Tag: Skynet (Terminator Genisys)

Contrasting Headwear Symbolizing White Hat and Black Hat SEO Techniques

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Gary Varner
Date
April 12, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Archetypes in fiction, John Connor (in Terminator Genisys), Kyle Reese (Terminator Genisys), Nihilism in literature, Sarah Connor (Terminator Genisys), Skynet (Terminator Genisys), Stakes in screenwriting}

Terminator Genisys Review, Part 7: Now John Connor Is the Bad Hat

_{Why don’t Hollywood screenwriters understand the importance of what the audience thinks is at stake?} _{Gary Varner
April 12, 2025

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The way writers make fantasy engaging — and sci-fi is a form of fantasy — is by anchoring the hard-to-grasp concepts with familiar ideas. Read More ›

Chrono-Luminescence: Futuristic Light Tree Illustrating Divergent Timelines in Digital Forest

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Gary Varner
Date
March 29, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
John Connor (in Terminator Genisys), Kyle Reese (Terminator Genisys), Pops (Terminator Genisys 2015), Sarah Connor (Terminator Genisys), Skynet (Terminator Genisys), T-800 (Terminator Genisys 2015), Terminator series timelines}

Terminator Genisys Review, Part 5: Too Many Terminators in Here!

_{The chaos created by tampering with the timeline of the franchise continues} _{Gary Varner
March 29, 2025

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The problem with resetting the timeline is that the audience’s emotional stake in the outcome necessarily diminishes when no events are permanent. Read More ›

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Gary Varner
Date
March 22, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
John Connor (Terminator Genisys 2015), Kyle Reese (Terminator Genisys), Sarah Connor (Terminator Genisys), Skynet (Terminator Genisys), Terminator Genisys (2015), Terminator Salvation (2009)}

Terminator Genisys Review, Part 4: The Fatal Flaw, Revisited

_{Genisys didn’t perform well but it makes a good illustration of the issues science fiction writers face} _{Gary Varner
March 22, 2025

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I don’t know if the inconsistencies were enough to convince the powers that be in Hollywood to try to make an entirely different sequel but viewers tuned out. Read More ›

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Gary Varner
Date
March 15, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
John Connor (in Terminator Genisys), Skynet (Terminator Genisys), Terminator Genisys (2015)}

Terminator Genisys Review, Part 3: Genisys’ Fatal Flaw

_{Terminator Genisys was seen in the industry as so bad that another sequel was proposed that effectively wiped this timeline from the canon} _{Gary Varner
March 15, 2025

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A critical plot decision — to give Skynet a key piece of information — makes Skynet’s Terminator strategy seem incoherent. Read More ›

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Gary Varner
Date
March 1, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Christian Bale, James Cameron, John Connor Terminator Genisys (2015), Kyle Reese (Terminator Genisys), Sarah Connor (Terminator Genisys), Skynet (Terminator Genisys), Terminator Genisys (2015)}

Terminator Genisys Review, Part 1: What Was the Point?

_{When filming a sequel, it’s important to draw on the previous story, to keep the viewer emotionally invested in the characters} _{Gary Varner
March 1, 2025

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Genisys completely ignores everything set up in Terminator Salvation and Terminator 3 and assassinates John’s character, reducing the emotional stakes. Read More ›