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Help with the new campaign to bring back the Sarah Connor Chronicles:

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May 18, 2009. It is a date we will long remember. It is the date that FOX Television network pulled the plug on Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles. The fans were angry. They protested. They signed petitions, sent emails, faxes, letters to both Warner Brothers and FOX Television to save our show. The good people at SaveTheSCC even designed a billboard and sent it around to Warner Brothers studio in 2009. Sadly, something terrible happened that ended all attempts to relaunch TSCC, even as a direct-to-DVD movie.

In August 2009, Pacificor, the hedge fund that loaned Halcyon the money to both buy the rights to Terminator and to make Terminator Salvation, sued Halcyon for repayment of the loan. Halcyon was losing money and hadn't been paying back on its loan since before the release of the movie Terminator Salvation. This fan has come to believe Halcyon's troubles might have been a key factor into why FOX decided to cancel TSCC and why WB didn't try marketing the series to other networks. After Pacificor filed its lawsuit, Halcyon in turn declared bankruptcy to protect its assets until the lawsuit was resolved. Thus ended the future of TSCC and Terminator.

A few months later, Pacificor acquired the rights to Terminator in court, shutting out both Sony and Lionsgate, who had each posted individual bids, and a joint bid to acquire Terminator. Pacificor then spent the next several months trying to find a studio willing to make an offer to make the other two films in the new trilogy begun by McG's Terminator Salvation. The studios were quiet for a very long time until Annapurna made an offer. It just remained for the studio and the hedge fund to finalize a deal. But still the future looked quiet for any return of TSCC.

Finally after months of waiting, some good news came our way in December 2012 regarding Terminator.

The following is a quote from the article which appeared on: ... 20071.html

Megan Ellison and her brother David Ellison will partner on producing future installments of "The Terminator" franchise, having jointly acquired the rights to the iconic brand first brought to the screen in 1984.

The Ellisons, children of billionaire Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, acquired the rights from Pacificor and will co-produce future films. No price was stated, though a spokeswoman for Megan Ellison said it was south of $20 million.

The assets include rights to films, television projects, home entertainment and merchandise.

Megan Ellison first won an auction for the rights in May 2011, but it took another 18 months to hammer out the deal, in particular video game rights.

You can read the full article at the URL provided above but the primary item I want you to notice is in the third sentence, Television Projects.

Finally after four years of limbo, Warner Brothers has a company they can negotiate with to produce more TSCC.