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Pilot

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

155 reviews
Sales Rank: 740

Genre: Thrillers
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 44 Minutes
Clothing Size: 1

ASIN: B000VU6K1M

Original Air Date: September 27, 2007
Release Date: October 16, 2008
Season: 1
Episode: 1
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Synopsis:

Series Premiere--Second Chances--Katee Sackhoff Guest-Stars-- When a devastating car accident leaves Jaime Sommers (Michelle Ryan) at death's door, her only hope of survival is a cutting-edge, top-secret technology performed by her boyfriend, Dr. Will Anthros (Chris Bowers), and with her new bionics come a covert life that she is not sure she is ready to lead. Meanwhile, the first bionic woman Sarah Corvus (guest star Katee Sackhoff), has her own agenda as she tracks Jaime and Will down - which leads to a showdown between the two bionic woman.

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5 out of 5 stars

Not the same old summers. September 13, 2007
R. Bliss (Earth, Sector 0 0)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I like the fact that you are not just redoing the old series. This one is tougher than the "School teacher" Jamie Summers. I know that the plot will thicken and get better with age. I like the fact that I can get them Downloaded to my TIVO. Keep up the good work, and this WILL be on my TIVO ToDo list.

5 out of 5 stars

Bionic Wishes for Grown Women, but Strong Enough for a Man too! September 11, 2007
M. Rogers (Arkansas, USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

As a preteen girl, I faithfully watched "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Bionic Woman," wishing that I could run like the wind and catch the bad guy. As an adult woman, however, I can appreciate the campyness of these 1970s TV phenomenons. When I heard that "Bionic Woman" was being remade, I was concerned that it might be too campy or silly for me to continue to follow my childhood dream. Boy, was I thrilled to see that this young bionic woman has matured right along with me!
This series will be the new "Heroes" of this 2007 TV season without question. The creators have laid out this story in a real world with real people facing real problems. Therefore, there is a dark ambience that builds the viewer's anticipation. From the first bolt out of the gate, this cast has chemistry plus, which is only enhanced by the presence of Katee Sackhoff, who developed a great fan base while starring in SciFi's cutting edge series "Battlestar Galactica."
All in all, this series really runs on all cylinders from the very first few shots and keeps you on the edge of your seat through the whole wild ride. In some ways, this is "The Bourne" series meets "The Matrix," offering intrigue and action plus restrained science fiction with relational entanglements on the sides.
I'm so glad Jamie is back. Even at forty, I can still enjoy my dream that one day, I'll run like the wind, and catch the bad guy.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent pilot for show with outstanding potential October 20, 2007
Robert Moore (Chicago, IL USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

First, many if not most of the 1-star ratings here have to be taken with a gigantic hunk of salt. An inordinate number of them are part of an impassioned if misguided group of middle aged men who are hardcore fans of the 1978 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. As many will be aware, these men (and it is pretty much 100% a male group) have never forgiven David Eick and Ron Moore for reimagining their beloved show, recreating Starbuck and Boomer without male genitalia, and -- perhaps most unforgivable -- making a show not merely infinitely better than the 1978 cheesefest but also the best Sci-fi series in TV history. Why these people care so desperately for the old BSG is something I cannot fathom, but so it goes.

This reimagining of the seventies THE BIONIC WOMAN, which was in turn a spin off of THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, takes a lot of flack from these misguided souls mainly because David Eick -- he who Universal asked to remake BSG and who hired Ron Moore to come on board as chief creative force -- is in charge of the production. These reviewers are the ones who are constantly complaining of holes in the plot (without actually specifying any holes), accuse the show of inconsistent writing, and say rather silly things about the physical appearance of Michelle Ryan.

On the other hand it has been widely reported that things have not gone smoothly on the set of the show. I have no inside knowledge of precisely what the conflicts between the various members of the creative staff were, but it ended with the man Eick hired as show runner, Glen Morgan, quitting the show after a small number of episodes had been shot. NBC, still a big believer in the show and still remembering how it successfully engineered the recovery last year of the far-more-troubled BROTHERS AND SISTER from near disaster to critical and popular success. They appear to be doing a similar makeover of THE BIONIC WOMAN. The most important move so far has been to bring Jason Katims, the executive producer of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, on board along with several FNL writers. They have also pulled several of the top directors on TV and reassigned them to episodes of THE BIONIC WOMAN. In short, they seem determined not to let the show fail.

And if you watch the show with an open mind and without any nostalgia for the almost unwatchable seventies original of the series, it is easy to see why NBC is excited about the potential of this series. Michelle Ryan is a superb centerpiece for the show, an excellent actress and a remarkable beauty. Miquel Ferrer is, as always, a first rate presence. There really are no unlikable characters in the pilot. There is a strong feminist undertone to the show (another one of the things that our middle aged guys probably hate about the show) that admittedly is a tad too heavy handed (e.g., when a little girl sees Jaime running faster than their car through the woods and adding to her mother, who doesn't believe she really saw such a thing, "I just thought it was cool that a girl could do that" -- well, yeah, a lot of us have felt that way seeing BUFFY or ALIAS or DARK ANGEL, but this is the kind of thing that needs to be shown, not said). In the original BIONIC WOMAN Lindsey Wagner's Jamie Sommers (note the slight name change to Jaime in the current show) wasn't too traumatized by her becoming largely bionic. Jaime, on the other hand, feels violated (a feeling that will be intensified in future episodes when she learns what some of the side effects of her alterations are). There are a number of extremely interesting potential story arcs that can develop out of all this.

And then there is Sarah Corvus. The best thing in this show -- and vastly better than anything in the original series -- is Sarah Corvus, who is, as Sarah herself explains: "The original bionic woman. Ta da." The scenes in this episode -- as well as in subsequent episodes, in which Katee Sackhoff (best known as Starbuck in BATTLESTAR GALACTICA -- and as a female version of these middle aged men's favorite character in the old BSG the main object of their wrath) portrays Sarah Corvus are not merely the best scenes in this series, but just about the best scenes found in all of TV so far this year (excepting many moments in the utterly astonishing PUSHING DAISIES, the best new show of 2007-2008, but unfortunately not available from Unbox). It is clear that from the very beginning of the show they intend to make Jaime and Sarah inextricably linked to one another, however unpleasant either of them finds that to be.

So I strongly encourage people to give this show a try. And just ignore the bulk of the negative reviews. These reviewers have an agenda and never approached this show with any intention of trying to like it. It isn't a perfect show, but it is a show with great potential and some very good things going for it. And Sarah Corvus is simply one of the best characters on TV. Watch it if for no other reason just to enjoy Katee Sackhoff chew up every scene she is in. She is amazing to behold.k

5 out of 5 stars

Move Over Linday Wagner September 17, 2007
Steven C. Bryan (Missouri)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

At last summer's San Diego Comic-Con, I saw one version of "The Bionic Woman" pilot and wasn't that impressed, but the retooled version is much better.

Michelle Ryan plays Jaime Sommmers, a bartender who, after a horrific car accident, is put back together by her suregeon boyfriend. She thanks him by throwing him into a wall and fracturing his wrist.

Jaime has to deal with her new powers and another "Bionic Woman," one who really enjoys her mechanical parts and implants.

5 out of 5 stars

So far so good! Pretty exciting stuff. September 20, 2007
G. E. Williams (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

In the pilot, the look and feel of this show does for the Bionic Woman, what they did for Battlestar on the Sci-Fi channel( if not quite as gritty). Where as the original was just silly, this seems (so far) as a well thought out story, with people that we may come to care about for (good or ill).

The subplots, of Jamie's reletionships with her sister, and evil crazy counterpart, for me (at least so far) make for good drama.

They've got my interest, I just hope the show lives up to the pilot.