My feelings on the franchise are that T1 and T2 were a perfect series, and T3 screwed everything up. Sure it was great to get another Terminator, but it doesn't fit at all with the Cameron films. Rebel11_38, you have some awesome ideas that would not only be able to salvage T3, but improve the entire franchise! I really wish they would have filmed John sending Kyle back in time though, it would have tied everything together. For T4 I would hope they could get Michael Bean to reprise his role; I know he's 20 years older, but with the proper make-up, lighting, and clothing, it just might work. But who knows if they'd even follow up on that plot thread? All that aside, I'm really hoping for T4 now just so that "so crazy it just might work" idea of yours can be experimented with.
My feelings on the franchise are that T1 and T2 were a perfect series, and T3 screwed everything up. Sure it was great to get another Terminator, but it doesn't fit at all with the Cameron films. Rebel11_38, you have some awesome ideas that would not only be able to salvage T3, but improve the entire franchise! I really wish they would have filmed John sending Kyle back in time though, it would have tied everything together. For T4 I would hope they could get Michael Bean to reprise his role; I know he's 20 years older, but with the proper make-up, lighting, and clothing, it just might work. But who knows if they'd even follow up on that plot thread? All that aside, I'm really hoping for T4 now just so that "so crazy it just might work" idea of yours can be experimented with.