The Fall of the Terminator Franchise
television network, a series based on the story of Sarah Connor and her son John following the events in T2. Regardless of the show’s love-hate relationship with the fans, it marked a step down from James Cameron’s original vision as it had now gone the way of TV, where anything and everything could happen, again slowly scraping away at the franchise’s golden credibility. Then the summer of 2009 came, where it can be said the final nail in the coffin came down on the Terminator’s casket. First, the T:SCC was cancelled, an expected move due to its low ratings. Then on May 21st, Terminator Salvation opened nationwide, a letdown on many levels for Terminator fans everywhere. Not only was Arnold Schwarzenegger in nothing more than a minor CGI-ed cameo, it also possessed a PG-13 rating, a no-no in the realm of the Terminator universe. From it’s horrible
