The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)

Directed by

Reza Badiyi

Genre

science fiction television series

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 99 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 436 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former astronaut is severely injured in a crash and gets rebuilt with bionic implants that give him superhuman abilities. He then works as a secret agent for a government agency, taking on missions that require his enhanced strength, speed, and vision.

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What happens

The Six Million Dollar Man is an American science fiction and action television series, running on ABC from March 7, 1973, to March 6, 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After being seriously injured in a NASA test flight crash, Austin is rebuilt (at considerable expense, hence the title of the series) with bionic implants that give him superhuman strength, speed and vision. Austin is then employed as a secret agent by a fictional U.S. government office titled OSI. The series was based on Martin Caidin's 1972 novel Cyborg, which was the working title of the series during pre-production. Following three television films intended as pilots, which all aired in 1973, The Six Million Dollar Man television series aired on ABC as a regular episodic series for five seasons from 1974 to 1978. Steve Austin became a pop culture icon of the 1970s. A spin-off television series, The Bionic Woman, featuring the lead female character Jaime Sommers, ran from 1976 to 1978. During this time, several crossover episodes were produced. Three television movies featuring both bionic characters were also produced from 1987 to 1994. In season 2 of the show, Steve Austin bought a ranch in his home town. In Season 3 he brought Jamie Summer there to see if she could regain any of her lost memory. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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