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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 439986" data-attributes="member: 23">Yes. Kenneth Johnson worked hard to keep his series grounded and I think that&#039;s why The Bionic Woman&nbsp; proved more watchable than Wonder Woman for me in recent years. I suppose the WW character and series both lean into fantasy a little more.It&#039;s a little ironic that the areas in which Jaime came second in the comparison video are also the reasons why she&#039;s frequently a more compelling character to watch. I like that there are fairly strict limitations to the way in which her powers work, and there are shortcomings that she has to get round. Diana has the whole being depowered through bondage or her belt being removed or being susceptible to gas, particularly as Diana, but in general she seemed to have a broad range of powers for every occasion - from communicating to animals and emitting shark repellent to imitating voices - which risked making her a little overpowered (even though it&#039;s true to the comic character who if anything was far more powerful than TV WW).Any viewing of Wonder Woman is heavily informed by nostalgia, and there&#039;s a definite place for that. Lynda Carter&#039;s performance does a lot of heavy lifting as well. Objectively, though the series can be a bit of a trudge to get through - particularly when watching anything more than one or two episodes a week. The Bionic Woman generally had more story going on, which I think has dated it better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 439986, member: 23"] Yes. Kenneth Johnson worked hard to keep his series grounded and I think that's why [I]The Bionic Woman [/I]proved more watchable than [I]Wonder Woman[/I] for me in recent years. I suppose the [I]WW[/I] character and series both lean into fantasy a little more. It's a little ironic that the areas in which Jaime came second in the comparison video are also the reasons why she's frequently a more compelling character to watch. I like that there are fairly strict limitations to the way in which her powers work, and there are shortcomings that she has to get round. Diana has the whole being depowered through bondage or her belt being removed or being susceptible to gas, particularly as Diana, but in general she seemed to have a broad range of powers for every occasion - from communicating to animals and emitting shark repellent to imitating voices - which risked making her a little overpowered (even though it's true to the comic character who if anything was far more powerful than TV [I]WW[/I]). Any viewing of [I]Wonder Woman[/I] is heavily informed by nostalgia, and there's a definite place for that. Lynda Carter's performance does a lot of heavy lifting as well. Objectively, though the series can be a bit of a trudge to get through - particularly when watching anything more than one or two episodes a week. [I]The Bionic Woman [/I]generally had more story going on, which I think has dated it better. [/QUOTE]

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