NBC has brought in Friday Night Lights executive producer Jason Katims to consult on Bionic Woman, after Glen Morgan left over those curious 'creative differences.' It's certainly not a new story, a producer getting an extra iron in the fire even though they have a show already on the schedule. Although, usually we see this with producers who have established hits on their hands. This one comes as a bit of a surprise to me, given the tenuous nature of FNL's position. Don't get me wrong, I'm as much in the bag for the show, and Katims, as anybody. But we have to be realistic and admit that the renewal did come as something of a surprise after the way the show performed in the ratings last season. Renewing it was a gamble for the network, so is pulling one of the people credited with giving it that quality away to work on another show really the best idea? I certainly think that Katims can be a help to the Bionic Woman team, but I hope that Friday Night Lights doesn't suffer for it.
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9-13-2007 @ 4:33PM
GigG said...
Did I just miss it or has it not yet been posted that pilot eps of Life, Chuck and The Bionic Woman are available for free download to TiVo via Amazon Unboxed
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10-01-2007 @ 2:51AM
Lori Nickerson said...
Wonder when NBC cancels this....they seem to cancel all the good shows...didn't strike me as being all that good either...will give 1 or 2 more shows to see....
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