SummaryThe Terminator franchise arrives on TV with this serial drama. The series picks up two years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor (Thomas Dekker and Lena Headey) hiding from the government. After two years in one place Sarah decides they need a change of scenery and in doing so they expose themselves to FBI Ag... Read More
Season Premiere:
Jan 13, 2008
Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
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Generally Favorable
7.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
83% Positive
20 Reviews
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As much as the show recalls the movies, it also recalls some of the best work ever done in the genre for TV: the Buffy universe of Joss Whedon. Most every blast of portent and bombast is lightened by a throwaway joke; scenes of intense action and violence give way to equally well-realized scenes of domestic life that root the fantasy in emotional reality.
80
One of the more humanizing adventures in science fiction to arrive in quite a while, the series is taut, haunting, relevant and an exploration of adolescent exceptionalism rendered without the cheerleading uniforms and parody of “Heroes.”
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Generally Favorable
82% Positive
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Oct 22, 2018
10
This series is perhaps my favorite installment in the Terminator franchise. It explores morality and philosophy in many episodes and incorporates new (to Terminator) ideas on determinism vs free will. It also explores characters much more than the movies ever could. If you can push past the slow-down in the middle of the second season, it returns to excellent form again just before the series finale. Terribly unfortunate that it got cancelled. Fox moved it to the Friday Night Death Slot and ratings never recovered.
Jan 28, 2011
10
Long-time terminator fan here. I thought the shows were engaging and action packed! Characters are true to the movies, and the additional story in between the movies is definitely welcomed.
80
Director David Nutter gets the series off to a rousing start, practically packing every frame with suspense, special effects and an urgency that drives this show like an incessant drumbeat.
80
Still, "Chronicles" is worth an early sampling, particularly given the current TV landscape where scripted drama and comedy is at a premium. Certainly, there is some promise to the opening episodes.
70
So far, it's carried mostly on the scary-eyed charisma of Summer Glau as John's robo-protector. This grim Chronicles needs to put some flesh on its humans.
70
Some die-hards may be frustrated by inconsistencies in the timeline with "Terminator 3," but unless you get overly wrapped up in the details of time travel, tonight's pilot is an intense adventure.
38
By the time the second hour comes on Monday and tries to give these characters some dimension, you already know that the talent on both sides of the camera simply isn't there to make this a worthwhile trip.
Dec 26, 2010
10
Brilliant writing and acting. Summer Glau is the star to me but Brian Austin Green deserves some credit as well. The show is quite different from the movies but equally as good in my opinion.
Oct 11, 2010
8
Another TV series axed for no good reason except to treat us fans with contempt by the networks. And of cause it turns out to be another one that I enjoyed watching. Uhmmmmm.
Jan 4, 2022
7
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Season 1. Judgment Day and Sarah Connor again. Very boring in places, very interesting in other places, and such a strange balance throughout the season. The characters are no different since Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Jan 9, 2015
5
This show is very OK. It has goods but all of the goods are brought down by the bads. The CGI is good for a TV show but it is brought down by the sub-par acting. Just watch the Terminator movies instead, they are a whole lot better. 5/10 (mediocre)
Oct 6, 2010
4
Now this show i not tht good really. You know that this website is BS if this show got higher ratings than Terminator 2 Judgement day. This show really did not have a good plot and there are many things wrong with it.
