Bionic Woman

Today we have part two of our list of ten actors who we think would have been a better choice to play Will Anthros, Jaime Sommers’ scientist boyfriend. 

We have been vocal about our thesis that casting Chris Bowers as Jaime’s boyfriend, Will Anthros, is a big part of what went wrong with Bionic Woman’s first season.  He was not a convincing scientist, he was not a convincing boyfriend, and he was not a good package overall. 

So for ten days we plan to present, in no particular order, ten actors we think would have been a better choice for Jaime’s boyfriend.  Yesterday we suggested Michael Rosenbaum, who played Lex Luthor on Smallville.  Today we suggest another scifi alum: Sean Maher.

How You Know Him:  Sean played another brilliant scifi doctor, the gifted Dr. Simon Tam on Joss Whedon’s Firefly.

Why He Would Have Been a Good Choice:  We know from Firefly that Sean can handle the science part of playing Will, and we also know he is willing to tackle some of the crazy stuff that scifi actors have to do.  He has already walked the ethical line of science and strange implants with Summer Glau, who played his sister River Tam, and … he’s just so darn cute.

Could He Have Played a Convincing Scientist?  Definitely.  Sean rattled off medical terms with ease on Firefly, no reason he could not convey the type of serious ambition that was needed with Will Anthros.  We are a bit worried about his ability to play a potential devious manipulator, but Simon lied plenty of times to protect River so we feel he could probably pull it off.

Could He Have Played a Convincing Boyfriend?  Yep.  He already locked lips with hottie Jewel Staite in Serenity, and if we could have had a third of that chemistry between Will and Jaime in the premiere we would have had a better Bionic Woman.

Would He Have Taken the Part?  Maybe … Sean has unfortunately been without a big part since Firefly ended, and it would have been nice to see him on our screens again in another potential hit show.

Clip of Evidence:  This chilly scene from Firefly, where Simon Tam confronts his frenemy Jayne Cobb about his previous betrayals and lets him know who is the better man.

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