I would suppose the philosophy would be the same one that so many of us strive for every day: do less and make more. We all want to get paid larger sums of money while doing less work. Much as the military should wish to remain the super-power without all the hassle. But then, oops, the design became more powerful than the designer.
Anybody here ever read I.Q.? Q refers to Data as the perfect ideal of a human though not being human. He makes some reference to the idea that man creates in his own image but makes that image more powerful than what it portrays. Ultimatley, humanity will destroy itself by trying to create replicas of itself. Of course, this whole thing goes deeper into it with a God and creation theory but we won't get into that.
That T1,000,000 looks like such a cheap piece of junk. Its so far out there that I can't even believe it. Featuring one of those in the next film would kill it for me.
I saw that show, the T-1000000 is nothing more than a chnace to scare the crap out of you.
It's in the T-2 ride at Universal Studios. You put on 3-D glasses and it becomes 3D. It's really cool because when it lunges at you, T-800 freezes it and the pincer stops right between your eyes. It's seriously brilliant. It's a ride thats getting on a bit, but it's easily one of the best rides at the park.
It doesn't serve any other purpose other than being a good "ride villain".
I agree, thery all look interesting, but the T-850 looks much better though.
Time Displacement Equipment
In order for this time travel to occur, the subject must be a living organism (or must be surrounded by living tissue) in order to generate the bioelectric field needed for the TDE to operate. The subject must also be injected with amphetamines, and smeared with a thick, bluish, sour smelling super conducting jelly so that the time-field will follow its outline.
It has come to our attention that Skynet is able to send T-1000 Series Terminators back through time, but as they do not possess living tissue, we are at a loss to explain how they can be transported. Current theory states that either the T-1000 is capable of generating a synthetic bioelectric field, or that Skynet grows a synthetic flesh pod, or cocoon, around the T-1000 especially to send it through time. Once through, the T-1000 would rip out of this cocoon and begin its mission.
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It is not known exactly how, technically, this TDE works, however, it is known that the process creates large quantities of faster-than-light tachyon particles. The execution of the TDE causes huge power drains to Skynet’s operating systems and can cause unprotected electric circuits within a 100 meter diameter to fuse, so it is rarely used. The process by which Skynet can transport people, or battle units, back in time is known as "chronoportation".
It would appear that Skynet has more than one TDE laboratory, with more than one form of Time Displacement Equipment. This second TDE laboratory is very similar to a third TDE laboratory captured and used by the Resistance. These two TDE’s differ dramatically from the previously seen Skynet equipment.
Was Skynet ever described as being self aware in the original? I was going to suggest, if not, "T3" had some "2001" inspiration, where HAL eventually took control of himself, like Skynet did with Cyberdyne.