OK, sometimes you just gotta be a man [or maybe a bear] and stand up for what you believe is moral, correct and what Andy Gibb would have wanted. And I dear bloggers on LJ, am taking a stand by stating that I am NOT too happy that the media has decided to revamp THE BIONIC WOMAN. You can redo CHARLIES ANGELS, you rewrite BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, and you can even try to make Jessica Simpson act like Catherine Bach for THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, but do not take on my Jamie!

I mean just look at that clip above! Bionic arm in full action, sound effects just a un-un-uning .. btw, I still make that sound when I'm moving our sliding file cabinets at work.

I've seen the clips of the "new" Bionic Woman, and I know that many LJ's are excited about the series, but I say nay nay. Jamie Summers was not some type of Matrix rip off. She was a school teacher, who took a part time job as a spy to pay off the 5.5 million she owed the government for saving her life.

And if I hear that the new show is trying to introduce the Fembots, I will really be mad! I loved all 5 of the Fembot episodes [from the series "Kill Oscar" and "Fembots In Las Vegas"]. They showed Jamie in some great bionic action.

One of the things that I loved about the old show, were the inconsistencies in Jamie's bionics. For example ..

1. She could hear across a crowded room with her right ear, but she still had to push her hair out of the way. What was that about? Brecht shampoo interfered with the built in amplifier?

2. On some episodes, it took all of Jamie's ability to break a lock. In others, such as her fight with Big Foot, she was picking up huge boulders and throwing them.

3. Jamie was supposed to be able to run 60 miles an hour. But whenever she was timed, it was usually 54 mph or 55 mph. What was she doing? Holding out for that last stretch?

So, in taking my stand, I say NOOOOO to the new bionic woman. Now, please finish watching the above clip where you see Jamie's legs explode and think the end might be near!

OK, I'll admit that I am soooooooooo addicted to You Tube, it is not even funny. I mean I will go to the site at work, at home, etc.

I do not go to the site to see other people's homemade videos [although I do love Chad Vader], but for clips of old tv shows, music videos, etc. I mean they have over 500 clips just on Miss Ross!

But the ultimate reason I go to You Tube is to see old episodes of The Bionic Woman! As a child of the 70's [and a teenager of the 80's], I freaking loved Jamie Sommers. I had a poster of her on my wall [which I got from the Weekly Reader club]. I wanted to be Jamie Sommers [and with Steve Austin / Lee Majors as her boyfriend, could you blame me?].

My favorite episodes always includes those with the Fembots [episodes "Kill Oscar" and "Fembots In Las Vegas"].

When I was stage managing Joseph .... Dreamcoat in 1997, two of the actors and I would scream out "I'm not THAT bionic," during long tech rehearsals. The line "I'm not ...." comes from the first episode of Kill Oscar when Jamie has to jump out of a window from a high apartment complex to escape the fembots. However, the jump is too high and she damages her legs. Heavy drama!

Oh well, now you know I love You Tube and The Bionic Woman!

All That And A Bag Of Chips ....... Salt And Vinegar Lays

"SHE'S BIONIC .. OF COURSE." Dr. Franklin [creator of the Fembots] in Kill Oscar.