Terminator TV Series... again

MrRabba said:

As a Sarah Connor Chronicles fan, I find this both exciting and annoying at the same time -

https://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2013/12/06/new-terminator-tv-series-in-the-works

NEW TERMINATOR TV SERIES IN THE WORKS

This is where we all make a "I'll be back" joke.

BY: ERIC GOLDMAN
DECEMBER 6, 2013

The Terminator is coming back to TV.

Deadline reports that a Terminator TV show is in development from Skydance Prods. and Annapurna Pictures, the companies behind the upcoming Terminator movie. Sorry, my fellow Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles fans, this show is not a continuation of that show but rather a completely new series that will tie into the new Terminator film, scheduled to open in 2015.

However, two lumni from The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller, will be writing the new TV show, which will also be executive produced by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier, who are writing the new film. Stentz and Miller's other credits include Fringe, X-Men: First Class and Thor.

Regarding the storyline, Deadline says, "The series will follow a critical moment from the original 1984 Terminator movie, taking it in a completely different direction that the film," noting that the new movie is also said to tie into the original film.

Regarding the longterm plan for the TV series and movie, Deadline adds, "the two narratives will be designed to intersect with each other."Paramount is releasing the new Terminator movie, but is currently not involved in the TV series. However, that could change as the producers put the series together and seek a network for it to air on.

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thenammagazine said:

So wait, T3 I can understand, but they're ignoring T2?

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a-dev said:

Sounds like they're going to change something important with T1 as the starting point. And that change, whatever it is, will negate T2, setting up an alternate reality that is to be their new playground. Which would be a lot like the Abram's Star Trek which wasn't a total reboot, it still acknowledged the original Trekverse with the inclusion of Old Spock. And presumably that's how Arnold still has a role.

Basically its going to be no more of a reboot than T3 was - recasting everyone except Arnold.

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Snake Plissken said:

Ugh how long will they beat this poor poor horse...

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Snake Plissken said:

The only silver lining is that you can look at T1 & T2 as being self contained before other directors molested the story.

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Ryan Pliskin said:

The Sarah Connor Chronicles was the best thing to come out post T2. Granted, the pacing of the show was slow to a crawl which puts many people off, but stick with it and you get one of the most compelling, thought provoking and surprisingly emotional stories to ever come out off the Terminator franchise. My gf who hates sci-fi robot movies loved it and got the blu ray, and I rank it as high as T1/T2.

It was so respectful to the Terminator lore that creator Josh Friedman was recently hired by James Cameron to write Avatar 2, that has to mean something. I love to be proven wrong, but I doubt this newly proposed show would match the sophistication and depth of The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

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a-dev said:

Sounds like they're going to change something important with T1 as the starting point. And that change, whatever it is, will negate T2, setting up an alternate reality that is to be their new playground. Which would be a lot like the Abram's Star Trek which wasn't a total reboot, it still acknowledged the original Trekverse with the inclusion of Old Spock. And presumably that's how Arnold still has a role.

Basically its going to be no more of a reboot than T3 was - recasting everyone except Arnold.

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