First I want to say so the people trading the story line of a white girl in Africa are just tools. Sheena as a character goes way back to the 30s... Just like Tarzan. No one seems to mind that. I used to watch the first Sheena in Black and White on TV IN THE FIFTIES... Along with Rama The White Hunter, Tarzan, Jungle Jim and countless other Saturday morning escapism shows. I like Gena Lee Nolin's interpretation the best. She and. Cutter had great chemistry, the action was family friendly and she always held a moral high ground, especially about the sexual tension between she and Matt Cutter. Yes the costuming and creature effects were not as good as they would be by today's standards, but taken in context, they were appropriate for the time and audience. Look for Sheena to return to the big screen. Fans will recognize that Sheena hails from the same area as The Black Panther. Same jungle, same red healing earth, same names of some of the regions and of course... The magic of transformation into animals. Gena was sweet, played her role a bit tongue in cheek but never played the character down or dumb. It's a fun ride. Just go along and stop looking for reasons to hate on a pretty girl in a jungle costume.

This show is from a COMIC BOOK! Do these harsh reviewers ever say Marvel or DC inspired action movies are bad? The acting in those movies are stale without the action and special effects and costumes. All comic book characters are different from real acting because mostly, it's about being accurate to comic book characters. The ONLY times I saw Deep acting by comic book characters was with Toby McGuire with spider man, and Christopher nolan's Trilogy of Batman. Aside from those, I don't see great acting in comic inspired projects. This show is Great for what it is, and it's time. People saying Gena Lee nolin's Acting is bad fail to comprehend the style of comic genre. It's not about acting. She's actually doing a good job as the character, an African Native with minimal education, but very athletic and animalistic. Her ability is to transform into animals. If her character were to be a scientist or in depth thinking philosopher, you'd see her act as those. But she's playing an African native who only knows the jungle and nature. It seems the bad reviewers failed to understand this aspect, but think all shows and films should only portray geniuses who have deep empathy with everything, rather than at other aspects. The show is a show from early 2000's. It matches the same quality as every other show from that period, but it has a compelling aspect of a few. Beautiful Lady who is super strong, and can transform into animals. That's compelling. Fools are saying Gena Lee nolin's acting is so bad, but when did a comic book character ever get an academy award(aside from heath Ledger posthumously)? Comic book projects don't garner acting awards. It's about being true to the comic book characters. That doesn't always translate as great acting to trivial thinking people, but it's the purpose of the project. Bad reviewers seldom seem to understand basic genre characteristics. I love the show, and Yes, Its very Easy to Love Sheena and Gena Lee Nolin! WOW!

Fresh from my review of the 1984 movie, let me now pitch in on the 2000 TV series. First off, and DO NOT TRY TO TELL ME ANY DIFFERENT :) Gena Lee Nolin was physically at her ultimate drop- dead gorgeous best in BAYWATCH a whole lot of moons earlier, and though she of course still looked great, SHEENA the TV series really should have been filmed then. And I agree with the young reviewer who spoke out about Sheena's baggy clothes. As this is absolutely pure escapism, we really should have had a better-dressed (!!) Sheena. I found Sheena's supernatural powers, however innovative an idea, way too much to take. Observe the original idea, little white cute kid girl gets lost in Africa years ago, adopted by tribe who sees her as realization of prophesy, grows up to be a regal queen, but where does the alien abilities come from? Okay, so don't let the facts get into the way of a good yarn, but really! they messed with an original classic!I'd also complain that Gena often looked too sulky. Both actresses played Sheena in a not-too-approachable way, and the plot does call for it at times, but, gee, lighten up a bit!Please bear in mind I've not gotten around to the Second Season yet. And my first season set, that Spanish one, fortunately with English soundtrack available, has the episodes in the wrong order, and names of episodes in Spanish only. So I saw it all at times slightly out of context. But there's something missing all the time. I can't exactly say what, but it sure needs a bit more Hollywood magic than it has.

SHEENA is just another entry in the trend of low-budget fantasy/adventure shows. Not much in the way of acting or story, and with weak special effects. Gena Lee Nolin is not a very good actress, but does a damn fine job looking hot, that's for sure. But the problem with this is that it's painfully obvious that a jungle girl would not look anything like Nolin. She'd look more like Janet Reno!