Terminator Mediates Peace

An event took place this past Wednesday that accomplished what months and months of talks and nearly 3 months of walking a picket line has failed to do - cause a momentary peace settlement between network execs and WGA writers. And of course, it was the powerful draw of sci-fi that garnered that peace.

Fox Television did something unexpected. The network offered up a big Hollywood-type premiere for its upcoming new television series, “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”

On hand for the event were studio executives and producers, actors, directors, and yes, even Guild writers - rubbing shoulders, smiling and pretending like all was well at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles.

Gracing the event were series stars Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau and Richard T. Jones. Also on hand was Kristanna Loken who starred as the Terminator in the last big screen Terminator film “Rise of the Machines.”

A new big screen Terminator trilogy is currently in the making.

The network debut of the series happens this coming Sunday on Fox, but all the participants at this grandeous movie-style premiere were treated to the show’s opening pilot episode at the full Hollywood gala.

“I’ve been working on the show for two years, it’s been my life, and there hasn’t been a lot of good things to celebrate for writers in the last few months,” Josh Friedman, the show’s writer/executive producer said. “So I wanted to be here to celebrate.