In the 1970s, there were few genuine heroes on prime time television and even fewer of them were close to being considered “super”. Instead, the three networks fed us giggly television, glossy and empty private eyes, and increasingly silly fare. As a result, our affection for the few genuine heroes is probably enhanced. Over on…
THE BIONIC BOOK! http://www.bearmanormedia.com/ “…highly recommended…” – Back Issue Magazine “The Bionic Book earns its definitive title, hands down.” – Video Watchdog Before Hiro on Heroes, there was Steve Austin – The Six Million Dollar Man. Before Buffy Summers on Buffy The Vampire Slayer, there was Jaime Sommers – The Bionic Woman. Now, television’s classic wonder…
In the 1970s, she was Sci-Fi’s Sweetheart – Lindsay Wagner, the original BIONIC WOMAN. Now Lindsay is back on series TV and she gives us all the details.Plus VAMPIRELLA is also back (again) and did you ever see that AVENGERS movie from the 1950s? And be sure to stay on The Point via , RSS,…
The revisionist take on Camelot, Merlin, has been given a second season order by the BBC according to Variety. The series, starring Colin Morgan as the young wizard, has aired on BBC’s coveted Saturday night usually take n by Doctor Who and Robin Hood. NBC already bought American broadcast rights and intends to schedule the…
2007 was a pretty big year for television, bringing us great shows such as [[[Pushing Daisies]]], [[[Californication]]], and [[[Chuck]]], and some duds like [[[Cavemen]]], [[[Bionic Woman]]], and [[[Aliens in America]]]. One gem that seemed to slip through the cracks you can now catch on DVD, in the ABC Studios and The CW’s [[[Reaper]]]. The show…
In an attempt to make up for NBC’s flop of a reboot last year with [[[Bionic Woman]]] comes the new and improved [[[Knight Rider]]] which is like the original series, but with a revamped KITT, a younger cast, a brand new back-story, and fantastic special effects, this show has the potential be a win for…
ComicMix Radio kicks off the week with a visit from 30 Days Of Night creator Steve Niles who fills us in on his reaction to the how his project looked on the big screen as well as his new series at DC… plus updates on: • Comic creators turning up on Numb3rs • The TV…
Twenty-three years ago today, Hasbro brought the Autobots and Decepticons to store shelves all across America. Initially reusing previously-released toys from the Japanese Takara toylines Diaclone and Microman, Hasbro issued the toys under the name Transformers. The basic back-story of the toyline and subsequent comic books and cartoons was developed by the Marvel Comics writers…
What if the story of Jekyll and Hyde were based on a real person, a true case? And what if there were someone alive in the present day that had the same horrible curse? This is the premise of the new BBC mini-series Jekyll, premiering this Saturday at 8 PM on BBC America. The series…
Why should movies have all the fun of resurrecting old TV shows, when TV itself can autocannibalize with the best of ’em? Here’s a teaser from the new Bionic Woman pilot set to air this fall on NBC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAd86zqrh9E I can’t help but wonder if this sort of exercise hasn’t been superceded by all the…
With its only success this year the science fiction favorite, Heroes, NBC is betting that, come the fall, you’ll want more. The new season, announced today, includes a revival of The Bionic Woman, Journeyman (about a time-travelling journalist) and Chuck, a young computer whiz who becomes a Jack Bauer-style agent after espionage secrets are downloaded…
NBC has picked up David Eick’s remake of The Bionic Woman for the 2007 -2008 season. Eick was best known for his work as executive producer of the remake of Battlestar Galactica, running on NBC’s Sci-Fi Network. Now he’s best known as teevee’s go-to guy for science ficiton teevee revivals. The revisioned series stars British…
