In this week's review of The Sarah Connor Chronicle, Jenn and Dee go off on Blackberries and Hummers, question why Summer Glau has to be quite so robotic, and discuss Lena Headey's on-again, off-again British accent.
Personally, I love their obsession with the logistics of how the Connor family is setting up their new life, 'cause that's been bugging me too.

Plus, more gay slang 101!
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on February 9, 2008 - 9:30am.
It's Shake-n-Bake....
And...here are the ladies who really run my house:
Peux ce que veux. Allons-y! - LGen Romeo Dallaire
I don't know which I love
Thanks
Because of this vlog, I decided to check out TSCC, and I love it. It has totally changed around my Monday viewing schedule. I love that the actually made Sarah a strong woman, some shows like Bionic Woman and even Alias, in my opinion, pretend tbat the women are strong, but they are actually pretty weak and whiny.
I love this vlog, and can't wait to see more episodes.
Chromartie
Chromartie named himself in the pilot. Someone at TWoP theorized his name is a combo of Chrome and Artie(sort for Arnold).
I vaguely remember the Shake-n-Bake commercial.
The "too bad, you were hot" comment would so really happen.
That was the phone Sarah bought from Andi in ep 3.
The FBI aren't looking for the trio, because the FBI thinks they are dead. And, when they got their fake paper they were put into the system under the name Baum not Conner.
The funny thing about Jett Jackson is he played Cyborg in Smallville.
Why Cameron kept the bar of Coltan is up for debate. The most logical is that she kept it so she can repair herself in the future.
"Bad jokes are us, ur me."
Another
entertaining vlog ladies :]
When I saw Jett Jackson I got so excited, but then i realized i wasn't going to like him. lol.
I totally know what Shake n' bake commercial Dee is talking about.
Please do continue to call out the "Conner Family" on their living situation because it is indeed RIDUCULOUS!
Spillin that Tea
I'm glad you ladies called T:SCC out on some things I didn't get. Keep spillin' the tea on each other. I think it is hilarious. Oh I wanted to ask you guys. Whart r your AE.com names so I can add you two on my buddy list.
Thanks for Educating us on Gay Slang 101. What do you have for a person who don't want claim their someone's girlfriend or out them as their girl. I just know it as "friend" but is another slang?
"Do I have to dial 9 to call 911?"( This quote was shared to me by a nurse who was talking about her then 14 year old daughter who asked her this while the father was suffering a heat stroke)
Shake it BayBee
Ok I was from NJ and we used to howl at the little skinny girl in that Shake and Bake Commercial. Sadly, I watched it when it actually came out! 'And Ahhhh Haylped"
Another great recap. Love you girls and all the animals! Here's my 2 babies:
This is Rocki
i don't even watch the show
Same here. Haven't seen 1 episode.
but y'all are so entertaining. it's like a conversation between my friends...but gayer.
I know exactly what you mean. Jenn and Dee totally remind me of my friends Lisa and Rashida.
Random thoughts:
I laughed at the Blackberry pay-as-you-go reference. It was just a funny observation.
Jenn, I Googled Decatur clubs...did you go to Paris or My Sister's Room? Lol ;-)
Dee, when I think emo, Dashboard Confessional and My Chemical Romance come to mind. Don't care for it it much because it's so pretentious and self-absorbed like people who think Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" is such a "deep" song, when it's really just a bunch of coincidences. LOL *smh*
Gay Slang segment is really cute. Can you guys put "The L Word" on blast every week, too? ;-)
Oh and if you guys need help on your episodes (and didn't think about doing this), IMDb gives character info and a little synopsis for each episode. Like this for "Heavy Metal" (it's Cromartie):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055792/
Til next week...
Xiomara
Emo
I don't watch it either
But I love watching you two, ya'll are so entertaining.
And your pets are sooo cute!
Here's my babies, two old english bulldogs,
Question on slang...
Thank you ladies
for another entertaining vlog. Jenn, I believe you when you say you were not drunk..........but then again I believe that little green men live under my bed!!
Dee, I have come to the conclusion that Brad is a SHOW cat and he will not stop until you get him an agent.
oops, almost forgot - Dee, I saw that commercial when it originally aired!
AND NEVER MIND ABOUT HOW OLD I AM!
I remember...
I remember that commercial too. They had to air it in the north, because I am from Detroit. Great vlog!
Sweet
Love The Vlog
I think someone above mentioned it, but they did get new identites from one of Sarah's old contacts.
You guys are fun...keep up the good work!
The letter R .. lol
AE just totally didn't remember me and ate my post so let me see if i can remember what i said.
1. I so agree with Dee about John. I find him annoying and emotional and i swear to god in that early scence when he's at the computer he's wearing lipgloss. Or maybe it was my t.v
2. I love your random tangents. I so notice these things too. It's like in One tree hill where the're doing this flashback episode and it's supposed to be 4 yrs past but Lucas has an iphone which came out like 1 yr ago. Product placement ppl... nevermind if it makes sense.
3. A few episodes into this show and i'm kind of worn out. It's so heavy. Nobody smiles or jokes. Sarah Conner doesn't like Cameron who never smiles and John is just so... I watched the last episode while reading a book and everytime i looked up somebody was getting the hell punched out of them. But i'll keep watching just to follow your recaps.
Keep doing what you're doing . Love the blog.
2 things
1. looks like somebody took my advice and party-hardied for Mardi Gras! Thanks for sportin some beads.
2. I think that i will be able to play an "item of the week" drinking game with this show, like i did with Alias. My friends and I would get together every week and watch Alias and take shots whenever the "item of the week" was mention. The worst week was when they went after the "Black Thorine."
That's what I thought of with all this talk about "Coltan". Well, that and Coltrane. I think it would have been really funny if they were trying to get Coltrane the whole episode.
Stop the Coltrane! It will end the world! :P
A few clarification
First I want to say I love the vlog. Nice to see ATl is beig repped. Jenn, are you a native atlantan?
I believe someone already posted how sarah, john and cameron have fake identities they got from the nephew of the guy Cameron killed in episode 1. The FBI guy is not looking for them because he believes they blew themselves up in the bank. Go back and look at this last epi, in the scene when the FBI guy and woman are at their office and she tells him to let go of this case; he said something about the last case he had this weird three people ended up blowing themselves up in a bank. I think he is referring to sara and crew.
Another great vlog...
Animal friendly
My spoiled boxer and I enjoy your vlog very much. I mostly laugh and she just sits there and looks at me funny. I use to live in College Park, Ga when I was younger so watching ya'll brings me home. I miss my southern accent mostly but gain it back alittle when I talk to my brother. He still lives in Atl. I am all over TSCC. Everytime I watch an episode it is like watching a movie. I just dont have expensive popcorn. I LOVE all the PBS references I lived off that channel growing up. Sesame street taught me spanish and everything else. I am not sure what Mister Rodgers taught me.
Jenn- I believe you were drunk on a weekday. Just admit it.
that was vewy intewesting
my betty or jody....that was pretty nice and I know what u mean about having the one person that saves their question for last minute when everybody wants to dip or interrupts the teacher to say something stupid. We got one in American History, Algebra 2, Marine Bio, etc... it's just irratating and you just want them to shut the f*** up. I mean I got a question every now and than but it isn't stupid or a waste of time in fact it keeps the teacher talking so they won't grade the h/w (give the test that day)giving us more time to do it or answers what everyone wants to know....Jett jackson was in between 5th and 6th grade for me I think 02 or 03.
Thnx for a great vlog this week again....see yall next week. and hope u gals get betta!! :-)
"Tenia que ser Miercoles"
This vlog is a hoot. Keep
This vlog is a hoot. Keep it up, dudes.
Blackberry, Living Off The Grid, and Errant Accents...
So here's this about that.
They aren't living off the grid. When Sarah Connor got their I.D.'s off of Enrique's nephew, he said:
"these ain't just forgeries, this is full service. You're in the system and everything, collect welfare with them if you want."
So I'm thinking everything they have bought or acquired is under their real fake I.D.'s (blackberries, AT&T and all). Their alias is "Baum" I believe. So I think they're using that to get all this stuff.
As for Lena Headey's accent. I'm sure they're more prone to overlook it and spend their money on special effects as opposed to time in the audio suite looping her dialogue.
Oh man, I started cracking
Oh man, I started cracking up at the "it's Shake 'n' Bake, and I helped!" I remember those commercials, my sister and I would always make fun of them but I haven't thought of them in AGES so that was a funny little surprise.
Cute pets, too!!
Another Great Vlog
I think John's shaking hand was foreshadowing and not just stress. He also had problems with his hand when he was trying to get the phone in the truck. Since Cameron knows the future, her keeping the Coltan might have something to do with her possibly needing repairs or maybe even John needing some "mechanical" help in the near future.
BTW Jenn, did you throw the "Celie" curse early on in the vlog? Favorite film of all time!
nice one
Rambling about TSCC or about nothing, I enjoy you both (and the zoo) very much!
I too remember the shake and bake commercial and I grew up in CA. It's the only shane-n-bake commercial I remember.
Oh and I just wanted to say that I think all the dogs wanted to be on camera this week because the cats had the run of the place last week. :-)
Jett Jackson
Yeah, I thought that was him, but I wasn't sure because his voice sounded way deeper than it used to be. I was like, "Is that Jett Jackson? Oh-my-god-it-is!" Then I let the show run for a few secs and I was like, "What? No Kayla?" I used to love that show.
I'm glad y'all do this recap 'cuz the last few eps have been really weird, and somehow y'all have managed to make (some) sense of it.
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Obsessive? Me? Never!
NeuroAnatomy...I know I know..
I know about the lenght of classes... I teach vet pathology at the Univ, and yes I can go on for 3-4 hours non stop and yes students do beg for a 10 minutes break LOL I guess it happens everywhere ...and I admit that sometimes I even bore myself haha...Good job with vblog, I certainly enjoy it alot :-)
Great job
The original Shake-N-Bake
I remember! lol Whenever I hear that phrase now I always think of the commercials. Youre not alone Dee!
I could listen to you two ramble on about anything. Seriously. lol Youre both so sweet and funny that the fact that youre both intelligent black women is a bonus. Youre the perfect tag-team.
More Gay slang! We want more! And by we I mean myself and my Rottie Gabriel, who sits with me as I roam the internet. That's him in my default picture. I'd put up a real photo but I don't know how. He's as sweet as Toes but gives alot less kisses.
I'm so glad you guys are recapping the show, because I keep forgetting to watch it. Either I forget or I get busy. So thank you again for doing the vlog.
Question. How old are you two?
Hooray, Decatur!
So nice to hear one of my favorite towns mentioned! Your vlog makes me feel much less homesick for the "greater Decatur" area.
Thanks for another fun recap!
Oh man, I tried to watch
Oh man, I tried to watch The Sarah Connor Chronicle and just couldn't do it. (I tivo'd it because of this vlog) It was scaring the hell out of me!
But, I am not afraid of you two, so I will be back for more. Love the dog and the easy way that you both have with animals. To me, that alone speaks volumes.
Best of luck! Keep it up. You both are adorable.
Best regards!
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I LUV UR VLOG
Seriously... LUV IT! could listen to u 2 all day... Im gonna start watchin the show just so i get what yall are talkin bout! Seriously AWESOME!!!
A.D.D
I think there might be a connection with A.D.D and afterellen Vlogs as a lot of people in them seem to have it but it makes for a much more interesting show, so its all good :D
I was going to add in about the fake ID's thing but i see a few people have explained it already. (i also believe its because they got all the neccessary papers to be on the grid)
Great job keep up the hilarity!!!
TSCC hasnt started in the uk yet but im watching your Vlog regardless as its great.
If Things Get Too Real, Promise To Take Me Somewhere Else
The Greatest!!
Hey Y'all...
I've been coming to AfterEllen.com for a minute now, and I never registered, but after watching last weeks vlog and this one, I just had to comment and tell y'all how great I think y'all are. I've even started watching the show, because of y'all. (Dang I sound country with all the 'y'all's') Anyway - keep up the good work!
Coming here
Just seen a advert for the SCC here in England it start on Feb 21st on Virgin 1. Didn't think we'd get to see it so soon cant wait.
STICK GIRL
You two are great. I've never watched the SCC, but your recaping is amazing. Someone above asked what you call your girlfriend, when you're on the dl. I think 'stick-girl' works. I hear it here in VA alot, I never use it, but I know it means friend, or someone you hang out with ALL the time.
...yeah, emo is pronounced e-mo, but when you say emu, it's kinda cute ^_^
Emu, meet Emo. Emo, meet Emu.
Thought I was the only person who noticed that Dee kept saying "Emu". Which kind of makes sense when you REALLY think about it.
Is this or is this not the graphic representation of an emo boy?
That one person in class...
emo = eekk man ewww = emu
Lol, I guess I should clarify why I pronounce emo as emu...It became kind of a habit after I saw the last spiderman and was totally disgusted by what they did with the Peter Parker character. He kind of looked like the emu animal (or maybe a weird rodent) when they tried to make him all emo (at least I think that is what they were going for). Not to mention he made me ekkk (like wtf) and ewww ( with total annoyance) throughout the whole thing. So every since then I (and my friends) refered to emo people as emu.....and you are right some emo guys totally look like emu animals. :o)
~Dee
ps: Thank you for calling me on it, I should probably correct that, but thanks for saying it was cute ;o)
Spiderman 3
great reference
I love that! I call Peter Parker in SM3 Emo Spidey. It was too much! I mean the black clothes, the hair in the face....puleeease!
I like your usage of ekk man ewww! I might have to start using that.
Not offended but honoured ....
that you mentioned my lame ass geeky X-files crap on your VLOG (yup I'm proud of being such a geek)...
and could Cromartie come frome "Chrome (chromium) + Artery" ??? ha ha haaaa, that's just me guessing...
Of course there is an anime series called Cromartie High School but I really doubt it is related...
btw.... I'd rather have you call him "BACARDI"!!!!! ha ha haaaaa!!!! XD
GAY SLANG 101: TUTORIALS!
I just wanted to say thanks sooooooo much for everyone's interest in the vlog & for taking the time to post comments. I really enjoy reading your different pov's. So it seems that some of us are abit unclear about the whole Judy/Betty thing... Judy & Betty are synonymous terms, both referring to a close, strictly platonic relationship. Your Judy or your Betty is your best friend, plain & simple. Now, that girl that's like a girlfriend but technically isn't, is your "piece". Hmm, I haven't heard of a stick girl... As for me, I was born & raised in Atlanta (GRADY BABY!!!), yes that was the curse from The Color Purple (HA! I thought nobody caught that!), & NO, I WAS NOT DRUNK! That's my story & I'm stickin' to it! LOL! Thanks again y'all, hope you like the next one even better.
-JENN
LOL!
"...& NO, I WAS NOT DRUNK! That's my story & I'm stickin' to it!"
You go girl! :)
R
Love your sense of humor.
Why exactly is it that Toes is always licking on just YOU? Does s/he knows something we should know?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE STORY LINE?
I think that Sarah and John are able to buy cells and use the GPS system because they got new identities from the latino guy. he completely gave them new socials and birthdates and everything cuz he tells sarah that they are in the system now and that they can "even get warefare checks". they didnt find that they had to hide cuz they didnt kno that EVIL TERMINATOR was back from da past. and that way they can stop running like john says and start to have a real life.
and i havnt caught her accent yet but i will definitely be diligent in the next episode. I think that cam kept the metal piece cuz she's sorta facinated by it. she seems to be interested in it cuz thats what she ( her indoskeleton) is made of. she looks at it with such an inquisitive way and like is sorta questioning if destroying the entire thing is all bad cuz if she does that then she will never be made. thats what i think!
and i luv cam she's really hot
Honestly...
I have to say that I'm not a huge fan of T:SCC and could barely get through one episode. However, Dee and Jenn are so refreshing that even though I still have no desire to see even 30 secs of a show, I can always sit through many a vlog of them talking about it. You make me miss living in GA and I completely understand (and live for) those ADD moments where you go off on tangents for 5 mins at a time. :-)
Stay
cute andawesome!give your students a break
On behalf of all the students who feel like could quite literally be dying during these 3 - 4 hours lectures, pleaaaaaaaaaaassssssssseeeeeeeee give them a break!!!!
It is necessary to keep our sanity!
BTW: I am in neuro-physiology now....my gosh when does this end?
this is my lil' Shih Tzu!
Her name is Roxie ... (don't talk about my toes, y'all.)
she was a lil' crosseyed as a pup ...
SHE WAS STILL CUTE THO!!! :)
"Pessimism of the intellect must be accompanied by optimism of the will."
Angela Davis