Introduction

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (sometimes abbreviated as Terminator: TSCC or simply TSCC) was an American science fiction television series that aired on Fox from January 2008 to April 2009.

The show was produced by Warner Bros. Television, and C2 Pictures (C2 Pictures was replaced by The Halcyon Company in season two).

It is a spin-off from the Terminator series of films. It revolves around the lives of the fictional characters Sarah and John Connor, following the events of Terminator 02: Judgement Day. The series premiered on Sunday 13 January 2008, on the US television network Fox.

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Outline

In the year 1995, at the end of Terminator 02: Judgement Day, Sarah Connor, her son John and the 800-series Terminator successfully destroy the T-1000, as well as the arm and CPU chip from the Terminator sent back to 1984 in the first film.

The T-800 from the second film, at its own request, is then also destroyed to eliminate any future technology that could be used to create Skynet through reverse engineering.

Despite this, at the beginning of the television series, a T-888 using the name “Cromartie” is sent back to 1999 to kill John. “Cameron”, a Terminator that John sent back from 2029 to protect his younger self, leaps forward in time with John and Sarah to 2007 to prevent a delayed Judgement Day once and for all.

Now wanted fugitives with the fear of pending leukaemia preying on Sarah’s mind, they must also face the reality that other enemies from the future could be after them.

Cast

• Main:
  • Lena Headey as Sarah Connor.
  • Thomas Dekker as John Connor.
  • Summer Glau as Cameron/Allison Young.
  • Richard T. Jones as James Ellison.
  • Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese.
  • Leven Rambin as Riley Dawson.
  • Garret Dillahunt as Cromartie/John Henry.
  • Shirley Manson as Catherine Weaver.

• Supporting:
  • Dean Winters as Charley Dixon.
  • Stephanie Jacobsen as Jesse Flores.

Trivia

• The Sarah Connor Chronicles premiered on Sunday 13 January 2008 after the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys playoff game at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central to the highest ratings for a scripted television program on Fox in seven years and the most viewers for a scripted show on the network in eight years.
• Additionally, it also had the highest ratings of a scripted programme debut during prime time among adults 18–34 and 18–49 (key demographics for advertisers) in three years and the most viewers for a scripted program premiere in two years.
• A second episode followed the next day, Monday, in the show’s regular timeslot at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central.
• Due to the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike, only nine of the original thirteen episodes for the first season were completed.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Series

You can find a full index of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles here.

• Episode 01: Pilot.
• Episode 02: Gnothi Seauton.
• Episode 03: The Turk.
• Episode 04: Heavy Metal.
• Episode 05: Queen’s Gambit.
• Episode 06: Dungeons & Dragons.
• Episode 07: The Demon Hand.
• Episode 08: Vick’s Chip.
• Episode 09: What He Beheld.

Terminator Series

• Overview of the Terminator Franchise.
• Overview of Terminator Films.
• Overview of Terminator TV Series.

Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 13 January 2008 and 03 March 2008.
• Running Time: 43 minutes.
• Rating: TV-PG.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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