Kari Farrell Escapes, Revealed As TOK Series Terminator

Posted: May 5th, 2009 | Author: miconian | Filed under: Miconian At Large, Movies, TV | Tags: hipster grifter, kari ferrell, terminator, TOK series | Comments

hipster grifter terminator.jpg Kari Farrell, recently taken into custody, has broken out of the Philadelphia jail that held her. According to several witnesses, she punched through a wall with her bare fists and tossed aside guards “like they were made of paper mache.” Photos from bystanders also reveal that in the melee, part of Farrell’s face was blown off, revealing an adamantine endoskeleton.

This is really interesting, for several reasons.

This might not be Kari at all. As we’ve seen in the recently-cancelled TV show, TOK series Terminators are often modeled on specific humans. This unit might have already killed Kari and assumed her identity. If that’s the case, then who knows how long the world lost the “real” Kari?

Many people from Kari’s past (including myself) have noted a profound difference in her attitude towards other people between then and now. What happened? Well, maybe it’s because she’s been replaced by a cybernetic killing machine from the future. Read the rest of this entry »

Terminator/Cheers Crossover Cancelled

Posted: April 11th, 2009 | Author: miconian | Filed under: TV | Tags: cheers, crossover, ian goldberg, josh friedman, kirstie alley, summer glau, terminator, woody harrelson | Comments

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Fox is doing something really ground-breaking with the future of the Terminator franchise, and I haven’t seen it discussed in depth anywhere else, so I’m going to talk about it here. When I was in LA last week, I found myself having lunch on set of a new project that includes some of the old team from Fox, and they told me it would be okay to jot down some remarks.

It’s true that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has not been renewed or a third season. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be any more episodes.

“The idea came up one night last year when all the writers were out having a drink,” said show creator Josh Friedman. “And somebody said, well, if they cancel the show, then we just sneak into the prop room, flip on the energy bubble machine, go back five years, and start writing prequels.”

“And then somebody else said, well, why are prequels even necessary? I mean, the characters have a time machine. Read the rest of this entry »