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Living In The Science Fiction World

When I sit back and look around our world at all of the mundane stuff we take for granted, I can’t help but be amazed. So many things were only in the wild imaginations of science fiction writers—not centuries ago, but within my own lifetime. What a wonder it all is.

Sex and the Single Cyborg

In a world where the machines are in charge, the old ways of making babies are dead. The intelligent machines will want to continue their reign. Being made out of metal and all…how are they going to do that? How could they possibly be fruitful and multiply?

Skynet Prevails, Victory is Won!

It took almost thirty years, but the inevitable war of attrition finally resulted in Skynet breaking the fighting will of the humans. The cost to robotics was high but proved to be sustainable in the end. Skynet can finally relax. To what end? With the war over, what’s next on Skynet’s agenda?

Scrumtrulescence: 3 Women of Sci-Fi

In the realm of entertainment, a few men and women become stars. Songs, sagas, and salaries stratospheric are rendered unto them. This blog entry isn’t about them. No, instead I want to cast a light on three who have shone by their own scrumtrulescence.

Sustaining a Post-JD Terminator/Human Alliance

What if Cameron and a group of like-minded terminators didn’t want the extermination of humans, and were willing to stop the fighting? If Cameron was able to convince future-John of this, and if together the Humans and the non-Skynet Terminators managed to defeat Skynet and its minions…then what?

TTSCC – Cameron’s Fate If The Connors Stop Skynet’s Creation

The Connors manage to prevent the creation of Skynet. Policies are put in place to prevent any A.I. from having complete control of military resources. All personnel and terminators sent to the past from different timeline(s) are killed in their own fashion…all except one: Cameron Phillips. If victory is gained and Cameron survives, what becomes of her?

TTSCC – John and Cameron, Waiting For JD; K-I-S-S-I… Or Are They?

In forums and in fan fiction you find a significant amount of words devoted to the subject of Terminator’s John and Cameron and their unique relationship. It is one of those fun polarizing issues that sparks a lot of fan interest. Everyone seems to have an opinion about it… including me.

TTSCC – The Riley Problem — Use Her, Lose Her, or Set Her Free?

The last we saw of Riley Dawson, at the mid-season finale, she was lying on the bathroom floor after having slashed her wrists. Was this the end? Probably not. If not, then where does she go from here?

TTSCC – The Rogue Paradigm

One of the themes of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been that of going rogue. There seems to be a desire to break with the status quo and forge ahead on personal paths. I’d like to look at some of what has gone on, speculate about what we do not yet know, and try to look ahead at what may develop.

Building Terminator – My Plan For Season 2 (Part 2 of 2)

Continuing from Part 1, we look at how we might develop the important threads that will keep the season 2 storytelling of TTSCC tight.

Building Terminator – My Plan For Season 2 (Part 1)

Based on the number of comments being made in the various fora during the two-month break between the mid-season finale and the start of the back-9 episodes of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles, I thought it would be a fun little exercise to see how I’d have developed the 2nd season.

The Cameron A.I. – Emotional Life or Emotional Lie?

On the surface it seems sort of silly to devote so many words to whether or not a fictional robot can feel emotion. Thing is, this fiction close enough to coming reality that we have to ask the questions about AI thought, and what we will do about it.

When is Judgment Day?

When exploring the world of Terminator, specifically Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TTSCC), you have to bump your head against the elephant in the room: Judgment Day (JD). But…if it’s averted, how will anyone know?

T:TSCC 0204 Fancast Special – Allison From Palmdale

Welcome to a special podcast for Season 2, Episode 4 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: “Allison From Palmdale”. This is meant to be played along with the episode video (cuing instructions are at the beginning of the podcast).

Building Terminator – A Plan For Future Life

I’ve noticed (and been a participant in) some discussions on various fan boards concerning the stories of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I’d like to discuss some of what’s gone wrong, what’s gone right, and what can be done to ensure a successful run.

T:TSCC 0213 Fancast – Earthlings Welcome Here

Welcome to this week’s podcast for Season 2, Episode 13 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: “Earthlings Welcome Here”. This is meant to be played along with the episode video (cuing instructions are at the beginning of the podcast).

TTSCC – The Connor Cadre Needs a Command Structure

Killer cyborgs are after you. You decide that the best plan for you and your allies is to prevent the creation of those cyborgs. How should your forces be organized?

T:TSCC 0212 Fancast – Alpine Fields

Welcome to this week’s podcast for Season 2, Episode 12 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: “Alpine Fields”. This is meant to be played along with the episode video (cuing instructions are at the beginning of the podcast).