On 26th September 2007, NBC in America aired the first episode of a modern and re-imagined Bionic Woman. In its cast were British actress Michelle Ryan, alongside US sci-fi star Katee Sackhoff. The show producers had previous brought back Battlestar Galactica, plus some of them had previously worked on 90s cult favourite The X-Files.

The pilot episode was watched by an impressive 5.5 million, but unfortunately it had fallen to 2.2 million in the US. In the UK, however, the show was aired on 11th March 2008 on ITV2 scoring rating of 2.5 million. The very high digital television ratings for the pilot episode was the same as Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood, when it first aired on BBC Three.

Following the initial positive reception for the show, both in America and the United Kingdom, it appears that only after 8 episodes that the show will not be renewed for a second series. I was saddened to hear this news, as I enjoyed this show immensely and I thought that Michelle Ryan was excellent in the title role. I also liked Katee Sackhoff as the villainess Sarah Corvus, the first Bionic Woman created by the mysterious Berkut Group. The show featured plenty of action, suspense, humour and drama, including in the first few episodes the two Bionic Women facing off against each other. Due to the axing of the show, many plotlines were left unfinished, which I feel is a great opportunity missed by the US TV channel.

I now own the complete series of this excellent show on DVD. I hope many other people discover this excellent show as well.

Please visit my Gallery celebrating this short-lived science fiction show.

Please visit my Michelle Ryan section.

I would also recommend visiting the following Bionic Woman websites:

Bionic Woman @ Wikipedia

Bionic Woman @ NBC.com