVER. December 17, 2009
E. Parsons
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok, I know I made a pretty strong claim in my title, but it's true. I don't watch TV very often, mainly the Science Channel and other geeky educational channels. I've seen several decent shows in the past but this takes the cake. Why? This show is extremely smart, well written, well directed, well acted, and has very realistic special effects. If you think this is going to be just another action-packed piece of junk that's just trying to cater to people who want some special effect eye candy, think again. I have never fallen in love with a show before, but I couldn't help getting emotionally wrapped up in the characters and story line. The characters are not only complex, but watching the character development unfold is just unbelievable. This show has left me speechless, in shock with my jaw dropped, and in tears. A TV show has never made me cry until now. This show makes you think. Deeply. It makes you question what being human means. So if you want a show that you don't have to pay attention to, something that is superficial and mind-numbing, watch Dancing with the Stars. On the other hand, if you want a show that actually MEANS something and has a point and a purpose, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is the show! Just don't turn your head or blink when you watch it because you might miss something ;-)
Exceeded Expectations, Terminated All Doubts November 12, 2009
ONENEO (Buffalo, NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I did something with Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TSCC) that I rarely do: I purchased the complete show on DVD without so much as watching a single episode during its run on broadcast television or reading even one review. The reason for such a brash move? Well I've always enjoyed the franchise in its feature film form and figured that the weekly format would be a spectacular medium in which to fill in the gaps between the films.
As such TSCC does just that. In fact the series could be viewed as Terminator 2.5 if the motion-picture timeline is one's gauge of measurement. If you'll recall, Terminator 2: Judgment Day ended with Sarah Connor, her young son John (with the help of the 800 "Swartz" Series Terminator) manage to destroy both the liquid-metal T-1000, as well as the arm and chip from the first film's 800 Series Terminator. The film was set in the year 1995 with a then ten-year-old John Connor.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines jumped ahead to 2004 where a nineteen-year-old John Connor is living "off the grid" in the areas surrounding Los Angeles after the death of his mother. It turns out that Judgment Day did not occur in 1997 as had been predicted in the first film due to mankind's intervention to the timeline, which postponed the prophesied events. As is the robots of the future's way, another Terminator has been sent back in time (this time the female T-X unit) in effort to pick off Connor's future lieutenants in the human Resistance.
TSCC begins in 1999 with a fourteen-year-old John Connor still living with his mother on constant run from both destiny and evil cyborgs. Following the movie-formula, the duo finds themselves pursued by a T-888 Terminator unit but aided by Cameron, a female (800 Series) Terminator that has been re-programmed and sent back through time to protect John.
But before you go and get used to life circa 1999, the crew make a desperate escape by time traveling to the year 2007 and in the process jump right over the time where cancer should have claimed the life of Sarah Connor. The Terminator in pursuit in 1999 uses the eight years of their absence to reconstruct his damaged chassis and is quite alive and well by the time 2007 rolls around.
It gets worse still for our protagonists once they discover that that Skynet has in fact sent many Terminators back to the year 2007 for a whole variety of missions ranging from the execution of key resistance members to the physical construction of the network and facilities that will eventually become Skynet.
The bottom line is, and like the movies, our heroes have their hands full in what boils down to present day in effort to change future-history. The good news is, as an hour-long episode format, it works. The shows build with absolutely beautiful pacing, intense action sequences, and solid scientific explanations without tech overload.
I wasn't sure what to expect going in; after all, many of the films demanded an R rating to tell their tale not to mention boasted budgets that put even the ritziest television budgets to shame. I can state with confidence that producer Josh Friedman recognized these limitations and went about crafting the source material into a television effort with style and grace.
The acting is well above what's typically associated with made-for-television action drama efforts and the effects, while slightly pale compared to the efforts of the last two feature films, are easily on par with (and at times surpass) the visuals of the first two.
More impressive than the acting and visuals however would have to be the story/ plot structure itself which manages to take many of the elements that have made the films so enduring, and interweaves them with a slightly more dramatic feel than that of the movies (which were typically mass-destruction chases).
My only complaint lies not with the show in particular but rather some of the typical snafus and paradoxes that the series (and time travel in general) call to mind. Questions of predestination and multiple (parallel) existences can detract from an already difficult-to-follow timeline if the viewer allows themselves the distraction of pondering such things. As has been the case with all of the Terminator incarnations thus far, it is best perhaps to suspend disbelief and simply enjoy the ride.
The show was one of those that suffered due to the writer's strike and hence consists of only 9-episodes for the first season. Coming in at a total runtime of 394 minutes, the show spans 3-discs and contains a healthy dose of extras including staff commentaries over three episodes, audition clips, gag reels, and several deleted "Terminated" scenes. The second season was boosted to 22-episodes before ultimately meeting its untimely demise from television. A shame really, as the show managed to surpass most of my expectations. I'm working on the second season now and will review that one upon completion as well.
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