Katee Sackhoff's Next Bionic Role

[Geekyfanboy]

Katee Sackhoff, who played Kara “Starbuck” Thrace on the SCI FI Channel series “Battlestar Galactica” may have bitten the stardust on that series, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, she get’s put back together again in the David Eick re-imaging of the new NBC SF show “The Bionic Woman.”

Sackhoff will be making an appearance as a guest star on the show’s pilot episode when it airs. She plays the evil nemesis to the main character Jamie Sommers.

Sackhoff’s character will also have those great bionic implants. English actress Michelle Ryan from the British hit show “EastEnders” has been chosen by Eick to star as the new Bionic Woman.

[moyer777]

YES!

This is cool. :cylon

[Rico]

Trying to recall - is this just a pilot so far or are they going ahead with a full 1st season?

[Geekyfanboy]

Just pilot right now.

[Darth Gaos]

I had also heard that the role would NOT be recurring but a one time thing only.  Is this true?  ANyone hear anything else?

[Geekyfanboy]

well they are doing only a pilot.. if it gets picked up for a series who knows.. unless of course her character gets killed off in the pilot.

[Darth Gaos]

...unless of course her character gets killed off in the pilot.

Thst is what I was under the impression of.  Gosh I wish I could remember where I heard or read that...

[Geekyfanboy]

Sackhoff Is Original Bionic Woman

Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff told SCI FI Wire that she will play the original cyborg in NBC's Bionic Woman SF series. "I play Sarah Corvus," Sackhoff said in an interview at the Saturn Awards in Los Angeles on May 10. "She's the original bionic woman. The first bionic woman. She doesn't let anyone forget it. And she's kind of gone off the reservation. She's a little crazy."

Sackhoff, who plays fighter jock Starbuck in Battlestar, will star in The Bionic Woman opposite Michelle Ryan, who plays Jamie Sommers. Sackhoff revealed that her character will have two bionic arms, "both legs, two eyes, one ear, part of my chest." The show is a reimagining of the original 1970s series, which starred Lindsay Wagner as Jamie Sommers. Sackhoff said that her character would be part of the series as well.

Sackhoff added: "My biggest fear was that Sarah Corvus was going to turn out like Starbuck. But she didn't. She turned out a little like Number Six [laughs]. She's the femme fatale. She's dangerous. She's sexy. She knows it, and she uses it. She walks with a purpose, and Starbuck really doesn't. It's ... two different sides of the coin, but both misunderstood."

The Bionic Woman, from Battlestar executive producer David Eick, is being looked on favorably by NBC, Sackhoff said. "It hasn't been [picked up] ... officially," she said. "Unofficially, I've heard that it's getting picked up. But officially, we'll find out Monday." (The Hollywood Reporter, citing anonymous sources, confirmed that NBC will pick up Bionic Woman.)

[markinro]

Sneak peak...

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[markinro]

Another clip -- fighting Starbuck...and no 80's "bionic" sound effects

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[Darth Gaos]

Ya know, I really don;t know how excited I am for this series.....I will probably give it a chance but those really did not excite me for some reason.

[Geekyfanboy]

Wow... really.. I'm pumped. This looks great.