I think the main reason behind this decision is to bring back what has actually been missing, besides the program itself: science fiction. Most modern shows these days have all evolved past the now canned shows like Buffy the vampire slayer, Roswell, Dark Angel, and Veronica Mars.
NBC lost nearly all of it's new shows except for "Heroes", their biggest hit show to date and, surprise surprise, it's SCIENCE FICTION! Networks believe that if one show of that genre works, a dozen will. Bionic Woman is the first in a line of new super powered, science fiction like shows coming for the next line up.
I've read bout this for a while and they got some new shows about time travel, mind reading, super powered people, and even a temporary spin off for Heroes called "Heroes: Origins". Fox is also bringing out the "Sarah Connor Chronicles" which takes place between T2 and T3 in the Terminator movie universe.
To me, it's no surprise a show of Bionic Woman's type is coming out after the success of Heroes. The fact it's an older show coming back to life is a surprising move however. I personally think it looks pretty good and I'll wait after the first few episodes before I love it or loathe it, same with Chronicles.
It was a smart move to show it after Heroes since so many people watch the show, showing for a teaser for a TV show similar to Heroes after the finale was a smart move. I think it looks pretty good but I'm still more interested in seeing the Sarah Connor Chronicles personally, I'm VERY curious to see how they pull that one off.
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