This is a considerably darker and less kitschy version than the original 70’s incarnation, ala the recently re-envisioned Battlestar Galactica. Exec producer David Eick even hails from Galactica.
It stars Michelle Ryan as Jaime Sommers (natch), the recipient of some unexpected biological replacement parts. She then becomes the target of both the agency that created her and her rogue predecessor, played by Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff. Ryan is pretty, but doesn’t have quite the appeal for me that Lindsay Wagner had in the original.
It’s a dark re-telling of the story, with such heavy themes as – should we really be messing around in God’s territory? And – a woman’s decision on what she should do with her own body. Tackling these topics is ambitious, but could potentially drag the show down. I just want to see her kick some bad guy ass, is all.
I want to like this show, but it seems a bit distant and cold. It’s trying hard and is technically well done, but like the bionic rogue, it seems to be plaintively begging, “Tell me you love me!” Well, this was just our first date. Give me a little time and we’ll see.
Bionic Woman premieres Wednesday, September 26th at 9:00 pm / 8:00 Central on NBC.
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