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Catherine Weaver
Catherine Weaver is a fictional character in the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which aired on Fox from 2008 to 2009. The character, portrayed by singer Shirley Manson, recurs throughout the second and final season, debuting in its premiere episode.
Weaver is a Terminator, a fictional line of androids featured throughout the eponymous franchise. She is identified off-screen as a T-1001. Like the T-1000, she is made of a liquid metal which allows her to shapeshift into other people or objects. These effects were achieved through computer-generated imagery, created by Entity FX.
In the series, the character has taken the place of Catherine Weaver, the co-founder of ZeiraCorp who died some time prior to the season's events. Under her new identity, the Terminator becomes CEO and commences development of an artificial intelligence, later known as John Henry.
The character marked Manson's acting debut. She had grown tired of musical performing and took on acting as a new challenge, though she initially knew little about her character's intentions, and was surprised at how large the role turned out to be. Manson found that portraying a machine was harder than expected, and was initially overwhelmed in her new role, but ultimately enjoyed the experience. Her acting received a mixed reception.
The character is a Terminator, identified off-screen as a T-1001. Commonly known as Catherine Weaver, she is made of a liquid metal, allowing her to shapeshift into other people. Her human name comes from the woman who she most frequently impersonates. In addition to copying humans' appearances, she can mimic their voices as well, although she has trouble expressing natural dialogue and human emotions, regardless of who she is impersonating. Besides people, she can also morph into various objects, for instance turning her arms into bladed weapons. A portion of her body is disguised as an eel and kept in a fish tank at her office.
Weaver shares her mimicking abilities with the T-1000, who appears in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Shirley Manson, who portrays Weaver, said of the two characters that "it's almost like an upgrade from one television set to the other." Stunt coordinator Joel Kramer said of Weaver, "She's the same liquid metal model, basically. She can morph into whatever she wants, to a point. Any inanimate object as long as there are no moving parts."
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is set around 2008. Before the T-1001's arrival from the future, Catherine Weaver and her husband Lachlan had founded ZeiraCorp, a technology company. Lachlan, a helicopter pilot, publicly died in a 2005 crash, and Catherine died around the same time, both events occurring off-screen. However, Catherine continued to live on through the T-1001, which copied her appearance and replaced Lachlan as CEO of ZeiraCorp. The T-1001 (commonly known as Weaver) uses this position to pursue her goal of developing an artificial intelligence.
The Weavers left behind a young daughter named Savannah, now raised by the Catherine Weaver doppelganger, who struggles with human emotions and interaction. Savannah is unaware that her mother is now a machine, although she does notice a change in her behavior after Lachlan's death. The new Weaver is initially unsure of how to parent Savannah, who seems frightened and uncomfortable around her.
Catherine Weaver
Catherine Weaver is a fictional character in the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which aired on Fox from 2008 to 2009. The character, portrayed by singer Shirley Manson, recurs throughout the second and final season, debuting in its premiere episode.
Weaver is a Terminator, a fictional line of androids featured throughout the eponymous franchise. She is identified off-screen as a T-1001. Like the T-1000, she is made of a liquid metal which allows her to shapeshift into other people or objects. These effects were achieved through computer-generated imagery, created by Entity FX.
In the series, the character has taken the place of Catherine Weaver, the co-founder of ZeiraCorp who died some time prior to the season's events. Under her new identity, the Terminator becomes CEO and commences development of an artificial intelligence, later known as John Henry.
The character marked Manson's acting debut. She had grown tired of musical performing and took on acting as a new challenge, though she initially knew little about her character's intentions, and was surprised at how large the role turned out to be. Manson found that portraying a machine was harder than expected, and was initially overwhelmed in her new role, but ultimately enjoyed the experience. Her acting received a mixed reception.
The character is a Terminator, identified off-screen as a T-1001. Commonly known as Catherine Weaver, she is made of a liquid metal, allowing her to shapeshift into other people. Her human name comes from the woman who she most frequently impersonates. In addition to copying humans' appearances, she can mimic their voices as well, although she has trouble expressing natural dialogue and human emotions, regardless of who she is impersonating. Besides people, she can also morph into various objects, for instance turning her arms into bladed weapons. A portion of her body is disguised as an eel and kept in a fish tank at her office.
Weaver shares her mimicking abilities with the T-1000, who appears in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Shirley Manson, who portrays Weaver, said of the two characters that "it's almost like an upgrade from one television set to the other." Stunt coordinator Joel Kramer said of Weaver, "She's the same liquid metal model, basically. She can morph into whatever she wants, to a point. Any inanimate object as long as there are no moving parts."
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is set around 2008. Before the T-1001's arrival from the future, Catherine Weaver and her husband Lachlan had founded ZeiraCorp, a technology company. Lachlan, a helicopter pilot, publicly died in a 2005 crash, and Catherine died around the same time, both events occurring off-screen. However, Catherine continued to live on through the T-1001, which copied her appearance and replaced Lachlan as CEO of ZeiraCorp. The T-1001 (commonly known as Weaver) uses this position to pursue her goal of developing an artificial intelligence.
The Weavers left behind a young daughter named Savannah, now raised by the Catherine Weaver doppelganger, who struggles with human emotions and interaction. Savannah is unaware that her mother is now a machine, although she does notice a change in her behavior after Lachlan's death. The new Weaver is initially unsure of how to parent Savannah, who seems frightened and uncomfortable around her.