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>In addition, Sommers possessed nanomachines called anthrocytes which were capable of healing her body at a highly accelerated rate.[4]
Did they have true molecular Nanotechnology? If so, why didn't they use the nanomachines to grow real replacement limbs and organs? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.67.35.97 ( talk) 23:38, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Generally speaking, Wikipedia doesn't put up articles on TV series that are only at the pilot stage. Perhaps this might be better off as part of the main The Bionic Woman article until such a time a series is actually announced. 68.146.41.17 19:14, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
I deleted the boycott section. Unless such a movement (which makes no sense, but anyway) reaches "Craig Not Bond" or "Kill Enterprise" notoriety, then let's talk. Otherwise it just comes off as POV violation. 23skidoo 20:44, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
I altered the line "As Ryan is from England and naturally speaks in a received pronunciation accent ..." because it contained poor grammar. Correct is to say that she naturally "speaks in received pronunciation". RP isn't referred to as an accent because to call it an accent is tautological - the P already stands for pronunciation. See the wikipedia article on RP before considering referring to it as an accent. 82.10.108.49 23:25, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know the name of the bar where Jaime Sommers works?
There seems to be a bit of complaining going on (via You-tube blogs) about the casting of a non-deaf actress to play Jamie's deaf sister. Has there been any (reputable) reports of backlash? 68.146.8.46 15:01, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
The gay community is starting a boycott of the show due to the casting of Isaiah Washington. Should this be mentioned on the front page?
Seems like the pilot episode has leaked. It seems to be ripped from a DVD that is for "pre-broadcast screening purposes". It has at least one scene that hasn't got fx finished. This seems quite unusual for me so maybe it should be mentioned?
The current wording of the Leak section is good, but we need a source regarding the "speculation" mentioned, as speciulation is considered a weasel word. Once again there has been media coverage of this if anyone wants to look around, and that's where the speculation orignated. Also, would it be considered OR to make reference to the fact the leaked pilot was unfinished, as in it didn't include opening credits, made use of temporary music taken from another film, and also made use of "placeholder" special effects in some scenes which were polished and replaced later? Aside from a few blogs that make reference to this, the only other source is the pilot film itself and the Wiki community sends a mixed message as to whether referring directly to a primary source (even a film or TV episode) is considered original research. 23skidoo 05:25, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
"best to utilize" is redundant- utilize already implies using practically or profitably. 63.237.20.195 05:55, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
"Bionic woman" redirects tp the original show, surely since the name of this new show is "Bionic Woman" (without "the") it should redirect here, wih the little note at the top saying "this article is about the 2007 Televieion series, for the original see......." which is already there, so should the redirect be changed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.209.217 ( talk • contribs) 13:19, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
It's quite obvious with the new show that the spelling of this character is Jamie - withe the "ie" - maybe the Jaime Sommers article should be split in two with the articles referencing each other. so:
Thoughts, anyone? - Davodd 03:58, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
That's what it reminded me of, Painkiller Jane. Not good. - Theaveng 00:12, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
Bionic Woman, while refreshing and having a lot of hype has inuendos of girl power. The show is science fiction, and things like hyper-running speed, which has no representation in nature, and implanted intelligence are far-fetched at current, someday they may be possible. The hyper running speed is problematic because the fastest two-legged movement on record is the kangaroo, and we all know they jump. In fact, due to its akwardness, no animal actually moves at its top speed by walking, they all jump, from kangaroos, to cheetahs to horses. First the hind legs, then the front to keep them in the air so they can jump again. While trying not to predict anything, science fiction generally caters to a male audience, and this show seems to cater to women. Not the best combination. Mysturray 13:18, 27 September 2007 (UTC)Mysturray
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Is anyone going to start making a "list of episode" page?? ( Wikirocks2 14:53, 4 October 2007 (UTC))
Does anyone know how many episodes there are going to be in this season? ( Wikirocks2 03:14, 5 October 2007 (UTC))
This may be a useful citation for the article. Eagle Owl 14:07, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
The pilot was rebroadcast on Bravo on the afternoon of 07 October 2007. Will episodes be regularly rebroadcast on Bravo? RahadyanS 17:37, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Are we going to add the plot descriptions for the episodes? Right now, the table looks really wierd, so maybe we should delete the blank spaces, unless of course we are going to add the descriptions soon. ( Wikirocks2 06:31, 11 October 2007 (UTC))
This article needs to be moved back to Bionic Woman (2007 TV series) as here is currently a disambiguation page called Bionic woman. 23skidoo 13:33, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
I have moved this article back to "Bionic Woman (2007 TV series) for the following reasons:
To avoid confusion, and to stay in keeping with how other TV shows and movies of similar title are made (see Battlestar Galactica), the article on this series needs to be disambiguated in the title. I have gone through the "What Links Here" listings for "Bionic Woman" (undisambiguated title) and have sorted out all the links, including a few that were actually referring to the original series, supporing rationale #2 above. The article "Bionic Woman" is now a disambiguation page. 23skidoo 18:25, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
Just not sure how to phrase it for the article.
Since the title of this article has been reverted back to the version that includes "(2007 TV series)" there is no longer a need for any disambiguation notice. Anyone looking for the original series will either type Bionic Woman, which will lead to the main disambiguation page or The Bionic Woman which will lead them to the article. OTOH a disambiguation note IS required at The Bionic Woman for the benefit of anyone looking for this article. 23skidoo 01:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
From the intro there is an alarming resmeblence to Dean Kootz False Memory cover false memory cover Link287 01:08, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
I have corrected a glaring error. David Eick did not create The Bionic Woman. It was created by Kenneth Johnson, based upon concepts from the novel Cyborg. The current version is overseen and developed by Eick (which equates to created, so I did not change that wording), but let's keep our facts straight here. If someone can provide a source proving Eick created the series back in 1976, I'm willing to stand corrected. It's similar to the situation over at Doctor Who. Someone completely unaware of the show's history might think ti was created by Russell T. Davies, when in fact it was created by Sydney Newman, Verity Lambert and Donald Wilson years earlier. 23skidoo 17:45, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone have a source for the claim that this series is based on the novel Cyborg?
That seems very unlikely, considering that the whole reason they did not make a Six Million Dollar Man show and the reason they can't use characters like Oscar Goldman is that they *don't* have the rights to Cyborg, and can only use original material that doesn't come from the book. Ken Arromdee 15:19, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
can someone fix the weird formating at the bottom of the page? -- Fredrick day 15:20, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
Um...first of all, I think we should make a new page for the episodes
And second of all, does anyone know the impact the strike will have on Bionic Woman? ( Wikirocks2 05:44, 8 November 2007 (UTC))
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_the_2007_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike_on_television it says 9 episodes have been completed, and also answers our question about how many episodes there was supposed to be - 13. The source is here: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/guide.aspx?id=strike_scripted ( Wikirocks2 05:46, 16 November 2007 (UTC))
MayB we should say that in ep2 when Jamie and Ruth enter a house in that dead town, that there is an eposode of Battlestar Gaactica on TV? Just a thought... 83.157.165.71 ( talk) 13:51, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
I noticed a large edit war over the strike information. I suggest we make a new subheading titled "WGA Strike" or something along those lines. I did this before, but I guess someone reverted my edit. What do we think? (
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The characters section of this article is completely unorganised. Nathan and Antonio (until he died) appeared in i think every single episode, and they play important roles too. And Will Anthros, who is lsited as a main character, died in the very first episode and has not been seen since. I think someone should fix this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.169.147.160 ( talk) 12:46, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was not to move -- Lox ( t, c) 10:19, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
Bionic Woman (2007 TV series) → Bionic Woman (TV series) — Another user reverted this move by saying their had been some long discussion on this page (which their clearly isn't one). No other TV series shares the same name. The 1970s show was called The Bionic Woman, similar but not the same and I already added a hatnote at the top of this article in the case that someone would type in "Bionic Woman (TV series)" looking for the 70s show. — TJ Spyke 09:44, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
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They're lengthy enough for me! It also seems to me looking at them that there was already a consensus to keep the year in the title. Andrewa ( talk) 18:39, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
I've added a DVD release section because Universal has announced that one is forthcoming in just over a month and a half. TVShowsonDVD is a recognized source (I say that because there is a Wiki-bias against Web-based entertainment news sources, but this one is not a blog or anything). That said, if anyone can find a printed source or, better still, has acccess to Universal's actual announcement press release, that's probably a more Wikipedia-friendly source. 68.146.41.232 ( talk) 13:42, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
We have contradictory infomation here: one source says Universal plans to at least complete the remaining episodes of the 13-episode commitment, and then we have a single newspaper column suggesting the series has been cancelled. As a search of the usual sites provides no support for the contention that the series has officially been cancelled (yet), I have rewritten the information accordingly. USAToday is a good source but it's still taken from a column. A similar column, I recall, reported that Sean Connery would appear as James Bond's father in Die Another Day (not kidding). So let's wait till a few more sources such as Variety, AP, etc. report an official announcement rather than a columnist's (possibly erroneous) speculation. And saying a show might be cancelled is not the same as saying it is cancelled. Remember Jericho. 23skidoo ( talk) 23:34, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
NBC's announcement today of initial series renewals did not indicate Bionic Woman's fate, but the report I'm citing did indicate that production is done for the season, despite the earlier indication that NBC-Universal would produce the last few episodes of the contract, at least. Since most renewals and cancellations don't occur till May, we'll probably have to wait till then for a definitive announcement. It's possible NBC is waiting to see how well the DVD sells first. 23skidoo ( talk) 03:28, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
Lucy Hale's website (in her message center) says the series has been cancelled. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.25.20.38 ( talk) 17:28, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
“I’m told by multiple sources that Bionic staffers were informed late last week that the troubled reboot has indeed been canceled,” says Ausiello. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mg.mikael ( talk • contribs) 20:11, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Then why are you allowing Awbeal, to say that it was cancelled, confirmed by David Eick. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mg.mikael ( talk • contribs) 00:05, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
I've altered the writer credit wording a bit in the infobox to reflect more accurately the way the series was conceived. I think it's still important to include the lineage leading back to Caidin, but I think it's more accurate to go with the "based on a character" route re: Johnson and "suggested by" route re: Caidin. We can't speculate, but it would be interesting to see if there's been any controversy over Johnson not being credited. I can see Caidin being omitted (his inclusion here is admittedly anal but that's what we do here) but I found the fact Johnson wasn't credited to be troubling. 23skidoo ( talk) 16:31, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
The article for this cancelled series needs to be updated. It reads like the show is still in production, which is misleading to the reader. - Davodd ( talk) 22:35, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Just in response to CapnZapp, if you check my edit history on the article, I was the one who kept pushing for it to remain neutral and make no pronouncements on the show's fate until something official came out. I reverted some edits, and exchanged words (via e-mail) with some users accusing me of "wishful thinking" and being anal. But once Sci-Fi's website, quoting the man in charge of the show as saying it was cancelled, even that was good enough for me, so I added the original note. The fact the show has ended production and has not been renewed for 2008-09, that's as authoritative as you can get. Certainly if someone wants to add a more recent source, please do. As far as I'm concerned all that's needed is a print or Internet source relating to NBC's upfront for 2008-09. 23skidoo ( talk) 13:57, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
It says that, in Australia, The Bionic Woman premiered in late June, 2008, on "The Sci-fi Channel"
I'm pretty positive that it aired at least several months prior to this, on a free-to-air channel. Not sure where I'd find sources for that, however. Murrawhip ( talk) 14:49, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
"Mixed reaction"? Bionic Woman is now synonymous with major flop. This wasn't just "a new show": NBC hyped it for months in advance as "THE show" of the new season....and the result, was a disgrace. I understand that you want more solid referencing and I agree; I don't have time now but I'll sort through the...myriad critical jibes and reviews taken at the series. But this article is almost as if...its based on just the pilot. As the 8 episode season wore on, critics just kept hating it more, as did viewers. It's sloppy garbage...but what do you expect from switching head writers so many times. At any rate: yes, I will have to spend time hunting around for critical reactions to source: though I would point out: what's your source that reaction was "mixed"? I've already cited sources saying it was awful. Regardless, yes, need more solid references. As for "concision"...it's simply not going to be a paragraph or short statement. While it will have more references, yes, a sizable amount of text is going to be devoted to listing all of the many criticisms of this show. Heck, many of the better reviews I've read summarizing the series (from SyfyPortal, AintItCoolNews, Io9.com, etc....I need to find links) have gone so far as to make point by point lists of how "Bionic Woman" is almost a guide to "how to make a bad series". Anything that could go wrong, did go wrong. Sort of like how one cannot just mention "Caddyshack II was given mixed reviews" but "Caddyshack II was given mixed reviews because...". Etc. A more thorough update with better sourcing of TV critics will be pending when I have the time. -- Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici ( talk) 01:38, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Reaction was not mixed which would indicate roughly a 50-50 reception. That is not so, but I agree you cannot say it was universally panned. I will however go for the slightly less harsh (but more realistic) "receieved largely negative reviews". Given the examples in the article, they're not good.-- Tuzapicabit ( talk) 03:04, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
I did some clean-up of the article. All that it needs now is a minor copyedit, additional refs and formatted refs. Otherwise, I think pretty much everything else is covered for a GA nom. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 14:15, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, brand new here but noticed a huge mistake.... Katee Sackhoff played Starbuck in Battlestar not Number six as listed. Thanks
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>In addition, Sommers possessed nanomachines called anthrocytes which were capable of healing her body at a highly accelerated rate.[4]
Did they have true molecular Nanotechnology? If so, why didn't they use the nanomachines to grow real replacement limbs and organs? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.67.35.97 ( talk) 23:38, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Generally speaking, Wikipedia doesn't put up articles on TV series that are only at the pilot stage. Perhaps this might be better off as part of the main The Bionic Woman article until such a time a series is actually announced. 68.146.41.17 19:14, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
I deleted the boycott section. Unless such a movement (which makes no sense, but anyway) reaches "Craig Not Bond" or "Kill Enterprise" notoriety, then let's talk. Otherwise it just comes off as POV violation. 23skidoo 20:44, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
I altered the line "As Ryan is from England and naturally speaks in a received pronunciation accent ..." because it contained poor grammar. Correct is to say that she naturally "speaks in received pronunciation". RP isn't referred to as an accent because to call it an accent is tautological - the P already stands for pronunciation. See the wikipedia article on RP before considering referring to it as an accent. 82.10.108.49 23:25, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know the name of the bar where Jaime Sommers works?
There seems to be a bit of complaining going on (via You-tube blogs) about the casting of a non-deaf actress to play Jamie's deaf sister. Has there been any (reputable) reports of backlash? 68.146.8.46 15:01, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
The gay community is starting a boycott of the show due to the casting of Isaiah Washington. Should this be mentioned on the front page?
Seems like the pilot episode has leaked. It seems to be ripped from a DVD that is for "pre-broadcast screening purposes". It has at least one scene that hasn't got fx finished. This seems quite unusual for me so maybe it should be mentioned?
The current wording of the Leak section is good, but we need a source regarding the "speculation" mentioned, as speciulation is considered a weasel word. Once again there has been media coverage of this if anyone wants to look around, and that's where the speculation orignated. Also, would it be considered OR to make reference to the fact the leaked pilot was unfinished, as in it didn't include opening credits, made use of temporary music taken from another film, and also made use of "placeholder" special effects in some scenes which were polished and replaced later? Aside from a few blogs that make reference to this, the only other source is the pilot film itself and the Wiki community sends a mixed message as to whether referring directly to a primary source (even a film or TV episode) is considered original research. 23skidoo 05:25, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
"best to utilize" is redundant- utilize already implies using practically or profitably. 63.237.20.195 05:55, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
"Bionic woman" redirects tp the original show, surely since the name of this new show is "Bionic Woman" (without "the") it should redirect here, wih the little note at the top saying "this article is about the 2007 Televieion series, for the original see......." which is already there, so should the redirect be changed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.209.217 ( talk • contribs) 13:19, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
It's quite obvious with the new show that the spelling of this character is Jamie - withe the "ie" - maybe the Jaime Sommers article should be split in two with the articles referencing each other. so:
Thoughts, anyone? - Davodd 03:58, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
That's what it reminded me of, Painkiller Jane. Not good. - Theaveng 00:12, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
Bionic Woman, while refreshing and having a lot of hype has inuendos of girl power. The show is science fiction, and things like hyper-running speed, which has no representation in nature, and implanted intelligence are far-fetched at current, someday they may be possible. The hyper running speed is problematic because the fastest two-legged movement on record is the kangaroo, and we all know they jump. In fact, due to its akwardness, no animal actually moves at its top speed by walking, they all jump, from kangaroos, to cheetahs to horses. First the hind legs, then the front to keep them in the air so they can jump again. While trying not to predict anything, science fiction generally caters to a male audience, and this show seems to cater to women. Not the best combination. Mysturray 13:18, 27 September 2007 (UTC)Mysturray
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Is anyone going to start making a "list of episode" page?? ( Wikirocks2 14:53, 4 October 2007 (UTC))
Does anyone know how many episodes there are going to be in this season? ( Wikirocks2 03:14, 5 October 2007 (UTC))
This may be a useful citation for the article. Eagle Owl 14:07, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
The pilot was rebroadcast on Bravo on the afternoon of 07 October 2007. Will episodes be regularly rebroadcast on Bravo? RahadyanS 17:37, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Are we going to add the plot descriptions for the episodes? Right now, the table looks really wierd, so maybe we should delete the blank spaces, unless of course we are going to add the descriptions soon. ( Wikirocks2 06:31, 11 October 2007 (UTC))
This article needs to be moved back to Bionic Woman (2007 TV series) as here is currently a disambiguation page called Bionic woman. 23skidoo 13:33, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
I have moved this article back to "Bionic Woman (2007 TV series) for the following reasons:
To avoid confusion, and to stay in keeping with how other TV shows and movies of similar title are made (see Battlestar Galactica), the article on this series needs to be disambiguated in the title. I have gone through the "What Links Here" listings for "Bionic Woman" (undisambiguated title) and have sorted out all the links, including a few that were actually referring to the original series, supporing rationale #2 above. The article "Bionic Woman" is now a disambiguation page. 23skidoo 18:25, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
Just not sure how to phrase it for the article.
Since the title of this article has been reverted back to the version that includes "(2007 TV series)" there is no longer a need for any disambiguation notice. Anyone looking for the original series will either type Bionic Woman, which will lead to the main disambiguation page or The Bionic Woman which will lead them to the article. OTOH a disambiguation note IS required at The Bionic Woman for the benefit of anyone looking for this article. 23skidoo 01:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
From the intro there is an alarming resmeblence to Dean Kootz False Memory cover false memory cover Link287 01:08, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
I have corrected a glaring error. David Eick did not create The Bionic Woman. It was created by Kenneth Johnson, based upon concepts from the novel Cyborg. The current version is overseen and developed by Eick (which equates to created, so I did not change that wording), but let's keep our facts straight here. If someone can provide a source proving Eick created the series back in 1976, I'm willing to stand corrected. It's similar to the situation over at Doctor Who. Someone completely unaware of the show's history might think ti was created by Russell T. Davies, when in fact it was created by Sydney Newman, Verity Lambert and Donald Wilson years earlier. 23skidoo 17:45, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone have a source for the claim that this series is based on the novel Cyborg?
That seems very unlikely, considering that the whole reason they did not make a Six Million Dollar Man show and the reason they can't use characters like Oscar Goldman is that they *don't* have the rights to Cyborg, and can only use original material that doesn't come from the book. Ken Arromdee 15:19, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
can someone fix the weird formating at the bottom of the page? -- Fredrick day 15:20, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
Um...first of all, I think we should make a new page for the episodes
And second of all, does anyone know the impact the strike will have on Bionic Woman? ( Wikirocks2 05:44, 8 November 2007 (UTC))
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_the_2007_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike_on_television it says 9 episodes have been completed, and also answers our question about how many episodes there was supposed to be - 13. The source is here: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/guide.aspx?id=strike_scripted ( Wikirocks2 05:46, 16 November 2007 (UTC))
MayB we should say that in ep2 when Jamie and Ruth enter a house in that dead town, that there is an eposode of Battlestar Gaactica on TV? Just a thought... 83.157.165.71 ( talk) 13:51, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
I noticed a large edit war over the strike information. I suggest we make a new subheading titled "WGA Strike" or something along those lines. I did this before, but I guess someone reverted my edit. What do we think? (
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The characters section of this article is completely unorganised. Nathan and Antonio (until he died) appeared in i think every single episode, and they play important roles too. And Will Anthros, who is lsited as a main character, died in the very first episode and has not been seen since. I think someone should fix this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.169.147.160 ( talk) 12:46, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was not to move -- Lox ( t, c) 10:19, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
Bionic Woman (2007 TV series) → Bionic Woman (TV series) — Another user reverted this move by saying their had been some long discussion on this page (which their clearly isn't one). No other TV series shares the same name. The 1970s show was called The Bionic Woman, similar but not the same and I already added a hatnote at the top of this article in the case that someone would type in "Bionic Woman (TV series)" looking for the 70s show. — TJ Spyke 09:44, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
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Wikipedia's naming conventions.- BillCJ ( talk) 17:24, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
They're lengthy enough for me! It also seems to me looking at them that there was already a consensus to keep the year in the title. Andrewa ( talk) 18:39, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
I've added a DVD release section because Universal has announced that one is forthcoming in just over a month and a half. TVShowsonDVD is a recognized source (I say that because there is a Wiki-bias against Web-based entertainment news sources, but this one is not a blog or anything). That said, if anyone can find a printed source or, better still, has acccess to Universal's actual announcement press release, that's probably a more Wikipedia-friendly source. 68.146.41.232 ( talk) 13:42, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
We have contradictory infomation here: one source says Universal plans to at least complete the remaining episodes of the 13-episode commitment, and then we have a single newspaper column suggesting the series has been cancelled. As a search of the usual sites provides no support for the contention that the series has officially been cancelled (yet), I have rewritten the information accordingly. USAToday is a good source but it's still taken from a column. A similar column, I recall, reported that Sean Connery would appear as James Bond's father in Die Another Day (not kidding). So let's wait till a few more sources such as Variety, AP, etc. report an official announcement rather than a columnist's (possibly erroneous) speculation. And saying a show might be cancelled is not the same as saying it is cancelled. Remember Jericho. 23skidoo ( talk) 23:34, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
NBC's announcement today of initial series renewals did not indicate Bionic Woman's fate, but the report I'm citing did indicate that production is done for the season, despite the earlier indication that NBC-Universal would produce the last few episodes of the contract, at least. Since most renewals and cancellations don't occur till May, we'll probably have to wait till then for a definitive announcement. It's possible NBC is waiting to see how well the DVD sells first. 23skidoo ( talk) 03:28, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
Lucy Hale's website (in her message center) says the series has been cancelled. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.25.20.38 ( talk) 17:28, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
“I’m told by multiple sources that Bionic staffers were informed late last week that the troubled reboot has indeed been canceled,” says Ausiello. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mg.mikael ( talk • contribs) 20:11, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Then why are you allowing Awbeal, to say that it was cancelled, confirmed by David Eick. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mg.mikael ( talk • contribs) 00:05, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
I've altered the writer credit wording a bit in the infobox to reflect more accurately the way the series was conceived. I think it's still important to include the lineage leading back to Caidin, but I think it's more accurate to go with the "based on a character" route re: Johnson and "suggested by" route re: Caidin. We can't speculate, but it would be interesting to see if there's been any controversy over Johnson not being credited. I can see Caidin being omitted (his inclusion here is admittedly anal but that's what we do here) but I found the fact Johnson wasn't credited to be troubling. 23skidoo ( talk) 16:31, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
The article for this cancelled series needs to be updated. It reads like the show is still in production, which is misleading to the reader. - Davodd ( talk) 22:35, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Just in response to CapnZapp, if you check my edit history on the article, I was the one who kept pushing for it to remain neutral and make no pronouncements on the show's fate until something official came out. I reverted some edits, and exchanged words (via e-mail) with some users accusing me of "wishful thinking" and being anal. But once Sci-Fi's website, quoting the man in charge of the show as saying it was cancelled, even that was good enough for me, so I added the original note. The fact the show has ended production and has not been renewed for 2008-09, that's as authoritative as you can get. Certainly if someone wants to add a more recent source, please do. As far as I'm concerned all that's needed is a print or Internet source relating to NBC's upfront for 2008-09. 23skidoo ( talk) 13:57, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
It says that, in Australia, The Bionic Woman premiered in late June, 2008, on "The Sci-fi Channel"
I'm pretty positive that it aired at least several months prior to this, on a free-to-air channel. Not sure where I'd find sources for that, however. Murrawhip ( talk) 14:49, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
"Mixed reaction"? Bionic Woman is now synonymous with major flop. This wasn't just "a new show": NBC hyped it for months in advance as "THE show" of the new season....and the result, was a disgrace. I understand that you want more solid referencing and I agree; I don't have time now but I'll sort through the...myriad critical jibes and reviews taken at the series. But this article is almost as if...its based on just the pilot. As the 8 episode season wore on, critics just kept hating it more, as did viewers. It's sloppy garbage...but what do you expect from switching head writers so many times. At any rate: yes, I will have to spend time hunting around for critical reactions to source: though I would point out: what's your source that reaction was "mixed"? I've already cited sources saying it was awful. Regardless, yes, need more solid references. As for "concision"...it's simply not going to be a paragraph or short statement. While it will have more references, yes, a sizable amount of text is going to be devoted to listing all of the many criticisms of this show. Heck, many of the better reviews I've read summarizing the series (from SyfyPortal, AintItCoolNews, Io9.com, etc....I need to find links) have gone so far as to make point by point lists of how "Bionic Woman" is almost a guide to "how to make a bad series". Anything that could go wrong, did go wrong. Sort of like how one cannot just mention "Caddyshack II was given mixed reviews" but "Caddyshack II was given mixed reviews because...". Etc. A more thorough update with better sourcing of TV critics will be pending when I have the time. -- Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici ( talk) 01:38, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Reaction was not mixed which would indicate roughly a 50-50 reception. That is not so, but I agree you cannot say it was universally panned. I will however go for the slightly less harsh (but more realistic) "receieved largely negative reviews". Given the examples in the article, they're not good.-- Tuzapicabit ( talk) 03:04, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
I did some clean-up of the article. All that it needs now is a minor copyedit, additional refs and formatted refs. Otherwise, I think pretty much everything else is covered for a GA nom. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 14:15, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, brand new here but noticed a huge mistake.... Katee Sackhoff played Starbuck in Battlestar not Number six as listed. Thanks
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