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The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009)
Synopsis
From the creators of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), this series is set after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). After the sacrifices of Dr. Miles Dyson and T-800 Model 101 Terminator, the Connors find themselves once again being stalked by Skynet's agents from the future.
Realizing their nightmare isn't over, they decide to stop running and focus on preventing the birth of Skynet. With the aid of Cameron Phillips, a beautiful girl who has a mysterious past also linked to the future; Derek Reese, a Tech-Com soldier from the future whose past is linked with the Connors; Riley, a beautiful schoolfriend of John; and FBI Agent James Ellison, who was assigned to capture the Connors but joins them after his own encounter with one of the machines.
They begin a quest to stop the United States military and a shadowy conspiracy from the future from creating the program that will stop at nothing to bring humanity to an end.
Character Profile
Now Sarah struggles to balance her role as a mother with her duties preparing JOhn for a future. Only this future is one in which mankind is threatened with extinction by an artificial intelligence called Skynet.
Sarah clings to the hope that she can prevent Skynet from killing billions in a nuclear attack that will be known as "Judgment Day", all the while aware of her own mortality and impending death.
Sarah's taken the fight to the here and now, intent on stopping Skynet before it's born. As they are assaulted by enemies from both the present and the future, Saraha ralizes that she cannot simply protect her son, she must also teach him the lessons of humanity that he will need to survive.
Other Cast
Episodes Guide
Season 1
1x01 Pilot
1x02 Gnothi Seauton
1x03 The Turk
1x04 Heavy Metal
1x05 Queen's Gambit
1x06 Dungeons & Dragons
1x07 The Demon Hand
1x08 Vick's Chip
1x09 What He Beheld
Season 2
2x01 Samson and Delilah
2x02 Automatic for the People
2x03 The Mousetrap
2x04 Allison From Palmdale
2x05 Goodbye To All That
2x06 The Tower Is Tall But The Fall Is Short
2x07 Brothers of Nablus
2x08 Mr Ferguson Is Ill Today
2x09 Complications
2x10 Strange Things Happen At The One-Two Point
2x11 Self Made Man
2x12 Alpine Fields
2x13 Earthlings Welcome Here
2x14 The Good Wound
2x15 Desert Cantos
2x16 Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep
2x17 Ourselves Alone
2x18 Today Is The Day
2x19 The Last Voyage Of The Jimmy Carter
2x20 To The Lighthouse
2x21 Adam Raised A Cain
2x22 Born To Run
Trivia & Facts
× Filming Locations:
• Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Baldwin Hills Oil Field House, Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (The Connor's home in Season 2)
Barelas Railyard, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Highland High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA (studio)
• Lena Headey starred in the movies Old Scratch (2011) and Laid to Rest (2009) together with Thomas Dekker as well.
• Lena Headey also starred in the movie Whore (2008) which Thomas Dekker directed.
• Lena Headey also starred in the online trailer In Satan's Closet (2010) together with Thomas Dekker.
• The Character "Cameron" is a tribute to James Cameron, who wrote and directed the first two Terminator movies.
• FBI agent Ellison is named after Harlan Ellison, the science fiction author whose work inspired the Terminator movies.
• Summer Glau got the role of Cameron based partly on the strength of her fight scenes in Serenity (2005). Josh Friedman wrote the character with Glau in mind.
• This series effectively 'retcons' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), continuing the Terminator universe from the end of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
• During Derek Reese's flashback scene in the future, we learn that Andy Goode was so ashamed of his involvement in creating Skynet that he began using the alias William "Billy" Wisher. William Wisher Jr. is a long-time collaborator of James Cameron, the creator/director of the Terminator movies. Wisher also co-wrote the screenplay for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
× Awards: Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 15 nominations (view)
Lena Headey Quotes
• "She's so iconic, and people are so protective of her. I don't want the added pressure. My Sarah Connor is my Sarah Connor."
• "The thing I find hard on the show is the sci-fi dialogue. And I'm crap at it! Thomas Dekker can do it brilliantly. He's very dexterous with his words, and has the capacity to remember terminology I can't even pronounce."
• "There is no reason you would know this, but I am a big 'Terminator' fan. I loved the first movie, went completely crazy over the second and, well, have mostly learned to like the third. To me, this is one of the greatest series of action movies ever made and they will always hold a special place on my DVD shelf. Like the rest of the world, when I heard that there was going to be a Terminator series I had one real question."
• "I just bring it back down to a human level. The way I approach acting is instinctive. I'm playing a mother who has to protect her son. Like him, she's in danger every day. You never want to die leaving your child unprepared for the world, and Sarah hasn't fully prepared John yet.
• That John Connor's son is Sarah Connor vulnerable spot
"That's a huge issue, a universal issue! And no matter how strong a woman is, that's her vulnerable spot."
• On what drew her to wanting to play Sarah Connor
"It's kind of a hard part. It's a single mom with her kid - and the fact that she's holding in her hands this boy that she loves who also is the key to the survival of the world. It's pretty big, so there's a lot to go on there."
• "I want some constant and TV's changed so much now, especially in the States. It was a kind of cool project to get into. I just think it will allow me to do other work, to do other movies that necessarily I wouldn't be able to. I think it puts you in a position of being able to take projects that are smaller, that you are interested in, that you wouldn’t necessarily be able to do."
Co-Stars and Directors Quotes
• Thomas Dekker "Yes. We were all naked, and if you're going to be naked being naked between Summer Glau and Lena Headey is not a bad place to be if you are me. [Laughs] It was freezing though and we were on a freeway in Albuquerque, New Mexico and it was snowing. I had a little underwear thing, but it was open on the side and just barely covered up the family jewels. Then Lena Headey and Summer Glau just had pasties and little thongs on so, we were all pretty cold and it was intense."
• Thomas Dekker "Yes... she's better than Jennifer Garner. Sorry, Jen, I'm sure you're great and all but you can't mess with Lena Headey."
• Thomas Dekker "We were all mad on that show and tired constantly. Lena and I were two badly behaved children so that was what you had to watch out for, constantly getting into trouble and playing games."
• Thomas Dekker "I can honestly say my entire career I have not ever really liked or bonded much with my other actors. It just never happened. I don't know why. But for some reason, she's my favorite person I've ever worked with. No bullsh*t. I honestly am thankful every day. It's the truth though. It's good, I'm very grateful."
• Thomas Dekker "That's probably the biggest gift of doing the pilot, was Lena and I became literally inseparable. We're so close. And I can think of nothing better than working with her every day. She's British and all my family is British, and so I'm there all the time. It's a good bond."
• Linda Hamilton "She was very good, very good. I know how difficult it is to step into someone's shoes, or to fill someone's shoes. I would never want to be the standard. I guess it's great that I'm the standard, but each one of us has our own special gifts that we can bring to a part. She wasn't trying to be Linda Hamilton, she was trying to play Sarah Connor. Her version if just as valid as mine."
• Linda Hamilton "No I didn't talk to Lena. I wish I had. I love her to death, and I think it's really hard to follow in someone’s footsteps like that. I had been on stage doing a play version of Laura, a film noir movie that Gene Tierney won an Academy Award for that part, and all that the reviewers could say that I was no Gene Tierney. [Laughs] So I know what it's like to walk in the shoes of someone who has so established a character. It's an unfair kind of thing and I think she was just great!"
• David Nutter (director of the pilot episode and two others) "Lena Headey would go through doors and walls and smash her hands into things. She really went for it and kicked a lot of butt and had a lot of scrapes, as did of course Summer Glau and Thomas Dekker and we're getting ready for Richard T. Jones to pad him up as well."
• David Nutter "We were taken aback by her charisma and strength and presence. And she did a very good American accent that made us comfortable with her doing this. She has to create a character that is more extensive than the character in the movies. We only saw her character in the movies for four total hours. Lena is recreating Sarah Connor, not emulating her. The other thing is, she's tough. She's a former boxer, so she loves the fight sequences. She's asked for more."
• David Nutter Her emotional intensity matched by a physical presence. She has a star quality. You can’t take your eyes off her."
• David Nutter "Casting a Brit in the distinctly American title role was no big deal in this day and age. Hate to break it to you, but House isn't a Yankee either. I think with the advent of shows like Rome and even BBC programs and HBO shows and other shows that are actually showing these wonderful actors from abroad, it's that they're getting more notice and people are able to see, 'Oh, look at that person. Look at this person. Let's try to get them on this show.' I think that it's all about getting the best product and fortunately, Lena read the script and thought it was quite special, and we were fortunate to get her."
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Thomas Dekker
Summer Glau
Richard T. Jones
Brian Austin Green
Garret Dillahunt
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