Posted on 26/09/06
Faster, stronger - and a lot darker
Having bionic limbs isn't nearly as much fun as it used to be.In the original TV incarnation of The Bionic Woman, way back in 1976, Lindsay Wagner played the title character as a carefree gal and tennis pro who just happened to possess mechanical legs, a super-strong right arm and extra-sensitive hearing. At government behest, she fought bad guys and the occasional Fembot, but in most episodes of the two-season series, Jaime's biggest worry was deciding which snappy pantsuit to wear out on a date with her boyfriend/fiancé Steve Austin, a.k.a. The Six Million Dollar Man. Those were simpler times.
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