True. I have really enjoyed his three underwater docos (Ghosts of the Abyss, Aliens from the Deep, and the Bismark one) but we couldn't even make it through the 1st season of Dark Angel and I too am sad for our loss of True Lies 2.

This conversation has reminded me of this comparison between Lucas and Cameron:

I like listening to modern Lucas. He seems to say all of the right things. I.E.: A Special Effect without a story is a pretty boring thing. But I just can't get on with any of his modern movies. It doesn't seem that he follows his own advice much.

I find things Cameron says to be baffling... like how sequels are generally terrible. I heard him say something like this once: "The mistake in making sequels is in making them for an audience that has seen the previous movies." This is from the guy who made Terminator 2 and Aliens (2). Two movies that could be argued to stand alone okay, but are really great in the context of the first movie. But I love most of his movies. So... is he following his own advice much?