Sarah, Oh Sarah!

Were you just as outraged as many other fans, when the Terminator franchise decided to not only resuscitate the character of Sarah Connor in Terminator Genysis (2015), but completely change her story in the process? How could they, when we all know that Linda Hamilton is the one and only incarnation of the mother of…

The Terminator Universe Part 2

As promised, we give you the second part of the tie-ins of the Terminator Universe. So without further ado… The Terminator: Video Games As far as we could count, there are currently approximately 27 Terminator games. This list includes arcade games, video games, pinball games, mobile games as well as Game Boy games. Most games…

The Terminator Universe Part 1

In today’s Termedia blog post, we try to give you an overview of how the Terminator franchise has expanded its universe throughout the years. Most of you probably know there are five Terminator films and we have updated you on the TV-series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, but rejoice! There is much, much more. So…

World-building or World-degrading? Part 4: Fanbase

Spoiler warning The Fictional world: “(…) deep, rich, fictional world that has a defined past, present, and future” & “The world should embrace its internal logic and remain consistent” The Narrative Structure: “(…) there has to be an overarching story supported by smaller stories that develop within the umbrella of that arc” The Themes: “Timeless themes”…

World-building or World-degrading? Part 3: Timeless Theme

The Fictional world: “(…) deep, rich, fictional world that has a defined past, present, and future” & “The world should embrace its internal logic and remain consistent” The Narrative Structure: “(…) there has to be an overarching story supported by smaller stories that develop within the umbrella of that arc” The Themes: “Timeless themes” The Fanbase:…

A Vinal Reissue of The Terminator Soundtrack

#theterminator #bradfiedel #soundtrack #terminatorfans A lot of things are happening within the Terminator franchise at the moment. The 3D showing of Terminator 2: Judgement Day in Asia seems to be the tip of the iceberg! The soundtrack to James Cameron’s iconic 1984 apocalyptic sci-fi hit The Terminator has long been unavailable. Today, April 8 2016,…

World-building or World-degrading? Part 2: The Narrative Structure

Welcome back for the second part of this investigation of the terminator franchise! This part will be dealing with the narrative structure. Read Part 1 here. The Fictional world: “(…) deep, rich, fictional world that has a defined past, present, and future” & “The world should embrace its internal logic and remain consistent” The Narrative Structure: “(…)…

World-Building or World-degrading? Part 1: The Fictional World

The fictional world is complicated in the Terminator universe: the first four films are working with the frame called predestination paradox – this means, in all its simplicity, that time flows in a circular movement = everything is always happening and will continue to do so.

Schwarzenegger as the Terminator: A perfect match

At the beginning of his acting career, Arnold Schwarzenegger was afraid of the usual typecasting of foreign actors. With the success of “Conan the Barbarian”, he was now being offered roles in a heap of different movies. However, he was very clear-cut in the roles he was interested in playing. Typically, foreign actors would receive…

Marcus Wright or Jake Sully ? Intertextuality in Terminator: Salvation

When talking about transmedia storytelling the focus is most often on the workings of the distribution of a single franchise, how it is divided and brought to the audience through different media, such the social media, video games, films, TV, merchandise and so on. Henry Jenkins’ seven principles of transmedia storytelling are examples of how…

Don’t sell the skin before you caught the bear?

When Terminator Genisys was announced, it was supposed to be a part of a trilogy and a larger reborn franchise (as is the new black in the industry). The next film Terminator Genisys 2 would be out around in May 2017. But after critics bashed it horribly and the T5 never made box office the plans…

Why Waste Money on a Blu-Ray?

In this day and age, one might wonder why and how it could pay off to buy an actual hard copy of a film. The usual default assumption is that Blu-Rays and DVDs are nothing but a replication technology, like the VCR. In the days leading up to the release of Terminator Genisys, its Facebook…