A short rant about BIONIC WOMAN
Nov. 29th, 2007 10:23 amNow I'm certainly not a BW fanatic, by any means - but I've had it UP TO HERE with all the BW hating I've been reading on the interwebbys this week. Between the dire predictions about its future based on LIFE and CHUCK's full season pickup orders, and these never-ending interpretations and reinterpretations of things Katee Sackhoff said at the Burbank con...enough already.
[ETA: note that KS herself has now stopped this part of the sideshow, thanks.]
The show isn't THAT BAD. And Michelle Ryan isn't either. It certainly is an acceptable (if lower form of) lady-kickass-spy show in the vein of LA FEMME NIKITA or ALIAS. Notice that we have no other show of this ilk on air right now. Therefore BW's very existence is impressive - as were its premiere ratings, please note.
I agree with I Am A TV Junkie and James Hibberd on this one - the pilot had great potential, and many factors were in place to make a fun show. It's just not working on this network, with these showrunners/producers. It's unstable. It's a kitchen with too many cooks.
And let me finish with a question: what do you think might have happened to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA if it had originated on network instead of cable?
[ETA: note that KS herself has now stopped this part of the sideshow, thanks.]
The show isn't THAT BAD. And Michelle Ryan isn't either. It certainly is an acceptable (if lower form of) lady-kickass-spy show in the vein of LA FEMME NIKITA or ALIAS. Notice that we have no other show of this ilk on air right now. Therefore BW's very existence is impressive - as were its premiere ratings, please note.
I agree with I Am A TV Junkie and James Hibberd on this one - the pilot had great potential, and many factors were in place to make a fun show. It's just not working on this network, with these showrunners/producers. It's unstable. It's a kitchen with too many cooks.
And let me finish with a question: what do you think might have happened to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA if it had originated on network instead of cable?