The Visual Effects of the Terminator TV series

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In the season two premiere of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, an evil urinal morphs. The technically impressive shot sets the stage for a reboot of the show's tone. All images © Warner Bros. Television; Courtesy of Entity FX.
When the first season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles got cut back to a mere nine episodes due to the 100-day WGA writers strike, showrunner Josh Friedman knew that he'd have to raise the vfx bar for the second season of his fledgling series, despite Zoic Studio's Emmy-nominated work on the pilot and first season (particularly the T-888 model). Not only did he have to woo fickle audiences back to his show but Friedman also had to make sure his corner of the mythology stayed comparable to the new big screen sequel (Terminator Salvation) coming in May 2009.

For the new season, Jim Lima remains the on-site isual effects supervisor on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, but the vendor creating the shots is now Entity FX in Santa Monica, CA.

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