--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Kirk" <kirk_bernha...@...> wrote: > > I mean it's a hard act to follow. I love it. Also, it's > feminist tv in case you hadn't noticed. About Sarah, not > John.
Ah, I see. Forgive me for not catching your meaning first time around. I don't see them on TV, only after I have downloaded them, so I don't know how they are actually broadcast in America. In my opinion, both Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse are feminist TV, too. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "TurquoiseB" <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > To: <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 5:34 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: GTV > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Kirk" <kirk_bernhardt@> wrote: > > > > > > It's hard to follow Sarah Connor Chronicles. > > > > I haven't had any problem following it. > > I think it's ITV, but not GTV. > > > > Consider it a given that I have a kind > > of fanboy fascination with 1) the whole > > Terminator series itself, and 2) Summer > > Glau. > > > > James Cameron was "onto something" with > > the first movie. It was his first, and > > most visionary. I have been sometimes > > pleased, sometimes disappointed with how > > that vision has played out over the years. > > This TV series has not been one of the > > disappointments. > > > > Part of that is admittedly due to my fan- > > boy appreciation of Summer Glau. Who among > > us could not develop a certain fascination > > with a young ballet dancer given her first > > real shot as an actress on a TV series > > about Outlaws In Space -- one who pulled it > > off, and in style? River Tam came into our > > lives naked, and exited from it having made > > the physical and metaphysical journey from > > damaged waif to Kickass Queen Of The > > Universe. > > > > And as Cameron -- the Terminator reprogrammed > > by John Connor in the future and sent back > > in time to protect John Connor in the past > > so that he grows up to *have* a future -- > > Summer Glau is continuing that journey, and > > IMO in style. > > > > I find it fascinating that the writers have > > begun to explore the question, "Can a robot > > feel love?" They have also begun to explore > > the even more daunting question, "Can a human > > feel love for a robot?" You've gotta admit, > > given what we both have seen of the human > > race, a "Yes" answer is more likely for a > > robot than for a human. :-) > > > > I think Summer Glau is doing a tremendous > > job as Cameron. And I'm almost as fond of > > Lena Headey as Sarah Connor. Linda Hamilton's > > Sarah Connor was the Proverbial Hard Act > > To Follow. She was one of the great feminist > > heros of cinema. So Lena Headley had her > > some big sensible shoes -- suitable either > > for a grand ball or a grand battle -- to fill. > > I think she's doing an admirable job of it. > > > > I even like the John Connor character and the > > Derek Reese character. Garret Dillahunt rocks > > as Cromartie. Shirley Manson ( in real life > > the former lead singer of the band Garbage ) > > rocks as the Bad Terminator. Riley I won't > > miss that much. > > > > And the plots? Somewhat formulaic, but varied > > enough to keep my interest, and not to lose > > my attention. Each one, even if weak, contained > > some nugget of "accumulated knowledge" that I > > have the sneakin' suspicion is Leading Up To > > Something. > > > > Maybe it's Terminator Salvation: The End Begins. > > > > I've now seen several trailers for this flick, > > and I'm not ashamed to admit that I look forward > > to seeing it. Christian Bale as a grown-up John > > Connor? Inspired. Bryce Dallas Howard as some- > > one named -- enticingly -- Kate Connor? Inspired. > > Michael Ironside? Jane Alexander? Brian Steele? > > Linda Hamilton's voice? Inspired. > > > > So I keep watching. Unlike Charlie Jade, a pretty > > good series that was ITV but was prevented from > > ever becoming GTV by demanding that I follow it > > closely but never earning that level of attention, > > Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles consist- > > ently earns my attention. > > > > I have no problem following it at all. Then again, > > I would probably follow Summer Glau into the fiery > > depths of Hell, so my opinion is one you might > > want to take with a considerable pinch of salt. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
