01x01 The Pilot

[supernatural66]

Talk about the first episode of the series here

[Erika]

The very talented Adrien Van Viersen who has designed the storyboards for the block busters X-MEN 2, X-MEN 3, UNDERWORLD 2, and The Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer has just posted the complete set of storyboards that were designed for the opening, dream sequence from the PILOT of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES on his website!

Adrien also has an exclusive up with David Nutter (the Director of the Pilot!) Located here!

Thanks for letting us know Adrien! They're fantastic!

CLICK HERE to vist Adrien's site and to check out all of the panels!
Here are some samples of the panels! (Click to Enlarge!)




We also have all of the panels loaded into our gallery on MOAD - Click here!

[Derek Reese]

I was wondering exactly what those were on the site.

Thanks for posting them Erika.

[allergygal]

We know from D&D that Cameron knew that Kyle had been sent back in time to protect Sarah from a Skynet attack, but we don't know for sure if she knew Kyle was john's father. She probably did know and evaded the question because she didn't want John to know that she knew. But if she didn't already know that crucial but of info when she came back in time (if future!John hadn't trusted her enough to tell her), I think she figured it out by what John told her in class in the pilot — that his father was a soldier who was killed on a mission. She would've put that together with the info she had about Kyle and realized he was John's father, right?

Also, there's something very untrustworthy about that sweet smile Cameron flashes when she says "Thank you for explaining. It'll be our secret." Never trust the robot, John!

[virus]

To me the pilot was a very weak episode. Lena's acting is probably her worst for all episodes, and there's far too many action scenes; about 5 or so, and they aren't really that good. Cameron isn't Cameron yet and Cromartie isn't Cromartie yet. It just isn't an accurate representation of the series.

There are a couple of good things. Charlie Dixon is one of them, you can really feel sorry for this guy. They also avoid both possible clichés they could have used him for. They could easily kill him off in the first episode, which thankfully they don't. Secondly they don't make the mistake of making him into a vessel for some sort of cliché romantic subplot, there is obviously no confirmation of this this early on in the series but they have Sarah leave the man right at the beginning of the episode and they talk about Kyle as well (which seemed taboo in T2 and T3) which gives hope that they'll explore both Sarah/Kyle and Sarah/Charlie.

The another good thing is the "I'll stop it" scene, but that's only because I get all teary eyed thinking about Born to Run, and all the stuff that happens to the characters in between.

But beside from that, I worry that the weak pilot ultimately led to the cancellation of the series.

[allergygal]

Apr 9, 2011 5:58:36 GMT -5 virus said:

I worry that the weak pilot ultimately led to the cancellation of the series.

If the pilot was as weak as you thought, the show wouldn't even have made it through those first nine episodes, much less squeaked through a whole second season. Pilots are often a little off in terms of character because actors are new to the roles and their stories aren't fleshed out yet. The pilot was the setup for the series and I think it did that beautifully. And in the very next episode, Gnothi Seauton, I think all the characters are very well-written and performed.

Cancelation had a number of causes, including a network that didn't understand its own show, a second season that spread itself too thin and main characters that were depressed and defeated at nearly every turn. There were just too many strikes against the show and viewership waned.

Overall, it's a brilliant series with an amazing start and a tragic end. It's a damn shame we haven't gotten any kind of continuation... yet.

[virus]

I think your right, its not really the cancelation which this could have caused, as there are many other factors as well. But lets not forget that there was a huge drop in numbers after the first show.

But I do see many terminator fans that dismiss the Sarah Connor Chronicles, even to the point of saying things like the show is terrible. I shouldn't need to point out that I am not of this opinion, TSCC being my favourite show to this day and I reckon for many more days to come. But I don't reckon many of these people have actually seen the entire show, but probably have seen either just the pilot or just the first season.

I can see that the mass of action in the pilot would turn off many viewers who would enjoy the metaphor filled emotional drama thing that it had going on throughout the series, and then I'm sure that many who liked the action in the Pilot were not that thrilled by the complex mother issues faced by Sarah later on. (That's not to say you can't like both).

And I do agree, Gnothi Seuton does seem to fix many aspects of the series firmly into more permanent roles, funny though that it happens in the episode of 'know, thyself'.

[allergygal]

There was a HUGE drop-off after the pilot, but the thing to remember about that is that TSCC premiered after the super bowl. I'm sure the 18 million viewers shown in the ratings weren't actively watching the show (many probably just left the TV on after the game). And many who did watch TSCC, were probably looking for an action show with snappy Arnold Schwarzenegger-style one-liners instead of a heavy drama with some action.

I really doubt the action in the pilot turned off any viewers. There were complaints early on in season 1 that the show didn't have enough action. Having "Terminator" in the title probably brought expectations that the show would be much more action-oriented than it was.

I also think most of the fans of the Terminator franchise who didn't like TSCC were disappointed that John wasn't portrayed as being a great military leader. They wanted to see the story of John Connor's rise to leadership, not the drama of a mother and son coming to terms with each other and themselves as they face the insurmountable task of trying to change the future.

TSCC wasn't for everyone, I guess, but I loved it
And Gnothi Seauton is my favorite episode of the series.