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Is Sam Flynn Modeled After John Connor?

Kristy Korcz — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:00:47 PST

If you're trekking out to the theater this weekend to see Tron Legacy (or maybe you already have?), you may also notice something interesting: a striking similarity between Sam Flynn and John Connor of the Terminator series (specifically Terminator 2: Judgment Day).

As I recall, John Connor was a rebellious punk kid whose mom was locked away in a mental hospital, and acts out by hacking ATMs, speeding through the streets of LA on his dirt bike, and spends a majority of his time playing video games at the behest of his foster parents. Comparatively, Sam Flynn lost his dad at a young age (who we find out later has been locked away in a virtual world), and acts out by hacking into ENCOM's computers, speeding through the streets on his Ducati, and battles programs in virtual games inside the Grid. Although John Connor's tools seem antique now compared to Sam's slim and portable Nokia N8 ('memba that computer John used to hack into the ATM?), the themes are pretty similar. Further, although no one likes to talk about Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, you could say that Garrett Hedlund sorta looks like Nick Stahl. Yes? No?

Can you find any other similarities between Tron Legacy and Terminator, or Sam and John? Play along in the comments!

Box Office: Night at the Museum Beats Terminator!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:30:52 PDT

Ben Stiller's Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian blew Terminator Salvation out of the water over Memorial Day weekend, earning an estimated $70 million.

However, despite coming in second place, McG's effort to revive the popular sci-fi franchise is still a success, earning a solid $53.8 million. That's impressive considering Terminator's less-than-glowing reviews, as well as competition in the action-adventure genre from Star Trek, which came in third place.

Angels & Demons came in at No. 4 followed by Dance Flick which debuted at No. 5.

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Buzz News Roundup, 12/15

BuzzSugar — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:30:50 PST

Like so many movies these days, The Crow is getting "reinvented." - ComingSoon
And the Terminator will be back . . . again, in a fifth installment of the franchise. - Variety
Advocates for the blind are scolding Saturday Night Live for its depiction of New York Gov. David Paterson. - TV Guide
The American Film Institute's list of the 10 outstanding movies of 2008 include Iron Man and The Dark Knight, while the top 10 TV shows of the year were Breaking Bad and In Treatment, among others. - Reuters
The season premiere of Flight of The Conchords is online this week at FunnyOrDie.com. - TV Week
There's a sequel to the 1996 movie The Phantom in the works. - The AP
My Boys will be back in March and Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns will premiere in January. - The Futon Critic
A second season of Real Housewives of Atlanta is on the way. - Entertainment Weekly

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Love It or Leave It: The Terminator Salvation Trailer

BuzzSugar — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:30:06 PST

On the one hand, it's Christian Bale and it's a gritty, action-packed Terminator story. On the other hand, for some reason I'm not all that intrigued about the movie after watching this. What do you think of the trailer for Terminator Salvation?

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Common Gives Us A Reason to See Terminator 4

BuzzSugar — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:38:49 PDT

Well, OK, we already had one reason: Christian Bale. But now that Common's joining the cast of the fourth Terminator installment, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, it's pretty much guaranteed I'll check out this movie.

According to Variety, "Story centers on John Connor (Bale), now in his 30s, who leads what is left of the human race in a battle against the machines. Common will play a freedom fighter and member of Connor's inner circle."

Oooh, "freedom fighter." Hot.

So, I know what I'm doing Memorial Day weekend, 2009. What about you?

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Fergie Ferg's FuelBelt: The Terminator

FitSugar — Mon, 14 May 2007 15:00:00 PDT

Lately we've been seeing Fergie taking her runs and workouts outdoors, which is cool. I like to see a celebrity exercising outdoors. I am chuckling about her giant headphones, but what's with that crazy belt?

Fergie is sporting a 6-Bottle Terminator FuelBelt by FuelBelt ($32.26). While she has the 6-bottle (7 oz flasks), you can get also them in 2-8 bottle sizes as well. Typically people use these sort of belts when they are training for an endurance event like a marathon. You can fill a few flasks with water and a few with gels if you want.

It doesn't really look as though Fergie is training for a marathon (maybe a walk-a-thon), but I could be wrong. She could also just be really, really thirsty. My guess, however, is that Fergie's trainer is having her wear one for added weight (similar to a weighted vest) during her walks -- This way she is killing two birds with one stone, a few added pounds and thirst quencher (or fuel boost). You can do the same, so buy it from GotBody.com.
To see more pics of her out on her walk wearing the FuelBelt,

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Sequels, Part 2

BuzzSugar — Fri, 11 May 2007 04:33:10 PDT

Sigh. I can rant all I want, it looks like sequels are still where it's at these days. There was the recent rumor about a possible Austin Powers 4, then there was news of a Wall Street 2, and now the sequel party rages on:

The Terminator series will continue with Terminator 4 for which they have a script but no director in place. Thankfully, Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be starring because, oh yeah, he has a giant state to pay attention to.
I guess Step Up was interesting enough to warrant a Step Up 2 which goes into production in July. We should be getting closer to the top of the staircase now, right?
Jerry Bruckheimer has adamantly confirmed that this third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series will be the last! Hallelujah! Wait... what? What's that? A spin-off?! I repeat: Sigh.

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Pirates photo courtesy of Buena Vista Entertainment

Do You Want to See Arnold Schwarzenegger in Another Terminator Movie?

Becky Kirsch — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:44:13 PDT

It's been over 20 years since Arnold Schwarzenegger said "I'll be back" in Terminator 2, and as it turns out, he wasn't kidding. The former California governor is on board for a new film in the Terminator franchise, which is currently being shopped around to different movie studios.

Schwarzenegger hasn't been shy about his interest in getting back to acting, but it's hard to imagine the now 63-year-old riding around on a motorcycle clad in leather (especially since The Terminator was a robot who wouldn't age). That said, I have a feeling Schwarzenegger's return would make for a bigger film in the franchise than, say, Terminator: Salvation. How do you feel about this news - do you want to see Schwarzenegger in another Terminator movie?

Brilliant or Baffling: San Francisco Airport Opens Yoga Room

Emily Co — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:15:26 PST

If you ever happen to stop by the San Francisco Airport, you might want to check out its new yoga room, which officially opened yesterday. The room, available from 4:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., is located in SFO's newly renovated Terminal 2, and only passengers will get to try it out - it's stationed past the security checkpoint. If yoga is not your thing and you still want to meditate, check out the Berman reflection room, which is a "center for quiet self-reflection and meditation."

What do you think of this new perk?

So You Wanna Drop Your T-Mobile Contract?

Emily Co — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:30:57 PDT

Turns out I'm not the only one who is worried about the AT&T and T-Mobile merger. About 71 percent of you said in a recent poll that you had concerns, and many of you chimed in with your misgivings. Here's what some of you said:

"I left AT&T quite a while back thanks to their horrible service (customer and tech both) to move to T-Mobile, and have never regretted it. Until this week. Now I guess I need to look at Verizon." - z0rkzer0 .
"I have been with T-Mobile for many years. Whenever I have tried another carrier I have always been disappointed and end up coming back to TM. Not even the iPhone managed to make me stray and so I am really scared to see how this merger is going to affect the quality of service I have come to expect with TM." - kindo1313

I'm right there with you readers. My worries for how this move will affect the quality of my wireless carrier got me thinking about whether I can switch out of T-Mobile before the merger takes effect. According to an article from Forbes, it still isn't clear if T-Mobile customers will be charged a termination penalty if they decide to leave the carrier before their contract is up. But something you might be relieved to find out is that it's illegal to change the terms of any prior contract with T-Mobile even after the firm joins AT&T. If you find a "materially adverse" change, such as a price increase, you can dispute that with the carrier and perhaps even break your contract without paying any fees.

The merger won't go into effect until a year later and I'm pretty glad that my contract ends January next year. Hmmm, is it just me or does the iPhone from Verizon look quite tempting all of a sudden?