"Steven L." <sdlitvin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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> David wrote:
>> http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-
Blog/Ausiello-
>> Re****t/Ausiello-Scoop-Nbc/800033772
>>
>> « Ausiello Re****t
>> Exclusive: Bionic Woman Laid to Rest
>>
>> It's now official: The Commander in Chief award for the most
>> spectacular freshman flame-out of the 07-08 TV season goes to...
>> Bionic Woman!
>>
>> Although NBC isn't talking, I'm told by multiple sources that Bionic
>> staffers were informed late last week that the troubled reboot has
>> indeed been canceled. That means no spring relaunch under new
>> show-runner Jason Cahill — which is too bad. Cahill's a talented guy
>> (see: The Sopranos), and I was anxious to see what he would do with
>> the show. But I guess it wasn't meant to be.
>>
>> At least now the first stage of grief can get under way. No, not
>> shock — the snarky postmortem! What do you think felled Bionic Woman
>> in the end? Was it the lackluster pilot? The absence of a clear,
>> creative vision? Not enough Starbuck? Too much Isaiah Wa****ngton? All
>> of the above? Sound off in the comments section below!
>
> My take:
>
> I didn't like the character of Jaime Sommers. I don't know if it was
> the writing or the actress (Michelle Ryan) or both, but there just
> wasn't the warmth there that Lindsay Wagner had in the original BW.
>
> I didn't like the rest of the premise. I know people are upset about
> Iraq and all, but how many evil dark Government agents can we see
> depicted on TV and in the movies already? In the original BW, Richard
> Anderson made Oscar Goldman into a believable, dull-but-decent
> bureaucrat.
>
> I guess that in sum, there just wasn't anyone to cheer for in a show
> that's supposed to be about a modern-day superhero. The original BW
> was fun--a bit campy, a bit tongue-in-cheek. The new BW show forgot
> how to have fun. It took itself much too seriously.
These last two points summarize it nicely. In the original show,
Lindasy Wagner had a sort of lite Farrah Fawcett vibe going on, and you
just can't beat the fun-loving vibe of the 70's girl cop shows.
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