# The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Hey nerds: Summer Glau is involved) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 8, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743 "2008-01-08T16:26:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/21 "2008-01-09T19:11:24Z")
Wow, Skynet got really good at miniaturization. They had to stuff the first terminator into Arnold Shugganuggie, and now they can put one into a 65lb girl? Amazing. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/22 "2008-01-09T19:26:45Z")
I plan to watch. Casting looks good, just hope the actor playing John Connor isn’t a dud. I am really hoping it turns out to be magically delicious. ---
**Author:** ![wayward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wayward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wayward)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/23 "2008-01-09T19:27:35Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] So, not reading the spoiler, is the series set in the 1990s? [/QUOTE] Well, some people would consider the answer to that question, and any light elaboration on it, to be a spoiler… ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/24 "2008-01-09T22:31:55Z")
[QUOTE=hotflungwok] now they can put one into a 65lb girl? Amazing. [/QUOTE] Actually, Summer Glau is quite convincing as a Terminator-Lite. Her slightly off/alien looks helps. Now, I only need a girl-on girl fight with her and Kristana Lokkan and I’ll be in mah bunk ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/25 "2008-01-09T22:41:54Z")
That’s another reason I don’t care to watch the show. I burned out on the hot-magical-chick-who-kicks-ass many years ago. Marc ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/26 "2008-01-09T22:44:54Z")
[QUOTE=JSexton] FWIW, the show pretends that the third movie never happened, which is probably a good thing. [/QUOTE] Ah, the advantages of parallel universes… ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/27 "2008-01-09T23:39:03Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] 3 movies is beaten to death? Or by “a while back” do you mean it was beaten to death at T2? Not a fan of Batman, Spiderman, Superman, X-Men, Die Hard, Pirates of the Carribbean then? [/QUOTE] Considering that there was only one good movie in each of those franchises, I think you’ve just proved **MGibson** ’s point for him. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/28 "2008-01-10T00:02:13Z")
[QUOTE=MGibson] That’s another reason I don’t care to watch the show. I burned out on the hot-magical-chick-who-kicks-ass many years ago. Marc [/QUOTE] I’m with you, I’m totally sick of the “tiny little hot chick who can kick everyone’s ass” cliche. Ooooohh, it’s so surprising and clever, because it’s like, she’s a _girl,_ and traditionally girls aren’t supposed to be deadly killing machines, so it’s all subversive and pro-feminist and turns all kinds of conventions on their heads! And she’s HOT too, so it’ll appeal to all the guys in the audience also. I smell big bucks! Whoooooo! :rolleyes: Lame. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/29 "2008-01-10T01:09:29Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] I’m with you, I’m totally sick of the “tiny little hot chick who can kick everyone’s ass” cliche. [/QUOTE] Is it a cliché? It might be we’re at a time where it’s down to “it can be a man or a woman - choose one.” In this case, they chose a woman because of whatever marketability or casting angle they thought appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/30 "2008-01-10T01:16:45Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] Is it a cliché? It might be we’re at a time where it’s down to “it can be a man or a woman - choose one.” In this case, they chose a woman because of whatever marketability or casting angle they thought appropriate. [/QUOTE] It’s also worth pointing out that Summer Glau can really, actually ]_act_. Honest. In Firefly, she made River Tam into a remarkably believable character, especially considering the gibberish dialog that she had to make sound less-than-hokey. Plus - yah, hot. ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/31 "2008-01-10T02:15:58Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Excellent] It’s also worth pointing out that Summer Glau can really, actually ]_act_. Honest. In Firefly, she made River Tam into a remarkably believable character, especially considering the gibberish dialog that she had to make sound less-than-hokey. Plus - yah, hot. [/QUOTE] Plus she’s the first action girl I think is convincing in a fight scene. Just watch Serenity. I mean she trained as a gymnast or ballerina or something so… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/32 "2008-01-10T02:27:33Z")
Ballerina. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/33 "2008-01-10T03:19:52Z")
I loved Serenity but the character of River was my least favorite part of it. Like I said, I hate the cliche. It was even worse in that movie because she always went about in bare feet and delicate-looking clothing - “oooh, she’s just a poor sweet innocent harmless defenseless little girl…but ACTUALLY she’s a KILLING MACHINE!” I don’t know, I guess I don’t have a lot of company in hating these kind of characters but I just don’t like them. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/34 "2008-01-10T03:33:09Z")
Yeah the River mystery was good at first but I almost think Firefly would have been better without her. Towards the end of the season the episodes seemed like they were only about River. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/35 "2008-01-10T04:19:56Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] So, I’m pretty intrigued. Supposedly, Summer Glau is a Terminator sent back to protect John Connor. . [/QUOTE] I don’t get this. OK, many dudes liked Firefly. Cool. So, why does than mean all those dudes must watch and like anything with any member of the Firefly cast in it? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/36 "2008-01-10T07:26:43Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] I don’t get this. OK, many dudes liked Firefly. Cool. So, why does than mean all those dudes must watch and like anything with any member of the Firefly cast in it? 😕 [/QUOTE] Because we’re _fans_? (\*\*fan \*\* /fæn/ –noun an enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.: a baseball fan; a great fan of Charlie Chaplin. [Origin: 1885–90, Americanism; short for fanatic] —Synonyms supporter, enthusiast, partisan, booster, addict.) What’s so hard to understand about that? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/37 "2008-01-10T07:49:21Z")
[QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] Watch it. It’s surprisingly good. [/QUOTE] Err, you have somehow seen it already? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/38 "2008-01-10T07:51:41Z")
[QUOTE=control-z] Yeah the River mystery was good at first but I almost think Firefly would have been better without her. Towards the end of the season the episodes seemed like they were only about River. [/QUOTE] Err, yes because they were. She was the central character. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/39 "2008-01-10T07:54:41Z")
[QUOTE=Oslo Ostragoth] Err, you have somehow seen it already? [/QUOTE] Several months ago the pilot was leaked, probably deliberately, onto the torrent scene. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743/40 "2008-01-10T09:28:50Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] I don’t get this. OK, many dudes liked Firefly. Cool. So, why does than mean all those dudes must watch and like anything with any member of the Firefly cast in it? 😕 [/QUOTE] You haven’t met Firefly fans, have you? Marc [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sarah-connor-chronicles-hey-nerds-summer-glau-is-involved/432743.md?page=3)