Six Million dollar man
Discussion
Steve lying in bed with no legs 
and the sexism 
The crash of the Lifting Body shown in the opening titles was a real event - and the pilot was seriously injured.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrETaU9wfho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrETaU9wfho
mygoldfishbowl said:
hairy vx220 said:
Wow, I remember that from the 70's and running around the playground doing the boop... boop ... boop bionic eye!
I honestly still do that to this day if I have to look at something closely. 
Sad I know.
Opening credits are sheer class, growing up in 70’s when this came on was unforgettable....
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...
marcosgt said:
As I recall the pilot is pretty close to the book Cyborg (Martin Caiden or a similar name as I recall), on which the series is loosely based.
As it went along it got further and further removed...
M
I can't say I'm familiar with the book - but there are quite a few Cyborg references in the pilotAs it went along it got further and further removed...
M
The first episode following on rings more of James Bond of the era (and has a lot of money spent on the scenes.props etc)
shaunsmith said:
Opening credits are sheer class, growing up in 70’s when this came on was unforgettable....
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...
Fantastic. So many memories flooding back right there. Thanks , made my day https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...
Se7enheaven said:
shaunsmith said:
Opening credits are sheer class, growing up in 70’s when this came on was unforgettable....
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...
Fantastic. So many memories flooding back right there. Thanks , made my day https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...
When the series first started I wasn’t allowed to see it (probably being sent to bed as too young) so I missed the very first episodes. Interesting to hear that the original episodes were based on the book. A number of years after watching the series I read the book and thought it better than the series as more realistic (in the series his powers are too great) and I liked the shift from him not accepting the bionics at first until nearer the end he saves his comrade (I haven’t read it in 30 years so maybe I’m not getting this right) when he realises that he wouldn’t have been able to do so without the bionics.
Mairtin Caidin was a pilot and aviation writer.
I remember reading a book he wrote on the Messerschmitt 109.
The crash of the Martin M2-F2 lifting body shown at the start of each episode happened in May 1967 and the pilot involved was Bruce Peterson who was badly injured. He had to undergo a fair amount of reconstructive surgery after the accident although he eventually lost the sight of his left eye due to post operation infections and complications. However, both the M2F2 and Peterson were restored to operations.
Peterson died of natural causes in 2006.
During the rebuild of the M2-F2, a third central fin was added to improve lateral stability.
As can be seen in the footage of the aircraft developed a severe Dutch Roll which during the landing approach, whilst not the actual cause of the accident, contributed to the pilot being overloaded with tasks during the landing phase which distracted him from monitoring his rate of descent. When the vehicle hit the desert landing strip at a landing speed of 250 mph, the undercarriage sheered off and the aircraft went into a tumble.
Caidin saw the accident and followed the recovery of Peterson. It inspired him to muse on the idea of where reconstructive surgery might one day lead and eventually he wrote the novel "Cyborg", on which the TV series was loosely based.
I remember reading a book he wrote on the Messerschmitt 109.
The crash of the Martin M2-F2 lifting body shown at the start of each episode happened in May 1967 and the pilot involved was Bruce Peterson who was badly injured. He had to undergo a fair amount of reconstructive surgery after the accident although he eventually lost the sight of his left eye due to post operation infections and complications. However, both the M2F2 and Peterson were restored to operations.
Peterson died of natural causes in 2006.
During the rebuild of the M2-F2, a third central fin was added to improve lateral stability.
As can be seen in the footage of the aircraft developed a severe Dutch Roll which during the landing approach, whilst not the actual cause of the accident, contributed to the pilot being overloaded with tasks during the landing phase which distracted him from monitoring his rate of descent. When the vehicle hit the desert landing strip at a landing speed of 250 mph, the undercarriage sheered off and the aircraft went into a tumble.
Caidin saw the accident and followed the recovery of Peterson. It inspired him to muse on the idea of where reconstructive surgery might one day lead and eventually he wrote the novel "Cyborg", on which the TV series was loosely based.
Nowadays six million dollars would just about have paid for the ambulance.
Bionic arm reminds me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng-l4gdoSQE
And there's this clip, showing Jenny Agutter. What an absolte honey she was.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5VCeHLkhps
Bionic arm reminds me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng-l4gdoSQE
And there's this clip, showing Jenny Agutter. What an absolte honey she was.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5VCeHLkhps
Edited by SCEtoAUX on Sunday 3rd May 09:26
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