Sarah Corvus Was Originally Supposed To Be "So Much Crazier"
Entertainment Weekly has an four-page feature on blonde action heroine and former bionic babe Katee Sackhoff in this week’s issue, where the star talks about her roles on Bionic Woman and Battlestar Galactica as well as her plans for the future.
Among the more interesting revelations for Bionic Woman fans was Katee’s frustration about how watered down Sarah Corvus became as the show got more and more attention.
“She was sooooo much crazier than what ended up on the air,” said the actress. “She kept being pulled back. That’s the norm for network television, as far as I am concerned.”
It’s another insider comment about the stunted potential of what could have been a great show, and one that is especially intriguing considering the Sarah Corvus scenes that made it on the air were pretty crazy. The Sarah we saw was needy, violent, homicidal, caring, self-destructive, palpably alive and yet slipping into psychosis while dying.
What Sarah Corvus could have been, or would have been, if Sackhoff had been allowed to truly unleash her man-eating and scene-chewing glory will be a mystery for the ages. As will the question of who she was with in the pilot, and what would have become of her complicated relationship with the elder Anthros played by Mark Sheppard.
The article also contained high praise for Katee from Bionic and Battlestar executive producer David Eick: “You’ll see I tend to cast Katee in everything I possibly can … She’s a very special find. Those actors who can combine the qualities of strength and vulnerability - they usually call those people movie stars.”
The magazine interview featured some gorgeous pictures of Katee looking fiercely lovely with flowing blonde extensions. There are also videos of Katee from the shoot on the magazine’s web site for those who are interested.
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Hi Margie, I just thought I would tell you that NBC just announced their fall schedule today in USA TODAY and “Bionic Woman” is not on the schedule. In fact, I did read that David Eick, the Executive Producer of the show was the one that decided to not continue the show. I think that was a huge mistake that he made. He didn’t give the show a chance to let it grow. Also, thanks to the petition to save the show, it turns out that a lot of people were starting to be fans of the show, including me. Well, at least I have the 2-disc DVD set of the show and I can be able to watch these eight episodes whenever I want. Thanks to this show, Michelle Ryan is no longer a stranger to me. I hope that she does another show very soon. I think that she did a great job as Jamie. I just feel so bad for her. I felt that the show could have went somewhere. People like David Eick give up so fast and he just figures that the show can’t go nowhere. I will miss the show very much.
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:40 pm
I forgot to mention something. I just wanted to know how the “Bionic Woman” DVD has been selling since it was released? I was just curious.