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The T-800 fires a big gun while standing near his van in Terminator: Dark Fate
What Every Terminator Sequel After Judgment Day Did Wrong, Explained Movie By Movie

The Terminator franchise has been on a skid since T2 in the early '90s, and each sequel has made crucial mistakes that kept them from being great.

Lance Henriksen as Vukovich in Terminator
An All-Time Great Sci-Fi Movie With 100% On Rotten Tomatoes Isn't Really A Sci-Fi Movie At All

The Terminator might be considered a science fiction masterpiece, but in practice, it has all the hallmarks of a classic slasher horror film.

a skeletal, robotic Terminator's face and Arnold Schwarzenegger from the first Terminator
41 Years Later, Terminator Reveals the Secret Meaning of the T-800's Red Eyes

T-800 Terminator models are known for their piercing red stares and all-metal bodies, with the meaning behind their crimson eyes finally revealed.

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T-1000 walking through the prison bars in Terminator 2
Terminator's Best Villain Accidentally Created The Franchise's Biggest Plot Hole

Though Judgement Day is the best film in the iconic Terminator series, it contains one of the franchise’s biggest plot holes.

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Terminator leering in Terminator Zero
Terminator’s Arnold Schwarzenegger Replacement Proves The Most Popular T-800 Fancast Doesn’t Need To Happen After All

Terminator Zero proved that this iconic sci-fi franchise doesn’t need Arnold Schwarzenegger’s archetypal T-800 to keep audiences engaged.

Custom imagery of Terminator Genisys
Terminator Admits Humanity Is More Responsible For Skynet Than We Thought

In another major lore reveal from the new "Terminator" comic series, the origin story of the T-800's synthetic human exterior has been explained.

Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator and Godspeed in The Flash
Terminator Just Redefined the Franchise With 3 Short Words

Skynet have finally illustrated their mission statement, and it recontextualizes the entire Terminator franchise into an entirely new perspective.

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Alan Ritchson's bloodied Reacher sits on a chair and stares in Reacher season 2
After Watching These 5 Alan Ritchson Scenes, I'm Convinced He's Terminator's Perfect Arnold Schwarzenegger Replacement

A look back on Alan Ritchson's roles in Reacher, Fast X, and other hits proves that he is ideally suited to replace Schwarzenegger as the Terminator.

Collage of Terminator Zero, Terminator Genisys, and Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles
I've Changed My Mind About Wanting James Cameron's Terminator 7 After Watching Netflix's New $320M Sci-Fi Movie

Terminator 7 could only work under some very specific conditions, and Netflix’s most recent blockbuster helps make those criteria clearer.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Pops from Terminator Genisys beside a T-800 skeleton
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Perfect Replacement As The Terminator Is So Obvious, I Can’t Believe It Hasn’t Happened Yet

For the first time in decades an ideal replacement for Arnold Schwarzenegger's original T-800 is available, so I can't believe they haven't been cast.

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Comic book art: A T-600 Terminator buried in a pit of human skulls
Terminator Is Ready to Revives Skynet's Most Terrifying Weapon And No, Arnold Schwarzenegger Isn't Involved

In Terminator lore, killer robots in disguise are one thing, but killer robots doing a flawed impression of humans is so much more disturbing.

The Terminator with his missing eye from the 1984 original with Arnold smiling in Terminator Genisys
The Terminator Sequels’ Biggest Change From The First Movie Explains How To Save The Franchise After Multiple Flops

The Terminator franchise has strayed far away from the lessons of the original, and there's one bad habit the next sequel must shed to succeed.

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A likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800 looking in the mirror in The Terminator
James Cameron Says Parts Of Terminator Are "Cringeworthy" But Defends One Criticized Element Still

James Cameron addresses which parts of 1984’s The Terminator he thinks are “cringeworthy” but pushes back on one complaint, in particular.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger riding a motorcycle in The Terminator
Arnold Schwarzenegger Reveals Unconventional Training Method For The Terminator's Gun Sequences

Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals the unconventional training method he underwent for The Terminator to prepare for the movie's gun sequences.

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Terminator's Ending Deleted Scene Was Right To Cut - But Not For The Reason James Cameron Went With

The Terminator's deleted arm scene set up a potential sequel, but James Cameron was right to cut it as it would have hurt Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Linda Hamilton terrified as a robotic arm grabs for her in The Terminator
Why The Terminator's Arm & Chip Recovery Scene Was Deleted

The Terminator producer Gale Ann Hurd explains why a deleted scene featuring the recovery of the T-800’s arm and chip was cut from the movie.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator 1984
James Cameron Predicted The Future With Terminator, Says Arnold Schwarzenegger

Screen legend Arnold Schwarzenegger says that James Cameron predicted the future of AI technology with his original 1984 film The Terminator.

Buzz Lightyear The Terminator Tenet Protagonist
8 Time Travel Movies That Actually Make Sense

Time travel is a common theme in the sci-fi genre, and with every artist making their own time travel rules, not all movies make sense.

Linda Hamilton looking shocked as Sarah Connor in The Terminator
“Arnold Was A Poser”: Terminator Star Had Doubts About Schwarzenegger (& James Cameron’s Script)

The Terminator star Linda Hamilton opens up about the doubts she initially had about the film, both because of its script and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Arnold Schwarzenegger as the T-800 looking sideways in The Terminator.
"Don't Tell Me How To Act": Schwarzenegger Candidly Reflects On Terminator Argument With Cameron

Arnold Schwarzenegger reflects on an argument he had with director James Cameron on the set of The Terminator regarding his most iconic line.

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