BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"



Syfy has picked up all 31 episodes of the TV series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", planning a special network launch April 7, 2011.


Debuting on Fox, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" was produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Warner Bros. Television and C2 Pictures (C2 was replaced by The Halcyon Company starting with Season 2).



The spin-off from the "Terminator" series of films, follows the lives of 'Sarah' (Lena Headey) and 'John Connor' (Thomas Dekker), following the events of director James Cameron's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day".


Production for the series was provided by "Terminator 2"/"Terminator 3" producers and C2 Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment (International) co-presidents, Mario Kassar/Andrew G. Vajna, C2 Senior Vice President James Middleton, David Nutter and Josh Friedman.


"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" was the highest-rated new scripted series of the 2007-08 television season.


The pilot episode, set in 1999, introduces Sarah, her son John and 'Cameron' (Summer Glau), a female 'Terminator' robot that has been re-programmed to protect John, as they are pursued by the killer 'T-888' Terminator robot 'Cromartie', sent back through time to assassinate John.


Sarah and John are also chased by FBI Special Agent 'James Ellison' (Richard T. Jones), named after author Harlan Ellison whose sci-fi concepts inspired James Cameron's original "Terminator" storyline.


Throughout the series Sarah becomes romantically involved with paramedic 'Charley Dixon' (Dean Winters), while John, frustrated with his life on the run, resolves to go on the offensive against 'Skynet', creators of the Terminators.


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