Last July NBC decided to pick up Isaiah Washington to guest star on Bionic Woman. This has reignited the controversy surrounding him. He will guest star on the show.
The controversy originally started when Isaiah Washington allegedly said homophobic comments around a homosexual member of the cast of Grey’s Anatomy. He was later dismissed from that show.
As many of you know, the role of Jaime Sommers sister is now going to be played by Lucy Hale.
“The character has been re-cast and has been re-conceived,” said producer Jason Smilovic. “To help us get more traction as we move into episodic, the character has a background in computer hacking. We’ve used the character to sort of open up this channel to the parents who were activists back in the day and who were very keen on saving the world, but as a result, sort of neglected their own children.”
Originally the sister to the Bionic Woman was a deaf woman who speaks sign language. However, this will no longer be the case. “Without going into too much detail, it’s that Jaime was originally working in a lab. She was going to be assigned to these chimpanzees. The chimpanzees were going to Dr. Anthros [Chris Bowers], who was using them for experimentation. He would come down to get the chimpanzees and they sort of fell in love during that time. We were looking for an organic way for her to be talking to the chimpanzees in sign language.”
Personally I liked the original actor who was cast for the sister - however, hopefully this will be a change for the good.
Katee Sackhoff from Battlestar Galactica signed a last-minute deal with NBC Studios that will make her a regular character on Bionic Woman. This happened after she had previously walked out of negotiations. Originally she was just to appear in the show pilot. The deal to keep Katee Sackhoff on the show as Sarah was signed Tuesday, July 17th.
Struggling as a bartender and surrogate mom to her teenage sister, Jaime Sommers (Michaelle Ryan, “EastEnders”) didn’t think life could get much harder. But hwne a devastating car accident leaves her at death’s door, Jaime’s only hope for survival is a cutting-edge, top-secret technology that comes at a hefty price. With a whole new existencde and debt to re-pay, Jaime must figure out how to use her extraordinary abilities for good, while weighing the personal sacrifices she will have to make. ultimately, it’s Jaime’s journey of self-discovery and inner strength that will help her embrace her new life as the Bionic Woman. Also starring are: Mae Whitman (”State of Grace”) as Becca, Jaime’s younger sister; Miguel Ferrer (”Crossing Jordan”) as Jonas, the man who employs Jaime’s boyfriend; Chris Bowers (”Rescue Me”) as Will, Jaime’s boyfriend, who performs the operation; Will Yun Lee (”Witchblade”) as Jae, the specialized operations leader; and molly Price (”Third Watch”), as Ruth, Joans’ second-in-command. “Bionic Woman” is produced by NBC Universal Televsion Studio and executive-produced by David Eick (”Battlestar Galactica”), Glen Morgan (”The X-Files”). Michael Dinner (”Kidnapped”) — who also directed the pilot — and Jason Smilovic (”Locky Number Slevin”). Laeta Kalogridis (”Birds of Prey”) is also an executive producer on the pilot.
See http://www.nbc.com/Bionic_Woman.
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