Russell Blackford’s young-adult “New John Connor Chronicles” trilogy continues to be redundant and overwritten in the final book, “Times of Trouble” (2003). The previous book ends with a promise of going to Jade’s World, yet the first 258 pages (!) of this book are spent on mop-up duty in Skynet’s World. There’s a sense of inevitability to […]
Considering that it lacks James Cameron, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong and Brad Fiedel, I find “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” (2003) to be a pretty darn good – if inferior – follow-up to the first two classic films. Other moviegoers (including the We Hate Movies podcasters, who recently posted a “T3” episode) are less forgiving of this […]
“An Evil Hour” (2003), the second book of Russell Blackford’s “New John Connor Chronicles” young-adult trilogy, is even more overwritten than the first novel. A remarkable amount of the 368-page paperback consists of logistical arrangements between the Colorado-based Skynet employees and their government liaisons in Washington.
First episode impressions (TV review): Ghostface makes a transition to the small screen — more or less.
In a line from a parody of the “Terminator Genisys” trailer, Sarah Connor says in a voiceover: “John keeps sending Terminators. He’s lost his mind.” And judging by the official trailers for the movie, it did indeed seem like that would be the plot. As it turns out, though, “Terminator Genisys” is a rare movie that is better […]
It’s probably just coincidence that the Supreme Court decided to rule on gay marriage the same day “Ted 2” hit theaters, although considering some of the Constitution-deaf dissents in that case, maybe some of the justices are fans of the franchise and were smoking Ted’s favorite natural remedy. Like the first film, which made my top 10 […]
Movie commentary: Here are some things you might’ve forgotten about Steven Spielberg’s classic.
Season 2 of “Star Wars Rebels” recently kicked off in our universe, but in an alternate dimension where George Lucas did not sell “Star Wars” to Disney, fans are currently reflecting on the conclusion of Season 7 of “The Clone Wars” and looking forward to Season 8, probably the epic final season of the show. […]
I’ve been slower than most fans to embrace Disney’s take on “Star Wars.” Even though “Star Wars Rebels” features “Clone Wars’ “ executive producer Dave Filoni in one of the drivers’ seats, I still resented the end of “The Clone Wars” and felt bad for all the talented Lucasfilm folks who were laid off in the Disney […]
Concurrently with S.M. Stirling’s adult “T2” trilogy came Russell Blackford’s young-adult “T2” trilogy, starting with “Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles Book One: Dark Futures”(2002). Despite having “T2” in the title, Blackford’s books don’t have any connection to Stirling’s books or the Malibu comics, and they even contradict the “T2” novelization in some instances.