Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which returns to start its second season tonight on Fox, is one of the more interesting stories of last TV season. The show premiered during the doldrums of the
writers' strike, got a mixed critical reaction, and somehow by the end of the season became a buzzed-about show.
How?

Raise your hand if you recognize this face! Yes, that is Shirley Manson, lead singer of Garbage, the group that scored some hits in the '90s, including "I'm Only Happy When it Rains." There is intriguing news today that she is joining the cast of
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles when it returns for a second season on Fox.

I've never been much of a Terminator person, so I was a little surprised when I first heard about
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the Fox series that picks up the Terminator story at the end of
Terminator 2. The show focuses on Sarah Connor — played by Linda Hamilton in the movie and Lena Headey in the TV series — as she tries to keep her son (Thomas Dekker) safe from the ever-shifting army of cyborgs bent on taking his life.
Fox clearly has high hopes for the series,
pairing it with 24 in January and promoting it with the Terminator name (it was originally just called The Sarah Connor Chronicles; Terminator was added later).