September 19, 2007
NBC's Bionic Woman has yet to premiere, but it has already undergone major script changes and behind-the-scenes shakeups, with the most recent being the departure of executive producer, Glen Morgan.
Morgan, known for his work on the hit sci-fi series The X-Files, has left the show due to creative differences. He and the show's other executive producers, David Eick and Jason Smilovic, had conflicting ideas for the re-imagined series.
September 18, 2007
NBC has been determined in the weeks leading up to the beginning of Fall TV season to get people to watch their new shows. Chuck, Life, Journeyman, and Bionic Woman are currently available online (at Amazon.com), at Blockbuster and On Demand. NBC is looking to go one step further by utilizing their sister networks to air repeats of all four of their new shows, as well as some second year series whose ratings don't stack up to their reputation. This new campaign from NBC will see weekly encore broadcasts throughout the season and a couple of mini-marathons to kick the Fall season off.
September 13, 2007
In conjunction with our 2007 Fall TV Guide, BuddyTV will be publishing exclusive interviews with the stars of some of the hottest new shows this fall throughout the week. Check back all this week for interviews with the actors and actresses of the new shows.
Crystal Lowe is one of the stars of the new NBC reimagined version of Bionc Woman, premiering Wednesday, September 26 at 9pm. She plays one of Jaime Sommers' bartending buddies who is kept in the dark about her friend's bionic powers. Crystal spoke to BuddyTV about her start i acting, getting the role in the new show, and her thoughts on Isaiah Washington being cast in a recurring role. Below you will find a transcript as well as the mp3 audio file of the interview.
September 12, 2007
A brand new cut of the Bionic Woman pilot hit DVRs this week, along with Life, Chuck, and Journeyman. NBC made the move to spread the buzz from Chuck and Bionic Woman onto two shows that the network feels are not getting the expected level of buzz. Most jarring is the presentation of Bionic Woman. For critics who caught the earlier release of Bionic Woman's pilot, the retooled version offers a fresh perspective on the show.
September 10, 2007
Premiere Date and Time: Wednesday, September 26, 9pm
Network: NBC
Time Slot Competition: Private Practice, Criminal Minds, Kitchen Nightmares, Gossip Girl
Cast: Michelle Ryan, Chris Bowers, Miguel Ferrer, Katee Sackhoff, Molly Price, Will Yun Lee, Lucy Hale
September 5, 2007
NBC is doing everything in its power to give TV viewers a chance to see the networks new shows prior to the beginning of the Fall televisions season. Starting today, DVDs of Chuck, Journeyman, and Life will be available for free rental at Blockbuster stores across the country. All the shows come on one special DVD created by NBC that also includes a two-minute sneak preview of Bionic Woman. The DVD will be available at Blockbuster through October 21. Subscribers of Blockbuster Total Access can add the Fall Preview DVD to their queue and receive it in the mail. Starting September 10, anyone with Comcast, Charter, Time Warner of DirecTV On Demand will be able to access the pilots of Chuck, Bionic Woman, Journeyman, and Life for free. In addition, anyone with an internet connection will be able to access free pilot episodes of the same NBC shows for on Amazon.com's Unbox service. The Amazon deal just happened early this week, and will extend into the TV season, when viewers can purchase episodes of select NBC shows for $1.99.
August 22, 2007
With internet rumor mongers so obsessed with debating the merits of casting Isaiah Washington on Bionic Woman, the news that Michelle Ryan's on-screen sister has both been recast and completely re-written has slipped by practically unnoticed. The character was originally conceived, and filmed, to be a rebellious deaf Goth-chick. The new version of the Bionic Woman's younger sibling is something a little more along the line of post modern science fiction cliché.
August 15, 2007
The TV Dailies, a syndicated service that gauges pre-premiere metrics through online polling, reports that NBC's Bionic Woman is among the highest-rated new network TV shows on this fall's primetime programming with regards to viewer buzz, awareness and intent to watch. TV Dailies, a division of Online Testing eXchange (OTX), polled 3,100 people ages 13-64 early this month.
The NBC re-imagined series topped awareness among potential TV viewers in the adults 18-49 demographic, followed by ABC's Cavemen. Viewer buzz went to the ABC comedy series, pushing Bionic Woman into second place.