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-Added a citation needed tag to the part about Kiefer Sutherland being cast as John Connor. Slinky317 03:25, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

This page was linked to from Artificial intelligence. I wasn't sure whether to (a) change the link to point to the Terminator films individually (or maybe just the first one), (b) make this a redirect to The Terminator, or (c) make this a new article which listed all the films in the series, and which could go on to contain an overview of the progression of the films and to compare and contrast them. I decided to go for (c), on the grounds that a three-way comparison would be awkward if split between three separate pages. However, I'm leaving the actual comparing and conrasting to someone more knowledgeable about the films than I am... If people think this page is pointless, they can always change it into a redirect. -- Oliver P. 23:20 14 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Contents 1 T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996) 2 Expanded plot details 3 How Could they win a war against the machines? 4 "Terminator" book by Sean French is not a Novelization 5 Merge 6 Chronology section? 7 John Cena!? 8 T4 9 Terminator 4, 5, 6?

[edit] T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996)

The Terminator series should also include an article about T2 3-D: Battle Across Time, a short movie presented as an attraction at the Universal Theme Park (summer 1996). See more info about the movie here.

[edit] Expanded plot details

The novelizations, books, comics, toys and video games all add details to the Terminator fiction. Future additions can include characters, technology, new terminator types, major events, and timeline dates. For example, the Terminator 3 novel gives additional details on the future.

I full agree with the above. (Psst... sign your posts.) A collection of all the time line information from all Terminator media would be really interesting to read about, and cover more then a rehash of the movies. Turlo Lomon 05:24, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and one thing. Yes, I did remove several details about the movies from the time line. The time line should be a summary of events, not a detailed analysis of each movie plot. That is what the individual movie descriptions should be for. Turlo Lomon 05:24, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How Could they win a war against the machines?

I always thought this was totally unrealistic about it. How could humans possibly win a war against an enemy that is vastly smarter and more intelligent, stronger, tougher, never misses, doesn't need to rest, eat or drink, as Kyle put it- doesn't feel pity, remorse or fear, and is capable of working 24/7 producing hundreds or thousands or terminators in a very short time period whereas humans struggle to stay alive? The snare 08:59, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

• • Well, intelligence is a broad term. Computers may be more "intelligent" but that doesn't necessarily translate into combat cunning. Humans at one time were supremely adapted for fighting, and though we've been bred out of it, it wouldn't take a very long period of total war for us to breed back into it. And machines may be more fuel-efficient than people, but they still need to "eat" and "drink," especially if they're going to be expending the kind of energy needed to be totally awesome killing machines. 69.142.102.94 (talk) 06:16, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

• First, this isn't a forum. Second it's not different in any other conventional warfare. Take out the factories, and no more machines. VERY VERY SIMPLE. Machines needs a PRODUCTION PLANT and RESOURCE GATHERING to be created. Say on the off chance it's impossible to destroy a completed machine, attack the home.

-G —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.117.158.83 (talk) 16:05, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Terminator" book by Sean French is not a Novelization

It is apparently a BMI Modern Classics non-fiction short study of the film. I've changed it to correct it.151.197.24.168 04:31, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

• • I readded the correction I made as described above; for some reason Coldfusion650 erased it when s/he did the chronological revisions and reformatting. I'm assuming this was a mistake. I added it chronologically and kept CF650s format. 151.197.24.168 21:21, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

Maybe it's time to split the film back off again, since we've got a release date? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aatrek (talk • contribs) 20:53, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Already tried. It just gets changed back to how it was. Friedfrogz (talk) 23:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I think its time for T4 to get its own page also. There is an IMDb page now >> http://imdb.com/title/tt0438488/ and reliable info that shows the film is now in PRE-PRODUCTION and is set to film soon.....with the IMDb page having been updated as recently as February 28 2008. Hollywoodnorthreport (talk) 09:49, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

The question is, is there enough information to warrant its own article? Obviously not. ColdFusion650 (talk) 13:42, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Don't you think in its current form the Franchise page seems a little weighted to T4? Almost half the content on the page is about T4.....yet as you are stating T1-3 have way more info and content......so should the page not be more even and about the series as a whole and not mainly about T4? or a aleast not 50-50 about T4 as it is now? Seems like a Stub or Start page is in order for T4.....no? cheer! Hollywoodnorthreport (talk) 06:09, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

See WP:FUTFILMS. Movies not filming aren't allowed to have an article. Alientraveller (talk) 17:00, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

There's no need to rush. A film has to be in production and started principal photography before it gets its own article. But you'll just to wait till May 5, so don't worry. — Enter Movie (talk) 00:59, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Chronology section?

As the chronology of 1, 2, 3, Salvation and Chronicles are all speculated upon quite a bit in the geekymedia, I think a concise section discussing this aspect of the series would certainly be notable.~Zythe^{Talk to me!} 00:30, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

If it is properly cited, go ahead. ColdFusion650 (talk) 00:36, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] John Cena!?

John Cena has been announced to be the man who will play The Terminator in the upcoming 2009 Terminator movie. 71.82.169.119 (talk) 04:53, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll need to see some kind of official reference for that. Snowfire51 (talk) 05:00, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] T4

Just curious as to the point at which the section on the upcoming T4 will need to be split into it's own article. I know that it was recently merged into this article but it's starting to get large as the film moves closer to reality. ONEder Boy (talk) 23:03, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Although the T4 section is larger than the others, it's still not large enough to have its own article. ColdFusion650 (talk) 01:02, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Actually, a film can have its own article when it starts production. The film has already started production since May 5th, so feel free to make an article. There's enough info, too. — Enter Movie (talk) 15:17, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

I don't know man. It's no more than a stub really. I don't really think it should be moved into its own article until there is actually enough content for it to be on its own. Just because the rules say that it can have an article doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea. ColdFusion650 (talk) 23:36, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

The article can look like Saw V. It doesn't need that much information. — Enter Movie (talk) 00:58, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

I guess since Saw V has a bunch of extra subheaders, infoboxes, and stuff, it makes it look bigger. Go ahead if you want. ColdFusion650 (talk) 01:31, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Terminator 4, 5, 6?

I'm watching a video with the two men who own the Terminator franchise and they're saying that three more terminator films are going to be made... basically pulling a StarWars.

-G —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.24.150.211 (talk) 19:03, 22 May 2008 (UTC)