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fuckyeahgoodomens · 2 months

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Michael Ralph, the Good Omens Production Designer, interview for Movieweb :), summer 2023

Question: What is your reaction to your fan's positivity?

Michael Ralph: It's unbelievable. To see your work reflected in the eyes of people that love it is incredibly complimentary and it feels on, you know, you're honoured by having that response .It's rare that you get to experience it. You know, I think that we were involved recently in a fans' view of the set where all the fans who'd been involved in a competition were able to walk around the set. It's extraordinary. And I got hugs and people in tears. And it is an overwhelming experience to stand in that street and be in that bookshop when you didn't think, even though you knew, but you didn't quite know it really existed as a place that you could walk around in is quite phenomenal.

Question: Do you see locations as extensions of characters?

Michael Ralph: My feeling is that we would all, if possible, choose to live where we believe and within an environment that we believe suits us, doesn't suit anyone else. It's a fingerprint thing. It's like, where are you most comfortable? Where are you most comfortable to read or to write or to watch a programme or where do you feel the most secure?That bookshop is an anchor point visually for the show and always has been an anchor point since day one. And it is where you feel most secure. It's where the door closed, you feel safe within it. And what emanates or resonates with that bookshop, not only from the character and the position or who Aziraphale is, is that everybody that walks into that bookshop feels the same thing. Everyone that walks in that bookshop, I've said it before, just want to live upstairs and drink red wine and read books all day and they feel comfortable and they feel nostalgic and it creates a sense of security and protection. And I think that if you can create that sort of sentimentality in something that you're walking around in, it must transcend the lens. And it obviously does because people feel it all the time and they want to go there and sit around in the corner and feel comfortable. So I think that from character point of view, I started really emotionally from Aziraphale. And Neil, whenever I've thought of a great idea that I tell Neil about and he tells me how amazing it might be or how fantastic or inspired it was, I suddenly start to realise it's probably in the book or it's probably in the script between the lines. What stimulates my apophenia, what stimulates my vision and my emotional motivation to design anything is what I can see in the page. So if he has written something so universally empathetic to an audience, then I'm seeing the same thing you are, in my variation, but it really is the same warp or the same sentimentality as I said, or any of those things. So if I can find how to get my fingernails under the edge of that, how I can actually depict it, then I know that it's going to work. And that's obviously... and you can believe in it then, and you can say it with all honesty, rather than impersonate your love for something or say something because your ego tells you you should, or produce something that's a duplicate of something you saw once in Italy. This is something you've got to feel that's specific to the project and specific to the written word, you know.

Question: Do you have the freedom to do what you want?

Michael Ralph: I must admit, reading the book the first time, it was difficult to get my head around how it was going to be depicted. You've got to be very careful that you don't impersonate what you've seen before, you don't copy and then call it original when it's not, because that's sort of like a cop out. You really, honestly have to live with it 24 hours a day, even while you're asleep, and search and search and search and search to find what it is that gets your fingernails under it, to find out what it is you really believe in. And it sounds so ethereal, but it's absolutely true. If you can get that, if you can openly find that, and you've got to feel that, if you can get that, then you're absolutely on something you can invest in and then something you can produce. Because then it's not something that's duplicated. All the furniture, literally all the furniture, all of the dressing on the walls, all of the bookshelves are all built but Bronwyn, a set decorator, will buy me a lot of brown furniture that she finds as really interesting furniture. Furniture that's got spindles and handcarved pieces and reliefs in it. And she gets me stuff that she believes goes with the character of the place. And then I'll break it open. This is what construction. I love working with construction with, because I'll break it open, cut it down, reattach it, and I'll remake wholewalls and bookshelves, like in the magic shop that none of it existed until we put together loads of stuff the set decorator found, that Bronwyn found. And then all that stuff ends up having a profile of the period, or echoes to you, little visual trip hazards of the period, of size and weight. But it isn't really anything you've ever seen before. It's not from a higher shop. It's not from a piece of furniture you bought, just plunk there. Because the camera sees things differently. And we have to lift all that up and make it bigger and larger in scale to punctuate the vision. So all of that is... there's all sorts of theories, I could go on forever, you know. I was saying to Bronwyn today that I think I've been working all my life on trying to raise my intellect, to be able to incorporate a vocabulary to explain what it is I do creatively. I'm not there yet.

Question: Is there something you'd like to explore in the future?

Michael Ralph: And it's funny you should say that, because that process, from what I've explained to you, doesn't originate with me. So you need to get that book or that source material, and someone has to say, you're the guide for this, I'd love to see what you see. And then it's like this massive submerge, you submerge into it. And then it's a journey, a journey that you embrace and it reveals things that I could guess maybe 15-20 things I'd like to do on Season Three, but it's not scripted. So what is that? You know, I've got imaginary things that I will adopt because I know that they've got weight or purpose that will work for Season Three. But I need to see what Neil shows me, you know, what Neil teaches and tells me, and then once I've seen that, I can run with it. He's such a wonderful appreciator of what you achieve. He's never questioned anything I've done, ever. And it's been hundreds of things, hundreds of sets and ideas. And no matter how crazy what it is, I might end up drawing the craziest things first. But he still loves them, you know. And it feels like it probably was there already between the lines. And all I've done is pick up on it. You got to really get into it to mime what it is that affects you and what moves you. What it is you love about something. You can watch a show and read a book and not love it. You don't know why you didn't love it, it's unequatable, but you just didn't connect. But what we're trying to do with everything we do cinematically is to connect, is to somehow get through the equation. So you feel it. And I got a feeling that's why Good Omens works so well. Because of the amount of love and emotion that people put into it and amount of faith people have in what they're doing, because it's only done out of joy and it's only done for the goodness of that wonderful story that is developed and matured, within it, between the characters. And because of that, you can do nothing but sprinkle magic on it all the time.

#good omens #gos2 #season 2 #interview #michael ralph #michael ralph interview #s2 interview #videos #video interview #transcripts #movieweb #bts #bronwyn franklin #aziraphale's bookshop #fun fact #neil gaiman

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iwasbored777 · 7 months

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Movieweb article pointed out a picture of Gwen's parents' wedding and this makes me so sad now when I can see it ☹️

#it's not may and ben it's gwens parents remember when george said that peter ate at his table right after this montage that's gwens mom #i love her so much she's so much like me i know what she's been through minus the spider hero part #gwen stacy #movieweb #spider man across the spider verse #across the spiderverse #Spiderverse

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daisyridleyedits · 3 months

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"It's also funny because I was talking to Zak [Hilditch, director of We Bury the Dead] and he was like, 'you know we're making this film in 25 days.' I was like, 'Zak, we did Sometimes I Think About Dying in 21 and I did Magpie in 22 or 23.' I'm like, 'I'm good.' I love a shoot where you're like, this is what we can do when everyone is so on board and the communication is so good and everyone knows what is required. There's just something so wonderful about being able to work in a very on-your-feet sort of malleable way."

—Daisy Ridley about her upcoming movie We Bury The Dead

#daisy ridley #dridleyedit #dailywomen #femaledaily #swcast #swcastedit #rey #daisyridleyedit #sometimes i think about dying #sitad #magpie #we bury the dead #zak hilditch #movieweb #my edit #dre edits

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choupistickfaitdesbetises · 9 months

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« The sky is the limit for Chalamet, and the fact that he's accomplished so much in a relatively short amount of time, only shows just how magnetic and electrifying his talent truly is. He makes you pay attention to him when he's on-screen, and that's something many actors of his generation can only dream of. »

Wonderful article 🤩

#timothée chalamet #july 2023 #movieweb

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psychicbluebirdmiracle · 1 month

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For Coyote vs. Acme Actor, Shelving the Film Is Personal: 'You Approved It!'

Oh so just when I thought this couldn't get any sadder anyways I recommend yall read this 😭

#LIKE YALL I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE THE ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE WAS THE SAME AS BARBIE #I LOVE BARBIE AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GIRLIE #BUT WHAT!?!??!?!??!?.?!#coyote vs acme #wile e coyote #looney toons #looney tunes #hbo max #hbo #warner bros #wb #warner brothers #articles #movieweb

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itscritiquegeek · 1 year

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A rant for freelance writers

My fellow writers, you are being grossly underpaid. I’ve been freelance writing intermittently for over a decade, and during that time the rate for freelance writing has dropped. Yes, you read that correctly. Dropped.

I’ve returned to freelance writing during the pandemic because I need the schedule flexibility and work from home perks (thank you, health issues). I was offered a role that paid $10 per article. Yes. $10. I have over a decade of experience and have worked with some pretty big company names, and yet I was offered the same rate I was given as a new college grad with literally no experience a decade ago - and that was considered painfully low back then. In 2013 I made $10/article, but by 2014 I was making $50-$75/article. By 2015 I was averaging $100 per assignment.

Needless to say, I declined the $10 role.

Content farming websites like Comic Book Resources, ScreenRant - basically every publication under Valnet, amongst others - are taking advantage of you. Here are the rates I was told for an entertainment writer role at CBR. Again. I’ve been doing this for over 10 years and have a Master’s degree. “The compensation rates for this position are based on a combination of rates for pay-per-post (PPP) and pay-per-view (PPV). PPV rates are applied after every 1,000 views. News: $10 ($10 PPP) + $0.33 per 1k views Flash News: $5 ($5 PPP) + $0.25 per 1k views” When pressed for the average views per article, I was told anywhere between 2,000 to 200,000. Which means you can be earning as little as $10.66 per article, while $76/per is the top end. I made $75/article in 2014 with just over a year of experience. The math ain’t mathing. This issue isn’t exclusive to Valnet, either. Time and time again I’m seeing roles for writers listed at minimum wage. Some of the higher paying ones are still only offering $25 an hour regardless of experience level. Yet they receive hundreds, if not thousands of applicants.

We can argue that this is just another symptom of wage stagnation, inflation, the recession we’re in that may or may not be manufactured. But, I worry that the rise of AI has led to the devaluation of the writer, much as it threatens the digital artist. Why pay actual humans what an AI will do for free? Just plug in the topic and some old articles and watch as your content is repurposed into something fresh. No one will be able to tell.

In the age of AI everything, the economy has come to undervalue good writers. Our creativity. Our humanity.

I do not have a solution here, except to suggest that folks fucking stop working for Valnet because they’re exploitative. Even then, I don’t hold it against you if you do work for them. As I sit here filling out applications for roles that pay far less than my ending wage at my last position, I’m forced to swallow my pride simply because times are tough. Jobs are harder to come by, even though ‘everyone is hiring’. The longterm effects of COVID are real, and limiting. I have no solution, but I want you all to know that you deserve better. Your time and expertise have value. Writing is hard.

You deserve fair compensation.

#freelance writer #writer #writing #journalism #entertainment writer #blogger #valnet #screenrant #comic book resources #collider #movieweb #gamerant

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wondernwriter · 11 months

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#movieweb #frank grillo #scott adkins #iko uwais #action stars #gillian jacobs

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shedontlovehuhself · 2 years

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Reads the list and Karla being the first one mentioned at #9 😬

#misha collins #article #movieweb #spn #supernatural #also they mentioned Bridgewater but did not add it to the list?#he did amazing as Jeremy they're getting season 2

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moviesandmania · 5 months

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Silly Thanksgiving Horror Movies

Movieweb has posted a video on YouTube (below) mocking six silly Thanksgiving horror movies. Oddly, their selection includes Eli Roth’s faux trailer Thanksgiving which isn’t a feature but was one of the fake trailers filmed for the Grindhouse (2007) double-bill of features. And is now a 2023 feature film box office hit, of course. Plus, they missed out the splattery Thanksgiving slasher trash…

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#Black Friday #Blood Rage #Home Sweet Home #horror films #horror movies #Kristy #Movieweb #Pilgrim #silly horror #Thanksgiving #Thankskilling

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zonetrente-trois · 9 months

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#Warrior Nun #Countdown website #Simon Barry #August reveal #Movieweb #Anthony Lund

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fuckyeahgoodomens · 2 months

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Nina and Maggie interview with Matt Mahler for Movieweb :), 10.7.2023

Question: What was it like playing new characters in Season Two?

Maggie: I immediately cried and then said, yes, please, that, please, I'll do that.

Nina: I didn't think it was particularly real. Why would that be real? I got an email at 02:00 in the morning, but it turns out it was. I think, I think it's lovely that you think it was beautiful because I think it is much more personal and it's much more about people or entities learning to trust each other and realising that they might need each other in order to live well. So I think that's rather lovely.

Question: How did you prepare your on-screen relationship?

Maggie: Well, yeah, the characters are written so beautifully that the dynamic is a lovely thing to play.

Nina: Well, the characters are really very well drawn and you sort of instantly know who they are, from the first few times you meet them in that first episode. And I guess we had conversations about the tone and about how big to play some things. And I guess the conclusion was not big .It was to be just as natural, as sincere and true to the real situation as possible. Even when something miraculous might be happening in front of you as humans, you interpret it in away that makes sense of your world.

Maggie: Yeah. And there's always room for sort of quiet, unspoken connections...

Nina: Yeah, between the lines.

Maggie: Yeah, those were a good few days, working out the looks and the unsaid words, what we were actually saying.

Question: How does this season question good and evil?

Maggie: Yeah, I think it does endlessly in both the seasons, actually. And I don't think that we ever come to an answer. I think the point is that we have to keep asking the question and possibly not judging things and looking within ourselves .And if everybody did that, maybe the world would be in a slightly more nice place.

Nina: Maybe a little more stable position. Who knows? Yeah. It seems to be about the whole of Good Omens, as Maggie was saying, is about asking that question and about realising that you need both sides. And it's about context as well, that good and evil only exist in whatever situations they exist in. And what might be good in one situation to be bad in another.

#good omens #gos2 #season 2 #interview #nina sosanya #maggie service #nina interview #maggie interview #maggie and nina interview #maggie and nina #nm #movieweb #videos #video interview #s2 interview #transcripts

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jobsin30com · 1 year

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The Best 30 Free Movie Websites Online 2023 April 2023

Introduction

Our everyday lives would not be complete without the pleasure, relaxation, and escape that movies offer us from the stress and pressure of our daily routines. Seeing movies has become easier than ever thanks to the development of the internet and technology. The development of online movie streaming and its effects on the film business will be discussed in this article.

Internet movie streaming’s history

Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks like Napster and Kazaa gave rise to the idea of online movie streaming in the late 1990s. Users could share and download movies, music, and other digital assets over these networks. However these networks were beset by problems including video piracy, illegal file sharing, and low quality.

Companies like Netflix and Hulu started providing members with movie streaming services in the early 2000s. Without the need for tangible media like DVDs or Blu-ray discs, these services allowed consumers to watch movies and TV shows via the internet. These services transformed how we view movies by giving customers access to a huge selection of films and TV series from the convenience of their own homes.

Internet movie streaming’s development

Because to the widespread availability of high-speed internet and technological improvements, the popularity of online movie streaming has risen recently. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ are just a few of the popular streaming services that give customers access to a huge selection of movies and TV series.

Online movie streaming has been a popular substitute for traditional movie theatres due to its convenience, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic when cinemas were closed. Independent filmmakers can now reach a larger audience without having to pay for pricey distribution deals thanks to streaming services.

#movies #movieweb #netflix #fmovies123

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clairedsfield · 1 year

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Mae Whitman and Carlos Valdes Discuss Hulu's Musical Comedy Up Here

#ohh thank you movieweb #hulu's up here #mae whitman #carlos valdes #up here #up here hulu

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yestolerancepro · 6 months

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Tolerance Project extra I’ll be back and he certainly was Every Terminator film ranked from worst to best

Overview

The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose unborn son will one day save mankind from extinction by Skynet, a hostile artificial intelligence in a post-apocalyptic future. Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) is a soldier sent back in time to protect Sarah. The screenplay is credited to Cameron and producer Gale Anne Hurd.

Defying low pre-release expectations, The Terminator topped the United States box office for two weeks, eventually grossing $78.3 million against a modest $6.4 million budget. It is credited with launching Cameron's film career and solidifying Schwarzenegger's status as a leading man. The film's success led to a franchise consisting of several sequels, a television series, comic books, novels and video games. In 2008, The Terminator was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

To watch a video short detailing some of the background story behind The Terminator click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7kjFRBq2Ic&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=325

The Screen rant film website recently published a list of what they thought were the best films in the Terminator film franchise.

to read the screen rant list click here https://screenrant.com/terminator-movies-ranked-worst-best/

When it was released in 1984 it made Arnold Schwarzenegger a star Collider the entertainment website recently revealed how he got the role when the director wanted him in the film to play a differant part all togather you can read about it here https://collider.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-the-terminator-james-cameron/

Me and The Terminator Franchise

There have been 6 films in The Terminator franchise I must admit I have not seen them all so I won’t comment on those but I think the first 2 films in the series are the best ones in the franchise as a whole.

The Collider entertainment website published an article recently where they showed the first 2 two Terminator films to first time viewer to read his thoughts click here https://collider.com/terminator-review-james-cameron-arnold-schwarzenegger-small-story/

I would have stopped the series after Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines after all it would have made a nice little trilogy. I actually saw the 2nd Terminator film Judgement day first.

I only saw that because I was intriged by a spoof pop single in the british charts by Arnie and the Terminators which you can listen to by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JewSFEb4D6Y

Did you know Terminator 2 Judgement orignally had a differant ending which would have ended of the Terminator series after 2 films.

The epic saga of the "Terminator" films nearly had a far more conclusive ending in its second installment. James Cameron initially planned for a future-set epilogue in which an older Sarah Connor watches her son John, now a senator, playing with his daughter in a peaceful, Skynet-free world.

This would have sealed the fate of our beloved characters, leaving no room for a sequel, let alone the multiple that followed. As apocalyptic as the "Terminator" franchise tends to be, it's amusing to imagine it wrapping up with a peaceful picnic scene.

Screenrant again published an article on their website called 10 Movies that should have ended the Franchise and Terminator 2 Judgement Day was on their list at number at number 7 this is what they had to say

There are several reasons why Terminator 2: Judgment Day still holds up today. Apart from the impressive effects and performance that brought the T-1000 to life, Terminator 2 compellingly raised the stakes and further explored the plot's ethical implications. It also pulled off the impossible by turning the first movie's villain, the T-800, into a hero and father figure to John Connor. With Skynet's defeat, Sarah and John finally had a reason to be optimistic in the ending, which brings the story to a full circle. The disappointing events of Terminator 3 and the succeeding reboot sequels only strengthen Judgment Day's place among movies that should have ended the franchise.

Reading those comments myself its very hard to disagree with them also this article from the CBR.com website explains why the Terminator film series should have perharps stopped at Terminator 2 Judgement Day https://www.cbr.com/t2-perfect-end-terminator-series/

Also the yard Barker website included it in a list of films in article called Sequels that could have worked as standalone films this is what they had to say:

James Cameron’s original Terminator is a hallmark of sci-fi and action cinema, and, if anything, its sequel is even better. In this case, the story focuses on Sarah Connor, her son John, and their unlikely ally, the T-800. The entire cast is at the top of their game, though, of course, Arnold Schwarzenegger is a highlight as the Terminator. Throughout the film, Cameron showcases his skills as a director, and it’s a film that only grows in importance and relevance as AI becomes a more pronounced and undeniable part of everyone’s daily life, for better and for worse.

This article from the screenrant website details the 10 best things found in the other Terminator sequels after Terminator 2 Judgement day you can read it by clicking here https://screenrant.com/terminator-movie-sequels-good-things-after-t2-judgment-day/

Tolerance and the Terminator

Why am I talking about Terminator well we almost had a Terminator spoof in the Tolerance film as you can see below first published in the 2nd Part of my Producers comentary blog

Deleted scene

Tolerance deals with five major issues, one of which is transport. The second deleted scene is one I rather miss, and I wish we had kept it as it would have been funny. In the finished film, we see Robert trying to get to his interview; his taxi has not turned up and he just misses the bus; it is just not his day. The deleted scene would have been a Terminator spoof. Perhaps the scene was excluded because the director felt a bus company would not let us borrow a bus for a few hours! It is a shame as Railtrack let us borrow a train for half a day for the Huddersfield Station sequences later in the film.

Terminator!

Robert falls into one of his day dreams and lifts himself out of the chair and onto the bus. He is now wearing full bike leathers, sun glasses and motorbike boots; the passengers on the bus look terrified!

ROBERT: Town.

Robert hands the driver a ten pound note.

BUS DRIVER (pointing to a sign which says correct change only): Correct change only mate.

Robert leans into the perspex.

ROBERT: 'I’ll be back'

Robert the Terminator steps off the bus; the bus pulls away leaving him standing next to the wheelchair in his normal clothes. According to the shooting schedule if this scene was shot it would have been recorded on the 17th August the same day as the Huddersfield Train station scenes making a long day even longer perhaps another reason why it was cut

The props listed for this deleted scene include full leather gear motorbike boots sunglasses and rather strangely a red eye was Richard planning to have a prosthetic eye made just for this scene ?

Bonus content

Documentories

To watch a video called WTF Happened to The Terminator from from the JO Blos orignal you tube page Click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1QwVogN-yA&t=46s

To watch a a retrospective review of the orignal Terminator film from the Oliver Harper You Tube page click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRYFDGDBdG8&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=301&t=16s

To watch a retrospective review of Terminator 2 Judgement Day from the Oliver Harper Youtube page click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB6Ydsahf08&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=298&t=25s

To watch a retrospective review of Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8DLnrkBDZE&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=297&t=2s

To watch a review of Terminator Dark Fate click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB6Cc5F1pCQ&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=300&t=40s

Ten things you didnt know about the Terminator Video Series from Minty Comedic arts

The Orignal Terminator film click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-tprB2tQ4Q&t=117s

Terminator 2 Judgement Day Click Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNaEUzo5DFw&t=88s

Terminator 3 Rise of The Machines click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_klwA4A0O0&t=44s

To watch a video about some of the computer games the franchise has inspired click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZO2L1HVdUI&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=317

Borrowing Blockbusters: The Best Worst Terminator Knock Offs, Rip-Offs and Clones

An interesting video about the knock off and Clones of the Terminator series you can watch it by clicking herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulV81PZXx4I&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=341&t=32s

Trailers

A collection of Trailers from all 6 films click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYrcUanZ2dM