I wonder if Bionic Woman will actually stick to the formula it's used for the last three episodes. Certainly, the show has managed to maintain, finally, a relatively consistent tone in its recent episodes, but the ratings aren't very good and I don't think the formulaic approach the producers are currently using will lead to better numbers.
For three weeks now we've had geek boy, Nathan, feed info to Jaime and company, be funny, and disappear. Tom, Jaime's CIA boyfriend, appears and then alternately helps her, keeps information from her, and bats his eyelashes at her. Jonas acts all high and mighty, he is impressed with Jaime's results but not necessarily the way she goes about her job. The show has also thrown in more nods to the old series, especially in terms of the depiction of bionic abilities. When Jaime starts running bionic-style, the show briefly flips to slow motion, like its namesake did, before going hyper-fast.
This new-found consistency has virtually eliminated the original plot of the show. Gone is Sarah Corvus, gone is Anthony Anthros, gone are some of the best moments, plots, and ideas of the series. While that could be a problem, the weakest moments of the show have also disappeared. It's as though the show has gone from wildly vacillating between "A" and "F" material to deciding to stick with solid "C+" material. I don't know which I prefer.
Of course, I must say that I was quite pleased that the show gave a nod to James Bond last night. When Antonio suggested that dating was not compatible with her job, Jaime asked if that was the reason Bond never had the same girlfriend. Bond did in fact get married in one of the movies, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, but his wife was promptly murdered. Jaime and Antonio's analysis is a good interpretation of Bond's actions (but, it should be noted, not new).
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1 - Chris Beaumont
Nice OHMSS reference! I really like that film.
I also adore Pushing Daisies and was very happy to learn it got a full season order (strike not withstanding)
One thing that the strike is affording these shows is that some that may have been on the verge of getting canned will be able to air more of their produced eps as the nets will still want fresh material on the air.
2 - Brent
Rumour (and his current menu which is available online) has it that Sebastian's - the pizza place that Ramsay worked on a week or two ago - went right back to his original menu and concept as soon as Gordon was out the door. People associated with the restaurant have been defending him - and the menu concept - in the show's message boards ever since.
3 - El Bicho
"I want to see a place where everyone tries hard, is a good person, and the place has just fallen on hard times."
You probably have, since you're the TV guy, but have you seen the BBC version of KN? They close with a wrap-up where Gordon visits a few weeks later. It's much better, but they might be saving that to do a wrap-up show.
Sebastian the failed actor most likely did it to get on TV. I don't understand how people can be so reticent to listen to him when they are so deep in the red. Obviously, if they knew what they were doing, they wouldn't need him