Thomas Dekker as John Connor and Lena Headey as Sarah Connor in TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNER CHRONICLES.
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Butt Kicking Double Feature
By: Stephen LackeyDate: Monday, October 22, 2007
A few months ago, when all of the networks were announcing their fall premieres, one of the shows FOX announced but hedged on a start date was The Sarah Conner Chronicles, a spinoff from the popular Terminator film franchise. They finally settled on a Sunday night time slot but now in the “official” announcement, the series has been moved to Monday night as a lead in for 24 when Prison Break takes its hiatus. I have hope for this series ,but I’m approaching it with a good bit of skepticism. I also wonder if they’ll be able to maintain the story threads set up in that franchise. The show runners did manage to wink at the fans by hiring Summer Glau (Firefly) for the series.
The series, also slightly re-titled to Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles, is set between the first and second films with Sarah trying to protect her son, who will be the savior of the world in the future, from robots coming from the future that want to kill him. Sarah is played by Lena Heady, who is a fine actress but somehow she doesn’t seem right for the part. You may recognize her from 300 or The Cave. If you look at the images from the series, she looks way too put together for a woman who is supposedly spending her time jumping from place to place, hooking up with various men that can train her and her son in the use of weapons, fighting, and other abilities they need to defend themselves from the attacking robots. This was the set up for her character in the second film. She looks like a well put together soccer mom. Like I said, I’ll give it a shot but I’ll be keeping my expectations low. The series premieres January 14th.
This week Prison Break is back! Other than that of course I’m recommending Heroes and Supernatural. I’m also watching Reaper, The Unit, Bionic Woman, and Smallville. Wow, Smallville is really bad this season so far. I’m really hoping something happens to make these characters more interesting.
Monday
PRISON BREAK (FOX, 8PM EST) Interference
A new inmate enters Sona, unnerving Whistler and raising Michael's suspicions; Linc plans an ocean getaway with Sofia as Susan moves up the escape timetable; T-Bag makes a friend; and Sucre makes a deal with a devil.
CHUCK (NBC, 8PM EST) Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp
Chuck's value system as a spy is tested when he contemplates defying Sarah and Casey in a case involving an elite Chinese agent. Back at Buy More, Morgan's value system is also tested when he's thrust into a job-jeopardizing sales competition.
HEROES (NBC, 9PM EST) Fight or Flight
A mysterious woman (Kristen Bell) searches for Peter; Matt and a surprise ally go to Philadelphia to hunt down Molly's attacker; Monica deals with her new abilities and her role as a local hero; Suresh meets his new partner; and Ando traces Hiro through history.
JOURNEYMAN (NBC, 10PM EST) The Legend of Dylan McCLeen
Dan tracks a former soldier accused of stealing a large amount of money. Meanwhile, Katie deals with the police after a robbery takes place the night of her gala.
Tuesday
THE UNIT (CBS, 9PM PST) Inside Out
The team attempts to recover a chip that contains the identities of three terrorists. Meanwhile, a pregnant Kim is ordered to get bed rest and an inept Bob tries his hand at child care.
REAPER (CW, 9PM PST) What about Bob?
Sam finally sees the contract, but it's in Latin and thousands of pages long. Meanwhile, his latest escaped soul turns out to be a slippery character who was involved with toxic waste. Dad: Andrew Airlie.
Wednesday
BIONIC WOMAN (NBC, 9PM PST) The Education of Jamie Sommers
Jaime goes undercover as a college student to investigate a professor's possible ties to terrorists. She unexpectedly falls for the teacher's assistant (Jordan Bridges), who is also a suspect.
PUSHING DAISIES (ABC, 8PM PST) Pigeons
A plane crashes into an apartment building, leading Ned and Emerson to investigate whether the pilot meant to take the flight down. Meanwhile, Chuck finds herself drawn to the sole survivor, and Olive cares for an injured messenger pigeon.
CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS, 9PM PST) Seven Seconds
A child is abducted at a mall, and the team tries to profile the people on the scene at the time of the kidnapping in an effort to find the child. Jessica: Molly Baker. Susan: Suzanne Cryer. Beth: Paula Malcomson. James: Nigel Gibbs. Jeremy: Alexander Gould.
Thursday
SMALLVILLE (CW, 8PM PST) Action
Clark saves the life of a starlet (Christina Milian) on a film shoot in Smallville when a stunt car's brakes fail, but what happened was no accident. Meanwhile, Lionel finds himself the victim of a surprising captor.
SUPERNATURAL (CW, 9PM PST) Sin City
A quiet town in Ohio becomes a haven of vice and violence, and Sam and Dean suspect demons are behind the change. Meanwhile, Ruby and Bobby begin rebuilding the Colt.
THE OFFICE (NBC, 9PM PST) Local Ad
When the Scranton office is tapped to appear in a commercial, entertainer wannabe Michael sees a prime chance to display his creative talent. Meanwhile, Dwight delves into an Internet-based virtual world.
Friday
GHOST WHISPERER (CBS, 8PM PST) Weight of What Was
Melinda continues to research the past as Gabriel (Ignacio Serricchio) returns, leading her to an underworld beneath Grandview. Amy Acker, Kris Lemche.
FLASH GORDON (SCIFI, 9PM PST) Random Access
Joe fights with Flash before the two of them fall through a rift to Mongo, enabling Flash to share the secret Dale has been hiding. Meanwhile, Baylin and Dale help a woman give birth in a motel room.
STARGATE ATLANTIS (SCIFI, 10PM PST) Travelers
On a return flight to Atlantis, a jumper is seized and its pilot, Lt. Col. Sheppard, is taken prisoner by Larrin (Jill Wagner), the commander of a rogue human ship.
MOONLIGHT (CBS, 9PM PST) Arrested Development
Mick searches for a teen vampire who targets female escorts he locates on the Internet; Beth and Mick try to avoid each other after they share a moment of intimacy.
Saturday
STEPHEN KING’S IT (ABCFAM, 8PM EST)
Even though this mini series is dated in look and style due to its age, it’s still one of the better Stephen King TV adaptations. In this film, a group of friends meet in their hometown after years of being apart to do battle against an evil monster that takes children from the town.
HEADLESS HORSEMAN (SCIFI, 9PM EST)
This film tells the story of a small backwoods town where the citizens sacrifice teens to the titular monster. Probably won’t be great but the “backwoods” stereotypes should be amusing.
Sunday
THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (NBC, 8PM PST)
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