*Pinch of salt*

Dekker likes to stir things up, but I really hope it's true because my faith has been waning.

I wish I could believe him.

but then ...

I remember the lies when the show was running so ...

It's a nice gesture though ...

but I think Lena and friedman have claimed they wouldn't ever return to it ...

I'm quite sure that friedman has said he washed his hands of it and in fact encouraged the fans to let it die.

but I remain a stout supporter of anything TSCC so I say go on.

PS. I was going to replay to your comment on i09 saying

"Fewer than you think ..."

"getting your show cancelled ... it makes you do things you would think of ... rox"

LOL I'm a dork ;)

I do remember Season one being awesome under middleton who refused to strike with the writers. (Good man)

So yeah ... but at the same time I'm also scared without Friedman, because even though it wasn't why I watched it I think that Friedman brought the Terminator staple of a love story to the show.

don't get me wrong I like ash miller but he sorely lacks the concept of a love story between John and Cameron that drew alot of people to the show.

I'm not trying to start a shipper war LOL

but what I'm trying to say is that Jameron was the Terminator franchise love story staple that made T-1 and T-2 great movies.

I mean they could bring in a new love intrest, but then we sae how well Riley worked out ...

So like I said I agree that TSCC doesn't need Friedman to countinue but the writers of the show sometimes need to be reeled in by a stronger hand so that they don't kill it with terminal artsieness

longest post ever!

LOL

I will concur with Season one awesomeness. Two of my least favourite episodes of S2 were Friedman's (Samson & D and Born to Run) so I can certainly cope with the concept of him not being on board.

he sorely lacks the concept of a love story between John and Cameron that drew alot of people to the show

Ahh yes, um... moving swiftly on...

And plenty of fans (like me) were not watching TSCC for a John and Cameron love story.

What she said.

Jameron was the Terminator franchise love story staple that made T-1 and T-2 great movies.

Not for me, but if it floats yer boat. Personally, Sarah Connor made TSCC great. But then, everyone sings from a different hymn sheet, has a different take on the show and pulled different things from it. The show walked a fine line and - for the most part - did it successfully. BTR overstepped that line for me, so a continuation along that path wouldn't necessarily interest me.

No no no no no no no. Sarah/Derek was ;)

LOL Definitely what she said ;-)

LOL I might steal that icon ;)

like I said I'm not going for a shipper war ...

what I was trying to get across was the best Terminator Movies involve a love story that sticks with people.

and there is nothing in a season three setting but John and Cameron (according to what I've heard Alison and John don't like each other at all.)

that is all I'm getting at.

Plus Friedman has said point blank John isn't confused about Cameron he's in love and it was Cameron who was confused about everything between them.

moving on!

and Yes Sarah/Derek would have urned into one of the most volitile relationships (Sarah punching Derek and teh pointing of guns and what not ...)

but then if I remember that's what you want anyway ;)

the boy should come with his own salt-cellar attached so we can sprinkle it liberally over pretty much anything he says

Thanks a lot. Now I want some salty snacks. :P

SA-WEEEEEEET!

If "reality" TV has demonstrated anything of value, it is that we audiences are interested in relationships between the characters in whatever setting they inhabit.

We are interested in their romances and alliances, their conflicts, their intrigues, their fatal flaws.

Jameron was interesting in that it revealed some aspects of the two characters, while keeping enough distance between them and us, to maintain mystery.

That John and Cameron MUST be central to Season 3, is a myopic viewpoint. From a character development / exploration perspective, Season 3 might spend many episodes on John Henry's maturation and coexistence with Cameron, and their conflict with Skynet, presented in parallel with John Connor's maturation and integration with the Resistance.

What made the Derek and Sarah relationship interesting was the conflicted alliance. We don't, they don't, know what each other is capable of, or their true agenda.

That is still true of John Connor, Cameron, John Henry, Catherine Weaver, Alison Young, Danny Dyson.

We probably know Sarah best of all, but she remains interesting because of her uncertainty regarding those around her, her apparent vulnerability and lethality.
That, and if things ever settle down enough for her to relax, her enormous sex appeal.

You will notice that I didn't mention Riley, or Jesse.