tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post6094567914721152909..comments2024-03-28T03:19:12.867-04:00Comments on space1970: THE BIONIC WOMAN (1976)Christopher Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-45284837893114613372011-04-26T13:28:33.142-04:002011-04-26T13:28:33.142-04:00Lindsay Wagner's Jaime Sommers was one of my b...Lindsay Wagner's Jaime Sommers was one of my boyhood crushes in the'70s.<br /><br />SGBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-41669093241984350302011-04-25T14:27:48.065-04:002011-04-25T14:27:48.065-04:00I'll always remember the toy commercials too -...I'll always remember the toy commercials too -- especially the Fembot doll. It was the Bionic Woman equivalent of the great Masketron villain from the Six Million Dollar Man line. I loved these shows as a kid, because it let my sister and I play something together (with action figures and role playing outdoors).Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157952529413529997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-36966665272830829362011-04-25T09:31:07.573-04:002011-04-25T09:31:07.573-04:00One of the things that impresses me about this ser...One of the things that impresses me about this series is that how the character of Jaime Sommers was allowed to keep her dignity and act as a good role model. “The Bionic Woman” started airing right at the birth of the “jiggle TV” phenomenon -- shows like “Charlie's Angels” and “Three's Company” were presenting women as sexy objects much more blatantly than before, but the producers of “The Bionic Woman” were able to keep Jaime above that. Yes, there were a few episodes where they had to pander (Jaime as a female wrestler, Jaime as a belly dancer), but not nearly as much as they could have. (“Jaime, we need you to go undercover as a mud-wrestling French maid stripper again.”)<br /><br />Fortunately, Jaime Sommers was allowed to act as an intelligent, capable person and not just as “Steve Austin with cleavage.” She was smart and compassionate, an outsider in the dangerous world of espionage -- a miracle of science determined not to lose her humanity. It made for a distinct character, and some very fond memories of a unique TV show.Moncynnesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-4944551163100131542011-04-25T02:23:01.274-04:002011-04-25T02:23:01.274-04:00One of these days....One of these days....Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-47325970827489016482011-04-25T00:23:35.593-04:002011-04-25T00:23:35.593-04:00Surprised that Lindsay hasn't made an appearan...Surprised that Lindsay hasn't made an appearance as a Space Babe.Cord the Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768966473685556824noreply@blogger.com