There were lots of good ones, though it's been so many years I've forgotten most. William Shatner guest starred in a good episode, as an astronaut whose brain had been boosted by exposure to radiation in space. John Saxon--the inexplicably underused actor--played in the first of the stories dealing with a scientist who created lifelike robots to replace important people. The storyline introducing Jamie Summers was very good. When she "died", ABC was flooded with thousands of letters and phone calls, which is how they knew a new series starring the latest cyborg would likely do well.
And of course there was the classic of classics: the introduction of the *Seven* Million Dollar Man (Monte Markham). Man, i remember the excitement in school. Everyone talked for weeks about the upcoming battle. kids sitting around talking sagely about how the new cyborg would win against Steve Austin because Steve only had one bionic arm, but this guy had *two*, and after all, he cost more ,so he had to be stronger! It was great! That damn matchup was up there with Ali versus Frazier to our minds. -------------- Original message -------------- From: Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Honestly, I thought the pilot was the best part of it all...but beyond the first few episodes, it went down hill for me...Sadly, I never saw all of the pilot... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "Cyborg" is the novel on which "The Six Million Dollar Man" is based, right? Never did understand the title change. The pilot of the series was very good. It focused much more on Steve Austin as some kind of other. I remember there's a scene where he rescues a lady from a car, having to literally chop her free from the seatbelt with his bionic arm. As he carries her away from the soon burning vehicle, she sees where his "skin" has been torn, exposing circuitry underneath. "Who are you. *What* are you?" she cries, and Steve is at a loss to explain. That was good... There were actually many very good eps of that series. then they started bringing in stuff like the aliens with the Bigfoot android, which was silly (but which appealed to the child i was then). I even liked some of "The Bionic Woman", though I hated that schoolroom setting. But by the time they brought in the omnipresent Vince Van Patten as the Bionic Boy, and mad the German Shepherd Max the bionic dog a regular, I was through! -------------- Original message -------------- From: Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I would love to see a new treatment of the original novel, Cyborg... Brent Wodehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://www.nwdaily.co.uk/CelebrityGossipView.aspx?id=1361 Oooh - this'll give those miserable East Enders something to talk about, as they stare hopelessly into the bottom of their pints in the Queen Vic. Zoe Slater's only gawn and got 'erself a role in 'ollywood, ain't she? (Ahem! Sorry - we'll leave the mockney nonsense to Dick Van Dyke from now on...) Yep, Michelle Ryan - who left the soap in 2005, shortly after a storyline in which her character Zoe Slater bonked Dirty Den (euww!) - has just been picked for the role of 70s action heroine, the Bionic Woman. Now, we shouldn't hang out the bunting and arrange a street party just yet: so far it's only been confirmed for a pilot episode. But if that goes well, a full-on series is very much in the pipeline. 'This is beyond Michelle's wildest dreams,' says an insider (who, come to think of it, wouldn't necessarily have to be that much of an insider to state the bleedin' obvious in this way). 'She's landed the leading role in a major American TV series. No-one expected her to do this well.' Now, our Mich just has to keep her fingers crossed that Leslie Grantham doesn't turn up with a glint in his eye, and announce he's been confirmed as the Six Million Dollar Man. "Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] "Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --------------------------------- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
