| TV-Commentary - Six Million Dollar Man & Bionic Woman |
|---|
What went wrong with the Six Million Dollar Man?
The first season or two was really great--Steve was sent on spy missions, performing espionage, data gathering, and sabotage. And then the series started to turn more science fictiony, having Steve fight Sasquatch, and the shiny faced radioactive people. But that wasn't too bad either.
But then the series took a turn for the worst--Steve fights the moonshiners, Steve becomes a lumberjack, Steve protects Sonny Bono, Steve helps the little children get toys, etc. It seems that they were just running out of ideas; there were only so many robot and sasquatch episodes they could do.
It's a shame, because I think the series could have survived longer if it had stuck to it's "action adventure" base. What do you think?
|
Click here to post a message
|
posts on 4/25/2006 8:12:24 PM
Would Steve Austin stand a chance against any SkyNet Terminator? He might stand a chance against a T-200 SCARECROW with its limited AI. Steve would be pretty much toast by the time he worked his way up to the T-600. Though the T-600 was erratic, it is was very intelligent and a determined killer of men. Even though Steve was a cyborg he still had a plain old human brain.
|
The commentator Rolf
posts on 1/16/2006 9:09:41 PM
The music, the music, the music! That was the number one killer of the show when the original composer died, as stated above. Lee Majors acting was fine-- I never did get or like the Bionic Woman. Who wants to see a woman beat people up, unless its Lynda Carter in a Leotard?
Rolf
|
Kramer
posts on 1/14/2006 7:06:08 AM
Martin Caidin's novel "Cyborg" portrayed Steve Austin as a hard-ass cold-blooded killer who hated being manipulated by the OSI. Considering '70's TV ehthics in censorship, the Austin character was watered down significantly, but still retained some of Caidin's original complexity. The show went wrong when it was realized by the network that the show was becoming very popular among young children, which was not their intended target audience. As a result, the writing was adjusted to include themes that children would find entertaining (Bigfoot, aliens etc). Eventually, every episode was written with the question, "Will 8-10 year olds like it?" Also, the network quickly realized the financial profitably in childrens' product merchandising (lunch-boxes, models, bedsheets etc). When the money started rolling in, there was no turning back.
|
The commentator Sudhir
posts on 11/29/2005 7:04:00 PM
Yes I agree that if they had stuck with action or sci-fi,smdm would have survived longer
|
The commentator steph
posts on 11/29/2005 3:10:46 PM
one of steve best fight was with sasquatch... an jaime fought too.
all of that scenes were fantastic..
|
The commentator Chris
posts on 11/28/2005 5:46:51 PM
I was just wondering about the shows where Steve Austin's son becomes bionic and the one where the girl becomes bionic (she runs at the speed of sound and Steve's son shoots laser beams out of his eye)If anyone can tell me about them it would be great.
|
James
posts on 4/5/2005 7:29:18 PM
I Think that the first four seasons held their own.(Despite Lee Majors mustache).But in the fifth season Steve Austin Looked older and the episodes werent as interesting. I also wonder why there weren't anymore crossover episodes.
|
Click here to post a message
|
|
Other Recent Six Million Dollar Man & Bionic Woman Discussions
What happened to Rudy Wells?
Best scenes
What set off metal detectors, Steve Austin's bionics, or all his zippers
Do you think Steve Austin purposely caused Jamie Summer's parachute accident so he could have a girlfriend who could keep up with him?
What was so great about the Six Million Dollar Man? 8/2/2009 10:44:47 PM
If the Bigfoot aliens were so advanced, why did they wear velcro? 1/23/2009 7:00:59 PM
When Steve Austin was running 60 miles per hour, how come his legs never ripped themselves off of his torso? 12/30/2008 8:39:38 PM
What was the best episode? 6/6/2007 11:01:41 PM
Lucy Lawless as the next bionic person? 11/1/2006 10:03:40 PM
Why do fembots growl? 8/31/2006 7:03:00 PM
What was the worst episode of the Six Million Dollar Man? 8/15/2006 9:09:47 PM
Who would Steve have been better off dating, Jaime, or a Fembot? 6/17/2006 3:04:47 PM
Could monkey-bit Rudy take on Jamie, Max, or bionic teenager? 5/2/2006 3:42:24 AM
What went wrong with the Six Million Dollar Man? 4/25/2006 8:12:24 PM
How cheesy was Steve Austin's moustache? 4/13/2006 6:26:29 AM
Who was better, Rudy Wells #1, or Rudy Wells #2? 4/12/2006 6:43:01 PM
Why can't Steve Austin find shirts that button up all the way? 2/25/2006 3:20:20 AM
What's so deadly about the Death Probe? 2/21/2006 11:18:00 PM
How come no one ever tried to fight Steve Austin with a… gun? 1/28/2006 8:33:37 AM
Couldn't Alex 7000 do any better than give Jamie a bubble bath? 1/28/2006 8:24:59 AM
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the posters.
|
| Try our new Star Wars & Star Trek puzzle pictures!
Click here
Advertise with us
Feedback
Star Wars Revenge of the Sith plot spoilers
Hobbits
The politics game
The lawyer game
Games:
Trivia Masters!
Rescue your favorite
scifi characters from
slavery!
Talk to your favorite
scifi characters!
Eating New Yorkers
Computer Game
Pomeranians
Most recent TV & Movie discussions:
Charmed: Is Piper really a Halliwell? 11/13/2009 11:30:45 AM
Lord of the Rings: Why would Aragorn choose pig lips Arwen Evenstar over Eowyn? 11/12/2009 6:40:39 PM
Xena: 37 reasons why Xena and Gabrielle are... you know.... 11/12/2009 7:23:13 AM
A Boy and His Dog: A Boy and His Dog 11/11/2009 11:48:16 PM
Battlestar Galactica: Was Battlestar Galactica politically conservative? 11/1/2009 9:51:45 AM
Battlestar Galactica: Why were the Cylons so slow and thinking impaired? 10/31/2009 8:36:52 PM
Blade Runner: Blade Runner 10/22/2009 2:43:11 AM
Star Trek Enterprise: Jolene Blalock on T'Pol and Star Trek Enterprise 10/19/2009 2:48:46 PM
Charmed: If Piper Halliwell gets pregnant, can Leo give her an abortion? 10/3/2009 12:29:33 PM
Star Wars: Why did stormtroopers wear armor that didn't work against blasters? 9/30/2009 9:48:47 PM
Newest slaves:
Jennifer Aniston (Friends)
5:31:13 AM
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford)
5:20:58 AM
Jaime Sommers
5:18:31 AM
Steve Austin
5:17:55 AM
Kai
5:12:03 AM
Wonder Woman
5:11:45 AM
Mrs. Robinson Mark II
5:11:25 AM
Professor Robinson
5:07:22 AM
Slutty Sword Girl
5:00:31 AM
Octopussy
4:59:29 AM
All slaves
(click here)
Celebrity interviews:
President George W. Bush 6:32:00 PM
Jan-Michael Vincent 2:16:51 PM
Captain Kathryn Janeway 3:47:46 PM
Jack ONeill (Richard Dean Anderson) 1:39:22 PM
Jennifer Aniston (Friends) 5:01:07 PM
All celebrities
(click here)
|
