Bionic Woman, Ep. 1 "Pilot"

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When a devastating car accident leaves Jaime Sommers at death's door, her only hope of survival is a cutting-edge, top-secret technology performed by her boyfriend, Dr. Will Anthros, and with her new bionics come a covert life that she is not sure she is ready to lead.
  • Starring: Michelle Ryan, Miguel Ferrer
  • Directed by: Michael Dinner
  • Runtime: 44 minutes
  • Original air date: September 26, 2007
  • Network: NBC
 
  
 
 

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1. Pilot
  September 26, 2007
When a devastating car accident leaves Jaime Sommers at death's door, her only hope of survival is a cutting-edge, top-secret technology performed by her boyfriend, Dr. Will Anthros, and with her new bionics come a covert life that she is not sure she is ready to lead.
 
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2. Paradise Lost
  October 3, 2007
Lost innocence - - Isaiah Washington Guest-Stars – After Jaime experiences another devastating loss, she encounters a stranger who befriends her.
 
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3. Sisterhood
  October 10, 2007
Jaime is tasked by the Berkut Group to watch the daughter of a Canadian defense contractor.
 
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4. Faceoff
  October 17, 2007
Jaime (Michelle Ryan), while on a mission to rescue an American doctor working in Paraguay, discovers the truth about her bionic lifespan.
 
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5. The Education of Jaime Sommers
  October 24, 2007
Bachelors of Love -- Jordan Bridges guest stars -- Jaime (Michelle Ryan) finally gets to experience college when she goes undercover as a British transfer student to investigate a professor who is possibly selling neural implants to terrorists.
 
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6. The List
  November 7, 2007
Are you on the list? -- Jordan Bridges guest-stars -- The Berkut Group has to team up with the CIA to catch a dangerous man who is selling a list naming the Berkut Group and CIA operatives.
 
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7. Trust Issues
  November 14, 2007
Who's got your back? -- Isaiah Washington and Jordan Bridges guest star -- When an assassination plot of a controversial head of state on United States soil is discovered, Jonas assigns Jaime and Antonio (guest star Isaiah Washington) to thwart it.
 
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8. Do Not Disturb
  November 28, 2007
While at a resort, Jaime gets pulled into a deadly game with another guest.
 
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Episode 1, "Pilot"
Synopsis: When a devastating car accident leaves Jaime Sommers at death's door, her only hope of survival is a cutting-edge, top-secret technology performed by her boyfriend, Dr. Will Anthros, and with her new bionics come a covert life that she is not sure she is ready to lead.
Original air date: September 26, 2007
Runtime: 44 minutes
ASIN: B000VU6K1M
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,585 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Bionic Woman Season 1
Synopsis: Struggling as a bartender and surrogate mom to her teenage sister, Jaime Sommers (Michelle Ryan, EastEnders) didn't think life could get much harder. But when a devastating car accident leaves her at death's door, Jaime's only hope for survival is a cutting-edge, top-secret technology that comes at a hefty price. With a whole new existence and a debt to re-pay, Jaime must figure out how to use her extraordinary abilities for good -- while weighing the personal sacrifices she will have to make.
Starring: Michelle Ryan, Miguel Ferrer
Supporting actors: Molly Price, Lucy Hale, Isaiah Washington, Kenneth Welsh, Jordan Bridges, Kevin Rankin, Lara Gilchrist, Erin Karpluk, Matthew Smalley, Valerie Tian, Juan Riedinger, Trevor Addie, Shafin Karim, Sunita Prasad, Lee Majdoub
Season year: 2007
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Executive producer: David Barrett
Network: NBC
ASIN: B000VU6K1C
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Bionic blunder..., September 18, 2007
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Pros: Interesting retelling of the origin story. Cute leading lady. Decent cinematography.

Cons: Terrible dialogue. Poor execution of dialogue. No chemistry between any of the characters. (Bionic Woman's nemesis didn't seem menacing; she was more "too cool for this dialogue".) Goofy execution of "chinese flying" special effect.


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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Bionic Mediocrity :-(~, September 14, 2007
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I was so looking forward to a resurgence of sci-fi cool. When I heard that the creators of Battlestar Galactica were involved in the Bionic Woman, I thought how could I go wrong...? Boy did it go wrong! The B.W. pilot was a mish mash of poor character development, cheap looking special effects, even cheaper sound effects (what was with that Fred Flintstone foot pitter patter when the B.W. was supposed to be running fast?) and very poor choices in the hideous score music. I found myself wincing my eyes at the trite dialog all throughout and I also had a great deal of difficulty believing that Jaime didn't want to just march right back down to that mountain bunker and get the other arm fixed after that fight with the superior cyborg Katee Sackhoff. I really found myself not caring very much for any of the characters in B.W. because they just weren't that interesting.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Matter of time before it gets canceled, September 27, 2007
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Oh where do I start.
1. Needed more character build up. Where was the rehab. The bionics were mastered too fast, although an argument can be made the chips in her brain made that possible.
2. Lets hear some more about the limitations and abilities of the bionics. How fast is she able to run? How long or high can she jump. What is the extent of her hearing and sight. Without setting certain limitations, her powers are going to get out of control like mutants in the third XMen movie.
2. Like a love interest ruining many epic action movies, the little sister is not necessary. Cut her and spend more time on Jamie.
3. Special effects are cheesy. It is not seemless. Like another reviewer said, too much like Smallville. Needs to be more subtle. Have a good story and use the powers sparingly.
4. I'm not too excited about the fact that the Bionic Woman is being made to use martial arts. The fighting sequences are no different than the non bionic woman of Dark Angel and Alias.
5. Lets see the bionics used in more real life situation. Locked in room? Smash the door open. Bad guys getting away in a car? Chase it down. Need to jump off a 2 story building? Jump. I don't want to see a blur across the screen when she's running. I don't want to see jumping across top of buildings.

I will continue watching it, but it won't last.

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