Terminator: Sarah Connor Legendary
TV Network: FOX
Premiere: January 13, 2008
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama/Action
Movies The long-awaited TV series version of the Terminator series is finally released ! For friends who like science fiction dramas, there is undoubtedly one more drama to watch.
The storyline of the TV series set the time between the second and third parts of the movie, but it did not actually follow this point seriously-the producer also admitted this point at a recent media meeting. They stated that "Terminator: The Legend of Sarah Connor
" (hereinafter referred to as the "Legend") is actually an independent work. Since the episode was written in 1999, Sarah Connor took her son to hide in Tibet, always worrying about the Terminator's pursuit. For this reason, she even left Charlie, the man who was sincere to her. However, when the two came to a new place, when John started to go to school, the Terminator appeared at the school. This Terminator dressed as a substitute teacher took out the pistol from his thigh and shot John in the classroom! Unexpectedly, in an emergency, a girl sitting next to John stepped forward and blocked the bullet for John. It turned out that this was the robot that John sent back to protect himself, the terminator of the transformation program. In order to completely get rid of Skynet’s pursuit, Cameron, the female robot sent to protect John, brought the three of them to 2007 with a machine that was already prepared. In this way, on the one hand, Sarah Connor will be solved in a few years. The problem of dying from cancer later also prevented Skynet from finding them. For the Connors, however, safety and calm always seem to be unattainable goals. Although Skynet couldn't find them, a Terminator arrived in 2007 because of his head. It managed to find its own body, changed a new face, and continued its mission of destroying John. At the same time, Sarah Connor is also trying to find a way to completely eliminate Skynet in the cradle. Whether it is John's death or failure to prevent Skynet from being established, the consequence will be the demise of mankind. In this way, a mother who has a heavy responsibility, a teenager who is responsible for the future of mankind, and a robot with a girl’s appearance have begun their unusual life path...
As a TV series, "Legend" obviously cannot play the action card like the movie Terminator. TV series are good at telling intricate stories and shaping intricate interpersonal relationships. The failure of "Body Warrior" lies in the fact that it shoots a TV series like an action movie. The story is always repeating and the characters are not developed. This time, "Legend" has done a good job on this point: originally, the development space of the drama story is very narrow, the antecedents and consequences have been fixed and cannot be changed; the plot can only follow the previous movies , There can be no place that is contradictory; then the best way is to develop the image of characters that are not rich in the film, so as to win the audience. Judging from the episodes that have been aired, friends who like the movie version may find it unsatisfactory, but the focus of the episode has become clearer: Sarah has always been ignorant of Skynet about whether to kill or not, but Andy, who is studying artificial intelligence, has doubts; John feels guilty for failing to save the female classmate who committed suicide at school. Obviously, those internal issues that cannot be slowly discussed in the movie version have become the best driving force for the development of the characters in the series. At the beginning of the third episode, Sarah dreamed that she had killed all the scientists who were involved in the study of the atomic bomb-but doing so would make her a hero who saved mankind or a murderer? How do you decide the life or death of a person who has not caused any harm? If John can only be a bystander who cannot save his life in order to survive, how can he become a leader against Skynet in the future? These questions, as well as the relationship between the human mother and child and their "female" machine bodyguards, are the most interesting aspects of this show. So, friends who just want to see another movie-like Terminator may be a little disappointed. My suggestion is to forget about the movie and treat it as a normal science fiction drama. That way you will probably have more fun.
Of course, this is not to say that the series lacks intense and exciting fights or strong special effects. Thanks to technological progress, although the investment in TV dramas is not high, the makeup and special effects are much better than those of Terminator 1 and 2. As the Terminator re-growth muscles, the makeup effect is very good (it took more than 5 hours for the actors to get dressed). But in general, these fighting and special effects scenes are just a spice for the episode.
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Sarah Connor (Lena Headey): Compared with Sarah played by Linda Hamilton, some people think that Lena Headey's Sarah is a bit thin and full of contradictions. It is a bit crooked if it is not sound. Wrong, Sarah in the movie version is very tough and capable. Probably because of concerns about cancer, Sarah stopped smoking in the episode. But it's not that Sarah, Linna Heidi, did not perform well, but the whole show has a different approach. This Sarah felt a little bit more gentle, a little less vigorous; a little more gentle, a little less strong. The actor Linna Heidi is from the United Kingdom. The most familiar character before is probably the queen in "300". She has also played roles in films such as Brothers Grimm, Four Corners, and Ripley's Game. .
John Connor (Thomas Dekker): Thomas Dekker’s John is obviously closer to the temperament of little John in "Terminator 1" than in the movie "Terminator 3": a bit decadent, rebellious, and lonely (don’t say, This actor really plays and sings by himself, and is preparing to release a rock-style album). Probably because John is always in a protected state. It seems that John in movies and TV shows is more difficult to shine. He is destined to be only a supporting role. Thomas Dyke also played Zach, a school boy with Claire in "Hero".
Cameron (Summer Glau): Judging from the current trend, the most popular character in the series is Cameron, the female terminator played by Samuel Grau. Not long ago, Fox also specially arranged an interview for the actor Summer, which is a treatment that even the protagonist Sarah does not have. Samer, who once played the genius girl River in the very classic science fiction TV series (including the movie version) "Firefly", is still so flavorful when she plays the robot this time. The simplicity is blended into the body of this Terminator. Although it does not have the feeling of fierceness and toughness, it is more likable-a classic expression of Samer is to open his eyes and make a slightly surprised look. In the fifth episode, she was on the scene of a robot competition, watching a robot that simulates a human expression awkwardly simulating her expression. The look was very interesting. By the way, the name Cameron was dedicated to pay tribute to James Cameron, the director of the previous two Terminator films.
timeline:
In "Terminator 2", "Judgment Day" was set on August 29, 1997 (August 29, 1949 was the day when the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb exploded). But the incident was prevented and did not happen.
In "Terminator 3", "Judgment Day" was set at 6:18 on July 24, 2004, and the incident could not be stopped.
John's father Kyle Reese and the first Terminator robot T-800 were sent from 2029 to 1984 in the movie version.
In the TV series, the Skynet system was activated on April 19, 2011, and the "Judgment Day" was set two days later, which occurred on April 21, 2011.
Cameron, the female terminator responsible for protecting Sarah's mother and son, was sent to 1999 from 2027, and then they traveled through time and space together to 2007.
How to carry weapons through time and space: In the
Ultimate series settings, you cannot carry anything, especially metal, through time and space. But if you really want to bring a weapon, there is still a way. First, they can hide very small weapons under the skin. For example, in the fifth episode, the resistance soldier who came back from the future took out a piece from his arm tattoo. A small blade, used to open the handcuffs. Another way is to let someone travel back to the past through time and take good care of the weapon at that time. For example, hide the weapon in a place that will be built into a bank vault in the future, and wait until the time comes.
How the robot's head travels through time and space: In the
episode, Cameron uses futuristic weapons to blow up the Terminator who hunts them down. As a result, the Terminator’s head went to 2007 with them. But doesn't the setting say that no metal can travel through time and space? In this regard, the creator explained that because the time was very short, there was still a lot of living tissue covering the head that was beaten up (uh, it was disgusting...), so it could also be teleported together.
Why did Cameron resemble humans at first, but then became dull?
This change is very strange. Why did Cameron start talking to John about being so natural and human-like, but then he became like a robot? A better explanation is that this is a set mode: that is, I did not see John hide his identity in a human mode before, and after seeing this mode, the mode was lifted and it became the way of robot behavior. Sometimes, fans of episodes are better than the original creators.
Terminator model: In
"Terminator 2," Arnold played the terminator model T-800 Model 101, the full name is-"Terminator: Cyberdyne Systems Series 800 Model 101 Version 2.4", where 800 is the model of the machine skeleton , 101 refers to the model of its skin tissue. After translation, it is "Terminator: Cybertin Intelligent Computer System 800, 101 Human Epidermis, version 2.4". All No. 101 are in the shape of Arnold. The bones of T-800 are made of super alloy and controlled by a chip in the head. It has a human appearance. Muscles, skin, hair, and blood are all living tissues. Will sweat, bleed, and breathe, almost exactly like a human being. The reason for appointing human skins is to better execute the massacre. T-800 does not understand sympathy, does not know pain, will not pity any human beings, and will never be afraid. Its sole purpose is to kill established human targets. The central processing unit of T-800 is a learning type, which can store almost unlimited knowledge. However, when going out to perform tasks, Skynet will set the attributes of all Terminators as read-only, that is, they cannot learn more new knowledge. Because Skynet does not allow any Terminator to have his own thoughts. The two batteries in the T-800 can be used continuously for 120 years.
In "Terminator 3", Arnold upgraded to T-850 Model 101. Cameron who protects John in "Legend" is also a T-850. T-850 has the same appearance as T800, and the specific upgrade capability is unknown. I only know that it has higher intelligence than T-800, and its running speed is higher. On July 4, 2032, a T850 was mixed into the human base. As there was no difference in appearance from the T800, the T850 successfully killed the human leader John. Cameron in the series has the ability to repair itself, which seems to be one of the differences from the T-800. In addition, the Terminator model sent by Skynet to kill John in the TV series is T-888, which is also an upgraded version of T-800.
The liquid robot model in "Terminator 2" is T-1000. It is made of special liquid metal, which can be deformed into any objects of comparable volume, and the body parts can be deformed into simple solid objects such as knives and swords. It has strong adaptability and can survive at temperatures ranging from minus 200 degrees Celsius to 4000 degrees Celsius. The body can be changed back if it is blown up or broken down. The battery life is unknown. Without any weapons. But the powerful vitality and cunning AI are frightening.
The model of the female robot killer in "Terminator 3" is TX, and its prototype is called T-1G. Her composition method is neither T-800 nor T-1000. It can be called "superalloy bone + liquid metal realistic skin". The skin of TX is not a real organic living tissue, but is made of special liquid metal like T-1000. TX's skeleton is extremely sturdy, and has ultra-fine local mechanical deformation capabilities (different from the random deformation of T-1000). The right hand is equipped with a powerful synthetic weapon, the main weapon is a particle impact cannon. The time for the arm to transform into a gun is about 1.5 seconds, and the charge time of the particle impact gun is 3 seconds. The left hand is equipped with tools such as a chainsaw.
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