Fox Finds Their John Connor

Fox, the network that generally cuts anything SF after two or three episodes, has found their John Connor for the upcoming Terminator weekly series “The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”

Thomas Dekker, isn’t new to the genre scene and shouldn’t be a total stranger to SF fans. He is Claire’s friend Zach on NBC’s mega-hit “Heroes.” He has also done stints on non-genre work such as “7th Heaven” and “House.” For the real SF trivia buff…what Star Trek series and which Star Trek movie did Dekker appear in? He also was the recipient of the Young Artists Award in the category for Best Performance On a Television Series for his appearance in two episodes of “Boston Public.”

So, at least now we know that John won’t be a tiny tot on the series. In fact, the series’ action picks up after the events depicted in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and follows Sarah Connor (Lena Headey), a modern-day warrior and protective single mom to 15-year-old son John (Dekker).