Terminator and The Matrix

[asterroc]

I seem to recall reading in someone's LJ, most likely datan0de's, the possibility that the Terminator and Matrix series could theoretically be the same universe / continuity. Anyone care to discuss further or have places to point me to read about others discussing it further?

I just watched the original Terminator, and it's got me wanting to write fanfic - I haven't done creative writing in forever.

Comments

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Terminator has had four movies and a TV series. I feel like they'd be reluctant to give anything up at this point.

[gemini6ice.livejournal.com]

Oh, this was the 4th that just came out? My mistake.

From what I've heard, the tv series doesn't exactly match in continuity with the last movie.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

I just spent the last hour immersed in Wikipedia pages about the Terminator franchise, and you are correct.

[gemini6ice.livejournal.com]

But, then, again, the series involves time-travel and alternate timelines, so it could very well be retroconned to be continuous.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Exactly! I haven't done any creative writing in ages, and I just decided to write a fanfic where the original movie had a different outcome, invalidating all of T2 and most of T3/SCC (whichever version you accept), but still allowing for both T:S (T4) and Schwarzenegger to be sent back to start T1.