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Stardate 11.17.2016.E: It's Hard To Keep A good Machine Down

11/17/2016

 
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One of the things I've always respected about the entirety of the Terminator franchise is that -- at its core -- its relentlessly depressing.  (Does that make me sound like I need help?)  Don't get me wrong: there certainly are hints of success healthily sprinkled in from time to time (i.e. we can defeat the machines; we can fulfill our future destiny; etc.) ... but what drives so much of the conflict is the fact that there are, indeed, a lot of dark days waiting for those willing to face the future and save mankind from itself.

Also, I've said that -- as a franchise -- it's one of the only SciFi properties that I've found something worth celebrating.  Each installment has offered something fresh and different (and, yes, that even involves the gloriously under-performing Terminator: Genisys, a feature that couldn't quite match its own ambitions); and this has given the mythos something to build upon for the next chapter.  Granted, bringing aboard storytellers with different visions for the greater Terminator universe hasn't exactly served the films well (I have to wonder if this is a franchise that might be better served by committee management, like the Marvel Films and the Pixar flicks); but -- at this point -- it is what it is as the franchise once again appears to be in limbo.

This morning, I saw over at ComicBook.com a featured article promoting (ahem) "a bold new (potential) chapter" in the Terminator story, so I thought I'd give the online pitch a brief shout-out on these pages in the event that anyone is interested.
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It's hard to make much of it honestly.  There's no true story here but plenty of hints as to the dark turns these storytellers would want to take the tale.  As so often happens with "pitches," I tend to think the real potential is hidden (otherwise, how do you get producers to call you if not for more details?), and this one looks like this one could eventually go the way of the do-do.

However, I for one would love to see the franchise grow as I think it's definitely one of the tentpoles of cinematic SciFi.

​As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!

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