The Bionic Woman

I just watched the pilot episode of The Bionic Woman and To be honest I was very surprised.
In case you haven't heard, this is a new remake of the old Bionic woman starring ex-EastEnder Michelle Ryan (Zoe Slater) in the lead role. You wouldn't think it was her though with her newly acquired American accent and she has definitely had a few more acting lessons since leaving the soap.



I was well impressed both with the acting and the show as a whole. The effects were good and it wasn't far in to the opening episode before we saw the Bionic powers unleashed.
It is a bit corny that Jamie is dating a college lecturer who also happens to work on a secret project for the government capable of improving humans with specialized nanites. They just happen to be out together (Just after she has told him she is pregnant) when a juggernaut plows into the side of the car. The boyfriend is hardly touched but Jamie loses her legs an arm as well as use of an eye and ear.

I am looking forward to seeing the rest of the series.

Also this week I watched the pilot episode of Reaper.

It is a bit like The Collector in that it is about a guy who works for The Devil collecting souls but where the Collector was quite dark, this is very much lighter with your 2 comedy side-kicks and a lot of gags. I enjoyed it though and will be continuing with it.