TV-Reviewed

As far television is concerned, this past fall season may have been best known for the writer’s strike. It hurt a lot of shows and put a lot of people out of business for a while. Despite all of this, last year saw some excellent television shows make their debut. Fox’s Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was one of those shows. People didn’t know quite what to expect, but were pleasantly surprised by what was aired.

Here’s a brief summary as to what the series is about for those of you who aren’t familiar with it:

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles reveals what happens when Sarah (Lena Headey) stops running and goes on the offensive against an ever-evolving technological enemy bent on destroying her life, and perhaps the world. Her son, 16-year-old John Connor (Thomas Dekker), is only now taking steps towards embracing his destiny as the future savior of mankind. John finds himself caught between his fearless protector, the sexy but sweet cyborg Cameron (Summer Glau), and his uncle Derek Reese (Brian Austin Green) who refuses to accept Cameron as an ally. Former FBI agent James Ellison (Richard T. Jones) has been transformed into a believer. Accepting Sarah’s reality that “no one is ever safe,” he’s now bent on figuring out his role in this ever-evolving fate.

With the fall season being just a few months away, the networks are working on their schedule. Fox has taken the initiative to air all of the first season of Terminator as a run-up to the premiere of the second season. Starting August 10th at 9pm ET/PT, the first season will begin airing, one episode every night (well, Sunday through Wednesday) until the debut of the second season on September 8th at 8pm ET/PT.