Summer Glau's new show: Sarah Connor Chronicles

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ECGORDON

Friday, February 8, 2008 12:47 PM

I don't think you can blame any of the show's shortcomings on the writer's strike, since they had originally intended it to begin last fall, but later delayed it to mid-season. Why they only had time to do nine episodes I don't know. There have been some mistakes, but overall I think the show is okay, just not great. If nothing else, having Summer on the show has brought some people around to watching Firefly, I'd say that's a good thing.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

ZEEK

Monday, February 11, 2008 8:43 PM

Again with episode 4 they played the "is that a terminator or not" game with us. The actor is being interrogated by the police and all his answers are stilted and potentially terminatorlike. Then the technician can't find a vein "oh no!". Oh wait it's just a human and he bursts out in human emotion right then calling them fascists. The problem I have with this type of stuff is that they force someone out of character just to build suspense.

Not only that but then later we see the actual terminator pretending to be the actor and is more human than the actual human was when the writers were trying to fool us. Stop playing stupid little games with the audience.

And how many dang terminators are there in 2007? This is what our third one in four shows? Why should we car at all about cromartie if they can just send back a gazillion terminators?

CRUITHNE3753

Monday, February 11, 2008 8:52 PM

Starts this side of the Pond 21st Feb on Virgin One

(Carefully trying not to see any spoilers...)

HIXIE129

Monday, February 11, 2008 9:05 PM

I love Summer, but the show sucks...

DARKJESTER

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 1:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hixie129:
I love Summer, but the show sucks...

I think "sucks" is a bit strong personally. There are some things about the show that bug me - most of which have been mentioned here, but I'll keep watching. It's Summer, and it's SciFi in prime-time. Maybe we've been spoiled by Firefly (and Battlestar!) into having the bar set too high. I'm hoping the writing and continuity will improve, and I'll keep watching until it does.

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

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ECGORDON

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 1:54 AM

I'll continue to watch as long as it's on the air, but I don't think the chances are good that we will get more than the nine episodes already filmed. The writers are going to have to turn it up a notch and give us something to get excited about for me to care very much either way. The acting has been poor overall, and unfortunately I have to include Summer in that a little, but it's the writer's fault, imo.

ASARIAN

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:04 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:

Again with episode 4 they played the "is that a terminator or not" game with us. The actor is being interrogated by the police and all his answers are stilted and potentially terminatorlike. Then the technician can't find a vein "oh no!". Oh wait it's just a human and he bursts out in human emotion right then calling them fascists.

Not to mention that you could clearly see MANY veins on his arm! It's getting very near the point that, Summer despite, I may need to stop watching the show. Or rather, I should say, I should perhaps stop watching to preserve the good memories of Summer!

--
"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

ASARIAN

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4:39 AM

FOX: "Oooo, let's play chess, shall we?! Only, we're a bit retarded, and don't know exactly which way a chess board goes."

"Hmm, h1 is a white square, you say? Eh, who will notice? We're gonna cancel the show anyway. We're just in it for the quick buck."

Yep, they play better than humans, these computers. Big finale, and then (announcer)...

"Rook to c2, checkmate! A shocking turn of events!"

Oh, for frak' sake!! Fox, could you possibly insult your public any further?!

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"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

JUBALISEARLY

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 5:33 AM

First off chill out. I understand that a lot of Firefly fans will hate Fox and those who gave the axe to our beloved show for all time. This show isn't by them, its by some great writers and directors who had nothing to do with Firefly's premature death. Save the venom for the Fox executives please.

This weeks episode was exceptional, not only for its acting, and writing, but also for its overall story arc. I love the Det. Ellison character, and of course Summer/Cameron adds her usual brilliance.

This is a show with a fairly simple plot line, and yet they've managed to bring the feel of the movies into a totally different format. Currently this show (after just 5 episodes) is head and shoulders above Galactica which has turned to a convuluted and uninteresting soap opera. Its lost 90% of its sci and fi and has gone all soap.

In my opninion me this show is on pace (if they bring it back for a second full season) to be one of the best sci fi shows on television second only to Heroes.

JONGSSTRAW

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:53 PM

Haven't missed an episode yet, but I don't know how much longer I can watch it. The show is hollow and soul-less. Lena Heady is maybe THE worst actress I've ever seen....no emotion, no believability...just reading her lines off a script. There is not one endearing element in the show (save for Summer's presence)...ie, I don't like or care about these people, as they've given me nothing about them to like or believe in or care about. I'm rooting for the terminators to kill 'em all. Then show me a flash forward to the future, and all will change, probably for the better. I never really "bought into" the storyline that John Connor...the Great John Connor was the ONLY man in the future who could organize and motivate a resistance...What.. no Marines, firemen or cops around? Even those chin-ups Sarah's doing ..well it's obvious she's NOT doing them, they have some guy off-camera lifting her up and down...it's absurd.

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