May - August 2007
This page comprises archived news items from May to mid-August 2007. You can find current news items here...

August 30th 2007
Official 'Birds' publicity stills
NBC have released a batch of photo's reported to be from the second episode, 'Birds'. Shots include Jaime fighting with Jae [presumably in training], Jaime and Antonio [Isaiah], 'Becca, and Sarah Corvus. Click the thumbnail to view the larger image or there is an album of all 15 photo's here...

August 26th 2007
Actor cast for Episode 2 role
JR Bourne is to play Lucas Tatum, in the second episode, 'Birds'. According to SciFiStream.com he told fans in a live Web chat that he would play a character named "Lucas." Check out our intesne spoiler page for 'Birds'' here, to find out what Tatum gets up to. Bourne has previous played Martouf in Stargate SG1.

JR Bourne

DEATHRAY Michelle interview
Just out in newsagents, the October edition [#5] of the new UK SciFi/genre magazine DEATHRAY, has a two-and-a-half page interview with Michelle on her new role as Jaime Sommers. We've transcribed and you can find it here... The magazine's official site is here...

Issue #5.

August 24th 2007
New recruit
BionicWebSite report that Crystal Lowe has joined the cast as Jessica, Jaime's best friend. Not sure how much of a role she will have inbetween fending off Sarah Corvus and various goverment missions, but look for more details to follow. For acting credts, Crystal has appeared in numerous horror flicks, including Final Destination 3, Black Christmas and Wrong Turn 2. For a full resume, check IMDB...

Crystal Lowe

August 23rd 2007
Episode 5 is... "Faceoff"
Jaime goes to Paraguay to rescue a kidnapped goverment cryptographer, but all is not as it seems about the mission and soon Jaime and cryptographer are injured and on the run. We have a full page of juicy spoilers for episode 5 if you want them. Spoilers here...

More publicity shots
2 more leather-clad shots of Jaime have surfaced:

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New USAToday article
USAToday have a new item up about the new series. Miguel Ferrer talks about how he he was going to turn the role of Jonas Bledsoe down, when it was first offered to him. Despite people hoping otherwise, filming with Isaiah Washington has gone 'smoothly' and David Eick says the show is "meant to be an exciting show with a lot of optimism and hope." Read the full article here...

August 19th 2007
New publicity shot
This new photo of Jaime has just hit the web in the last couple of days, and we love it! Look for more to surface as the series premiere get closer....

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August 18th 2007
How Bionic are YOU?
The NBC promotional wagon train rolls on! Check out the following site: Bionic Assesment Test [http://www.bat-test.com/] to take a series of 5 tests to determine how Bionic you are. If you score over 75%, the site opens up 'locked' video footage. But be warned some of the tests are HARD. It might take 2-3 goes for you to get through. Enjoy :+}

I Want Candy screens
Yet another page of screengrabs of Michelle, this time in the Brit comedy I Want Candy, about 2 young lads trying to break into the film business. A desperate producer agrees to fund the lads IF they can get a movie made with Candy Fiveways, the No.1 Adult movie star! Michelle plays the would-be girlfriend of one of the lads. Check out the official site and the images are here....

August 16th 2007
Cashback screens
Added a page of screengrabs of Michelle from the DVD of the Brit flick Cashback, along with a link to the official site. The DVD is available on Region 1 from PlayUSA.com and Amazon.com. See news for July 22nd for links to reviews of the movie . View images here....

Isaiah EW exclusive
EW.com have an interview up with Isaiah Washington in which he talks about the time between his firing from Grey's Anatomy and being hired onto Bionic Woman. Read it here...

August 11th 2007
Advance screenings & behind-the-scenes promo push
Comingsoon.net report that cable, satellite and telco affiliates can offer consumers a two-week advance screening of the Pilot for Bionic Woman, along with other Fall shows such as Chuck, Life and Journeyman in both standard definition, as well as in high definition. Both BW and Life with come aditional behind the scenes segments. It willl be down to individual cable providers and telco affiliiates as to whether they take this up. This means the general public could be watching the Pilot as soon as September 12th, or even the 10th.

On top of this NBC are having their Heroes star Greg Grunberg host a 30-minute Primetime Preview special that will feature drop-bys from the Bionic Woman [Michelle Ryan], Chuck's Zachary Levi and others. It will start Aug. 11 on select affiliates and NBCU-owned cablers [check local listings], or it can be found Sept. 8 at 8:30 pm/ET on NBC. NBC have posted the preview show on YouTube, the BW act contains a short interview between Greg and Michelle, plus the extended trailer. View it here...

August 9th 2007
The third episode is... 'Paradise Lost'
BionicWebSite report the title for episode 3 and that Jaime and Rebecca meet a young girl named Vivian, from a town called Paradise, Nevada. There also looks like there maybe some more Jaime/Ruth scenes when Jaime tells Ruth that she does not like guns. “Let me know how that works out for you,” Ruth tells her! I get a feeling these 2 characters are going to work really well together. We'll try and get some more plot details as soon as we can!

Beleive the hype!
Bionic Woman is racking up the ratings for being one of the most anticipated series of the new Fall season. The Futon Critic cites BW as No.1 for 'New Show Awareness', as well as No.1 for 'Will Definitely Watch'. Out of 5 new shows it rates no.2 for Buzz Factor. Read the entire article here...

August 3rd 2007
Veteran actor joins ensemble cast
Both the Holywood Reporter and BackStage.com have reported that veteran character actor Bruce McGill will join the show in the Fall, with Bruce playing a high-ranking operative who overseas the bionics project.

Actor Bruce McGil

The Center for Ethical Bionics anyone?
A flier handed out at Comic-Con proclaimed "Organisations are abusing biomechanical science and unchecked, these organisations pose a real threat! LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT BIONICS!!! www.ethicalbionics.org" This spoof site [when you register is askes you how many bionic replacements parts you have and has stories about rabbits growing Bionic knees!] is likely part of the NBC marketing machine for the new show so it might be wise to keep an eye on it in coming weeks. Check it out here...

August 2nd 2007
Comic-Con video interview
IGN.com have just posted up a 3 minute video interview with Michelle from Comic-Con. Amongst other things she talks about fan reaction to the Pilot at the con, training for future episodes and a re-match with Sarah Corvus! View it here... There is also a second clip, a little shorter at just under 2 minutes, but with actual footage of Michelle and Katee on-stage. See it here...

July 29th 2007
New YouTube BW trailer
YouTube have a newly re-cut trailer for the Pilot, added just a couple of days ago. Go there...

Pilot & cast @ Comic-Con
The Bionic Woman panel at Comic-Con yesterday had a full showing of the Pilot, followed by a Q&A session. Some 3500 fans queued for the event and by all accounts were not disapointed. Michelle was on stage with David Eick, exectuive producer, and fellow stars Katee Sackhoff and Mark Sheppard. Michelle talked about the final fight sequence in the Pilot with Katee's character, Sarah Crovus, and how the development of the series is being influenced by the woman behind the scenes and the casting of Michelle Ryan [sounds intersteing]. They talked about Jaime's deaf sister being re-cast and how the scenes would be re-shot for the Pilot's airing in September. The panel revealed they will be playing up the fact that Jaime doesn't know how to use all her powers correctly and the problems that would arise from this throughout the course of the season.
Check out our photo's from SDCC, both on-stage and off, here...

Jekyll Region 1 DVD release & new Robocop release
BBC's Jekyll will receive a Region 1 release on the 18th of September,as a 2 disc set. The cover art is both disapointing and misleading, it's of a schlok-horror nature and has Jekyll brandishing a knife in which can been seen the reflections of 2 women [Ryan and Bellman]. This is about an un-representaive of the series as you can get and dismisses it's inteligent and smart writing, along with some superb performances from an ensemble cast. For US fans, Play.com has it listed at $29.99 with free delivery here.

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For anyone wanting to see Miguel Ferrer in some of his early work, you could do alot worse than pick-up the 20th anniversary edition of Robocop, due out on Region 1 DVD on the 21st of August.The 2 disc set includes over 20 different extras,including commentary by director Paul Verhoven, writer Ed Neumeier and executive producer Jon Davison, various featurette's,
deleted scenes, trailers and easter eggs. Play.com have it listed for just £11.99 here.

July 27th 2007
Jekyll is out on DVD next week
With the last episode of the series set to air tomorrow night, the whole series will be available to buy on DVD from Monday. It will on be Region 2, which means if you are outsdie of the UK you will need a region-free player to watch it. You can order it from Play.com for £17.99 here or from Amazon.co.uk for £17.98 here. There doesn't appear to be any extras listed on the set, that we can see.

Cover art for Jekyll

Director named for 2nd episode
David Barrett, son of well-known stuntman Stan Barrett, has been confirmed to director the all-important 2nd episode of the show which will bridge the Pilot with the rest of the series, the Hollywood Reporter confirmed today. David has been brought in as director/executive producer. "David is great with visual style and giving the show a cinematic look," said Elisa Roth, senior vp drama programming at Universal Media Studios, which produces the series. "He is also a great storytelller and a great team player."Barrett most recently was director/supervising producer on NBC's E-Ring and CBS' Cold Case.Barrett believes his action background directing high-octane episodes of "Fastlane" and "E-Ring" as well as his stunt expertise were the perfect preparation for Bionic Woman.

In his work on the show, he plans to rely very little on special effects, opting instead to go for real on-camera action as well as to explore the dramatic story at the core of the series. "We've taken the approach to ground everything in reality," he said. "Amongst the action, it's the emotional story of a woman who tries to find a balance between humanity and possessing machinery in her body."

July 22nd 2007
Mark Sheppard confirmed as BW regular
TVsquad.com confirmed this week that fan -fave Mark Sheppard will be a regular ont he new series when it starts in the Fall. he will repirse his role of Will's father, Dr. Andros the 'father' of Bionics , as seen in the Pilot. Audiences will recognise his face from stints on Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Medium and a 6-episode sting on Day 5 of 24. Episode 2 of the series, 'Birds' sees Dr.Andros trying to be reunited with his Son Will, after his escape from prison at the end of the Pilot. Spoilers for the episode are available here...

Michelle Ryan Cashback reviews
There are two reviews up this weekend for the Stateside release of Michelle's movie Cashback. She plays the girlfriend of art student Ben, portrayed by Sean Biggerstaff. One review is from IFMagazine the other from the Seattle Times.

July 19th 2007
Sackhoff nearly walks on BW gig...
Katee Sackhoff has signed a last-minute deal with NBC/Universal Media Studios to stay on the series as a recurring character after nearly walking out of negotiations. Katee plays Sarah Corvus, as seen in the Pilot, as Jaime Sommers bionic nemesis. Sackhoff was featured heavily on the network's promotion for the series and touted as a recurring character, but didn't have a deal to stay on beyond a couple of episodes. Sources say the actress and Universal started out far apart on terms, but the two sides finally signed a deal to keep her on the show on Tuesday (July 17). David Eick, who executives produces Battlestar Galacticar and Bionic Woman, was said to have been instrumental in getting Sackhoff on board.

NBC All-Star party photo's
Check out our gallery of photo's of Michelle and the cast, both arriving and on-stage at the NBC All-Star party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, California on Tuesday, as part of the network's promotional event. Go here...

Michelle @ NBC event

July 18th 2007
BW producers defend hiring of ex-Grey's Anatomoy star in face of controversy...
The producers have been standing their ground for bring Isaiah washington on board, in the face of flack from the media at the NBC press Tour after the actor was fired from GA after speaking out about the one of the other stars and the fact he was gay. Syfyportal.com reported: “We believe in second chances,” executive producer Jason Smilovic told reporters. “The way to change a problem ... rather than excommunicate somebody, is to allow them to make amends.” This led to one critic suggesting that they script a gay kiss for his yet-to-be-named character. Smilovic, however, rejected the idea, saying it would break “down the third, fourth and fifth wall of television.” When asked if Washington would have been hired if he was a white actor who used a racial slur, Smilovic was quick to sidestep the question with a “That’s a theoretical question that I really can’t answer." Producers for "Bionic Woman" maintain that hiring Washington is not an insult to potential gay and lesbian viewers. “We embrace the gay community,” Smilovic said. “We hope they will embrace the show. … We are in no way making any judgments about what was said. … This is about making great entertainment.”

In related news, here are 2 articles around the overall tone/feel of the show and why Becca was always going to be deaf [it's all about the chimps!]: New BW goes from dark to light and hacker chick.

July 17th 2007
Becca is back...
NBC have announced the new actress who will play Jaime's sister, Becca: Lucy Hale. Lucy is 18 years old and best known as Robins' kid sister on How I Met Your Mother. The update for re-casting also states that Becca is no longer deaf [surprise] and that she is a skilled computer hacker [huh?]. The news was relased as part of an NBC press tour, for which several of the BW cast were in attendance [see photo's below]

Lucy Hale aka Becca Sommers.

July 16th 2007
Episode #2 is called...
'Birds' and we have spoilers galore. Read it here if you want to.

Grey's Anatomy star gets Bionic gig
Isaiah Washington, recently fired over alleged controversial remarks he made about another co-star is signed up for at lest 5 episode of Bionic Woman. he will play "an outsider with a mysterious agenda" although whether he is friend, or foe, is not yet known. In a statement, NBC co-chairman of entertainment Ben Silverman says, "Isaiah Washington is a very talented and versatile actor and I've always admired his work, These episodes on Bionic Woman and the new development deal will showcase his talents, and we look forward to producing some great television together."

Isaiah Washington goes Bionic

July 14th 2007
NBC launches full-on BW site
NBC have re-vamped their Bionic Woman page with a full-on BW experience including character bios, new photo's and wallpaper! The site, whilst already covering alot of background on the characters has yet to add any details about the series, a fact which will no doubt be remided later this year. Be sure to look out for the small circularicons on various pages which open up 'hidden' info. The site address, if you didn't know it is: http://www.nbc.com/Bionic_Woman/index.shtml

2nd character name change
Another character on the show has also received a change of surname, this time it is Will Yun Lee's character. He was previously known as Jae Kim, he has now been given the surname Huang instead.

July 13th 2007
Character name change & sister out?
Chris Bowers' character, Will Masters has had his surname changed on the official NBC site to Anthros. Hmm, not sure what that means, but it does look like he has also been bumped up to a series regular. Following on from this there have been rumours that Jamie's sister Rebecca, may now be dropped altogether, rather than re-cast after the firing of Mae Whitman. This could have implications for the back-story of why Jamie is a bartender, when it was said she dropped out of college to look after her sister after the death of their parents. It would also alter Jamie's motivations and emotional reactions as a character removing her only apparently living close relative [her parents are allegedly deceased]. This may of course be a temporary thing, to move along filming and mean they dont need to re-shoot footage for the Pilot and Rebecca could be re-introduced later. The news seems to be linked, reading bewteen the lines with the absence of Jamie's sister the producers may have decided it necessary to increase the role of Jamie's boyfriend in oreder to give Jamie someone to play-off/interact with, outside of the goverment characters, such as Bledsoe, Treadwell and Kim.

BW goes down-under...
The new show will air on Channel Seven in Australia. No air dates at the moment.

BW makes UK magazine cover
The first UK genre magazine to feature the new Bionic Woman series is any depth is SciFi Now. The title is a recent addition to the newstands and the article doesn't really tell us anything we don't already know, but it is nice that the show is getting front-page press. Expect to see other UK mags start to cover the show as the date of the series premiere approaches. For anyone interested the BW-featured issue of SciFi Now is available to order from their website: http://www.scifinow.co.uk/

July 9th 2007
Bionic Woman @ Comic-Con!
Yes, there will be a BW screening and panel at the San Diego Comic Con. It will be at 10:00-11:15 on saturday and this is what the official site says for the programming event: Bionic Woman
: Exclusive Pilot Screening and Q&A—Be one of the first to see this special version of the Bionic Woman pilot and participate in a Q&A panel session with series star and newcomer Michelle Ryan (EastEnders); executive producers David Eick (Battlestar Galactica), Glen Morgan (The X-Files), and Jason Smilovic (Lucky Number Slevin); co-stars Miguel Ferrer (Crossing Jordan) and Will Yun Lee (Witchblade); as well as a special guest appearance by Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), who portrays Sarah Corvis, and more.

Not only that, but Michelle will also feature on the TV Guide Hot List panel at 11:30-12:30, alongisde stars from 4400, Heroes, and Jericho. Here is the link to the Comic Con site: http://www.comic-con.org/cci/index.php

July 4th 2007
Michelle in The EW 100
Entertainment Weekly have a poll in this week's magazine and on their web site of 100 things they love on TV at the moment, and Michelle Ryan features in the Wonder Women catagory, with Sarah Connor Chronicles star Lena Headey. Under More Woman Than Bionic EW says... Ryan, it turns out, does not actually have any hydraulic lift in her knees. But she is rather sporty. ''I was a real tomboy when I was younger,'' she says. ''Swimming, gymnastics, dance, climbing trees — I totally loved playing with the guys.'' A small nation's worth of 18-to-49-year-old men just swooned.

Michelle from the EW article

June 29th 2007
ITV get Bionic in the UK
The British commercial station ITV have aquired the rights to air Bionic Woman on ITV2 in the UK. ITV2 also airs the hit show Supernatural in the UK. The show has been acquired under ITV's first-look deal with NBC Universal. This means most UK fans with a digital box either Freeview, Sky or Cable will be able to watch the show. It is also likely that ITV will repeat the show on their main ITV1 channel after it's inital broadcast. This is a nice touch for fans as the original Bionic shows aired on the terrestrial ITV network back in the 70's.

June 28th 2007
Whitman out, it's official
At TvGuide, Mike Ausiello reports that an NBC spokesman confirmed the move, adding "The decision was purely creatively driven. It is very common to change storylines, charcaters, actors after the Pilot is shot" Rumour has it that someone high up in NBC requested that the character's hearing be restored. We are still awaiting details of the new actress. Stay tuned for updates.....

June 27th 2007
Rebecca Sommers re-cast, Mae Whitman out?
Word is that Jamie's sister, Rebecca, currently played by Mae Whitman, is to be re-cast due to the negative feedback on the NBC site over the past week surrounding a 'hearing' acrtess portraying a 'hearing-impaired' one. Some have said NBC doesn't want to alienate another community and are looking to re-cast. This is borne out by the fact that all the clips including Mae/Rebecca have been removed from the official site and the promo trailer re-cut with extended scenes to pad it out. Personally I think this is a big mistake on NBC's part, especially considering the Pilot hasn't even aired yet. Mae and Michelle had a chemistry between them, that was evident from the few clips already shown and long-term the impression is that Rebecca would have got her hearing back - one of the reasons a deaf actress WASN'T cast. Currently we don't know if Rebecca will remain deaf, or if that facet of the character will be dropped. The crew are shooting new scenes to replace the ones with Mae in, and this looks to have pushed the start of the filming of the series back from the start of July to around the 24th.

The new casting sides for 'Becca, which seem to confirm Mae is out, have the characterbeing 'hot' [not a good start, we think]. She comes across as a 15-year quasi-Goth, not yet aware of her good looks, wearing earings through her nose.She is apparently still down as a brunette, but don;t rule out her being a blonde ala Elisha Cuthbert. Here at Alex7000, we are currently NOT replacing any of the Rebecca/Mae pages we have up until we know exactly what is happening in terms of the character, but we are adding updates to say re-casting is pending/a possibility. Please drop by the forum and let us have your thoughts on this controversal topic. Go here...

June 20th 2007
New interviews
Michelle has done various press and media interviews for Jekyll over the last couple of weeks, here are 2 nice UK press interviews with her: From Walford to Holllywood and We can rebuild her. Both articles have Michelle chatting both about Jekyll and her prep for the BW role and both are well worth a read. We also have video highlights of Michelle's GMTV interview along with a GREAT Jekyll clip!

June 13th 2007
Film starts next month
Filming on the series is due to start in Vancouver on July the 2nd! Stay tuned for more details as we get them....

Michelle gets a good Hyde-ing
Several of the British TV magazines this week have featured the BBC's up-coming 6-part drama Jekyll on their covers, as might be expected. Whilst not strictly 'Bionic', various articles/covers have featured Michelle in her role on the show. We'd thought we'd share them with fellow fans outside of the UK. Please click the thumbnails to view a larger version:

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Jekyll screen grabs featuring Michelle

June 12th 2007
New BW interview
IGN.com have up a new interview with Michelle and an overview of the new show. The interview is kind of short and nothing really new is revealed. On the character of Jaime, Michelle says "I would say she's feisty and smart and loyal, and also warm and vulnerable. She's a young woman who's trying to find her way in life, she's dealing with these incredible things that are being thrown at her. But yes, she's kicking ass, and yeah, she is kind of taking on the world. But she's also feeling very vulnerable, and she has a boyfriend who isn't entirely honest with her. And you know, who can't identify with that? [Laughs]" She also says she did most of her own fight scens in the Pilot "Yeah! Pretty much everything. There were a couple of big stunts that Melissa Stubbs, who's an incredible stuntwoman, did. She did things like the hanging off the building. But apart from that, I did everything else." Link: http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/795/795234p2.html

June 4th 2007
Mr.Hyde roams free
BBC have announced that Jekyll will air in a fortnight, on Saturday June 16th. The first teaser trailer we saw went out at the end of this week's Dr.Who episode. It was just a 15 second teaser, featuring Jekyll/Hyde, no footage of Michelle's character as yet. The BBC homepage for Jekyll is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/jekyll/

May 30th 2007
NBC network executive fire... BW under threat?
NBC executive Kevin Reilly has been removed from his post at the network.Whilst his name is not commonly known to the average viewer, Reilly was involved with hit shows The Shield and Sopranos, before joining NBC and since overseen Heroes and The Office. He is being replaced by producer Ben Silverman, who despite having a strong TV background has never run a TV network. How this move will effect Bionic Woman is unknown at this time, however in-coming network heads often like to scrap projects greenlighted by the previous boss and put their own stamp on things. With rumblings that advertisers were less than happy with some of the new Fall shows, we'll need to watch things carefully over the coming months and see how the change impacts NBCs Fall schedule.

May 26th
Cast to attend Bionic convention?
The organiser of Bionicon 2, a convention devoted to the original Bionic shows has confirmed he has been contacted by NBC/Universal and there is a strong likelyhood that some, if not al,l of the new Bionic Woman may also be in attendance,along with a few surprises [a showing of the Pilot?]. He also says he has seen the direction where they plan to take the show and it looks promising [this from an ORIGINAL series Bioncis fan!]. The convention is on June 29th to July 1st, in LA. Check this link for details and we'll let you know the minute we hear anything further.
Link: http://bionicon2.com/

Michelle's Jekyll on BBC in June
The BBC 6-part series of Jekyll, re-telling the story of Dr.Jekyll and Mr Hyde in a modern setting looks to be set for a June air date in the UK and later in the Summer on BBC America. The BBC have just put up a big press realese for the show with cast and production information. The series stars James Nesbit as Dr Jekyll and Michelle plays his Katherine Reimer, his psychiatric nurse.
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_may/23/jekyll.shtml

May 24th 2007
BW scheduling details
With all networks now having released their new Fall schedules we know what shows the Bionic Woman will be in competition with on the other networks. For the 9pm Wednesday slot, ABC have positioned the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice. Introduced as a 2-part episode last season, this sees one of the main characters from Seattle Grace move to LA and has potential in it's cast of Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman and Taye Diggs. CBS place their returning show Criminal Minds for it's 3rd season.This is another possible threat, but hopefully will be ignored by the younger audience demoghraphic BW should appeal to. Fox push their 3rd series of Bones to 9pm Wednesday night and will hope it's audience will come along too. Finally CW drop in their new teen soap Gossip Girl. It's a tough call, with 3 news shows and 2 returning shows, for viewers to chose from. Hopefully tht hype for BW will draw an early lead and if it can build on this may see off some of the competion. Whilst no firm air date for the Pilot has been revealed, TV.com says that BW will debut on Wednesday September 26th. Clear those calendars NOW!

May 20th 2007
NBC BW launch bandwagon keeps rolling
NBC appear to have released alot of the BW clips from their official site onto YouTube, in an attempt to raise the show's profile even further. One of the NBC executives has even gone so far as to declire they are "going to market the hell of out Bionic Woman" in an effort to make sure the show is a hit when it airs this Fall. Here are some shots of Michelle, Miguel and Will from last Mondays' NBC launch event in New York:

More images from this event

May 14th 2007
IT'S OFFICIAL! THIS FALL... BW ON WEDNESDAYS @ 9PM!!!
Yes, NBC have finally announced that BW will join their schedules this fall in the 9pm Wednesday slot, following Deal or No Deal. Many people, us included thought NBC might butt it up against their current hit show Heroes, making a strong 2-hour Sci-Fi slot for them. At the moment we don't know what BW will go up against on the other networks. There have been rumours Lost was moving from 10pm to 9pm on Wednesday's, however this has not been confirmed and their is even talk of Lost moving to a different day.

NBC also say BW will air on the Sc-Fi channel, sometime after it's NBC debut, but no further details are forth coming at present. This is only the first and early news from the New York event and we may have further details later today, or tomorrow. In the meantime, NBC have released some new studio shots of the other BW cast regulars.

L to R: Miguel Ferrer aka Jonas Bledsoe, Will Yun Lee aka Jae Kim, Chris Bowers aka Eric Masters,
and last but not least, Mae Whitman as Rebecca Sommers.

New Executive Producer comes aboard
Variety.com says that Jason [Kidnapped & Karen Sisco] Smilovic has signed a 7-figure deal to come onto The Bionic Woman...
Smilovic is an exec producer on "The Bionic Woman," which he joined prior to production to revise it. The scribe played a large role in the version that was eventually shot and has now been ordered to series.

Under terms of the pact, Smilovic will help launch "Bionic Woman" and make sure it's operating better, stronger, faster before turning his attention to developing series.

"In the immediate future, I'll be getting the show up and running to make sure it has legs," Smilovic said. "I'll be there for as long as it takes to accomplish that goal, and then start developing again."

Smilovic said "Bionic Woman" will operate as a hybrid drama -- with both standalone episodes and segs that feed into a larger narrative framework.

"We're trying to take the show and the (1970s-era) idea of a bionic woman, but really modernize it," he said. "We'll update the show for a contemporary world, and use it not only to deal with today's social issues but also about what's going on in the world right now."

New deal continues Smilovic's relationship with NBC Universal; he most recently created and exec produced the drama "Kidnapped" for the Peacock.

"NBC has always in my opinion been the most sophisticated network," he said. "It's been a great collaboration. They know what they want and really empower the writers and directors."

The worry is neither of Smilovic's previous shows got further than 13 episodes. He also wrote the so-so thriller Lucky Number Slevin. Hopefully this may be off-set by the addition of Glen Morgan's writing talents, who also doubles as exceutive producer.

May 12th 2007
UK press 'run' with BW pick-up news
Most of the UK papers today have been running articles on the pick-up of Bionic Woman, and the fact it is starring ex-Eastender Michelle [as it we didn't know!]. The Daily Mail had a larger item than others, and had this to say on it's web site, along with numerous images from the trailers which we have seen over the last couple of day. Read it here...

May 11th 2007
Review and staffing details keep on coming!
With the first review of the Pilot hitting Aint-It-Cool news today [here] and continued confirmaytion around the 'Net about the fact NBC has greenlighted Bionic Woman amoungst it's fall schedule, there comes news genre fan fave Glen Morgan is to join the crew from Hollywood Reporter: Meanwhile, NBC's hot sci-fi drama "The Bionic Woman," which received a thumbs up to begin staffing late last week, has tapped Glen Morgan for a two-year show deal to potentially serve as executive producer/co-showrunner with David Eick if the show is picked up to series as expected.

One blogger, Scott, on scottevil wrote "Glen Morgan and his then-partner, Jim Wong, wrote almost all the X-Files episodes worth freaking out over during the show's first first, second and fourth seasons. They bowed out of Season 3 to create cult-favorite Space: Above and Beyond. Later, they ran the brilliant second season of Millennium. (Morgan's emmy-winning brother, Darin, also wrote some of the best XF and Millennium episodes, so let's hope he gets tapped for some freelance BW scripts. Morgan hasn't worked in TV in 7 years.This project just went from possibly worth sampling to must-see TV."

We have to agree, having people like Glen join the project can only improve the show's credibility, not to mention the overall quality of the show.

2nd clip/interview online NOW!
A second segment has shown up from Access Hollywqood today, this time featuring Michelle talking about the role as well as some action from her fight with Katee/Sarah! View it...

May 10th 2007
BW crew staffing already?
Ahead of next week's reveal of the shows we can expect to see this Fall, word has it that NBC has already told 4 of their shows they can start staffing: Chuck, Life, Journeyman and our own Bionic Woman! This is almost a guarantee we will see theses shows on our screens!

BW first footage reveal... TWO MINUTE TRAILER NOW ONLINE!
A massive WOW for the first trailer for Bionic Woman which has shown up on Access Hollywood, on top of yesterday's interview and photo's. The video is here and we have a full screep-cap summary of the trailer starting here....

May 9th 2007
First OFFICIAL Bionic Woman photo's!
Alongside a recent interview this week with Michelle [here... ] were 16 fantastic official publicity, on-set and behind-the-scenes photo's from the much anticipated Pilot. This bodes really well for Universal to release photo's from the Pilot so far in advance of transmission. It just demonstrates the media and public interest in the show already. It's hard to imagine a studio releasing these kind of photo's for something they either have no faith in, or a show they don't expect to succeed. Word on the street has it that the show already been green-lighted, just on the back of what the studios have seen so far. Check-out the photo's, ya gonna LOVE them! Go here....

May 3rd 2007
Sackhoff speaks Bionic...
GeekMonthly.com has posted some more on Katee's talk at the recent BG Summit event [see News April 25th] in relation to her involvment in the BW Pilot.... Sackhoff describes the role: "she almost all bionic and the nemesis of Jamie Sommers. Lucky me, she gets to make out with all the hot guys on the show. She is kind of like the Number 6 character of the Bionic Woman which is fun for me because I get to wear stilettos and tons of make-up. She is extremely tough, but she is certifiably insane with split personality"
Sackhoff also said that The Bionic Woman shares its crew with Battlestar Galactica Even though the Galactica cast was eventually let in on the secret that she wasn’t really killed off in, the crew was not. When filming the Bionic pilot she says many of the crew people came up to her to wish her condolences for being off BSG. But she did confirm she will be back for season 4 of Galactica.

May 2nd 2007
New cast additions
IMDB.com has Emma Lahana listed as on the cast of the BW Pilot, as Sally Crane [?].Given Emma's age [early 20's] she could either work in the cofee shop/bar with Jaime or be a school friend of her sister, Rebecca. Emma is listed as down for just one episode. She has previously been in Power Rangers: Dino Thunder Emma has a fan site here if you would like more information on the actress. There has also been mention that 3 more of the Battlestar Glacatica cast will be in remake [no mention if this is for the Pilot or guest spots on the sseries if picked up]. They are: Michael Hogan [Col. Tigh] , Aaron Douglas [Chief Tyrol] and Dominic Zamprogna [James Jammer' Lyman]