Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Series 1 (DVD)

I first saw this on TV and was abit sceptical about it.Would it fit in with the movies mythology?How can Sarah be in it when by Terminator 3 she was dead?
But all my fears were unfounded,very clever scripts made sure it not only fit the mythology but expanded on it,and as for Sarah being alive...if you haven't seen it i won't spoil it for you but rest assured it is quickly and intelligently dealt with.Lena Headey steps into the formidable shoes of Sarah Connor with ease,Summer Glau makes a fantastic Terminator,do we trust her (it?) or not.Watching her play an emotionless robot performing ballet in front of her bedroom mirror is just beautiful and a little unsettling!Thomas Dekker plays a teenage John Connor very well,no longer the stroppy tearaway from T2,now he's grown up alot and you see glimpses of the leader he is destined to become.The addition of Derek Reece (Kyle's brother and therefore Johns uncle)is a clever one.The last episode of series 1,when Derek takes John to see both himself and Kyle playing as children is surprisingly moving.I for one cannot wait for series 2 of this fantastic show,especially after the cliffhanger they leave us with on the series finale.My only real gripe with the dvd boxset is the lack of decent extras,a few deleted scenes and that's it.But the show itself makes up for this and is well worth buying in my opinion.Put it this way,i usually find tv boxsets a little expensive and wait for them to drop in price before i buy them,this one i had within a week of release and had watched it all within 3 days!

The Terminator saga is one of the longest running and well created predestination paradox stories in modern science fiction and it is with great care that they have created The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Set after the events of Terminator 2, the series centers around Sarah's efforts to keep John safe and 'off the radar' while keeping an ever watchful eye out for the Terminators themselves.
John has to deal with growing up, never staying in one pace too long and he feels the tremendous weight on his shoulders and the responsibilities that Sarah is reminding him of.
Help for them arrives in the form of Cameron, a new Terminator sent by John in the future to protect himself in the past.
As the show progresses we begin to see just how complex the paradox has become and the frightening levels which the machines are prepared to go to win.
Not content with sending the T-1000 back, the machines have sent others into the past and their missions are not all about John and the Resistance.
The Resistance themselves appear to have sent their own troops back, some as far as sixty years in order to prepare for the coming war.
Behind all the events in Sarah and John's lives are the investigations of FBI Agent Ellis, who is beginning to piece together the parts of Sarah's past and is coming to understand what she is running from. The best episode for him is in The Demon Hand where he catches up with Doctor Silberman, now played by Bruce Davison, to talk about Sarah's stay in the mental hospital.
The show runs along at a good pace, with carefully thought out scripts and a talent for twists and turns. The most shocking cliffhanger comes in at the end of Queen's Gambit when we discover the identity of one of the Resistance fighters. There are some flashes of the future which begin to explain certain events but while they answer some questions, they give you more to think about. That said, the final ten seconds of the final epsiode 'What he Beheld' are also shocking in their suddenness.
The series is intended as a continuation of Terminator 2 but the writers have already specified that the events from the pilot episode will place the series in a parallel timeline to those events established by Terminator 3 so the remainder of the movie franchise will not have any direct baring on the show.
The three main stars of the show do very well indeed. There was some debate that Lena Headey was not suitable for the role but after a couple of episodes there is no doubt at all that she is Sarah Connor. Thomas Dekker (Zach in Heroes) is well cast as a young John Connor. His interplay with Cameron is excellent and you can see the beginnings of the man that will one day lead the Resistance. Summer Glau is okay as Cameron but sometimes she seems to play the part as either River (from Firefly) or Tess (from The 4400) which is a shame as it almost makes it seem like she cannot bring anything else to her performance. That said, she has a Terminator stare that just makes you want to run a mile.
Due to the writer's strike season 1 only ran for 9 episodes with Pilot, Gnothi Seauton (it means know thyself), The Turk, Heavy Metal, Queen's Gambit, Dungeons And Dragons, The Demon Hand, Vick's Chip and ends with What he Beheld.
So, for fans of the Terminator saga or some good science fiction, The Sarah Connor Chronicles is a must.

This has to be one of the best new series of the past year and i defy anyone to say differently. Although some of the performances are not the best the whole of the cast pull together and make it a spectacle of TV brilliance.
The DVD has alot of extras and is well worth investing in as it goes behind the scenes and shows you how such a creative show is made.

it pulled me in from begining to end ... and i liked the fact that english gangster , actor ... craig fairbrass is in it ...

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A great addition to any Terminator Collection. The season starts where T2 left off (and in my opinion the series is better than the 3rd film) and sees John & Sarah escaping from another Terminator. They are helped in their escape by Cameron - a reprogrammed Terminator sent back to protect John. The series is gritty, action packed and although the first series was only 9 episodes long it is gripping and leaves you wanting the 2nd series to hurry to DVD (especially since the 2nd series is just as action packed with twists that leave you wondering right to the end).

There is a continuous story line through the series - preventing Skynet from being established. If you enjoyed the first 2 Terminator films this should not disappoint. Many people initially thought that Linda Hamilton was and always would be Sarah Connor, well Lena Headey may not be Linda Hamilton but she fills the role of Sarah Connor excellently.

It is an excellent series & well worth the look. Bring on Series 2 DVD box sets!!

Love everything........dislike nothing, but I am TOTALLY biased!!!!!!! This is a great (clever) spin-off and is even better in HD. Who cares that Cameron is a machine? Am currently enthralled by Series 2 and can't wait for T4 movie and Series 2 on Blu-Ray. The plot thickens.........on your feet soldier!

It is an amazing series and i can't wait for the next one to come out.

Recomemded to anyone who loves the terminator films

love all the films and wanted to see the series, as I missed it when it was first shown on tv and now i've seen this series cant wait for the next one!

I am a big fan of the terminator films and saw the first series of sarah connor on ntl and thought it wouldnt be as good as the films but i was wrong. very good series good special effects Brilliant.Cillasman

i bought this evan though i have seen it as it is worth watch twice or maybe three times at least. cant wait for season 2 to be sold.

I saw a few of these on freeview and liked it so much I bought the complete series 1. This series is a must for terminator fans, it is equally as good as any of the 3 terminator films. One thing... if it was as simple to de-activate a termenator by electrocuting it then removing the CPU with a knife and screwdriver while it is re-booting then they would be easy to beat!!
Still an excellent series and series 2 is off to a good start too.

10-10