Music, Film & Media: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Tuesday night I found my way to the Virgin Media launch of the The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which launched last night (21st) on V1 here in the UK. The event itself was pretty cool, with laser quest, terminator-esque make up and of course a screening of the new show. Below you can see an example of the makeup, courtesy of David Braithwaite at BBC Radio 5 (who also accused me of cheating at laser quest ).

I can't say I get particularly excited about celebrities and I very rarely have a need to talk to them, so just leave them alone. I did however, meet Charlie Simpson of Busted fame, who has now moved on to his new band Fightstar. This meant I was able to prove once and for all that I look nothing like him, despite constantly being stopped on the street, and even people in our very forums suggesting so. 5 years ago, I could see the similarity, but now, not only is he at least a foot taller than me, his look has matured a lot, no longer looking like me at all.

I must admit, I was very tempted to strike up a conversation with Leigh Francis, but was worried I would come away questioning my own sanity.

I am a big fan of the Terminator series, so I was looking forward to the screening immensely. Many people felt T3 wasn't very good, but I think if you consider it to be a standalone film, rather than a continuation of the series, it was in fact very good. The Sarah Connor Chronicles aims to fill the gap between T2 and T3, bringing action and apparently a love interest too – aiming to please everyone. It's also doing very well in America where it has been launched already.

The first episode felt more like a short film and didn't leave you on a cliffhanger like you would expect a series to do, but still left me wanting for more. The action was good, and I felt it did justice to the terminator series. The character selection was good too – but if I was going to criticise any, it would be of John Connor, where I felt he just wasn't anti-social enough and played too much of a “good boy”.

It has the typical action you'd expect, with both male and female terminators battling it out. It wasn't too gory, and kept my interest throughout. I do enjoy my science fiction shows, and I'll have to add this to my list.

I guess the biggest downside for the Freeview users amongst us, is that it will only be broadcast on V1 or Sky channel 121. If I can push my annoyance at the Uma Thurman adverts aside, I might consider subscribing to Virgin Media. They do have some good package deals at the moment, especially if you're after a joint mobile/broadband deal. If you're a terminator fan, this might tip the scales a little towards checking them out.

Updated accordingly.

Stargate Atlantis? Better than SG-1 IMO

They are both good, I've only seen one series of Atlantis, so I'm not sure how that one has panned out. Sky seems to have stolen/out bid all the terrestrial channels for all the good stuff. I was in to "Lost", then Sky nabbed it.
I had a year of Sky and nearly went mad with all the advertising and constant repeats. I'll not go there again. No sat dishes are allowed here now anyway and cable doesn't exist.

I caught a couple of episodes of Lost online, but it was soon removed, well what did I expect really.

Frankly, I'm watching it for Summer Glau.
She is HAWT.
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It's the reason I have a TV! :p