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  Gothamist: Six Million Dollar Man Movie
SMDM was I believe every kids fantasy, to be bionic, and smart, not to be bionic, and stupid.
SMDM was meant to be a serious show, that had comedy written in by great writers, not a comedy with some if any, serious parts put in.
While I agree that the Six Million Dollar Man had become really corny by the end of its run, you have to remember the era in which it came out - the mid 1970's.
www.gothamist.com /archives/2003/10/22/six_million_dollar_man_movie.php   (2215 words)

  
 The Six Million Dollar Man News
A MAN paralysed from the neck down uses a robotic arm operated by thought power to open email, control a TV and move objects.
Steve Austin, the bionic man. I always found it puzzling that, in order to suggest that Austin was moving extremely rapidly, they would show him moving in slow motion.
Three decades after the hit television programme The Six Million Dollar Man described how the broken body of a former astronaut was rebuilt with mechanical parts, scientists are closer than ever to creating...
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 Six Million Dollar Man trivia
The aircraft seen crashing in the opening sequence of The Six Million Dollar Man was an M2-F2, a "flying body configuration" built by Northrup.
History: The Six Million Dollar Man was introduced to television audiences in 1973 on three television movies on ABC's Suspense theater.
In the third season (1977-1978) of the Bionic Woman, the show moved to NBC while the Six Million Dollar Man stayed at ABC.
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 The "Six Million Dollar Man" Quiz quiz -- free game
Sa-Sm : The "Six Million Dollar Man" Quiz
On March 7, 1973, the pilot for "The Six Million Dollar Man" was aired.
In the episode, "The Seven Million Dollar Man", Steve is informed that there will be a back up Bionic man in case Steve one day becomes incapable of doing the job that's required of him.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz/quiz5653067b778.html   (331 words)

  
 The Six Million Dollar Man
This tunnel was for many years a popular part of the Universal Studios Tour, and tourists still pass through the tunnel today on the tour, though as of 2003 it had been redesigned to resemble the entrance to The Mummy's Tomb (look for the rotating wall).
During filming of the 1977 episode "Carnival of Spies", which was shot at a real-life carnival, a crewmember was moving what was thought to be a wax mannequin.
When the mannequin's arm broke, it was discovered that it was in fact the mummified remains of a man. Researchers discovered that the body was that of one Elmer McCurdy, an outlaw who had died in a gunfight in 1911.
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 cbs2.com - Pilot Who Inspired 'Six Million Dollar Man' Dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The paraglider resembled a tricycle beneath a hang glider and was used to evaluate the use of an inflatable and non-inflatable, flexible wing for the recovery of manned space vehicles.
Peterson was hospitalized for an extensive time and lost sight in one eye due to a secondary infection while hospitalized.
The event inspired the 1974-78 ABC series, "The Six Million Dollar Man" which starred Lee Majors as test pilot and astronaut who is rebuilt with advanced "bionic" technology after being severely injured in a crash like Peterson's.
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 The Six Million Dollar Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Austin is severely injured in the crash and is “rebuilt” in a title-giving operation that costs six million dollars.
In Mexico the The Six Million Dollar Man was known as The Nuclear Man.
In a second season episode of Robot Chicken, The Six Million Dollar Man is spoofed by Mexican test pilot Pablo Rodriguez (who crashes a burro into a saguaro cactus).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man   (3470 words)

  
 CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Columnists - Francis: Six million dollar man
Then he gave them roughly six million reasons to believe the core of the first-place Flames could be kept intact for years to come.
In town to salute Flames owner and NHL chairman of the board Harley Hotchkiss last night, the commissioner said the NHL's on- and off-ice success this year will translate into a significantly higher salary cap next season.
The view is any team within that range can be competitive, unlike the $20-million to $80-million spread we had before.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Columnists/Francis/2006/03/15/1489190-sun.html   (557 words)

  
 Six Million Dollar Man TV Show
Thie Six Million Dollar Man TV show was a sci-fi series about an astronaut (Colonel Steve Austin) who was critically injured while testing a lunar lander for NASA.
The Six Million Dollar Man was based on the 1971 novel, "Cyborg", written by Martin Caidin, an ex-airforce pilot and public relations man for NASA.
In addition to doing the Six Million Dollar Man pilot and TV movies and he was also starring as "Jess Brandon" on the series, "Owen Marshall"!
www.crazyabouttv.com /sixmilliondollarman.html   (1098 words)

  
 Ken's Realm of the Six Million Dollar Man
His arm and legs are incredibly strong, and he is able to run in excess of 67 mph.
The Bionic Woman "strung" off the Six Mill series a little while after the airing of "The Bionic Woman" (a Six Mill episode), where Steve's fiance, Jaime Sommers (a famous tennis player in the show), has an accident during a parachute jump when her lines broke.
This is kinda pathetic because it is too similar to Steve's injuries, but she lost her right arm, both her legs, and instead of her eye, she lost her hearing in her right ear from a concussion.
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 Amazon.co.uk: The Six Million Dollar Man - Season 1: DVD: Lee Majors,Richard Anderson,Lindsay Wagner,Farrah Fawcett   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Government use experimental bionic surgery to re-build him and he becomes 'The Six Million Dollar Man' and an agent for the Office Of Scientific Investigations (OSI).
Universal's DVD release of Season One of "The Six Million Dollar Man"(1973-74), starring Lee Majors is about average with Universal's other boxsets of their catalog pieces from the 1970's.
The six, single-sided discs, includes the original 13 episodes plus 3 two-part episodes, which were tele-plays/pilots that were converted into 2 part episodes for syndication.
www.amazon.co.uk /Six-Million-Dollar-Man-Season/dp/B000ANDBTY   (1714 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Jim Carrey to Star in 'Six Million Dollar Man' Movie
Jim Carrey is set to star in an updated, comedic version of the classic 1970s television show that starred Lee Majors.
In the original series, which ran on ABC from 1974 to 1978, Majors starred as the astronaut Col. Steve Austin.
When a "cure" is discovered, mutants must choose to remain mutants or become "normal." Loaded with special effects and exclusive extras.
www.space.com /entertainment/six_million_031022.html   (392 words)

  
 The Six Million Dollar Man TV Show - The Six Million Dollar Man Television Show - TV.com
We have the capability to make the worlds first Bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before.
Lee Majors was the Six Million Dollar Man who was in love with Lindsay Wagner who ended up being the bionic woman.
In 1975 Lindsay Wagner made a guest appearance on The Six Million Dollar Man as perfect female companion for Steve Austin - Jaime Sommers.
www.tv.com /six-million-dollar-man/show/591/summary.html   (413 words)

  
 Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man range was released in the UK by Dennis Fisher.
Photograph shows the front and rear of Dennis Fisher The Six Million Dollar Man box.
Maskatron - The Enemy of the Six Million Dollar Man
www.jedinights.co.uk /sixmilliondollarman.htm   (164 words)

  
 The Six Million Dollar Man - Nostalgia Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before, Stronger, Faster.
Lee Majors played Colonel Steve Austin, a NASA test pilot who survived a near fatal crash and was reconstructed and refurbished by Dr Rudy Wells at a cost of $6,000,000.
There was a dangerous, out of control seven million dollar man roaming around somewhere.
www.nostalgiacentral.com /tv/drama/sixmillion.htm   (395 words)

  
 The Six Million Dollar Man (a Titles and Air Dates Guide)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
2- 5 41224 1 Nov 1974 The Seven Million Dollar Man 19.
These specials were basically repeats of the original pilots, but featured new and lengthened scenes (the originals were 75 min and with new bits these were around 90) and were aired as 2hr movie events.
Any sales or other uses of this document are expressly forbidden, without the specific consent of the author(s).
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 Bug Eyed Monster - Six Million Dollar Man
And so could thousands of young boys thanks to Kenner's excellent line of toys for the Six Million Dollar Man TV series.
There was, of course, Steve himself, as well as Jaime Sommers, his erstwhile girlfriend, Oscar Goldman, the sharp dressed boss man, Maskatron, Steve's more expensive arch enemy, and the character no one could forget, Bionic Bigfoot.
Steve had Maskatron, a fellow bionic man who the OSI spent an extra million on, bringing the total to 7 million.
www.bugeyedmonster.com /toys/smdm   (406 words)

  
 JIM CARREY ONLINE - The Six Million Dollar Man   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Todd Phillips, who is writing a new script for the upcoming Six Million Dollar Man film, told SCI FI Wire that star Jim Carrey approached him with the idea of playing a funny version of Steve Austin.
Though other writers have attempted drafts of The Six Million Dollar Man, Phillips and Carrey are starting from scratch.
A comedic remake of the 1970's Lee Majors TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man." (Insert cheesy cyborg sound FX here.) The story is basically about an astronaught who gets in a horrible accident, and is turned into a cyborg to save his life.
www.jimcarreyonline.com /movies/upcoming2.html   (363 words)

  
 The Six Million Dollar Man
Unlike Beal, who burned through millions of dollars trying to build a heavy launcher for a heavily saturated segment of the market, Musk is attempting to enter the business at the point of least resistance by providing $6 million launches for the largely neglected small satellite community.
I would be willing to pay $5 million for something like that and I can think of some friends of mine who would probably do the same.
Once we close the business case on Falcon, I expect to go out and seek $50 million to $100 million to build the bigger vehicle.
www.space.com /spacenews/archive03/muskproarch_052003.html   (1073 words)

  
 Six Million Dollar Man movie,trailer,review,pics,pictures,poster,news,DVD at The Z Review
This site has no intention to infringe on the rights of the film owners of Six Million Dollar Man and intellectual copyright holders of the movies mentioned herein and hold copyright over the movie, characters, merchandise and storyline.
Jim Carrey has been talking about Six Million Dollar Man "I don't even know if it is going to happen or not, it's that far down the line, we're developing that script.
Jim Carrey is to take the lead in a big screen remake of classic 70s TV series The Six Million Dollar Man. Todd Phillips is to direct and he will
www.thezreview.co.uk /comingsoon/s/sixmilliondollarman.htm   (442 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: The Six Million Dollar Man [1974]: DVD: Jennifer Darling,Martin E. Brooks,Alan Oppenheimer,Leslie H. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
I think another fave was "The Day Of The Robot" with John Saxon as Maskatron (or was that just the name of the toy?) which is on another DVD volume of this series.
I grew up watching the SMDM and have waited a long time to be able to own them on any format, now to be able to watch them on DVD and know they will NEVER wear out is fantastic.
The Six Million Dollar Man was one of the best TV shows of the 70's and has largely been unavailable on video or DVD.
www.amazon.co.uk /Six-Million-Dollar-Man/dp/B00005ABUB   (1040 words)

  
 The Six Million Dollar Man TV Show
Oscar Goldman, head of the OSI (a government organization that develops new technologies), used Austin as a test subject for an experimental procedure.
His body was rebuilt using incredible cybernetic technlogy, making him the world's first bionic man. Now, Austin works for Goldman and the OSI, protecting the nation from a myriad of threats.
I was a Six Million Dollar man junkie back in the 70's.
www.retrojunk.com /details_tvshows/319-the-six-million-dollar-man   (391 words)

  
 The Six Million Dollar Man
These words were first heard on January 18th 1974, as ABC broadcast the very first episode of the "Six Million Dollar Man".
It was an overnight success, as who could resist tuning into the Bionic adventures of Colonel Steve Austin working undercover for the Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI).
In like a lion out like a lamb, Six million Dollar man toys are still fairly easy to find in the box.
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 Amazon.com: The Six Million Dollar Man: DVD: Reza Badiyi,Phil Bondelli,Alan Crosland (II),Herschel Daugherty,Lawrence ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Deciding that "we have the technology to rebuild this man", the government decides to rebuild Austin, augmenting him with cybernetic parts which gave him superhuman strength and speed.
Bionic Woman was thought to have originally been scheduled for late '04 release since Universal had included this series in a recent promo DVD "DVD's in 2004" chapter but it looks like they decided to release it together with the Six Million Dollar Man series next year.
Ex-USAF pilot and NASA PR man Martin Caidin's 1971 novel "Cyborg" was the source material for this show.
www.amazon.com /Six-Million-Dollar-Man/dp/B00005JNHD   (1500 words)

  
 The Complete Six Million Dollar Man Seasons 1 & 2 Checklist - Rittenhouse Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Six Million Dollar Man is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios.
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Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick are trademarks and copyrights of Universal Studios.
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 Six Million Dollar Man
Six Million Dollar Bionic Man with Engine block loose complete fantastic condition $49.00
Six Million Dollar Bionic Man Maskatron loose missing one shoe otherwise complete $40.00
Six Million Dollar Bionic Man Bionic Transport and repair station boxed complete $75.00
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