Six Million Dollar Man/Bionic Woman

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Six Million Dollar Man/Bionic Woman Nov 30, 2017 10:48:25 GMT -5 String likes this

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Post by shaxper on Nov 30, 2017 10:48:25 GMT -5

Nov 28, 2017 11:55:03 GMT -5 rberman said:

Here's a testimony to the reach of these shows in pop culture in 1978: Santa's a Bionic Man

Or the 1987 Bionic Six cartoon, of which I was a massive fan. The dad/main character was clearly modeled after Lee Majors.

We actually got into a tangental discussion about the cartoon and toy series here.

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Six Million Dollar Man/Bionic Woman Dec 2, 2017 14:41:09 GMT -5

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Nov 28, 2017 0:18:22 GMT -5 codystarbuck said:

Peeping Blonde

Guest Stars: Farrah Fawcett-Majors 9the wife, Logan's Run), Roger Perry (Roller Boogie, Facts of Life, Count Yorga) as Charles Colby, Hari Rhodes (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Roots) as Karl.

Episode Synopsis: The missus wanted another appearance and was more reasonably cast as an ex-weather girl turned bad reporter, who happens to get camera footage of Steve in action.

She tries to blackmail Steve and Oscar, who take her to Baja California (presumably to dump her body). Her boss makes her believe she has blank footage, then pulls a Charlie Rose on her.

She goes off with Steve and Oscar and he contacts some foreigner about selling footage of a bionic man. He hires two mercs to help him grab the bionic man, including Karl, who will one day aid Cesar in betraying mankind. Meanwhile, Mrs. Series Star sets up a camera and catches Steve saving her from being Lois Lane.

(seriously, all that was missing is the pillbox hat!)

Meanwhile, Oscar spends his time digging a hole, for "archeology," not for dumping a body.

The mercs come along, chain up Steve, tie Farrah up in her camper and turn on the gas. Steve kicks the merc out of their winnebago and frees the missus, who is somehow still conscious, despite the gas in the camper. Steve saves her and then she kills her story, 'cause he's cute. Oscar breathes easily. he's still gonna have her shot and dumped in a shallow grave, after Steve goes off to get the beer, though.

Bionic Stunts: Ripping steel lids off of valve plates, jumping fences and cliffs, bionic repeated footage, chain and lock snapping, bionic mule kicking goons, bionic dune buggy piloting.

Trashin' Fashion This is one ugly polyester blouse...

and these guys aren't stylin' and profilin'...

and this guy makes my tv screen strobe...

General Thoughts: Well, the sexual harassment is timely! This is pretty much the plot to a third of the episodes of The Adventures of Superman. Just put a blonde wig on Noel Neil and you are all set. Weather girl-turned- bad reporter is much more believable for Farrah than astronaut was. Two more episodes to go with her, then they got a divorce (after the show was off the air).

Richard Anderson has a moment for the ladies...

Figures, Farrah Fawcett is in the episode and the one person who goes topless is Oscar!

Ah, Farrah. I admit, in my youth of this time, I had a small pinup of her (I think based on her famous poster) from a pop magazine taped alongside the rest of my motley collection of other crushes and heroes that were on my closet door.

My word, all these flared collars and crazy quilt-like colors and designs make my head spin now. But that's alright, somewhere in my mother's vast stack of photo albums, there are the pics of my dad in a pink with black trim tuxedo at my aunt's wedding back in the late 70s. So it wasn't just Steve Austin.

I don't know how often this occurred within the show but I do recall a moment from one episode where the bad guys captured Steve and they handcuffed him to a pole or some structure. But they attached the handcuff to just his bionic arm. So all Steve did was wait for them to leave and then *snap*.

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"I got a ticket to the moon but I'd rather see the sunrise in your eyes" - Jeff Lynne

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Six Million Dollar Man/Bionic Woman Dec 6, 2017 2:11:57 GMT -5

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Nov 5, 2017 11:35:53 GMT -5 @mechagodzilla said:

Nov 5, 2017 9:01:56 GMT -5 codystarbuck said:

I read the first two novels. The first was very good, while the second's plot seemed a bit too implausible, to me.

The series is a window on 70s awful (and some good) fashions. Steve's leisure suits ranged from okay to godawful; but, nothing beat the tuxedo from "Wine, Women and War."

It looks like it was made out of Bob Newhart's bedspread.

I hated that Tux that he wore ... you are right on the nose!

"Emily..wake up! You wou...you wouldn't be-believe the dream I-I just had! The-the guy from 'The Big Valley" was-was wearing our bedspread, and-and running in slow motion! And them there were these three woodsmen..."

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Six Million Dollar Man/Bionic Woman Oct 23, 2018 13:15:05 GMT -5

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Post by brutalis on Oct 23, 2018 13:15:05 GMT -5

Just saw on internet that Wahlberg's 6 Billion Dollar Man movie has been bumped off it's scheduled premiere date. Wonder Woman 1984 has been pushed back to take the Bionic spot on June 5th 2020 for better summer exposure and to avoid Star Wars competition during the holidays. Since Wahlberg has been pushing Steve Austin since 2014 it looks like "this version" isn't generating enough good will to being made any time soon. It hasn't been given another release date so no telling what the future holds for Steve Austin's return.

Gimme a home on the ol' prairie where I can sit in my rockin' chair reading my favorite old comic books of yesteryear!