The only night I finally caught up on all the episodes of Bionic Woman that I had recorded and not watched. As I was watching the last episode, Trust Issues, I realized just how boring, uncreative, and uninspired this series turned out. Truth be told, the only reason that I'm really watching is because of Michelle Ryan, who I originally saw in the interesting BBC series Jekyll. And unfortunately, even she can't keep this series interesting. So far, the major themes of the show include:
- Jamie Summers leads a double life, supposedly selling timeshares, but in reality working for a non-government covert operation
- She is raising her younger sister, and has to keep her sister in the dark about her real life
- There's a tech guy there who stays back at the offices and monitors Jamie through one of her eye implants
- There's an older man in charge who is all business and with whom their is lots of friction with Jamie
- Jamie can run really fast, and can kick butt
As I looked back on this list, I thought to myself, "this seems suspiciously familiar...oh yeah, it's Alias!" Except without the clever writing, style and plotlines (well, pre-Superbowl episode Alias). For fun, I went back and watched the 3rd episode of Alias, and was amazed and how great it was. The music was intimately tied into the pacing of the show, the look of Jennifer Garner just "popped", the way certain scenes were shot--with whole emotions being conveyed just through looks; the whole experience was superb. The people behind Bionic Woman should go watch Alias and take notes if they want their series to survive past Season 1.
