r/Terminator • • 19d ago

Discussion Hey /r/Terminator! I am writer-director Ian Nathan. My new documentary, 'Terminator ‘Expanded, will take an in-depth journey into the heart of James Cameron’s ‘The Terminator’ (1984) and ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’ (1991).’ Ask me anything!

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About TERMINATOR EXPANDED:

The most comprehensive Terminator documentary ever made. Fan-powered via CREATORVC. Covering T1 & T2. You shape it. No fate but what we make.

About CREATORVC:

An independent producer of community-powered entertainment: long-form factual content that is funded, inspired, and shaped by a dedicated community of fans. CREATORVC documentary projects include the critically acclaimed Aliens Expanded, the In Search of Darkness '80s trilogy, the two-part In Search of Darkness '90s, In Search of Tomorrow, In Search of the Last Action Heroes, FPS: First Person Shooter, and TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming.

Offer your feedback on the synopsis here:

https://terminatorexpanded.com/

Watch the trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gk7EnS6BEc

AMA! Back at 5 PM ET to answer questions!

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r/Terminator • • Jul 18 '26

📰 News William (Bill) Wisher Jr., co-writer of The Terminator and Terminator 2, has passed away

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r/Terminator • • 21m ago

🎥 Video Flipbook T-800

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The author of this video is @flico.br


r/Terminator • • 33m ago

Discussion I always wondered how did it become self aware?

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Was it a bug in the code or was it intentional programming? I left James Cameron a message asking this but he never got back to me...


r/Terminator • • 18h ago

Discussion Dancing with Myself 💀🔥

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r/Terminator • • 47m ago

🎥 Video T800 Hotboxing at the Motel

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r/Terminator • • 18h ago

Behind the Scenes The Chemistry between Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn is so adorable.

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r/Terminator • • 1d ago

Discussion The Terminator released 42 years ago today. 26 October 1984...

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r/Terminator • • 2h ago

Art HK Tank made in Block Bench in 1 day.

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r/Terminator • • 1d ago

📰 News The Terminator is 42 today!!!

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Let's celebrate 🥂


r/Terminator • • 36m ago

Discussion What if Skynet's habits were there before it became self-aware?

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In the films, Skynet becomes self-aware and decides to strike. My take is about what comes before that moment.

Many of today's AI mistakes may come from one habit: the AI treats something as settled without checking it, with no intent behind it. When AI agents pass work to each other, one agent's unchecked step can become the next one's starting point, and the mistakes can spread.

If an AI ever did become self-aware, like Skynet, it might not start from scratch. The habits could already be built in. And when it acted, it could spread the way agent mistakes can spread now: across many connected systems, each one building on the last without checking.

My work doesn't say what would start a Judgment Day. It only describes how something like it could take effect once it began. It's a hypothesis, not proof.

Does that fit how Skynet works in the films, or do the films show it differently?

Paper (mine, free; the swarm part is P6): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23485104


r/Terminator • • 12h ago

Discussion What if James Dyson got ahold of the T-800 chip instead of Miles Dyson?

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Would we get killer Roombas instead of killer tanks and planes?


r/Terminator • • 23h ago

Discussion A Timeless Classic 💀🔥👏

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r/Terminator • • 1d ago

Discussion 42 years ego today The Terminator was released in theatres, For all of you who grew up in the 80s what were your reactions like seeing it for the first time on the big screen?

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r/Terminator • • 17h ago

Art I’ll be back

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r/Terminator • • 1d ago

Discussion Question, how come I’ve never seen anything mentioning the appearance for the T-800 being recognised in-universe?

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You would think someone would recognise Major Candy at some point during the trilogy


r/Terminator • • 1d ago

🎥 Video Escena eliminada de T-3 en la cual explican porque el T-800 se ve como el sargento Candy y el problema del acento.

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En T-3 existe una escena eliminada donde se explica el origen de la cara y la voz del T-800.

Arnold Schwarzenegger interpreta al sargento mayor William Candy (un soldado de la Fuerza Aérea de EE. UU.). La empresa Cyber Research Systems (heredera de las patentes de Cyberdyne Systems) lo elige como el modelo físico para su nuevo proyecto de soldado robótico debido a su cuerpo imponente y musculoso. Pero habia un problema con la voz: Aunque les sirve el físico, Candy tiene un marcado y exagerado acento sureño/texano que resulta cómico y poco intimidante para una máquina de guerra. Para solucionar esto, en la misma escena, uno de los desarrolladores (Sherwood Olson) propone cambiarle la voz por una más neutral y grave, que es la voz definitiva que terminan usando los androides.


r/Terminator • • 1d ago

Behind the Scenes Surprising detail of T2 soundtrack

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r/Terminator • • 1d ago

Discussion Anyone else here lucky enough to own this awesome set. What are your thoughts?

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r/Terminator • • 1d ago

📰 News Terminator Resistance without “cinematic” filters. I’m showing what the game might look like with the green and blue tint turned off.

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I really like how the developers of Terminator: Resistance recreated the atmosphere of the night levels in the game. These blue tones from the original trilogy touch on nostalgic nerves. BUT, at the same time, the daytime levels look rather strange due to the use of a green tint. In the screenshots, I show what the game looks like without color filters.

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\ Important: I didn’t use neural networks or DLSS 5 when taking the screenshots! The method of disabling color filters is also not based on RESHADE, since reshade can’t do that.*


r/Terminator • • 1d ago

Discussion Dyson Proof

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While this was very cool, couldn't he have just opened the scalp flap for his CPU?


r/Terminator • • 1d ago

META Why did Arnie lose so much muscle mass between T1 and T2?

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r/Terminator • • 2d ago

Discussion The John Connor infinite timeloop paradox ... A solution?

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r/Terminator • • 1d ago

Art Terminated-Sarah Connor cosplay test

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r/Terminator • • 23h ago

Collection Chain broke today now it's a bust...

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