"Bionic Woman" (2007) TV series

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Better. Stronger. Faster.

Plot:

A reimagining of the popular 1970s TV series about a female athlete who is given bionic strength.

Plot Keywords:

Female Protagonist | Based On TV Series | Cyborg | Little Sister | Clandestine

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Michelle Ryan	...	Jaime Sommers (14 episodes, 2007)
Lucy Hale	...	Becca Sommers (13 episodes, 2007)
Miguel Ferrer	...	Jonas Bledsoe (9 episodes, 2007)
Molly Price	...	Ruth Treadwell (9 episodes, 2007)
Kevin Rankin	...	Nathan (8 episodes, 2007)
Will Yun Lee	...	Jae Kim (7 episodes, 2007)

Also Known As:

"The Bionic Woman" (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

NBC Universal Television

Trivia:

At least 3 versions of the pilot episode were produced. The first version had Mae Whitman cast as Jaime's deaf sister, a character that sparked criticism from hearing-impaired rights groups when it was learned the actress wasn't deaf in real life. This version of the pilot was one of several widely circulated on the Internet during the summer of 2007; at the 2007 San Diego Comic Con, an edited-down, half-hour version of this pilot was shown to audience members as a preview of the new series. For broadcast, however, several scenes were filmed, and the cast changed with a new actress playing Jaime's sister, and the hearing-impaired subplot being eliminated.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "The Bionic Woman" (1976)

Poor, poor, poor

I had my reservations about this. I had fond memories of the original. I don't mind updates, remakes or whatever you want to call them. But I absolutely hate re-imaginings. And since this has influence from a producer of Battlestar Galactica (TNG), not to mention one of its cast, that's what we got, and it is horrible.

So they gave Jamie an eye too, Steve Austin's sensor implant. Oh, and little nanobots too, just like 7 of 9 (or is it 6, or 6 of whatever)... I guess we should just all forget about the original story lines.

I can't believe I wasted disk space on my PVR for this. At least the timer was only a one time thing, so I won't have to wast additional time to go in and delete it.

I wish people in Hollywood who have these "re-imagining" ideas, would put their efforts into "imagining" something original. If they can't show any respect to original stories and their fans, they shouldn't bother. Like I said, I don't mind remakes, but when one sucks like this one does, I won't be back.

So far, the only thing NBC has in their lineup that I'll watch is: "Heroes".