"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" Heavy Metal (2008)

Director:

Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

Writers:

Josh Friedman (developer)
John Enbom (written by)

TV Series:

"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (2008)

Original Air Date:

4 February 2008 (Season 1, Episode 4)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

While John continues to have more difficulty coming to terms with a student who committed suicide and felt he was powerless to prevent it...

Plot Keywords:

Skynet | Time Travel | The Terminator | Sequel | Female Terminator

Cast

Lena Headey	...	Sarah Connor
Thomas Dekker	...	John Connor
Summer Glau	...	Cameron Phillips
Richard T. Jones	...	James Ellison
Catherine Dent	...	Agent Greta Simpson
Brian Bloom	...	Carter
Andy Umberger	...	Davidson
Lee Thompson Young	...	Agent Stewart
Garret Dillahunt	...	Cromartie / George Laszlo
Douglas Bennett	...	Guard
Michael Dempsey	...	Detective
Greg Eagles	...	Crewman #1
Mark Adair-Rios	...	Mike
Hector Atreyu Ruiz	...	Driver
Linda Shing	...	Dolores

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16

Company:

Bartleby Company

Trivia:

The red truck being driven off by the thieves is owned by "Tetsuo" corporation. Tetsuo (1989) is a J-horror/cyberpunk/Cult movie by Shinya Tsukamoto, about a man who becomes mechanical..

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Lazlo is back home after interrogation by the police he can be seen drinking from a can while placing some food in the microwave. The can, though, isn't open yet (notice the pull-tab). Even when he drops the can (when the terminator grabs him) nothing pours out on the floor.

Quotes:

John Connor: I try not to make plans. Plans are for people who are in control of their own lives.

Flashes of brilliance

Great 4th episode!

I'm psyched that they've kept the quality high so far.

The formula elements were fine, the Sarah Connor voice-over was above average (meditating on the apt story of the Golem), and there was a nicely scary bit.

Don't wake the sleeping terminator!

The final scene at home was handled with some subtlety, too, with John being nonchalant about his scary day and then noticing his hand shake when he was alone.

I guess this was all done before the writers' strike, because someone good is definitely on the job here.