Terminator TV series axed by Fox 福克斯砍掉终结者系列电影

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - the big budget US TV series based on the film franchise¹ - has been cancelled, broadcaster Fox has said.

福克斯发言人称，根据电影改编的、预算数额巨大的电视系列片Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles，已经被取消。

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles starred Brit Lena Headey

The show, which starred British actress Lena Headey, ran for two seasons and was shown in the UK on Virgin1.

It was set after the events of the second instalment（就职，装设） of the film series.

Meanwhile, US sitcom²（情景喜剧） Samantha Who? starring Christina Applegate has also been axed after two seasons, according to trade paper Hollywood Reporter.

It said ABC had offered to renew the comedy - shown in the UK on E4 - if the producers cut $500,000 (£325,000) from the show's budget.

But both the network and producers had decided³ to pull the plug, the paper added.

Drama record

Fox, which on Monday was the first of the networks to reveal its autumn schedule, announced six new series including musical comedy Glee, about a high school choir⁴（唱诗班）.

NBC is expected to announce on Tuesday that it is renewing legal drama Law & Order for a 20th season, which means it will equal the record for US TV's longest-running primetime（黄金时段） drama.

It will match Western drama Gunsmoke, shown on CBS, which ended in 1975.

Meanwhile, NBC has announced that comedian⁵ Will Ferrell and rock band Pearl Jam will appear on Conan O'Brien's first Tonight Show on 1 June.

The presenter⁶ takes over from Jay Leno, who has presented the show for 17 years.