Terminator Terminated

[nx1701g]

I was kind of souring on this series, then the last three episodes hit, and I really wanted to see more. It was just getting going, what a waste.

The final three episodes - which I call The Skynet Arc - were the best of the series IMO.

 

[Deckerd]

It was never going to survive after they failed to pronounce Cromartie correctly. You'd think Shirley Manson would have told them.

How is Cromartie supposed to be pronounced? What kind of name is it anyway?

Ross & Cromarty

Stress on the first syllable CROmarty. The 'o' is short as in ... uhhh... 'short', rather than long as in 'slow'. Two things they got wrong.

 

[NX74205]

No shit Sherlock. I am in no way dismissing that. But 43 years ago doesn't apply to today's TV and today's Star Trek. That's why the most recent series failed. Tv has moved on since then. Trek on TV didn't follow.

The vast majority of TNG's run wasn't arc-based either and was all "filler" by the inappropriate definition being thrown around in this thread. TNG, in particular, wasn't written as filler. It was written for purpose of syndication. That way anyone could jump right in and enjoy themselves. Last I checked, TNG was also highly successful.

TNG was over 20 years ago. That type of story telling simply doesn't work in sci-fi in the 21st century.

Thank You! I am sick of people bringing TNG into the discussion whenever a Sci-Fi series is canceled. Like this poster said, that show was over 20 years ago and it was a much different TV environment. I highly doubt that TNG would be as successful today as it was then.

 

[Johnny Rico]

Well, FUCK!!! With that strong cliff-hanger ending, I was sure they'd at least give it another 13 episodes or so. DAMN! I wanted to see where'd they'd take the story-line.

Well, at least then with the purchase of the S2 DVDs, that'll be yet another TV series I'll wrap up with that purchase.

 

[flux_29]

New Target

Nice.

 

[nx1701g]

dun dun dun dun dun.

 

[Pilot Ace]

http://www.airlockalpha.com/news/65...to-bring-dollhouse-back-joss-whedon-says.html

Studio Fought Hard To Bring 'Dollhouse' Back, Joss Whedon Says

Although Whedon is dedicated to "Dollhouse," he did admit that if there was left up to him to choose what show survived Friday night, he might not have picked his own. Instead, he would've picked "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles."

"I am an apocalyptic future nut. I love that stuff," he said. "I can never get enough of it. If they had put a gun to my head and told me to choose, I would say renew 'Sarah Connor.' I wasn't trying to imitate it but it's definitely in my vocabulary."

If only...

 

[Samurai8472]

Joss Weadon + Summer Glau = kungfu kickass girl powered Terminator

 

[Lindley]

http://www.airlockalpha.com/news/65...to-bring-dollhouse-back-joss-whedon-says.html

Studio Fought Hard To Bring 'Dollhouse' Back, Joss Whedon Says

Although Whedon is dedicated to "Dollhouse," he did admit that if there was left up to him to choose what show survived Friday night, he might not have picked his own. Instead, he would've picked "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles."

"I am an apocalyptic future nut. I love that stuff," he said. "I can never get enough of it. If they had put a gun to my head and told me to choose, I would say renew 'Sarah Connor.' I wasn't trying to imitate it but it's definitely in my vocabulary."

If only...

Well, that certainly explains why he's turning Dollhouse into an apocalyptic future show!

 

[LutherSloan]

I still think the only reason Dollhouse was picked up instead of T:TSCC was because Joss Whedon is a big name producer who everyone knows about, and FOX figured that they could still make $$$ off of that. The ratings were virtually the same, with TSCC having a slight edge I believe.

 

[Lindley]

Yeah, Fox has said as much. Dollhouse got a reprieve as a gamble on Joss's name.

 

[bigdaddy]

And to shut people up about Firefly.

 

[Infern0]

The curse of Summer Glau strikes again, I wouldnt cast her in anything!

 

[Rulius]

And to shut people up about Firefly.

That won't ever happen... fox screwed the pooch on that one..

 

[Captain Craig]

The curse of Summer Glau strikes again, I wouldnt cast her in anything!

I believe she is going to do a guest spot, either one episode or an arc, on Dollhouse next season.
You can Google 'Summer Glau Dollhouse' and get several articles.

 

[nx1701g]

^ Yeah. Joss already says he plans to bring her in at some point this season. He's already also said he plans for her to play someone who is the opposite of both River and Cameron: she'll be chatty and playful.

 

[DWMarch]

The curse of Summer Glau strikes again, I wouldnt cast her in anything!

The Unit ran two and a half full seasons after Summer's guest appearance.

Angel (where she made her first television appearance) ran for two more seasons after her appearance as well.

She's not cursed. Both Firefly and T:SCC had huge obstacles to overcome that went way beyond the cast.

 

[Lindley]

If anyone's cursed, it's Tim Minear.

 

[iguana_tonante]

The curse of Summer Glau strikes again, I wouldnt cast her in anything!

I would cast her in everything, especially my very personal fantasies.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

I still think the only reason Dollhouse was picked up instead of T:TSCC was because Joss Whedon is a big name producer who everyone knows about, and FOX figured that they could still make $$$ off of that. The ratings were virtually the same, with TSCC having a slight edge I believe.

That's part of the reason, but T:TSCC was also a significantly more expensive show than Dollhouse.