The “Terminator” is a Big Softie
By Rodd • Jan 15th, 2008 • Category: 3 Column RIGHT, Fox, Reviews, SciFi, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The ratings for the second episode of Fox’s “Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles” dropped 45% in its second airing, but the ratings for the second Monday night episode of NBC’s “American Gladiators” basically held up.
Not a surprise.
The “Terminator” remake is about 10 years too early. Yes, I know the link in the previous sentence goes to a Metacritic rundown of reviews showing “Terminator” scored highly with the critics but I don’t care.. If I want to undermine my own arguments through text links, I’ll do it.
See, the problem is “Terminator” is aimed toward fans of the movies. But the fans of the three movies have already seen this stuff before. The series feels too familiar. Here’s the same premise as the films, but with a lower budget and unknown actors. It’s well executed (thus the reviews), but also tired before it even starts.
Fox should have waited a good 10 years before trying to make the small screen version of “Terminator.” Give storytelling techniques and special effects some more time to evolve so they could do something truly different. As is, this is like going back in time — to 1984, 1991 and 2003.
Rodd
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What! This show is awesome. Same great story & much hotter actresses. Smoking hot Summer Glau isn’t exactly an unknown either. After her role in Firefly the sci-fi audience will be watching this from Mom’s basement in droves.
Then again, I didn’t watch either episode until last night. Maybe my DVR and I are the problem with the ratings.
What’s wrong with my Mom’s basement?
I didn’t judge you Mom’s basement, only that seems to be where Firefly fans watch TV from. I liked Firefly too, but I moved out of my Mom’s place and live over my grandpa’s garage.