First off, a correction. Our fearless showrunner didn’t have the fan-boy flu. My bad. Guess I misinterpreted the sour look on his face while I was pitching episode twelve — which is my next episode and now that is has passed through the Friedman story crucible is going to be absolutely sick! It’s kind of an homage to one of our staff’s all-time fave shows, The X-Files, with Sarah playing the Mulder part. More to come on this one…
Secondly, some answers: No, David, Shirley Manson’s accent hasn’t been a problem. In fact, it makes all the guys on set swoon. Yes, Cory and Allergygal, our staff is determined and ready to do twenty two eps this year; after all, there is no fate but what you make. And yes Rafie, Cromartie will be shirtless this season. Episode three to be exact. I have seen dailies and I hope it isn’t a spoiler to say Cromartie’s isn’t just made of metal, he looks like he’s been pumping some as well. Talk about Terminator sex…
Speaking of fabulous physiques, as promised, I wanted to give you guys the inside scoop on the women of the SCC writers’ room. The other chick co-exec, Toni Graphia, has written an episode so good I’m positively jealous! It’s a Cameron origin story, some of it takes place in the future, and you guys are going to LUUUUURVE IT. It even has a frickin’ tiger! Summer is sooooo amazing in it. Toni rock that script, you’ll see.
Staff Writer Denise “Whippet” The just ran a marathon, hence the nickname. This while working on episode six, which will contain, among many cool moments, a super rad Terminator fight. Denise’s Dad is some kind of kung-fu grandmaster (not making that up), and she definitely got the badass gene. She’s about a hundred years younger than Toni and I, so you’ll definitely be seeing lots more great sci-fi from her in the years to come.
Then there’s Jami O’Brien, our loyal writers’ assistant. She rocks a pair of sex librarian glasses and went to Yale Drama School, though she’s too polite to lord that over us. We’re gonna drag her down into the TV trenches soon enough, you’ll see.
As for me, I’m putting the finishing touches on episode two, which is fantastic if I do say so myself, and starting work on twelve. We break all the stories together in the room. The boys do the action and the girls write the character stuff… NOT. I personally love love love action. Never enough robot fights, imho. Friedman is definitely in touch with his feminine side — creatively, I mean — but the women on staff do contribute greatly to Sarah’s character. After all, when it comes down to it, Sarah Connor is just a hard-working single mom — albeit one whose job is saving humanity from killer cyborgs.
Well I’m off to slay a cyborg myself — on paper of course — so until next time…
Episode 12 sounds like it will be AWESOME! Thank you!
Já ta ficando impossivel esperar essa temporada =/
Devia ser crime fazer isso com os fãs!
Nao vai rolar uma apresentaçao especia para aqueles que dão uma força para esse blog? xD
(Sorry for(?) the post in portuguese… my english sucks…)
Thanks Natalie, the coming episodes sound great; Sarah as Mulder, Cameron’s origin and a tiger!
Hope you guys are having as much fun working on the show as it seems from these blog posts.
You had me at “badass writer chicks”.
As if I wasn’t itchy enough for season 2 to start, you’re making me break out in hives. Good luck with that cyborg slaying. The future of humanity may depend on it.
So, they used “The Man Comes Around” by Johnny Cash in the finale episode “What He Beheld” which I hear was the original name for the episode. Will they use more songs like that? new and old? and how will season 2 start? And will there be a quick recap of last season? will you use the terminator theme?
So, they used “The Man Comes Around” by Johnny Cash in the finale episode “What He Beheld” which I hear was the original name for the episode. Will they use more songs like that? new and old? and how will season 2 start? And will there be a quick recap of last season? will you use the terminator theme song?
Oh yeah!! sexy Cromartie!!
I’m a huge X-files fan so this is gonna rock so much!!
And how the heck do you fit a tiger into this story?!! what is it the live version of the hang in there poster??
OMG…Glaubot origin story?
*walks away happy*
I got a question that relates way back to episode 102? The reference to the tin man.
Cameron seemed a little confused by the tin man reference but then at the end came back with the talk with Sarah and what interested me was that when she said I know what the tin man is, she didn’t go on to explain what he was but what he needed, he needed a heart. Cameron’s problem is that its not in her innate nature to lie, unless it affects her mission, she says what is immediately on her mind and her lack of a heart would seem to be utmost in her mind at that point in the story.
From my humble writer’s mind that comes across as foreshadowing. Sarah would have equated with the straw man because she gets into some stupid situations, john is the cowardly lion because he is frightened, and cameron would be the tin man because she can kill without feeling. So my question.
How much does the theme of the Wizard of Oz mean to you guys given that the theme for this season is evolution? I assume of course that dorothy is Us, the human race and the emerald city is either the destruction of skynet or an alternate future where cyborgs and people live in peace!
Just curious but interested from a writer’s point of view, plots and characterisation fascinate me.
BTW the DVD was fantastic, loved the cut scenes as well! Great job guys.
Cheers
AlastairI got a question that relates way back to episode 102? The reference to the tin man.
Cameron seemed a little confused by the tin man reference but then at the end came back with the talk with Sarah and what interested me was that when she said I know what the tin man is, she didn’t go on to explain what he was but what he needed, he needed a heart. From my humble writer’s mind that comes across as foreshadowing. Sarah would have equated with the straw man because she gets into some stupid situations, john is the cowardly lion because he is frightened, and cameron would be the tin man because she can kill without feeling. So my question.
How much does the theme of the Wizard of Oz mean to you guys given that the theme for this season is evolution? I assume of course that dorothy is Us, the human race and the emerald city is either the destruction of skynet or an alternate future where cyborgs and people live in peace!
Just curious but interested from a writer’s point of view, plots and characterisation fascinate me.
BTW the DVD was fantastic, loved the cut scenes as well! Great job guys.
Cheers
Alastair
Natalie, your Filmnut interview was very cool. Since you mentioned being interested in the time in Sarah’s life between T1 & T2, I’m hoping there are more flashbacks in store for us this season like at the beginning of Queen’s Gambit.
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