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fembuck ([personal profile] fembuck) wrote2007-05-15 10:44 pm

How Jaime got her Bionic back!

The new 'Bionic Woman' preview

Plot: Struggling as a bartender and surrogate mom to her teen-aged sister, Jaime Sommers didn't think life could get much harder. But when a devastating car accident leaves her at death's door, Jaime's only hope of survival is through a cutting-edge, top-secret technology that comes at a hefty price.

With a whole new existence and a debt to repay, Jaime must figure out how to use her extraordinary abilities for good, while weighing the personal sacrifices she will have to make. Ultimately, it's Jaime's journey of self-discovery and inner strength that will help her embrace her new life as...The Bionic Woman.

Preview Comments: The editing for the preview is kind of cheesy at points, but despite that the show actually looks pretty cool. I can't help but make a "Michelle Ryan is no Lindsey Wagner" comment (although in Ryan's defenseit's hard to be as hot as the Wagner ... see *fondly remembers teenage girl!crush*) but she looks like she can be pretty bad-ass, and she does an awesome 'almost cry'.

Plus, Katee 'motherfrakking' Sackhoff shows up in the trailer as Jaime's nemsis, the first bionic woman. And in true 'motherfrakking' Sackhoff style, she manages to make the "ta-da" completely awesome!

They show also stars, Miguel Ferrer, Molly Price, Mark "Badger/Romo Lampkin" Shepard, and Mae "Anne Beal" Whitman doing a very good, as Joy from "My Name as Earl" would put it, "deaf accent".

All in all, this show looks like it might not suck elephant cock (yeah, I'm looking at you PKJ! Getting my hopes up only to stab me in the heart every week!!!)

[identity profile] anomalys.livejournal.com 2007-05-16 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I'd be fine with this if her name wasn't 'Jamie Sommers'. Just the newest, niftiest bionic woman. With Lindsay Wagner's Jamie still being the original from which they all follow. That way, LW could show up once in a while to lend a hand and show these kids a thing or two. And giving me much sentimental happiness.

There's no Oscar, no Rudy, totally new backstory... so why make Michelle Ryan try to fill someone else's shoes. She'd be much better off being her own unique character.

Though I won't miss all of proto-Jamie's crying. Or Lee Major's singing that Jamie song. That needs to never happen again.

[identity profile] trancer21.livejournal.com 2007-05-18 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
ITA. I'm guessing TPTB thought they could catch lightening in a bottle after the success of BSG. But, unlike BSG, this doesn't really look like a revisionist version of BW as much as 'A Bionic Woman for the New Millenium'. I just wish I could warm up to the lead a bit more.

Though I won't miss all of proto-Jamie's crying. Or Lee Major's singing that Jamie song. That needs to never happen again.

Or, you know, Bigfoot!

And why the Hell isn't this show out on DVD!?!

[identity profile] anomalys.livejournal.com 2007-05-18 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Bring on the Fembots though!

And why the Hell isn't this show out on DVD!?!

I know. Since I have a region-free player (so I can watch my Bad Girls and Torchwood), I picked up Bionic Woman Seasons 1 & 2 from Amazon UK. Why do the British have BW and we don't?

Take a peek