Terminator is one of the most influential science fiction films in history. James Cameron created important references for the genre with the time travel AI war, and his film still offers starting points for discussions about artificial intelligence today. Nobody can be satisfied with the current state of the franchise. Terminator is on TV today.
Today on TV: This is how the Terminator story began
In 2029, intelligent machines have taken over the earth and humanity has been almost eliminated. Led by the rebel John Connor, the survivors offer desperate resistance. In order to break this once and for all, the machines develop a plan: a cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent on a killer mission to the present. He is supposed to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), who will play a crucial role for humanity.
The Terminator franchise has been in crisis for 20 years
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Terminator: Dark Fate
In Terminator 2, Cameron pumped the ingredients of his first film to blockbuster size and created another milestone in cinema. Since then, the series has been shrinking from film to film. The solid but unimaginative Terminator 3 was followed by the bold step into a pure future war film with Terminator Salvation. Terminator: Genisys switched back to nostalgic management mode six years later – before Terminator: Dark Fate marked the low point of the series four years later.
The film was produced for 185 million US dollars, only around 250 million came in. When all costs (marketing) are added, this is a loss. Since Dark Fate there haven’t even been any rumors of a sequel to the series
The science fiction franchise is facing a very long break or even its end. Arnold Schwarzenegger has officially confirmed his final exit, stating that he is “financial with the franchise”through” – perhaps he gave the impetus for a hard restart.
When and where is Terminator on TV?
Kabel 1 shows Terminator on Monday at 8:15 p.m, the repeat follows Tuesday night at 12:40 a.m. If you missed the film, you can catch up on the flat rates at Paramount+ or Amazon Prime.
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