Anyone else unimpressed by the new "Bionic Woman"?

Mandi-chan · 09-26-2007, 09:26 PM

Just finished watching the first episode for "Bionic Woman"...felt it was pretty much a waste of time.

It has potential, but this first episode was so boring and unmoving.

The episode was horribly edited, copy and paste all over the place. It got to the point where I was getting annoyed by it!

The pacing was horrid, making the ep seem very rushed.

The new Jamie, while very pretty, wasn't winning me over either. I didn't think the actress gave that good of a performance and found myself rolling my eyes a few times at how she delivered some of her lines.

Was disappointed that Mae Whitman wasn't in it (she was pretty much my only reason for wanting to watch the show after I saw the equally unimpressive trailers)...she must have been in the original pilot then.

I'll give it a couple more episodes to get interesting, if it continues to be just as dull as this episode was...then I'm gonna dump it.

*Spitfire* · 09-26-2007, 10:08 PM

I figured it would suck I saw the making of it at the movie theater about a 100 times before it aired.

*ZariusTwo* · 09-26-2007, 11:38 PM

Does anyone seriously want to see a show about single working female life coupled with Bionics? No. Audiences want to see Fembots, killer sharks, Bond-style plots, and slow-motion runs substituting for what there meant to represent. It can be any show other than that, that's why the Bionic Shows work better as period peices, not updates as opposed to ones that would easily adapt and benefit like Galactica and Knight Rider.

Having an established renegade "Bionic Woman" takes away from this Jamie Summers entirely, and forces audiences attention to Kate's character, who is a ceritfied ass-kicker and not seen to be dragged down by any "real" problems.

*Drtooth* · 09-27-2007, 10:42 AM

I'm just unimpressed by the whole "Heroes made a lot of money, so let's just make a whole buncha shows exactly like it" angle. The only reason why Heroes stood out was it was the most original thing on reality, forensic investigation, single morons trying to get laid sitcom television at the time. now that they have something new and fresh, they of course have to ruin it by copying the show over and over. And they're going the "Scooby Doo" route by monopolizing every knockoff they can.

~~Toonami Tom~~ · 09-27-2007, 10:50 AM

I also thought it was lame. The dialogue between the good and the bad Bionic Woman at the end of the show was awful. I felt like I was watching a bad live-action cartoon. Then there is the whole element of trying to live a normal life while being bionic.

I know that all superheroes have their own 'normal' lives to live (like Peter Parker), but the whole 'I have a moody teenage sister' element is just crummy.

I wasn't surprised though, most of what's on tv isn't worth watching, IMO.

*Wildcat* · 09-27-2007, 05:11 PM

WTF!?...everywhere I go I see people hating on the new "Bionic Woman".....I guess Im the only one that really liked it.

Seriously,I did.

Iv always loved anything that has to do with Robots/mechs/cyborgs.

Of course the first episode was not gonna be "It blew me away" material...its the first episode,with any new series,they need too start off with a story...it cant just be action,fights and explosions from the get go.

To say it copies "Heroes" is wrong,on various levels....1. "Bionic Woman" is based on an exsisting franchise....2."Heroes" are superheroes...not robots or bionic people...and 3rd....if any series is coping anyone its "Heroes",dont get me wrong I have nothing agaisnt the show but too say that "Heroes" is 100% original is wrong....Fantastic 4,X-Men etc...

I hope Bionic Woman doesnt get canceled

*ZariusTwo* · 09-27-2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Wildcat

I have nothing agaisnt the show but too say that "Heroes" is 100% original is wrong....Fantastic 4,X-Men etc..

Heroes is a HOMAGE to superhero comics, so it cant be accused of unoriginality, it knows what it's doing, it's just presenting its homages in a "realist" modern setting.

Bionic Woman is just a generic "reboot" that doesnt even try to reboot the series in an interesting way and it's based on a weak spin-off that didnt last two seasons on ABC, and switched to NBC where it tanked in its final season, it's far more memorable and succesful series lasted five years. The only reason they havent brought back The Six Million Dollar Man is because the price of Six Million is a little un-PC these days, if they change it to "Six Billion" or the title of the novel it was based on, "Cyborg", people would claim "childhood rape" or not watch it all.

Suffice to say, it makes Flash Gordon look as entertaining as the Buster Crabbe serials.

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Originally Posted by Wildcat

Of course the first episode was not gonna be "It blew me away" material...its the first episode,with any new series,they need too start off with a story...it cant just be action,fights and explosions from the get go.

Did you seriously just say that? If so that is completly idiotic. The pilots of any series are SUPPOSED to grab you immediatly and set the tone, and many succesful series have had pilot episodes that do just that. You have no argument.

The series is in production hell right now, one of the producers has already left and there "retooling" the series to probably make it more broader

*Drtooth* · 09-27-2007, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Wildcat

To say it copies "Heroes" is wrong,on various levels....1. "Bionic Woman" is based on an exsisting franchise....2."Heroes" are superheroes...not robots or bionic people...and 3rd....if any series is coping anyone its "Heroes",dont get me wrong I have nothing agaisnt the show but too say that "Heroes" is 100% original is wrong....Fantastic 4,X-Men etc...

It doesn't copy Heroes, perse.... it basically was made because of the Success of the superhero based TV show. The same reason why they also have Journeyman and that other thing about the nerd spy. they're taking the same genre of superhero action show and just making several different shows to try to cash in off it's popularity. Not quite as liberally stealing from Heroes as Cold Case, Without a Trace, and Close to Home steals from CSI... but it's the same principle.

And While I think heroes does borrow from X-men, it's strictly Homage territory (considering they mentioned it several times in the series). Personally while I agree that you can't call it unoriginal, it is pretty much a standout on TV, with the same reality competitions and CSI shows people are sick of, and yet continue to watch.

*Wildcat* · 09-27-2007, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Did you seriously just say that? If so that is completly idiotic. The pilots of any series are SUPPOSED to grab you immediatly and set the tone, and many succesful series have had pilot episodes that do just that. You have no argument.

Sure Pilots are supposed to grab you...at least by the end of the hour...and it grabbed me...Im watching next week again.

What I meant was...while needing to "grab" you into the show....the first episode of any series needs too have story build up...like knowing the main characters daily life,why she was re-built and why theres a secret underground Bionics facility ect......if there wasnt,then everyone would be complaining about no backstory or creative writing....

Either way you all would be complaining..and Im not just talking about people here on technodrome...I mean everyone...Iv seen 2 other boards today bashing this show....and its the first episode,I could see if maybe it had been on for a few weeks.

*Raph's Girl* · 09-27-2007, 07:27 PM

The original pilot that was leaked a while back was actually much better than the one that aired on tv. They should have kept the sister as hearing impaired instead of a hacker.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 09-27-2007, 07:54 PM

Forgive me lord for I am about to disagree with Zarius and will likely be stricken with all the power of the heavens.

Bionic Woman freaking ruled. Its "thus far" my favorite new show of the season. I'm not debating it because you all sound predisposed to dislike it, and that's fine. Just don't try to convince me of your opinion because you won't.

*Wildcat* · 09-27-2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Forgive me lord for I am about to disagree with Zarius and will likely be stricken with all the power of the heavens.

Bionic Woman freaking ruled. Its "thus far" my favorite new show of the season. I'm not debating it because you all sound predisposed to dislike it, and that's fine. Just don't try to convince me of your opinion because you won't.

Cool,I finally find someone else that likes it.

*ZariusTwo* · 09-28-2007, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Bionic Woman freaking ruled. Its "thus far" my favorite new show of the season. I'm not debating it because I'm a wimp, since you all sound predisposed to dislike it

With objective reasons as to why, which suffice to say, you convientiantly usual, have none of yourself

We win by forfeit, how delicious

*Roseangelo* · 09-28-2007, 12:46 AM

Here is my secret that I'm really not ashamed of, yet somehow I feel it makes me a bad geek: I only marginally sorta like Heroes. Really, I don't find it all that great. The best things about the first season for me were Christopher Eccleston and the episode where Hiro went to the future (dear toy gods, please make a future Hiro action figure.. oh, and maybe a George Takei, too).

Anywho, the Bionic Woman was... ok, but seriously lacking something I can't put my finger on. I think maybe it's too much science fiction probably from people who don't really get science fiction.

Kinda like how Chuck could be a good show if it were really written by geeks, because it obviously isn't. Using only the tired old stereotypes to build a "geek" character isn't impressive. But it does win bonus points for having Jayne.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 10-05-2007, 11:28 AM

I think the new Bionic Woman has been very good so far. I don't see it as trying to rip off Heroes. It's another reboot like Battlestar Galactica. In the case of Battlestar, they took a show that had a good beginning but began to slip halfway through and made it into an excellent, dark drama.

I gave Bionic Woman a chance because David Eick was a producer and Katee Sackhoff is playing the villain. I'll give anything she's in a shot. But the show has won me over, because the new Jamie is hot.

09-26-2007, 09:26 PM	#1
Mandi-chan Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 932	Anyone else unimpressed by the new "Bionic Woman"? Just finished watching the first episode for "Bionic Woman"...felt it was pretty much a waste of time. It has potential, but this first episode was so boring and unmoving. The episode was horribly edited, copy and paste all over the place. It got to the point where I was getting annoyed by it! The pacing was horrid, making the ep seem very rushed. The new Jamie, while very pretty, wasn't winning me over either. I didn't think the actress gave that good of a performance and found myself rolling my eyes a few times at how she delivered some of her lines. Was disappointed that Mae Whitman wasn't in it (she was pretty much my only reason for wanting to watch the show after I saw the equally unimpressive trailers)...she must have been in the original pilot then. I'll give it a couple more episodes to get interesting, if it continues to be just as dull as this episode was...then I'm gonna dump it.

09-26-2007, 10:08 PM	#2
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09-26-2007, 11:38 PM	#3
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,497	Does anyone seriously want to see a show about single working female life coupled with Bionics? No. Audiences want to see Fembots, killer sharks, Bond-style plots, and slow-motion runs substituting for what there meant to represent. It can be any show other than that, that's why the Bionic Shows work better as period peices, not updates as opposed to ones that would easily adapt and benefit like Galactica and Knight Rider. Having an established renegade "Bionic Woman" takes away from this Jamie Summers entirely, and forces audiences attention to Kate's character, who is a ceritfied ass-kicker and not seen to be dragged down by any "real" problems. __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

09-27-2007, 10:42 AM	#4
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	I'm just unimpressed by the whole "Heroes made a lot of money, so let's just make a whole buncha shows exactly like it" angle. The only reason why Heroes stood out was it was the most original thing on reality, forensic investigation, single morons trying to get laid sitcom television at the time. now that they have something new and fresh, they of course have to ruin it by copying the show over and over. And they're going the "Scooby Doo" route by monopolizing every knockoff they can. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

09-27-2007, 05:11 PM	#6
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	WTF!?...everywhere I go I see people hating on the new "Bionic Woman".....I guess Im the only one that really liked it. Seriously,I did. Iv always loved anything that has to do with Robots/mechs/cyborgs. Of course the first episode was not gonna be "It blew me away" material...its the first episode,with any new series,they need too start off with a story...it cant just be action,fights and explosions from the get go. To say it copies "Heroes" is wrong,on various levels....1. "Bionic Woman" is based on an exsisting franchise....2."Heroes" are superheroes...not robots or bionic people...and 3rd....if any series is coping anyone its "Heroes",dont get me wrong I have nothing agaisnt the show but too say that "Heroes" is 100% original is wrong....Fantastic 4,X-Men etc... I hope Bionic Woman doesnt get canceled __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

09-27-2007, 10:50 AM	#5
~~Toonami Tom~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,939	I also thought it was lame. The dialogue between the good and the bad Bionic Woman at the end of the show was awful. I felt like I was watching a bad live-action cartoon. Then there is the whole element of trying to live a normal life while being bionic. I know that all superheroes have their own 'normal' lives to live (like Peter Parker), but the whole 'I have a moody teenage sister' element is just crummy. I wasn't surprised though, most of what's on tv isn't worth watching, IMO.

09-27-2007, 07:27 PM	#10
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	The original pilot that was leaked a while back was actually much better than the one that aired on tv. They should have kept the sister as hearing impaired instead of a hacker. __________________

09-27-2007, 07:54 PM	#11
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Forgive me lord for I am about to disagree with Zarius and will likely be stricken with all the power of the heavens. Bionic Woman freaking ruled. Its "thus far" my favorite new show of the season. I'm not debating it because you all sound predisposed to dislike it, and that's fine. Just don't try to convince me of your opinion because you won't.

09-28-2007, 12:46 AM	#14
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,120	Here is my secret that I'm really not ashamed of, yet somehow I feel it makes me a bad geek: I only marginally sorta like Heroes. Really, I don't find it all that great. The best things about the first season for me were Christopher Eccleston and the episode where Hiro went to the future (dear toy gods, please make a future Hiro action figure.. oh, and maybe a George Takei, too). Anywho, the Bionic Woman was... ok, but seriously lacking something I can't put my finger on. I think maybe it's too much science fiction probably from people who don't really get science fiction. Kinda like how Chuck could be a good show if it were really written by geeks, because it obviously isn't. Using only the tired old stereotypes to build a "geek" character isn't impressive. But it does win bonus points for having Jayne. __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

10-05-2007, 11:28 AM	#15
Mr._Mutant_Man Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,340	I think the new Bionic Woman has been very good so far. I don't see it as trying to rip off Heroes. It's another reboot like Battlestar Galactica. In the case of Battlestar, they took a show that had a good beginning but began to slip halfway through and made it into an excellent, dark drama. I gave Bionic Woman a chance because David Eick was a producer and Katee Sackhoff is playing the villain. I'll give anything she's in a shot. But the show has won me over, because the new Jamie is hot.