Yes, that is a great story how Universal didn't renew Lindsay's contract and let her go right after she filmed that first guest shot as Jaime on the Six Million Dollar Man. But after the episode aired and got huge ratings and ABC wanted a spinoff, Universal realized they made a mistake and they...
I suppose the most obvious distinction is that leads were different genders. It seems the Bionic Woman was allowed to be more emotional, and wear her heart on her sleeve, while Steve was more serious. Plus Jaime went all all those fun undercover assignments like beauty pageants and female...