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tony0781
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Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 9:50 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 9:50 AM EDT
James Middleton, executive producer of Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, told SCI FI Wire that he remains passionate about continuing the story of the canceled series in another format, but does not want to get anybody's hopes up. Middleton had producing credits on both the series and the film Terminator Salvation.

"I feel like I don't want to raise anybody's expectations about what's going to happen with those characters," Middleton said in an exclusive phone interview Wednesday while promoting Terminator: The Machinima Series. "I can tell you that I love those characters. I use a business term, and it sort of belies my emotional investment in these characters, but they are a great franchise asset. My passion for them is not diminished at all, and I'll just leave it at that."


The season finale that became the series finale left fans intrigued about new possibilities. John Connor (Thomas Dekker) travels to the future, where familiar faces such as Derek Reese (Brian Austin Green) do not recognize him.

"It was a great way for us to end the season, but we would have liked to have continued," Middleton said. "There's no doubt about it. We liked making that show, and we all worked together really well, but the really great thing we can look back on is we've got 31 episodes of really good television. That's something we can be proud of forever. That's what we'll have to take away from it."

One theory about the ending is that by leaping to the future, John Connor never grew up to become the leader of the human resistance. That would free him of the burden of saving humanity.
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tony0781
tony0781
1. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 9:53 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 9:55 AM EDT
"I think that that's the right interpretation, because in the actual footage of the show, we see that Derek doesn't recognize him," Middleton said. "So, by jumping into this future, he has erased his existence in a certain way, and we see that. We see that nobody recognizes him."

Middleton added that leaping to the future changes John Connor's fate. "We would have to have explored that if we did get a third season," he said. "If we had gotten a third season, I should say, we definitely would have explored what it all meant, but I think there's a great moment where we see Allison [Summer Glau], and John's look to her is very meaningful. I think that also would have been a great thing in terms of dramatic potential. Like I said, the show has ended, and it would all be speculation, and I really don't want to raise anybody's expectations."

Whatever becomes of the Sarah Connor Chronicles timeline, Middleton wanted to leave fans with happy thoughts. "The thing that I would say to you, and I'm sure [show runner] Josh [Friedman] would echo this, is we so much appreciated our fans' enthusiasm for these characters," he said. "My enthusiasm for them is undiminished, and it will always be that way."

The complete second season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles drops on DVD Sept. 22.


Source: http://scifiwire.com/2009/06/sarah-connor-producer-on.php


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willwood
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2. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 10:03 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 10:03 AM EDT
Thanks for the post! Hadn't seen this yet.
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Sully889
3. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 10:10 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 10:10 AM EDT
Eh, I don't know that I'd want another season then. What would it be since John won't become the leader of the resistance? John running around a scorched planet trying to find Cameron and then having his heart broken to find out her chip is in JH. No thanks 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
willwood
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4. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 10:12 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 10:12 AM EDT
"Eh, I don't know that I'd want another season then. What would it be since John won't become the leader of the resistance? John running around a scorched planet trying to find Cameron and then having his heart broken to find out her chip is in JH. No thanks"
I didn't take it that way.
I took it as he ISN'T the leader and struggles with his identity.
He's still got to send Kyle back for the past to happen and make him exists in the future, right? Or don't I even want to go down the time travel line?

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TentoTwenty
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5. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 10:17 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 10:17 AM EDT
Honestly this was the major problem with this show. John Connor. He is not a man, he will never be a man, of course he cant lead the resistance he is too busy worrying about Cameron's chip, he never lived thru Jday, he never saw these people's struggles he cant lead an army he said so in the Pilot in day one. I wouldn't want to sit thru this either. Especially after seeing the REAL John Connor in T4, no way I am gonna take any more of TV John's emo bullshit. I'd pass as well. 8  out of 10 found this valuable. Do you?    

Sully889
6. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 10:18 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 10:18 AM EDT
"I didn't take it that way.
I took it as he ISN'T the leader and struggles with his identity.
He's still got to send Kyle back for the past to happen and make him exists in the future, right? Or don't I even want to go down the time travel line?

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Maybe, since he's in the future, he forgets about Cameron and tries to figure out who he is. That would interest me a lot more than what I stated.
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Zable_Fahr
Zable_Fahr
7. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 10:21 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 10:22 AM EDT
Uhm, reading this, I don't feel a whole lot wiser about what S3 would have been (edit: I just know that I would have loved it)... But I do tremble at the thought of it just continuing as a comic or novel, should it turn out that way. I think JMH said once (or twice), that this would essentially just feel like published fanfiction, and I agree with that. Do you find this valuable?    
Zable_Fahr
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8. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 10:32 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 10:32 AM EDT
"Honestly this was the major problem with this show. John Connor. He is not a man, he will never be a man, of course he cant lead the resistance he is too busy worrying about Cameron's chip, he never lived thru Jday, he never saw these people's struggles he cant lead an army he said so in the Pilot in day one. I wouldn't want to sit thru this either. Especially after seeing the REAL John Connor in T4, no way I am gonna take any more of TV John's emo bullshit. I'd pass as well. "
Friend, I think you're much too hard on our John. But then, I wasn't too thrilled with Bale John. To me, he seemed kind of cardboard and plain; which I believe is one reason why Marcus completely dominates that movie.
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SwanSun
9. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 10:54 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 10:55 AM EDT
"John running around a scorched planet trying to find Cameron and then having his heart broken to find out her chip is in JH. No thanks"
John trying to find Cameron/JohnHenry but finding out Cameron/JohnHenry stayed in the past. Yes please. He'd be all alone, no one to support him, no one to whine to, no one to pine after, no easy way out, an unknown. He'd have to somewhat man up.

Also didn't LiquidMetal say Middleton actually works for Halcyon, not WB?
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TentoTwenty
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10. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 10:56 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 10:56 AM EDT
"Friend, I think you're much too hard on our John. But then, I wasn't too thrilled with Bale John. To me, he seemed kind of cardboard and plain; which I believe is one reason why Marcus completely dominates that movie."
Hey Zable, I really cant take TV John at all, I have no patience for him and his emo crap, I dont I cant, after seeing Bale who I always liked anyway, I am never ever going back to this John, he is not focused on the mission he never has been his only drive in life is Cameron and I dont agree with it, seeing John really be a man, a man who can walk amongst his soldiers, who commanded respect and loyalty, a man who would go into battle unafraid, no way. You guys can have TV John. If you look at those in favor of TV John and those against the arguments are pretty much the same, those in favor tend to be Jamerons and those against tend to be AJ's, T4 John was what TV John should have been, but instead he ran around with his robot and cried when his mother challenged him, and in the end jumped into the future avoiding Jday for a chip, I cannot give him a pass on that. Its not something I grew up watching in the films, I didnt want to see this John, he is not a man, he is boy with a crush, T4 John is a man and more importantly a leader who would die for his troops and never lose focus on the mission.
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thecrusadingknight
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11. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 10:57 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 10:57 AM EDT
Well what I gather is that in this future, John, without the burden of saving humanity is now able to LEARN. That seems to be what Brian Austin Green said. If it was JF's intention of keeping John in the future, then perhaps he would never become the future leader of mankind. But I think that the intention was that John would learn about being a leader here, so that when he goes back to the past, he is a great leader.

Now keep in mind, Middleton did say "the show has ended, and it would all be speculation, and I really don't want to raise anybody's expectations."
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DeadpooI
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12. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 11:01 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 11:01 AM EDT
It's funny how TV John was threatening to shoot people's heads off and trying to stop Skynet (with some intermissions for crying) by the time he was sixteen, while T4's John was crying into cheap beer bottles in his twenties. 3  out of 9 found this valuable. Do you?    
TentoTwenty
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13. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 11:09 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 11:09 AM EDT
"It's funny how TV John was threatening to shoot people's heads off and trying to stop Skynet (with some intermissions for crying) by the time he was sixteen, while T4's John was crying into cheap beer bottles in his twenties."
Well I never said TV John was worse than T3 John.....T3 John makes TV John look like Rambo, T4 John didnt cry or drink beer, not sure where you are going with that.
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SwanSun
14. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 11:10 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 11:10 AM EDT
"It's funny how TV John was threatening to shoot people's heads off and trying to stop Skynet (with some intermissions for crying) by the time he was sixteen, while T4's John was crying into cheap beer bottles in his twenties."
Good point.... except don't you mean T3 John? Or are you referring to the continuity of T3 into T4?
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Zable_Fahr
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15. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 11:11 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 11:17 AM EDT
"Hey Zable, I really cant take TV John at all, I have no patience for him and his emo crap, I dont I cant, after seeing Bale who I always liked anyway, I am never ever going back to this John, he is not focused on the mission he never has been his only drive in life is Cameron and I dont agree with it, seeing John really be a man, a man who can walk amongst his soldiers, who commanded respect and loyalty, a man who would go into battle unafraid, no way. You guys can have TV John. If you look at those in favor of TV John and those against the arguments are pretty much the same, those in favor tend to be Jamerons and those against tend to be AJ's, T4 John was what TV John should have been, but instead he ran around with his robot and cried when his mother challenged him, and in the end jumped into the future avoiding Jday for a chip, I cannot give him a pass on that. Its not something I grew up watching in the films, I didnt want to see this John, he is not a man, he is boy with a crush, T4 John is a man and more importantly a leader who would die for his troops and never lose focus on the mission. "
Of course he's not a man yet. Bale John is a battle hardened adult while Dekker John is a 16 year old adolescent. You have to give the dude time to grow, man; he didn't exactly blast his way out of the womb.

@Crusader: Yeah, here it sounds like he's fighting for a continuation in some other format (...), rather than the TV show or a DVD movie. Of course, it sounded very different the way Ashley said it, so I'm not sure what to believe.
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Fermi
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16. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 11:12 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 11:12 AM EDT
Dont forget to digg this only 3 diggs
http://digg.com/television/TSCC_producer_on_how_the_show_would_have_continued

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Tucson
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17. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 11:19 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 11:19 AM EDT
"Honestly this was the major problem with this show. John Connor. He is not a man, he will never be a man, of course he cant lead the resistance he is too busy worrying about Cameron's chip, he never lived thru Jday, he never saw these people's struggles he cant lead an army he said so in the Pilot in day one. I wouldn't want to sit thru this either. Especially after seeing the REAL John Connor in T4, no way I am gonna take any more of TV John's emo bullshit. I'd pass as well. "
Another bullshit comment which I'm accustomed to with girlyboy.

Nobody cares for T4 John Connor, haven't you seen the reviews?

Thomas Dekker is better at playing John Connor than Batman did. You're judgment truely stinks man, in every aspect.

I also heard some stuff about how you behave with mods. Seems like you are the begging and crying type. No surprise here, it suits you perfectly. Next time, don't troll my threads anymore because now you see how I react to that.

Grow a pair!
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TentoTwenty
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18. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 11:21 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 11:21 AM EDT
"Of course he's not a man yet. Bale John is a battle hardened adult while Dekker John is a 16 year old adolescent. You have to give the dude time to grow, man; he didn't exactly blast his way out of the womb.

@Crusader: Yeah, here it sounds like he's fighting for a continuation in some other format (...), rather than the TV show or a DVD movie. Of course, it sounded very different the way Ashley said it, so I'm not sure what to believe."
Yeah but Zable time line wise TV is 18 when he makes that jump into the future, he aint a kid no more. And at the rate he is going skipping Jday and crying about Cameron's chip, he is never gonna be battle hardened. That is my point. This John is a lost cause.
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Zable_Fahr
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19. RE: Sarah Connor producer on how the show would have continued
Jun 12 2009, 11:21 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2009, 11:21 AM EDT
Tuscon, what the hell are you doing? 4  out of 4 found this valuable. Do you?    
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