Cad Zombie
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Post by Cad Zombie on Oct 6, 2007 2:09:38 GMT -5
What can you say, if you grew up in the 70's like I did, you didn't miss a single episode of the adventures of "Steve Austin" (6 million dollar man played by Lee Majors 1974-78) or "Jamie Sommers" (The Bionic Woman played by Lindsay Wagner 1976-78)
This new adaptation of "The Bionic Woman" launched it's debut on wednesday september 26th and will be aired every wednesday on NBC at 9 P.M. Eastern time.
Quick opinion: I actually missed the Debut episode but caught the second one this past wednesday and I like it so far, they seem to be doing a good job pulling this 70's TV show idea into a modern setting in all the ways that are important to a science fiction / action devotee like myself.
I Highly recommend catching this one.
Opinions?
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Post by thomasallencummins on Oct 8, 2007 6:13:16 GMT -5
I watched the first episode and enjoyed. I haven't seen the second episode but I have it recorded on my dvr. Only a matter of time till I sit down and watch it. I have high hopes for the series. So far so good.
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Post by dANdeLION on Oct 8, 2007 8:16:45 GMT -5
I watched half the first episode and all of the second episode. I don't think the show is going to last the season; it really hasn't shown me it's going in any direction whatsoever.
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Post by Cad Zombie on Oct 9, 2007 6:20:49 GMT -5
I watched half the first episode and all of the second episode. I don't think the show is going to last the season; it really hasn't shown me it's going in any direction whatsoever. You may be right about that unfortunately, I like it, but the actress playing Jamie Sommers is unfortunately a bit green, and it may be possible we will only see this one season if they don't step it up as the season progresses.
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Post by ram on Nov 21, 2007 10:41:21 GMT -5
I completely missed the start of the new series, but don't have my heart in it now. I've caught a few bits here and there, but the show doesn't seem like anything special. What I really want is to re-acquaint myself with the original series - both Bionic Woman and Six Million Dollar Man. It'd be nice if the Space Channel showed them. Funny thing is, I'm not sure how I'd respond to them now. When SC began airing the original Battlestar Galactica, I thought I'd be watching every episode, but the show quickly bored me. That might not be the case with The Six Million Dollar Man because I was really into that show as a kid, whereas I wasn't that devoted to BsG. In the case of Bionic Woman, I guess I have a certain loyalty to Lindsay Wagner. Looking at the actress in the new series, she just doesn't seem especially remarkable to me. I'm probably not being fair to her at all, but c'est la vie.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Nov 21, 2007 10:59:07 GMT -5
I completely missed the start of the new series, but don't have my heart in it now. I've caught a few bits here and there, but the show doesn't seem like anything special. What I really want is to re-acquaint myself with the original series - both Bionic Woman and Six Million Dollar Man. It'd be nice if the Space Channel showed them. Funny thing is, I'm not sure how I'd respond to them now. When SC began airing the original Battlestar Galactica, I thought I'd be watching every episode, but the show quickly bored me. That might not be the case with The Six Million Dollar Man because I was really into that show as a kid, whereas I wasn't that devoted to BsG. In the case of Bionic Woman, I guess I have a certain loyalty to Lindsay Wagner. Looking at the actress in the new series, she just doesn't seem especially remarkable to me. I'm probably not being fair to her at all, but c'est la vie. I'm kind of in the same boat, ram. Fact is there are issues that I simply cannot overcome with the way the show is handled. I can't believe in the technology that is being used for Jamie's powers. It's too convenient. Yes a "Deus Ex Machina" scenerio. At least with the orginal series I could get behind mechanical arms, legs, eyes and ears but this is just too much to take. The actress is fine, I have no problem with her though her character development is a bit boring. I haven't watched much since the first couple of episodes but then again I don't think I need to. Maybe that is the problem. I don't think I'm missing anything special. I was really looking forward to this but now that I've seen it it just doesn't click with me.
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Post by Cad Zombie on Nov 23, 2008 10:29:45 GMT -5
This series is long since dead as a doornail. I'm locking the thread for posterity.
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