With the news that ‘Bionic Woman’ is being fast-tracked on Channel 7, the Australian media are beginning to latch on to the show which could well be the next Heroes.

thewest.com.au feature Miguel Ferrer, who reveals more about the role that his character, Jonas Bledsoe, and the Burket Group may play in the series:

“..it’s dark and it’s nasty and sci-fi and drama and action. Jonas is dedicated to stopping rogue organisations around the world that want to end civilisation as we know it,”

“That’s at the core of the plot, but there are a lot of avenues the story can take, that’s what makes it so good”

“He’s forced to make a lot of difficult decisions in the best interests of many, sometimes at the expense of a few.”

This is interesting as it suggests that this motives of the Burket Group will be more layered than it might first appear.

Ferrer also goes on to mention the 1970’s Bionic dog - he’s not a fan:

“There’s no Bionic Dog in this one. If there is, I’m probably going to leave”

Bizarrely Ferrer’s wife once lived with the Bionic dog as when the series ended her father adopted him:

“Yep, she grew up with The Bionic Dog”

I wonder whether this had any bearing on Miguel’s decision to accept the role?

Bionic Woman premieres in Australia on October 4.

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