Sackhoff To Stay Put on BW

Written by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Staff Journalist)

Yesterday, after the actress reportedly made comments at a BSG Con indicating her displeasure with “Bionic Woman,” TVGuide, IGN and Slice of SciFi reported that Katie Sackoff would be leaving the struggling-NBC series. Today, however, it appears reports of her depature were pre-mature.

“I have no plans to leave Bionic Woman, and Michelle Ryan is doing a great job. There’s not one ounce of bad blood between us.” Sackoff told TVGuide today.

Sackoff said that reports of her insulting co-star Ryan, or reports that she was leaving the show came from an unsubstianted blog report from this weekend’s “Bionic Woman” convention at which she appeared.

“It’s sad,” says Sackhoff, “because you want to connect with the fans, and then they throw it in your face in a negative light.”

Sackoff went on to say she’s contractually obligated for six more seasons, should the struggling series make it that far. She also said she meets regularly with producers about her role and that its the type of role she really enjoys and would love to play for as long as the series runs.

And Sackoff added,”If they want to cut my involvement, that’s totally fine. I understand that it’s called Bionic Woman, not “Women.” It would be nice to actually do a pilot season.”

Currently, “Bionic Woman” has run out of completed episodes. The final new episode aired last night and it could serve as the series finale for the show.