The TV series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" did exactly the same thing, arguably to much better effect, back in 2008 when its first season launched on the Fox network. Created by ...

Although The Sarah Connor Chronicles featured a cliffhanger ending, this did allow viewers to see a version of the Terminator ...

When we first heard that FOX was making a Terminator series, we mostly groaned and rolled our eyes. It just sounded like a bad idea and a cynical ploy to capitalize on a flagging movie property.