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Universal Home Entertainment has released updated cover art for THE BIONIC WOMAN - SEASON ONE DVD set. 7/29/2010
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Universal Home Entertainment has issued an official press release with additional details on THE BIONIC WOMAN - SEASON ONE DVD set that will hit stores on October 19th. 7/21/2010
From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: One of the Most Iconic Television Series Leaps Onto DVD for the First Time Ever 'The Bionic Woman' Season One
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Fans can finally experience one of television's most memorable television series when "The Bionic Woman" Season One debuts on DVD on October 19, 2010 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Relive the excitement of this groundbreaking television series starring Primetime Emmy® Award winner Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers, a woman leading the ultimate double-life. Never-before-released on DVD in North America, this four-disc set includes every episode from the show's premiere season plus five crossover episodes from "The Six Million Dollar Man," and a Bionic Beginnings featurette, which tracks evolution of television's first Bionic Woman and includes an all-new, exclusive interview with Lindsay Wagner.
"The Bionic Woman's" 1976 premiere introduced delighted television viewers to a thrilling new kind of action hero -- the blonde, brainy and beautiful Jaime Sommers. Armed with an astonishing range of superhuman abilities, Jaime goes undercover as a schoolteacher to take on a host of evildoers in 13 action-filled adventures that take her to every corner of the globe.
Inspired by the Emmy® and Golden Globe®-nominated action series "The Six Million Dollar Man," "The Bionic Woman" Season One stars Primetime Emmy® Award winner and Golden Globe®-nominee Lindsay Wagner (The Paper Chase) and Richard Anderson ("Dynasty"), along with an array of 1970s luminaries including Lee Majors ("The Six Million Dollar Man), Andy Griffith ("Matlock"), Tippi Hedren (The Birds) and Kristy McNichol ("Empty Nest").
The "Bionic Woman" Season One DVD comes with exciting bonus features to delight any collector, including:
· Five "The Six Million Dollar Man" Crossover Episodes
· "The Bionic Woman" -- the original second season "The Six Million
Dollar Man" episode where Jaime Sommers becomes the Bionic
Woman.
· "The Bionic Woman: Part II" -- Jaime Sommers is sent on her first
assignment for the Office of Scientific Investigations in this second
season "The Six Million Dollar Man" episode.
· "The Return of the Bionic Woman" -- Steve Austin learns that Jaime
Sommers is still alive after seeing her die from a Bionic rejection.
However, Jaime has suffered brain damage and no longer
remembers anything about her past life, including Steve.
· "The Return of the Bionic Woman Part II" -- In an attempt to restore
her memory, Steve Austin takes the recuperating Jaime Sommers
to their hometown of Ojai, California. However, facing her past
results in violent headaches and confusing flashbacks.
· "Welcome Home, Jaime" -- In "The Six Million Dollar Man" episode
that launched "The Bionic Woman" spin-off series, Oscar Goldman
arranges a job for Jaime as a schoolteacher, but she also insists
on taking on the missions for the Office of Scientific Investigations.
· Bionic Beginnings Featurette: Featuring an all-new interview with
Lindsay Wagner, this featurette tracks the evolution of television's first
Bionic Woman from her introduction in a two-part episode of "The Six
Million Dollar Man" to the launch of her own series.
· Episode Commentary: Commentaries featuring director Alan J.
Levi, writer James D. Parriott and writer/director Kenneth Johnson.
· Gag Reel
· Photo Gallery
SYNOPSIS
She can run faster than 60 mph, bend massive steel bars, jump from insane heights and hear sounds you can only imagine. She's no ordinary schoolteacher ... she's "The Bionic Woman." Relive the excitement of this iconic TV series starring Primetime Emmy® Award winner Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers, a woman leading the ultimate double-life. After her unforgettable appearances on "The Six Million Dollar Man" as Colonel Steve Austin's (Lee Majors) true love, Jaime's story begins anew in these entertaining Season One episodes as she learns to deal with her new bionic abilities, becomes a top-secret agent for the Office of Scientific Investigations and deals with her changed relationship with Steve. Now available in a four-disc set that includes five original episodes featured in "The Six Million Dollar Man" and a never-before-seen Bionic Beginnings Featurette, "The Bionic Woman" Season One promises non-stop action, excitement and adventure with the world's first female cyborg.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD
Street Date: October 19, 2010
Copyright: 2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61114258
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Picture Format: Widescreen
Languages: English 5.1
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Rating: Not rated
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi.
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Universal Home Entertainment has announced via TV Shows On DVD.com that THE BIONIC WOMAN - SEASON 1 will be released on October 19th with a suggested retail price of $39.98. Bonus content for the 4 disc set reportedly includes The Six Million Dollar Man crossover episodes "The Bionic Woman Parts 1 & 2", "The Return of the Bionic Woman Parts 1 & 2", and "Welcome Home, Jaime Part 1" (which originally aired as a SMDM episode). An original featurette, "Bionic Beginnings" has also been produced for this release. Show creator Kenneth Johnson has reported that he has recorded an audio commentary for "The Ghosthunter" episode, which he co-wrote and directed. I will be sure to keep you posted on any official announcements of additional bonus content. The episodes will be presented in their original 1.33:1 "full screen" aspect ratio with Dolby Digital 2.0 audio. 7/15/2010
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The wait will soon be over for fans in the U.S. who have eagerly awaited DVD releases of the classic Bionic shows. Universal is currently preparing The Bionic Woman for a late 2010-early 2011 North America/Region 1 release. A release of The Six Million Dollar Man series is in the works from Time-Life. What can we hope to see? Along with the complete series, there are tons of extras in the works...including new interviews with cast and crew! Kenneth Johnson will also be providing audio commentaries for BW's "The Ghosthunter" and "Doomsday Is Tomorrow". Many thanks to Universal for remembering us fans here in the U.S., and for giving Bionic Woman the spectacular release that it deserves! More information will be posted as it becomes available. 4/11/2010
In 1975 Lindsay Wagner made a guest appearance on THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN series as a birthday present for her sister. No one knew what would follow...THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN series is based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin. The story centers on former astronaut Col. Steve Austin who is critically injured when the experimental aircraft that he is testing crashes on the runway. The U.S. government takes this opportunity to create the world's first Bionic man. Col. Austin's legs, right arm, and left eye are replaced with cybernetic limbs which give him extraordinary strength and abilities. The Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) promptly sends Steve on covert missions, and he becomes an enormous asset to the government.
The Universal series also became an asset to ABC-TV. However, after several years it was felt that Col. Austin needed more than weekly missions. So, Kenneth Johnson created the perfect female companion for him--Jaime Sommers. After a tragic skydiving accident, Jaime also received Bionic replacements. She and Steve planned to be married, but it came to pass that Jaime's body rejected her new limbs and she died.
ABC realized how phenomenally successful Lindsay Wagner's portrayal of Jaime Sommers had become. So, they brought her back to life and spun her off into her own series--THE BIONIC WOMAN. It debuted in January 1976 and was an immediate hit. The series ran on ABC for two seasons, and was picked up by NBC for its final season. Today, THE BIONIC WOMAN continues to entertain audiences around the world.
This in an unofficial fan website dedicated to MCA/Universal Studios' television series, THE BIONIC WOMAN. This site is in no way affiliated with Lindsay Wagner or MCA/Universal. No rights to the series are given or implied. THE BIONIC WOMAN ©Universal Studios. The Bionic Woman Files receives no paid advertising, and limits promotions to Bionic related events, products, and websites. Site design by James Sherrard ©2010. BionicWomanFiles@aol.com. The Bionic Woman Files debuted online in March 1998.
