The Bionic Woman (1976–1978)
4/10
It's mostly boring but so is $6 Mil Man.
14 April 2020
I don't know why it's so boring! I've tried watching a few episodes in the ams and it's beyong boring. It must have been hard for Lindsey to try to carry her own series in the era of Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith and Wonder Woman. She looks quite striking when her bangs have volume added to them, she looks quite different. Sadly, she invariably pulls her hair back and tucks it behind her ear, giving her the unflattering "flat 70's hair" (or hair plastered against her forehead) that was so unbecoming for her otherwise lovely self.

Because I'm so distracted by her hair, I can't focus on the episode. The romance with Steve Austin left me cold (another boring show with unremarkable---even if handsome---TV star) but it got a bit interesting when they brought in a cool bionic dog. It was a police dog, very reminiscent of Run, Joe, Run, a show I adored as a kid.

Not much else to add. It has its own cult following, but for me, it's a borefest. Oscar Goldman was a nice enough character but "pizzazz" and "oomph" was missing from this series. It didn't help that---like $6 Mil Man---they turned it into the "run in slo-mo" show. As a kid, I got interested when they sped up the reel and Jaimie was unbolting bolts real fast. But that got old fast. Nothing much to see here, but if you're "coronalocked down", eh! It's good enough and a family show so don't let my review deter you: you might like it better and more power to you.

PS: Wagner has a gorgeous speaking voice. Her "country star" episode is on now but I'm disappointed by her singing (and I loved 70's country music). I'll try to not doze off and watch it till the end but it's a very tedious watch. 4/10 stars from me.
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