Though I am unable to watch it till tomorrow evening (long story, not interesting) the third episode of Bionic Woman should be wrapping up as I type this, and if the following story is true, it may be the start of something fresh for the troubled NBC drama. According to Hercules, a staff writer at Ain’t It Cool News, the behind the scenes creative shuffle that plagued the show through the summer has taken a new turn.

You might remember that Jason Katims, he of “Friday Night Lights” and “Roswell” fame, stepped in to pinch hit when Glen Morgan abruptly exited the show early last month. It now appears the “undefined role” Katims assumed included taking hold of the creative reigns of Bionic Woman’s future. According to AICN

As of right now, the show is being entirely run by Katims,” the insider tells Ain’t It Cool. “Make of that what you will.”

What’s might be even more interesting is the article goes on to state that in addition to Morgan, lead writer Laeta Kalogridis and Jason Smilovic are also no longer involved with the series, and that showrunner David Eick has his hands full filming the fourth season of Battlestar Galactica.

Just guessing here…but maybe NBC realized they had a festering corpse hefted atop their fall lineup and brought in a proven heavy hitter for the network to take the show in a new direction. That would leave Eick and company to exit gracefully (which appears to be happening now) and Katims taking the controls in the midst of a ratings nose dive.

Once again…here’s hoping.

This post was authored by Jim Titus, a man worth significantly less than Six Million Dollars