-Louise-

I hope so, at one point I thought they were going to pair her with Isaiah Washington's character , anyway some news:

jalapeno_wildchild

thanks for the info Louise

TessShipper

some news:
"Bionic Woman": Michelle Ryan is doing a fair job in the role of Jaime Sommers. But the character hasn't caught fire with me. I feel something is missing, but I can't put my finger on it.

I also have issues with Lucy Hale's portrayal of her sister Becca. I know the character is there to connect Jaime to the real world, but I'd like the writers to give her something else to do besides whine. I'm ashamed to say that the only time this show connects with me is when Sarah Corvus (Katee Sackhoff) shows up. The character grabs me, and Sackoff owns the screen.

Once "Battlestar Galactica" ends, I'd love to see them retitle the show "Bionic Women," and make Katee a co-star.

The show is doing OK in ratings after the viewers desertion following the pilot. It's ratings appear stable, if not outstanding. I see the show lasting the season, and possibly beyond. "Bionic Woman" airs on NBC on Wednesdays.

syfyportal.com


New 'Bionic Woman' makes original seem tame
Well, times have changed.

Today's "Bionic Woman" (airing Wednesdays on NBC) is one superhuman leap from the now-seems-tame series of the 1970s.




A spinoff of the hugely popular 1970s series, "The Six Million Dollar Man," the original starred Wagner as Jamie Sommers, the female recipient of some high-tech replacement parts who went on secret missions to stop bad guys.

But the similarities with the new show stop there (her name is even spelled differently - it's "Jaime" now).

"She's the girl next door whose ability to kick your ass you don't see coming," says executive producer David Eick of his vision for the character.

Known for reinventing the classic space series "Battlestar Galactica" into a current hit for the Sci Fi Channel, Eick wanted to give the new series a different twist.

After tossing around an idea for a show about a female crime boss, he decided to change his anti-hero to a hero and wrap the idea around the "Bionic Woman" title after several unsuccessful attempts had been made by other networks to bring the series back to life.

Unlike the original, Eick envisioned "a younger person, who, like Spider-Man's Peter Parker, had these unique abilities hoisted upon her without asking for them, and then have her personal life be in constant competition with her newfound abilities."

Sommers' personal life consists mainly of watching over teenage sister Becca, for whom she's now responsible following their parents' split. The difficulty lies in the fact that, for the sake of her sister's safety, she must keep her secret activities just that, a secret.

"Becca's really at the center of it all for Jaime," notes Michelle Ryan, the 23-year-old London-born actress who portrays Sommers. "She's off doing these missions, but it's Becca's needs and issues that keep Jaime grounded and real."

Adds series co-star Isaiah Washington, who portrays Sommers' mentor, Antonio Pope: "It's what I call a perfect imbalance' - trying to figure out this new underground world, and still be the big sister at home."

Though she started the series wandering through life as a young bartender, Sommers is now a "consultant" with the ubiquitous Berkut Group, a clandestine organization that fixes problems that can't be handled by the police, military or FBI.

"We're told we're contracted by private citizens who want to see a world in which their children and grandchildren can grow up," explains Miguel Ferrer, who plays Berkut chief Jonas Bledsoe.

Ferrer's charge, Sommers, after suffering a near deadly auto accident, has had her legs, one arm, an eye, and one ear replaced with bionics - though not in a 1970s mechanical way.

Part of the challenge, says Eick, was "we only had the rights to the show's title and the character's name, but, legally, we couldn't depict mechanistic technology that involved parts being placed on the body."

The solution lay in the use of "anthrocytes" injected into Sommers' blood to regenerate the missing parts, instead of replacing them.

"They're nanobots," Eick explains. "They're just microscopic anatomical machines in your body that you don't feel or aren't aware of. It's like having cells with brains."

The regenerated limbs give Sommers unusual strength and agility, something she needs when practicing the rough-and-tumble martial arts performed in the show by several members of the cast.

Helping her put her new fighting tools to work are Jae Kim (Will Yun Lee) and Pope (Washington).

"She has a hard time, because she's still a wide-eyed young lady, and still wears her heart on her sleeve," says Washington. "So he has to infuse in her an understanding of what teamwork means, and how to operate off of instinct and be laser sharp. Because if you don't perform well, if you have a bad day, someone dies."

Since the beginning of the series, Sommers has slowly been growing into her role as a "weapon," and boss Bledsoe has slowly moved from seeing her simply as a $50 million investment to a very human member of his team.

"He's beginning to warm up to Jaime," Ferrer explains of his character. "It's inferred that Jonas had a poor relationship with his own daughter, so he's reluctantly becoming sort of a surrogate father to Jaime. Which depresses the hell out of me," the 52-year-old Ferrer says. "I'm a father now to some hot chick? Ugh."

azcentral.com

Pav

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News don't sound too promising, but I keep the faith.

Nad

Thanks for the news Pav

I really hope the strike will be resolved soon, as it is bound to affect the new shows the most .

-Kelly-

We got "Do Not Disturb" episode tonight and our channel is calling it a "Final" episode for the year but I think it's to do with the writers strike most of the shows are now called "final" for the year, which isn't really

AlwaysHoldingOn

I am not sure how I feel about Ausiello's comment about how it was the final episode for Bionic Woman cause apparently the ratings weren't good

Stay to the Lights

I don't have high hopes, but i have some faith!

AlwaysHoldingOn

I don't konw what to think actually cause I like the show I just don't knwo sometimes it's not that entertaining or maybe I don't want to get too attached

TessShipper

Bionic Woman - Cancelled
Posted by DarkUFO at 10:48 AM (Comments: 1)
Labels: Bionic Woman

We've just been informed by our sources that NBC have indeed as expected cancelled Bionic Woman. Nothing official has been posted by NBC but expect to hear an official confirmation shortly. We'll post the official confirmation when we have it.

(spoilertv)

AlwaysHoldingOn

aww it's a shame it's over

Stay to the Lights

This is very sad, when it didn't get much of a chance

AlwaysHoldingOn

I agree it didn't get a chance to actually

Nad

Has anyone read anything official about the cancellation in the meantime?

AlwaysHoldingOn

I have not read anything yet.