Say what you want about the Terminator, but he was one persistent cyborg. In all three "Terminator" movies, that walking, talking weapon of mass destruction displayed an admirable single-mindedness that never let anything stop him -- not evil fellow Terminators, not multiple shotgun blasts, and certainly not his thick Austrian accent.
That "I'll-be-back" Terminator tenacity apparently has rubbed off on Atari. Last year, the company released a video game based on the movie "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines." That game was a commercial and critical disappointment. Now, Atari and Paradigm Entertainment are back with another "T3" game for the Xbox, GameCube and PS2 -- "Terminator 3: The Redemption."
In an uncertain world, NBC has decided to give us all something to hold onto -- Conan O'Brien is going to take over hosting "The Tonight Show" when Jay Leno retires ... in five years.
That's right. If you were worried about what late-night programming would be like in 2009, rest easy. "The Tonight Show" mantle has been passed on already. Set your TiVo now.
It isn't the first time that NBC has taken a long-range approach to programming. Tom Brokaw is leaving "NBC Nightly News" after this year's presidential election, and Brian Williams is going to take over for him. We found that out in May 2002.
