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#41

I’m waiting for Tigh (Michael Hogan) to show up, I saw his name in the credits when I saw the pilot at the San Diego Comic con.

They really changed the sister from the pilot they showed in San Diego. They re shot all the scenes with her. Her character was shown as being deaf , she was not a computer hacker. It will be interesting to hear (if they have podcasts) the reasons for the change.

Here is a link about the cast change:

http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/bionic-woman-recasting-news/

It shows the original sister

Jim

#42

Not on Bionic Woman nor on a Vancouver based show (L.A. and Philly, actually) but last week’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” had a cameo by the actor who played Crashdown on BSG. Had me doing a double take.

#43

Jim, Pajiba.com (a very funny and very smart pop culture review site I frequent) had a review of Bionic Woman that talks about the change. Basically, the network wanted a more attractive actress to play the part. Which is too bad, since the girl who played her in the original pilot was a regular on “Arrested Development” playing a rather plain girl (though she really isn’t). Very strange, meta-casting.

#44

And Michael Hogan was an extra in the bar in a blink and you’ll miss it moment…for those who have it Tivo’d or DVR’d he is in the first bar scene.

I knew to look for him that is the only way I knew he was there.

I think there was someone from the Mini-series too…but I’ll have to look that one up.

#45

So who do we have so far?

Michael Hogan- 1st Bar Scene
Aaron Douglass(sp)- Diner Scene
Katee Sackhoff- Bionic Woman v1.0
Jammer- Evac Dude
Grace Park(?)- I think I saw her firing a weapon in the preview for the rest of the season
Mark Sheppherd(sp)- Prisoner

#46

I don’t know about Grace.

Mark is actually the first Bionic Doctor, and the father of Jamie’s boyfriend.
Aaron was one of the Prison Gaurds where Mark was being kept.

#47

“Regular Girl” now means only small implants and only one nose job by pop media standards.

#48

I know, I was just putting the scenes where they are seen so it is easier for people to recognize them. Maybe we should make a page on BSG actor appearances in other shows.

#49

Actually Chuck is already kinda working on that…I made some suggestions and I think he is trying to come up with a seperate section for things like this.

My other suggestion is a place to put con information so that if is one is near you and there is a BSG person we will know.

So lets give Chuck a little time so that we don’t have to worry about moving it later.

#50

Well, Bionic Woman won the ratings game last night for the 18-49 crowd, beating the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff. BW barely lost when you include non- 18-49 year old viewers. It was the highest an NBC premire has gotten on a Wednesday since the West Wing aired in 1999. And it made it to the Drudge Report lol.

#51

Just finished watching the pilot. And I’ve been up all day and now it’s 4:00 in the morning. OK. While I found parts of this ep interesting, overall I am not all that happy with it. I have to refer to Solai’s post prior, he hit on quite a few points that I completely agree with. I think my biggest gripe is that this show should have been a two hour premier. I would have liked to be a little more (hell, a LOT more) invested in these people so I could care a bit about what was going on. Give it an hour to feel these characters out, then blow them all to hell !! Jaime’s obnoxious sister ?? Why ?? Hopefully she’ll be useful in hacking into some Govt. computer system in the future, otherwise, …
Katee S. seemed a bit stiff, and that’s hard to say, because I absolutely love the woman as an actor in BSG, and would crawl over broken glass etc etc etc. It was nice to see the entire BSG cast in various roles, check out EJO as a window washer on the 77th floor of the high rise to the left of the ambulance in scene 52. OK, just kidding on that one. I’ll watch again, hopefully something will click. Maybe Jaime could get a puppy. ?

#52

finally watched the pilot. I wasn’t familiar with the Bionic Woman story and was only interested in the show because of Katee and other BSG folks. after reading all the “well, it didn’t suck” comments I was expecting to like it but found myself thinking “man, this sucks” numerous times. oh well.

#53

That’s too bad. I thought the idea of a super-enhanced woman who has a sister with a disability was very interesting. And the new sister is too conventionally pretty and unbelievable as a brainy computer hacker (see an early Angelina Jolie in Hackers; not that I’m a fan, I’m just saying…). A watered-down choice compared to what they started off with.

#54

I can see the Six influence when she battles it out in the rain (though the ‘time out’ and ‘time in’ comments seem pure Starbuck), but for that intro scene with her and Mr. Bad Guy going at it… my mind immediately went to Leoben and the white paint sex scene in Maelstrom.

I know it’s not BSG, but damn it feels good to have the gang back together, doesn’t it?

#55

So say we all.

#56

yes you are crazy…your positn goon the forum
i noticed this too
pertty trubute-y(look THAT one up Audra) to me

#57

Love that Avatar Boxy :slight_smile:

#58

That’s too bad. I thought the idea of a super-enhanced woman who has a sister with a disability was very interesting. And the new sister is too conventionally pretty and unbelievable as a brainy computer hacker (see an early Angelina Jolie in Hackers; not that I’m a fan, I’m just saying…). A watered-down choice compared to what they started off with.

Agree 100%…

I imagine that she will get integrated into the stories as the goto person for whenever they want to solve some problem, that is unsolvable, but yet can be solved with a few clicks of a keyboard… (Got to love hollywood… )

I to think the enhanced woman with the disabled sister would have made for more dramatic storytelling…

#59

I missed Badger in Bionic Woman – what character was he ? Need to go back on the DVR and check for Jammer – we missed that too.

#60

Badger was the imate in prison who escaped at the end of the pilot and was fleeing to the mountains.