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Terminator Salvation- A franchise back from the dead

Posted on April 29, 2009
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McG’s new Terminator film, Terminator Salvation, looks set to continue the trend laid down by Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and rejuvenate a franchise that many people had left for dead after the awful terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.

The trailers look fantastic, and the film is looking great. With the revelation that Sam Worthington’s character is actually a Terminator, it presents the idea that these cyborgs may not always know what they are. This rather conjours something of the Cylons from the modern version of Battlestar Galactica.

The new Terminator film has a PG-13 rating for US screens. This caused a rather shocked reaction from some people, which is understandable, but wait, is it still going to kick your backsides? The PG-13 rating is now rather more flexible than it has been in the past for a start, plus with the action of Terminator Salvation already being known to feature more robot action than bloody cyborgs, I think it is pretty safe to say that we’re still in for one hell of a Terminator flick.

It is clearly a valid new Terminator story and a very valid entry in the franchise. It may lack the bad language and some gore, but those aren’t really bad losses. WB made the right choice here. It looks like with Terminator Salvation, there will be a lot of humble pie being eaten when McG finally gets to prove himself in such a way. I can’t wait!

The TV incarnation of the Terminator franchise, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, will sadly not be returning for a third season in the US, according to news leaked by EW. A source close to the show’s crew said: “It’s done. Everyone has pretty much known for a couple of weeks. Consider it cancelled.”

This is bad news for fans of the show, which, after a lukewarm response to the first chunk of the second season, had started to pick up steam again and regain lost ground. The show, which starred Summer Glau and Lena Headey, had been a point of much conversation and debate since its acclaimed 2008 debut. Many felt it kept hold of the feel of the first couple of Terminator flicks quite well, while still moving its alternate universe story along nicely. Either way, the Terminator tale is far from over. Here comes Terminator Salvation!

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