A scene from the new Bionic Woman

The original Bionic Woman was blonde and perky. Reimagined for the 21st century, she's suspicious and even a little dysfunctional.
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 young woman 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, aka The Six Million Dollar Man. Those were simpler times.
Fast-forward three decades to the new take on “The Bionic Woman” (on NBC) and Jaime Sommers has received both a body overhaul and attitude adjustment. The update version of the seventies series presents viewers with a very different, and terribly serious, Jaime Sommers.
Unlike previous attempts to revisit classic shows, “The Bionic Woman” is less kitsch and more Kafkaesque. Filmed in Vancouver, the new Bionic Woman presents viewers with a far grittier portrait of the seventies heroine.
As portrayed by British actress Michelle Ryan, the modern-day Jaime is a weary working bartender and a surrogate mother to her troubled teen sister, Becca (Lucy Hale). A horrific car accident puts Jaime, or what's left of her, in the hospital, at death's door, when a sombre government man named Jonas (Miguel Ferrer of Crossing Jordan) shows up to sanction some very experimental, life-saving surgery. The bill, naturally, comes later.
In this version, however, Jaime does not go easily into the superhero role. As per the original show's tagline, this Bionic Woman is “better … faster … stronger,” but she's also a little frightened of her new abilities.
In keeping with the original series, Jaime is immediately pressed into service as a super-powered government agent, but bridles at the responsibility.
Beyond the basic premise, everything else about The Bionic Woman has changed. Gone are the slow-motion running and the springy sound effects when Jaime leaps in the air. And no sign anywhere of Oscar Goldman, the smooth scientist who served as mentor and handler to both Jaime and the Six Million Dollar Man.
Source: Internet