I caught the pilot episode of the new Bionic Woman series by chance last night. It was nothing like the old Bionic Woman I saw as a kid in the 1970s. We kids thought the old Bionic Woman (played by Lindsay Wagner) was cool. But this brand new techno wonder really kicks ass! Awesome.
Yeah, her name is still Jaime Sommers. But instead of being a tennis pro, this Jaime Sommers is a bartender with a very high IQ. And she didn't get smashed up in a parachute accident, she was hit by a huge truck. And apparently, it was no accident. And it was her scientist/doctor boyfriend who fixed her up and turned her into Bionic Woman.
And boy, can she run! You know how the 70s version of her kind used to run in slow motion to reflect speed? This one RUNS, really FAST. And she fights with style and grace too, although it was a rather shaky start for her. More, she shares the tissue regenation ability shared by Claire Bennet (Heroes Season 2 is here, by the way) and Wolverine. Why, I'll say she makes a pretty killing machine (if she chooses to kill, that is).
But she's not the only Bionic Woman here. She has a predecessor who has gone bad and mad. This will of course complicate matters. But that's where the fun and action lies, I suppose.
Admittedly, there's a lot of eye candy and action and probably not much but who cares? This Bionic Woman rocks! Must not miss the next episode ...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
My recollection of Bionic Woman is kinda hazy but her male conterpart, Bionic Man, I remember. I even had the action figure!
It was the seven million dollar man la.
But me favourite bit of the original Bionic Woman was how when she jumped off a high building, she was always wearing a rather short skirt & camera was always shooting from below!!! Genius!
oooop . . . sorry, it was the SIX million dollar man.
ha ha ha. SEVEN million dollar man???
eh, this new bionic woman damn cun i tell you ...
Post a Comment