The closer we come to our big second season premiere (Monday, September 8 @ 8PM on FOX!), the more we hear from our gang about season two. Here’s an assortment of interviews, facts, follies, and all around T:SCC radness.
*Thomas gets profiled by Alloy.
*NY Daily News digs into the “shocking” turn of events.
*It’s Shirley and Summer’s turns with Comic Book Resources…
*…and Garret’s turn with the TVAddict.
Garret and Thomas both speak with Comic Book Resources, while Josh gives Newsarama some interesting insight into the coming season.
Meanwhile, for our LA fans, we’re planning a return trip to Golden Apple Comics following last year’s successful screening and cast meet and greet. Mark it on your calendars now — September 13th @ 5:00PM.
TheTVAddict takes over our advertising, TechRadar gives us a three word review: “good hot robot,” Brian divulges to MTV his riddlin’ Batman ambitions, and RedOrbit talks to Thomas about his hometown.
How cool are Roxy Bisquaint’s custom made action figures? Check out her whole process. Fan-freakin’-tastic.
Don’t forget: FOX began reairing season one last night and continues tonight at 9PM with Gnothi Seauton. Korbi from Zap2it interviews Thomas and Summer about the coming season. And keep an eye out for the electronic billboards promoting the new season, scheduled to hit the streets today in at least New York and LA.
Keep sending us your links and commenting away. We’re with you in anticipating the new season. Less than a month to go…
Lena talks Sarah Connor and romance over at TVGuide, while our friends at the Sarah Connor Society treat us to photos of the gang at Teen Choice last night.
Have you heard about Rob Hall, our amazing Special FX Makeup guru, and his new film Laid to Rest? You can catch both Lena and Thomas in it, but be forewarned: it’s an R-rated horror film, enter only if you dare…
There was plenty of T:SCC action at last night’s Teen Choice Awards. Our own nominees Thomas and Summer also presented alongside Brian Green, which you can catch tonight at 8PM on FOX. Make sure to check them out!
Thanks to everyone who came out to support us at Comic-Con this past weekend. Our panel was a lot of fun and it was great to meet some of our biggest fans over the course of the weekend.
Josh moderated the panel (which was so packed that unfortunately nearly four thousand people were turned away), and had only two rules: no mention of “Linda Hamilton” or “River.” But Lena, Summer, Thomas, Richard, Brian, Garret, and Shirley did give insight into their characters and what’s coming up for them in season two. We also premiered the exclusive first look, season two, sizzle reel to the boisterous room of thousands.
Couldn’t make it down to SD? Don’t worry, here’s the play-by-play of the T:SCC panel courtesy of the TV Addict. Oh, and did you hear about John Wirth’s big announcement? (Beware, spoiler). Also, the Sarah Connor Society posted a video of the panel and Entertainment Weekly has a few charming things to say.
We’re just over a month away until premiere night - Monday, September 8. Until then, take a look at who you have to look forward to in our ever-expanding cast.
From left to right: Richard T. Jones as James Ellison, Shirley Manson as Catherine Weaver, Summer Glau as Cameron, Brian Austin Green as Derek Reese, Garret Dillahunt as Cromartie, Lena Headey as Sarah Connor, Thomas Dekker as John Connor, and Levin Rambin as Riley.
Will we see you at Comic-Con? We’ll be in Room 6A on Saturday from 11:30-12:30. With surprises.
“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Screening and Q&A” is back for a second year at Comic-Con, the producers and stars of this hit action-adventure drama will debut the trailer for season two and answer questions from fans during this one-hour session. Executive producers Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds), John Wirth (The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.) and James Middleton (T4: Terminator Salvation) will be joined by returning series stars Lena Headey (300), Thomas Dekker (Heroes), Summer Glau (Serenity), Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills, 90210) and Richard T. Jones (Event Horizon), as well as new series regulars Garret Dillahunt (No Country for Old Men) and musician Shirley Manson (Garbage). Produced by C2 Pictures in association with Warner Bros. Television, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles returns for a second season September 8 and airs Mondays at 8:00 PM ET/PT on FOX. Room 6A
And catch us at the WB booth from 10:00-10:50AM and later at the FOX booth from 2:00-2:45PM.
Update: Our charming Costume Designer, Amanda Friedland, will be participating in the TV Costume Designers panel on Thursday @ 4:00PM in Room 4. Others involved include the CDs of Quantum Leap, Firefly, Lost, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Even More Update: Showrunner Josh Friedman is joining the bigtime, participating in Entertainment Weekly’s “The Visionaries: Showrunners” panel on Friday @ 1:45PM in Room 6CDEF. Other participants include Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof (Lost), Josh Schwartz (Chuck), and Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies).
iF Magazine gets the download on Season 2:
(Executive Producer Josh Friedman) also notes that the series will be coming more self-contained vs. serialized like a bulk of Season One was. There will still be an overriding arc, but there will now be more closed-ended episodes as well.
Other info revealed is director David Nutter (who helmed last year’s pilot episode) returns for the Season Two premiere (something he rarely does for series he starts off), Cromartie (Garret Dillahunt) returns and the theme will be “evolution” according to Friedman.
…afterward I joined a group of reporters who mobbed Summer Glau, and she leaked a few more details about the next season. “I can tell you relationships do change this season,” she said. “I can’t say how, but everything is changing. … [Cameron]’s growing quite a bit, I think people are going to be surprised.”
Thomas Dekker told the critics to expect his character, John Connor, to be a little less of a weak kid this year. “He was able, but didn’t have blood in him to be a leader,” he said. “The plan was to keep him young, have long hair, go to school and be normal, his essence of youth and innocence still there. A lot of that dies at the beginning of this season. (The writers are) trying to do it subtly in the script.”
The TV Addict on SCC vs. the next film:
James Middleton was asked about the challenges about working on the Terminator TV show, and the new Christian Bale Terminator movie coming out next May, and said that they both take “cues” from the original films, but that they take the original idea and go in two different directions. Each franchise is meant to live alone, and they’re buffeted by the idea that “fate is what you make it” - i.e. these could be different alternate realities for the different characters from Terminator.