Terminator: Dark Fate

[Kirby101]

Am I the only one who thought Genesis was the best post 2 sequel?

[choptop]

Am I the only one who thought Genesis was the best post 2 sequel?

I actually thought it was pretty good myself

[choptop]

I think there's still potential for the Terminator franchise - they just needed to realize it could work without Arnold after T2. Focus on John Connor and the war. (and not the way they tried to do it - by focusing on some Terminator who thought he was a real boy. That was pointless)

Terminator who thought he was a real boy?

[Frobisher]

They should diversify the franchise by doing Terminator films that are different genres. An espionage thriller, a period drama (Terminator must navigate the manners and rivalries of 18th Century Viennese high society to get close to Johann Konner), a buddy road trip, a romcom, etc.

[choptop]

terminator vs alien vs predator! TVAVP!

[Donkey Hotay]

Am I the only one who thought Genesis was the best post 2 sequel?

Probably not. In my opinion, though, all the movies made after T2 are irrelevant because the ending of T2 ensured Skynet would not be built. It also doesn't help that the vast majority of the sequels are utter crap.

[Captain Craig]

My Terminator Saga is the first 4 films and TSCC.
Everything else is fanfiction on a budget.

Salvation was the start of what was going to be a Future War arc. Great cast, war setting but I blame pissy internet basement trolls for making it one of the first films that internet chatter hurt.
Everything that came after is largely agreed upon to be shite. I've seen enough posts the last decade that wish now Salvations story had continued but we can't go back in time, ironically.

Ergo, any Terminator film should pick up from Salvation back in the "main" timeline.

[Android 17]

T2-3D: Battle Across Time > all the sequels after T2

But in my mind, the franchise ended in that alternate ending where John becomes a Senator, Sarah is playing with her grandchild at the park and all is right with the world.