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Far be it from us to call David Eick a master of really depressing television, except wait, that’s exactly what we’re going to call him. The master himself is reportedly working on a pilot script for "Children of Men," an adaptation of the P.D. James novel about a world in which all of the women become suddenly infertile. There was a 2006 big screen adaptation of the story, staring an extremely stubbly Clive Owen, but Eick says his TV show will take more inspiration from the book than the movie.
"It’s really taking root more in the origins of the novels in that it
will focus on the cultural movement in which young people become the
society’s utter focus, much like our culture, whenever
Lindsay Lohan does something [and] it becomes the headline of every
news show, it’s about how, when you don’t have a responsibility to the
next generation and you’re free to do whatever […]

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Well, it’s the end of the line for "Bionic Woman." Maybe it was the "creative turmoil" back behind the cameras, and maybe it was all Michelle Ryan’s fault. It’s also easy to blame Isaiah Washington, because he’s easy to blame for any kind of thing. Rain on your wedding day? Totally Isaiah’s fault.
While I’ll admit that "Bionic Woman" was hardly a great show, I still feel like it’s a bit of a shame it got cancelled. I really liked Katee Sackhoff (left) as Sarah Corvus, and now I have to wait until April to see her again as Starbuck in "Battlestar Galactica."
At least this now frees Sackhoff to star opposite Summer Glau in something totally new and totally awesome.
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Yesterday the TV Decoder blog posted details on just how precipitous the ratings decline for NBC’s once-promising "Bionic Woman" has been. Remember when I said it had "hot chicks fighting in the rain" and thus looked like a certain hit? Boy was I wrong. Now with its final pre-strike episode aired, it may never return to production.
The comments on the Decoder’s post offer a scathing and hilarious laundry list of all the things that were wrong with the show, including but by no means limited to star Michelle Ryan
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"Michele (sic) Ryan is a car wreck, and there’s no rebuilding her. She mistakes oogling her giant, expressive eyes for acting."
"Really, just about the worst actor I’ve seen a show built around since Emeril Lagasse. Not many people can make a line that reads as bad as “That saving the world thing? I’d like to give it a try,” […]

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We’re about to enter Week 5 of the WGA strike so Ducky and I give you the rundown on how many original episodes are left for most shows. We then discuss this season’s plot points thus far as well as whether or not each show is living up to our expectations.
Sit back and relax, […]
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With what perhaps might be the last episode of BIONIC WOMAN, I want to take a moment to thank Jo for her recaps this season. I’m not sure you can appreciate how difficult it is to recap a show that week to week was a big old let down.  This summer, Jo and I (and […]
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Title: “Trust Issues”
Original Airdate: 11.14.07
GMMR Recapper: Jo
Jaime runs a lot. In not-good-for-running shoes. You’d think the bionic knees would object. I’m just saying.
B! Whiny sister wants to cook Jaime and Tom a dinner. They’ve got their cover stories so in sync, it’s too obvious. But Jaime has to leave and surprise so does Tom. Ah, […]
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Anybody find it ironic that Isaiah Washington is the one teaching us about the importance and dangers of forbidden love on "Bionic Woman" this week?
Rest in peace, Antonio Pope.
Note: Next "Bionic" episode comes in 2 weeks, after Thanksgiving.
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Title: “The List”
Original Airdate: 11.7.07
GMMR Recapper: Jo
Paris, a Cylon, a little loving and we have our first interesting episode. Brownie points if you can correctly explain why. Answer at the end in my grip section.
Boring B-plot. Boring, because it was all about the whiny sister, whose name I’ve yet to learn. Fingers crossed that […]
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Word is out all over that the creatively troubled NBC "Bionic Woman" series is in ratings free fall. Worst week yet featured headlines like "Bionic Woman Hits Bottom" and "Bionic Collapse."
Poor Jaime Sommers drew less than 6.5 million total viewers on Wednesday night, less than half of the audience for the show’s promising pilot. This had everything going for it - including a smart cast with Michelle Ryan, Katee Sackhoff and Miguel Ferrer, and an intriguing noir take on the 1970s franchise. But from ep #2, obvious problems with the show’s direction - and less obvious backstage turmoil - have been chipping away at its appeal. What was lacking: a strong behind-the-scenes hand like Joss Whedon with a creative vision for the show and the power to make it go.
What do you think the odds are this show will survive the strike?
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Hey, let’s bring a British accent into the mix! It’s Michelle Ryan’s original accent… she got her start on the long-running British soap Eastenders:

Also, let’s send Jaime to college. And have her flirt with a different woman: her roommate.  And with the other boys at school. And let’s make it obvious that Nathan, the bioengineer back in the office, is totally in love with Bionica. He gets horribly jealous when the neuroscience TA flirts with her.  Nathan thinks the worst of people, and Bionica of course thinks the best, despite all available evidence that she is surrounded entirely by people with ulterior motives. Even the "good guys," such as they are, have ulterior motives.
The nominal plot of the episode is that some soldiers are getting evil brain implants. It ties in nicely with the overall theme of fallible technology that distinguishes the new "Bionic Woman" series (and the 21st […]

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