<![CDATA[io9: the terminators]]> http://tags.lifehacker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: the terminators]]> http://io9.com/tag/theterminators http://io9.com/tag/theterminators <![CDATA[The Terminator Film You Never Saw]]> If you didn't think the Terminator franchise could take another blow, then a new knock-off coming to cable TV may destroy your faith in Skynet forever. Plus, we hope Eggs gets boiled on this week's True Blood.

Monday:

Is It True? -
This new reality series searches out the truth about monster sightings, urban legends and plain old stories circulating the web. In tonight's premiere, the host sets out to discover the truth behind the Florida Skunk Ape sightings, and see if it really is possible for an airplane to land with only one wing, on Discovery at 10 PM.

Movies:
The beginning of the middle — Star Wars Episode IV — is on Spike at 6 PM. Or you can watch the second coming of the Ice Age in The Day After Tomorrow on FX at 5:30 PM.

Tuesday:

Better Off Ted -
Tonight ABC gives us an hour of Better Off Ted as a bittersweet season finale. First Linda gets a phony "green" project to keep her busy. Then Veronica's secret life is revealed by an invention, and Linda decides to play matchmaker ... for Ted. The final first-season episodes are on ABC at 9 PM. and then we have to wait until its midseason premiere for more.


Warehouse 13 -
A former Warehouse agent left some unfinished business for Pete and Myka to complete, on Syfy at 9 PM.


That's Impossible -
This show features mind-reading and mind control, along with the possibility of brainwave technology to enable mental communication. Also, computers that can read minds. Why didn't the Enterprise have that? I feel it would have made ordering food so much easier. On History Channel at 10 PM.

Movies:
Spike continues the saga with Star Wars Episode V at 6 PM.

Wednesday:

MonsterQuest -
Wild chimps are explored and reports of chimp attacks are researched. Chimpanzees may be cute but tonight discover their viciousness and their survival skills. On History Channel at 9 PM.

Movies:
Keep your fingers crossed for a third Christopher Nolan Batman, while Batman Begins is on AMC at 10 PM.

Thursday:

Eureka -
There's nothing new tonight, but catch up on Season 3.5, when Syfy begins its mini-marathon from 7 PM till midnight.


Movies:
The ridiculous adaptation of Doom, starring The Rock, is on TBS at 10 PM. Rob Zombie's family drama sequel The Devil's Rejects is on IFC at 10:15 PM.

Friday:

Eureka -
Carter has to determine if the return of Henry's ship is linked to the electrical anomalies scaring the town. That's on Syfy at 9 PM.


Movies:
A slacker tries to pull his life together ... while battling the zombies taking over London. The horror spoof Shaun of the Dead is on Comedy Central at 4:30 PM. Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, about visitors from space and awesome potato sculptures, is on TV Land at 9 PM.

Saturday:

Being Human -

Mitchell befriends a 12-year-old and Lauren returns to test his willpower, or does she? Meanwhile, since Annie has finally figured out Owen's true nature, she becomes, well, a terror. And George and Nina's romance slows down on BBC America at 9 PM.


Movies:
The Terminators pits human resistance fighters against cyborgs built to serve mankind. This straight-to-video knock-off of James Cameron's classic airs on Syfy at 9 PM.


Sunday:

True Blood -
Eric gets inside Sookie's head, as we get even closer to the greatest bloody love triangle of the year becoming a reality. Hoyt sticks up for Jess and their adorably awkward relationship. Tara's family members finally try to pry her from the grips of Maryann (but for the wrong reasons) and Sam is still avoiding the obsessed Maenad. Meanwhile, AVL spokesperson Nan Flanagan reacts to the Dallas events and Godric surprises the vamp community, all on HBO at 9 PM.


Defying Gravity -
The ship's operating systems shut down for no apparent reason, leading to a severe reminder of Virtuality and more bewilderment as to why that show never had a chance. Meanwhile, we wait for Ron Livingston to use his acting chops, on ABC at 10 PM.

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<![CDATA[Terrible Terminators Steal From Cylons And Russian Space Revolutions]]> This week the ridiculous Terminator rip-off movie debuted its first trailer, making Ice Spiders look like a cinematic masterpiece in comparison. Also, more on Inhabited Island 2 and a robot lovers web series.

The Terminators


With the addition of one "s," Asylum Production Studios reaps the Terminator hype benefits. Sadly, their cylon-faced, terminator-bodied being is about the worst thing I've ever seen. The Terminators: robot warriors for people who demand less from their Sci Fi Channel Originals.

Inhabited Island 2


My golden haired Russian hero is back and pissed! Quiet Earth pointed out the latest TV spot for Inhabited Island 2. Maxim Kammerer, the aforementioned hero, crashlands on planet Saraksh, where the people of the planet are being unfairly treated by the Unknown Fathers. The second film picks up with Max fighting for justice on this alien planet.

Inhabited Island 2 tv spot

Human Condition
Finally take a look at the first episode for web series Human Condition, about looking for love in all the wrong robots. It's surprisingly pretty for a little webby, and has a nice little concept. I'd like to see what these guys could do with real funding and additional actors. The first episode is below.


condition:human Episode 1 from condition:human on Vimeo

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<![CDATA[Stealing From John Connor And Learning More From Giant Rats]]> It's spoof-a-Hollywood-blockbuster time over at Cult Movie Worship... plus we've got in-depth character interviews from Alien Trespass and a movie about giant man-eating rats.


Rat Scratch Fever (a homage to Bert I. Gordon's 70s flick The Food Of The Gods, based on the H.G. Wells novel) has new stills and a trailer that we've never seen before. This ultra-campy low budget film follows a group of rats that come to Earth from another planet and take over. For more pics, check out Robert Hood's site, and thanks to Twitch for pointing out this beauty.

Rat Scratch Fever Trailer:

So the campy Alien Trespass flick is going the way of fake mockumentary for promotion? Fine, let's just kick it up a notch...If we're going to pretend that Robert Patrick's past relative made Alien Trespass, then he at least needs to explain that, no this wasn't the ancestor that was really a robot sent back in time to kill John Connor.

Alien Trespass Documentary: Meet The Person



Isn't is a bit early to be stealing from the Terminator, Asylum? Here's the plot:
A small band of resistance fighters battle the cyborgs that have taken control of the planet... Nooooo. That in no way sounds like a total rip off of the Terminator franchise. And did you really think people would get confused? The street date for this direct-to-DVD poor copy is April 28, 2009.

And finally here's a little indie picked up by Quiet Earth about a girl who calls her past self on her cell phone, in hopes of preventing her mother's death in the future. I don't know sounds a lot like that terrible Dennis Quaid movie, but hopefully Cryptic will have a twist.

Cryptic Trailer:
Cryptic trailer

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