Some Thoughts Post-Terminator

Below are notes I made while watching  Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. 

• Why do Sarah (Lena Headey) and her son John (Thomas Dekker) look more like brother and sister? Could they find someone more age appropriate? When John, Sarah and Cameron (Summer Glau) show up naked in 2007. John ogles his mother a little too long. Creepy doesn't begin to describe it. 

• Lena Headey seems incredibly one-dimensional, almost lifeless in this show. I understand that she's at the end of her rope, but it's just too much. She has so much range and it would have been nice to see it. She shined in Imagine Me And You. Let's hope she is allowed to stretch a little on Terminator. 

• Sarah's boyfriend is a dead ringer for Dennis, (Dean Winter) Liz Lemon's slouchy ex from 30 Rock. 

• If a shooter with a robot leg came into a high school and shot it up, wouldn't more people care to look for him? No one has a CNN chopper on this guy? It's supposed to be 1999. With Columbine still fresh, I feel like that would be quite the news story.

Just a few things. Despite some of the ridiculousness, lazy acting and general impossibilities, the show is kind of cool. It's at least as good as the shitty seasons of 24, if not better. The two-night premiere continues tomorrow. If you missed it tonight, seriously consider watching it tomorrow. 

Getting Terminated Is Fun Again!

My friend Mary Beth spent over an hour this morning on Elf Yourself. If you haven't been to this web site, be warned: You may spend painstaking amounts of time trying to get it just right. If you're up for it, it's worth it.

Anyway, in the same vein as EY, I heard about the new website for Terminator: The Sarah Connors Chronicles. The show premieres in January and picks up where Terminator 2 left off. (Essentially, it's the long version of Universal Studios Terminator Experience)

Anyway, they have a fun page where you can "get terminated." You upload your picture and it messes with your face to make you look like a robot. It's kind of scary and definitely not as charming as Elf Yourself, but instead of watching a little guy dance, you get to see Sarah Connor blast your head off in a battle to save the Earth.

This is a great way to spend 5 minutes...or if you're like Mary Beth, the rest of the day.