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T:TSCC 0211 Fancast – Self Made Man

Welcome to this week’s podcast for Season 2, Episode 11 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: “Self Made Man”. This is meant to be played along with the episode video (cuing instructions are at the beginning of the podcast).

T:TSCC – Some Speculations on the Humans (Part 2 of 2)

When left to their own devices, the cyborgs and androids of the TTSCC universe exhibit a clarity of action that the humans miss. We have a significant menu of humans who are exerting an influence on present-future events. It might behoove us to take a better look at them. (Part 2 of 2)

T:TSCC – Some Speculations on the Humans (Part 1 of 2)

Many of my wild speculations have been targeted at the cyborgs and androids of the TTSCC universe. When left to their own devices, they exhibit a clarity of action that the humans miss. We have a significant menu of humans who are exerting an influence on present-future events. It might behoove us to take a better look at them. (Part 1 of 2)

Of Skynet, Terminators, and Those Darned Connors

Several items surrounding the Terminator franchise, specifically the TTSCC edition, have been bouncing around my brain. None of them is really worthy of a full post, so I thought I’d just dump them here.

T:TSCC 0207 – Brothers of Nablus

Analysis and opinions of the season 2 episode “Brothers of Nablus” from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

The Connor Cadre – Time to Plan for Judgment Day?

A lot of small stuff flits through my brain about Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Some has to do with time travel, some about relationships, etc. Lately, I’ve come to wonder if it’s time for the Connors to prep for Judgment Day?

T:TSCC 0206 – The Tower Is Tall But the Fall Is Short

Analysis and opinions of the season 2 episode “The Tower Is Tall But the Fall Is Short” from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

T:TSCC 0101-0103 – Pilot; Gnothi Seauton; The Turk

Analysis and opinions of the season 1 episodes “Pilot”, “Gnothi Seauton”, and “The Turk” from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

T:TSCC 0104-0106 – Heavy Metal; Queen’s Gambit; Dungeons and Dragons

Analysis and opinions of the season 1 episodes “Heavy Metal”, “Queen’s Gambit”, and “Dungeons and Dragons” from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

T:TSCC 0205 – Goodbye To All That

Analysis and opinions of the season 2 episode “Goodbye To All That” from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

T:TSCC The Turk, Skynet, and Libertarian Terminators

In Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles, what if Skynet isn’t the offspring of the Turk…but Cameron is? There are clues that might point in that direction.

A Few More Wild Speculations on TTSCC’s Cameron and Allison

After my review, I thought there was more to be said and guessed about resistance fighter Allison and terminator/infiltrator Cameron. Who are they? Why do they matter to John Connor?

T:TSCC 0204 – Allison From Palmdale

Analysis and opinions of the season 2 episode “Allison From Palmdale” from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

T:TSCC 0203 – The Mousetrap

Analysis and opinions of the season 2 episode “The Mousetrap” from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Romantic Ideas About the Cameron Phillips Terminator

Cameron Phillips is becoming a topic of some romantic speculation about her role in the Terminator universe. To some she’s a very scary robot, to others a loyal and self-aware ally. Since I’m not immune to Cameron’s mystery, here are some thoughts

A Beginner’s Guide to Time Travel

Time travel can be a very confusing aspect of many stories told on TV, movies, or in print. Paradoxes confound and befuddle. This article might help to explain some of it, or it might just make the confusion worse. Hopefully, it is more of the former.