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Daily Arts Writer only storyline is fairly complex and the future - in this case, 2007 - to full of crazy-eyed looks and sudden is undoubtedly entertaining, th
"Chronicles" feeds off the movies, it prevent the creation of Skynet. aggressive movements. Although seemingly isn't anywhere for t
if there is a show that needs requires some previous knowledge If there's one thing "Chronicles" the dialogue is almost a second storyline to go. The show's conce
nold Schwarzenegger, this is it. of the "Terminator" universe. brings to the table, it's action. The thought ("Chronicles" lets the guns is nearly begging for hundreds
FOX's new The core details are provided Connors travel the country with speak for themselves), the show thousands of pages of disgrunti
w, "Termina- - it's 1999, robots from the future is somewhat self-aware, and isn't blogs by "Terminator" fanboys.
The Sarah are after John (a future rebel lead- afraid to throw in the occasional If there's one way to give t
nnor Chroni- Terminator: er) and the FBI are chasing Sarah All of the action, over-the-top line. As Cameron show a boost, it would be to bri
s," centers on for murdering one of the inventors saves John from an enemy Termi- Arnold Schwarzenegger in for
ah Connor The Sarah of Skynet, a world-domineering none of the acting nator, she deadpans, "Come with multi-episode cameo. What a gr
na Headey, Conner computer program - but the less me if you want to live." Obviously, way to give him a break from 1
he Brothers significant details are supposed to originality isn't included in a Ter- boring illegal immigration a
mm") and Chronicles be inferred by the viewer. huge guns and create havoc along minator's software. health care worries in Californ
son John Monday at In every "Terminator" movie the way. While the fighting may not It's difficult to guess where There's also something right abo
homas Dekker, 9 p.m. there's a robot from the future sent be as good as a big-budget film, the the show will go, because Con- Arnold donning the glowing ey
eroes") as they FOX to either protect or kill someone, show makes up for it with suspense nor can't succeed in her mission again. They were made for him.
k up their lives and "Chronicles" is no exception. and intense dialogue. to destroy Skynet, as the plot has In the world of sci-fi televisi
d run from Cameron (Summer Glau, "The The acting in "Chronicles" can to gel with "Terminator 3: Rise of programs, "Chronicles" can't cot
h the FBI and futuristic robots. 4400") is a Terminator disguised be laughable at times, but it deliv- the Machines," where Skynet is petewithothershowslike"Heroe
e show takes place between as an attractive teenager with the ers the ferocity the actors are so still thriving in the future. While but it's at least enough to tide us
second and third "Termina- personality of an acorn. Along with desperately striving for; especially the endless barrage of guns, explo- over until the next movie.

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At first glance, Laura might
seem like a typical therapy
patient. Weepy-eyed, neurotic
and obsessed over semantic
relationship issues, (a certain
"ultimatum") she's enough to
make the level-headed majority
roll their eyes.
However,
by the end of
episode one, InTreatment
Laura has
revealed she's Monday
in love with her through Friday
therapist Dr. 9:30 p.m.
Paul Weston, HBO
(Gabriel Byrne,
"Vanity Fair")
and HBO's new series "In Treat-
ment" has revealed itself as not
just a one-sided doctor-patient
catharsis but a therapeutic soap
opera.
Alex (Blair Underwood,
"Dirty Sexy Money") is Weston's
regular Tuesday patient. He was
a fighter pilot in the Iraq War,
traumatized by both the death
of his mother and the 16 children
he knows he's killed - the latter
bothers him enough that after
week one,he vows to take the
next flight after therapy to visit
the death site.
Clearly these conflicts contain
a heady mix of national, moral
and interpersonal issues capable
of intriguing the same crowd
that delights when skeletons
come out of closets on "Desper-
ate Housewives" and other soap
operas.
But is it interesting when a
The best
supplement to a
psych degree
show does what good programs
are taught never to do, namely,
tell rather than show? Viewers
sat rapt when Tony Soprano and
Dr. Melfi locked horns on "The
Sopranos," but those static ther-
apy scenes only enhanced Tony's
already dynamic character - a
show with this much frank talk-
ing has never been done.
Surprisingly, "In Therapy,"
which is essentially two people
talking back-and-forth, is inter-
esting enough to keep watch-
ing. The variety helps. The show
is on five days a week for seven
weeks, and each day is a dif-
ferent patient After Laura and
Alex, Wednesday is precocious
gymnast Mia, Thursday is a
bickering couple Amy and Jake
and on Friday, Dr. Weston sees
his own shrink, Gina (Dianne
Wiest, "Dan in Real Life").
But the show benefits from
more than its logistical set up.
The writing is vivid enough that
when Laura describes a failed
sexual encounter in a bathroom
stall, she describes it in lurid
detail, and when Alex recounts
his near-death experience you
really get inside his head. These
sorts of descriptions may be
enough to satisfy the viewer in
lieu of real action.
The show draws the most
interest from its varied cast of
characters, most notably Dr.
Weston himself. Television and
film therapists seem to fit two
categories: the hypocritically

neurotic (Dr. Sobel in "Analyze
This") and the cool, detached
authority (Dr. Melfi in "The
Sopranos").
Weston, however, is one of
the most complex television
therapists in years. Sure, he sees
his own therapist, but only over
frustrations involving his own
clients. Besides serving as a nice
bookend to the series, Weston's
session with Gina reveals his
character as one who struggles
to stay reasonable when con-
fronted with one unreasonable
patient after another.
"In Treatment" is ultimately
less about the patients them-
selves than Weston and the
struggles of being a professional
therapist.
Each session, besides add-
ing to its own particular story,
adds another layer of depth to
Weston's character. The result
is a seven-week journey with
the potential to be as compelling
as anything on television right
now.

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