Terminator is Back - Kent Ninomiya
Kent Ninomiya - I must confess that I was skeptical as I watched the premier of the Terminator, The Sarah Connor Chronicles over the past two nights. After all, most movie franchises turned television series are pretty lame. I must also confess that my skepticism was unwarranted. I was a fan of the Terminator movies and I am now a fan of this new TV show. The writers obviously spent a lot of time pounding out the time line and plot line. They must know that hard core fans will tear them apart if they are not true to the original story. The writers did a fine job. This series is at first set two years after the second movie in 1999. In an ingenious bit of writing it then fast forwards to 2008 thanks to a time machine that was made by another soldier from the future who was sent back in 1963 by the future John Connor. As a notorious skeptic of poorly conceived science fiction writing, I am difficult to convince. I bought this plot line completely. Granted they do take liberties with the characters. In a reversal of the original roles, the bad terminator is now the huge male robot while the good terminator is the hot girl. She acts more like a girl than a terminator so I will need a little more convincing there. The actors playing John and Sarah Connor are quite good and do their characters justice. The big test is whether the story will justify a continuing television series. I don't know how long this show will be able to maintain their momentum, but they are off to a fine start and I am eager to see the next episode. Kent Ninomiya
