Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:48:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Cast Of ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Meets Their Fans http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2008/09/the-cast-of-terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles-meets-their-fans/ http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2008/09/the-cast-of-terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles-meets-their-fans/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:13:21 +0000 It's Trent, Bitch! http://pinkisthenewblog.com/home/?p=7005 Yesterday afternoon, members of the principal cast of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles came out for an in-store meet and greet with fans of the series at The Golden Apple comic book store in Los Angeles, CA. Because I couldn’t be there in person, I sent my boy Darion to the in-store meet and greet so that he might be able to snap some photos of the event (and castmembers Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Brian Austin Green, Richard T. Jones, Garret Dillahunt, Leven Rambin and THE STUNNING Shirley Manson) and write up a report on what went down. First, here are a few of Darion’s amazing pics:


OMG … looks like so much fun, I really wish I could’ve been there to show my support in person for this series but I know that Darion did that for me. After the jump, check out Darion’s report from yesterday’s in-store report …

Here is the full text of what Darion sent to me about yesterday’s event:

Kirsten and I headed to the Golden Apple on Melrose in LA to see the cast of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. We had such a fantastic time! As we arrived, there was a HUGE line of fans wrapping around the block waiting to see the stars of the show. I understand the line was cut off over an hour before the signing even started due to the sheer number of people.

All the major stars of the show except for Lena Headey were in attendance! Summer Glau (Cameron Phillips), Thomas Dekker (John Connor), Brian Austin Green (Derek Reese), Garret Dillahunt (Cromartie/Terminator), Leven Rambin (Riley), Richard T Jones (James Ellison), and of course, the ever fabulous Shirley Manson (Catherine Weaver).

I have to say, as soon as we got there, I was about 3 feet from Shirley. After being a HUGE fan of Garbage – they’ve been my #1 band since the first album hit in 1995 – it was pretty amazing to be so close to my favorite performer. Shirley looked, as Trent would say, utterly faboo. It was clear she got along well with the cast, as throughout the 2+ hours they diligently met and greeted fans and signed everything from huge posters to CD’s to DVD’s, they joked and all seemed to really have together. I heard several of the cast members say at different points what huge fans they were of Shirley’s. Leven Rambin, who plays Riley, gave us a great interview and said she really looks up to Shirley.

I had a few minutes to talk to Josh Friedman, the main man himself (Executive Producer/Head Writer of the series), and was really impressed with how nice and down to earth he was. Josh shared some fun tidbits, including that his wife is actually good friends with Shirley and they’ve known each other for several years. He said he’s a huge fan of Shirley’s as well. When he asked Shirley to come on the series, she thought he was joking, and laughingly agreed! He also apparently took her to dinner and they had a few drinks before he asked her to record the Samson and Delilah song that was featured in the Season 2 Premiere episode. He said they have some great stuff planned for this season and he felt lucky to have such a fantastic cast and crew assembled on the show. He also spoke about how difficult it was to keep Shirley’s identity as a T-1001 secret but was so glad it was a secret until the episode aired.

After several hours of signing and the new episode being screened, the cast did a Q + A session for everyone in attendance. Check out the audio below:


There are some funny tidbits of info. I was able to ask Shirley Manson what kind of prep she did for the role, and her answer was quite surprising and funny!

We also had a chance to pose for photos with Summer, Thomas, and Leven at the end. Leven was also kind enough to give us a short interview, the audio clip of which is below! She talks about joining the cast and working on the show:


We must send a BIG thank you to Nicole and Susan from Fox/WB PR for taking such great care of us throughout our visit at The Golden Apple and with the cast. They were incredibly nice to us and we had a blast!

The cast couldn’t have been nicer to all the fans and we had an amazing evening!
Check out the new episode of Terminator: The Sarah Chronicles on Monday 9pm on Fox, having seen the ep I can tell you it has some fantastic and surprising scenes! Not to mention some kick ass fight sequences. And more Shirley… ;)

Gahhhh! Sounds so fun … and I think Darion did a great job reporting, yes?

UPDATE: Kirsten was able to attend this in-store appearance with Darion and managed to get a couple of great photos with both Shirley Manson and Thomas Dekker:


I’m dying! Love it, love it, love it!!!

[thanks Darion]

]]> http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2008/09/the-cast-of-terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles-meets-their-fans/feed/ 10 Shirley Manson’s Acting Debut http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2008/09/shirley-mansons-acting-debut/ http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2008/09/shirley-mansons-acting-debut/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:01:16 +0000 It's Trent, Bitch! http://pinkisthenewblog.com/home/?p=6587 Woot! The second season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles premiered on FOX last night, picking up right where season one left off. While that is all well and good, I am most excited that Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson has joined the series cast and was featured prominently in the season two premiere episode last night. Here are a few screencaps of Shirley in her role as the mysterious Catherine Weaver:


Seriously, y’all … I love Shirley Manson. I am the biggest Garbage fan (as is my good friend Darion) and it thrills me to no end to see her in The Sarah Connor Chronicles. As the episode starts, Shirley (not in her role as Catherine Weaver, I must add) performs an arrangement of the song Samson and Delilah. Here is some info about the song:

The song is an original arrangement of a gospel spiritual called “Samson and Delilah,” composed by the Rev. Gary Davis. The track is performed by Shirley Manson and arranged and produced by Bear McCreary. The song was arranged by Bear McCreary specifically for the premiere episode of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, designed to fit the episode’s opening sequence. Instrumental and vocal tracks were recorded in early August, 2008. The idea to incorporate the song into the episode was originally from Josh Friedman, Executive Producer, although he allowed McCreary and Manson complete creative freedom to adapt the material. The lyrics of the spiritual are relevant to story points within the episode.

The song is haunting and beautiful, I’m really hoping that FOX is able to release the song in some capacity. BUT, Shirley Manson was not added to the cast for her phenomenal musical abilities … she has been added to the series to play an integral character this season. It goes without saying that Shirley deffo plays a bad-ass … but I shant spoil the surprise for those of you who have yet to watch last night’s season two premiere ep. After the jump, check out a few screencaps that reveal the true nature of Shirley’s character Catherine Weaver, check out a new promo poster which features her character and, in case you missed it or just want to watch it again, find the link to watch last night’s season two premiere ep online in full …

OMG! SHE PLAYS THE T-1001 LIQUID TERMINATOR!!!


Up until the final reveal in the last scene of the ep, I had no idea exactly HOW bad-ass Shirley’s character really is. I mean, I knew she’d turn out to be a ball-buster but … damn. I am SO in love with this idea for the show. You may recall that Terminator 2: Judgment Day was a wildly successful film back in 1991 (coincidentally the same year that Color Me Badd hit it big in the music world) and its success was based heavily on the technological wonder that was the T-1000 Liquid Terminator (played by Robert Patrick). Apparently, Catherine Weaver is the sexy upgrade. Here is the just-released new promo poster for the series that features the T-1001 Terminator:


Obvs, the folks at FOX couldn’t release this poster until after the ep aired so as not to spoil the surprise. I was a big fan of the first season of Terminator: TSCC but I am even a bigger fan now. This is a great way to bring even more excitement to the series … and they couldn’t have picked a better woman to play the part. LOVES IT! In case you missed last night’s season two premiere ep, you can click HERE to watch in online in full … and make sure you tune in, set your TiVos/DVRs or whatevs from here on out … this new season is not to be missed!!!

UPDATE: Here is Shirley Manson’s T-1001 reveal scene from last night’s ep:



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