Jason Cahill is the new Showrunner on Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman has stumbled out of the gate, losing viewers week after week. This despite a great premiere audience. So many actors and staff have left the show, and we are only five episodes in, you have to wonder what is going on behind the scenes? Is Washington to blame?
The latest news according to SyFyPortal.com is that,
Jason Cahill has been named the new showrunner for “Bionic Woman,” permanently replacing Glen Morgan who left just before the show premiered in what appears to be a move that could signal a full-season pickup by the network.
This is the first time that Cahill has acted as a showrunner following a few writing stints on shows like “The Sopranos,” “Profiler” and “Surface.” However, he will be working with a core team that includes executive producers Jason Smilovic and current “BGS” executive producer David Eick on the show.
Personally, I don’t care who runs the show, but I do wish there was more evidence of David Eick’s fingerprints on the show. BW has turned out to be poor quality next to its Battlestar sibling. However, I am beginning to wonder just how much creative input Eick has on Battlestar. I presumed, apparently erroneously, Eick as executive produce of BW meant the re-imagined Jaime Sommers drama would be just as a great as Battlestar Galactica. This thinking was wrong.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that Cahill will solve all the show’s many problems. Of course, one of those problems is Isaiah Washington. Until he’s finally gone, nothing will help the show.
October 29th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
[...] each passing episode, episode 5 just aired, my disappointment and dissatisfaction grows. Now on the third show runner (the person in charge of the show), BW has been a bionic mess since the un-aired pilot made its way [...]