The Bionic Man

[superman-mos]

Col. Steve Austin : Josh Duhamel

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Oscar Goldman: Nicholas Cage

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Dr.Rudy Wells: Kelsey Gramer

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Jamie Sommers: Jessica Biel

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Hull : Hugh Jackman

I'm really enjoying the ne comic from Dynamite and thought that it would be an awesome movie(yes...it is an old film script by smith).I like Duhamel and think he would be great as Steve Austin and the dude needs more action movies. Grammer can play very smart and funny so he would be awesome also Cage is Cage but I would love to see him take more of a backseat role as a thinker and boss instead of the hero.Jackman is someone I would love to see play a straight up villian

[Duke]

I was at comic store this past weekend & noticed the new Bionic Man comicbook. It looked very interesting & would definitely welcome a movie adaptation. If they were to develop it into a movie, I'd definitely look at casting someone else other than Duhamel because I believe he might not be suitable for the role.

[Ultra Lantern]

Originally Posted by Duke

I was at comic store this past weekend & noticed the new Bionic Man comicbook. It looked very interesting & would definitely welcome a movie adaptation. If they were to develop it into a movie, I'd definitely look at casting someone else other than Duhamel because I believe he might not be suitable for the role.

I agree.

[Mondragon]

What about Ben Browder - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otGa0tp1g_I&feature=player_detailpage#t=18 s

[Ultra Lantern]

Originally Posted by Mondragon

What about Ben Browder - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otGa0...tailpage#t=19s

Ben Browder would be a good Bionic Man.

[superman-mos]

Originally Posted by Ultra Lantern

I agree.

Whats wrong with Josh? I think he is a pretty good actor and fits the profile. If not him then who? Josh Lucas, Tom Jane, Jackman, Worthington, who would you pick?

[Ultra Lantern]

Originally Posted by superman-mos

Whats wrong with Josh? I think he is a pretty good actor and fits the profile. If not him then who? Josh Lucas, Tom Jane, Jackman, Worthington, who would you pick?

Everyone is allowed to express an opinion.

Again Ben Browder is a good candidate for The Bionic Man.

[Guhndoi]

Originally Posted by Ultra Lantern

Everyone is allowed to express an opinion.

Again Ben Browder is a good candidate for The Bionic Man.

I concur. Because Browder played Lee Majors in that Charlie's Angels Behind the Camera thing.

[superman-mos]

oh...i'm sorry. i wasn't questioning anybody having an opinion,didn't mean it that way. i'm just curious about why they thought josh was a bad choice? browder is awesome to though

[JabarR]

How about Jay Jablonski?

[Ultra Lantern]

It's possible.

[Deathlok]

Ben Browder is a great choice, looks the part. But at almost 50 he probably would not get chosen. Unfortunately.

[tecnowraith]

Question: Why is this in the Misc. Comics Films section when series was never based on a comic? The series was based on novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin? Yeah comic series came later, after the series but still.

[tecnowraith]

Here you go!

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[superman-mos]

Well I put it here because it was The Bionic Man comic from Dynamite that got me thinking about it....so yeah it is a comic,a tv show,and a novel. I also think it would be cool if he was a firefighter who got injured and turned bionic but thats jus the firefighter in me wishing there could be more superheroes based on us,lol.

[3dman27]

i'd like to see col.steve austin in amovie franchise

[Dark Raven]

Originally Posted by superman-mos

Col. Steve Austin : Josh Duhamel

http://www1.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/T...2epX73Iq9l.jpg

http://www.kittyspryde.com/wp-conten...1305213288.jpg

Oscar Goldman: Nicholas Cage

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Dr.Rudy Wells: Kelsey Gramer

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Jamie Sommers: Jessica Biel

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Hull : Hugh Jackman

I'm really enjoying the ne comic from Dynamite and thought that it would be an awesome movie(yes...it is an old film script by smith).I like Duhamel and think he would be great as Steve Austin and the dude needs more action movies. Grammer can play very smart and funny so he would be awesome also Cage is Cage but I would love to see him take more of a backseat role as a thinker and boss instead of the hero.Jackman is someone I would love to see play a straight up villian

That is pretty awful casting. Biel is completely wrong for Jaime Sommers, and would be a rehash of the Michelle Ryan version. Cage is just laughable as Oscar Goldman. I don't like Grammar for Rudy Wells either.

For Jaime you need someone who is quite innocent, charming and compassionate to capture the spirit of Lindsay Wagner. Biel would be just another tough ass chick.

Originally Posted by Deathlok

Ben Browder is a great choice, looks the part. But at almost 50 he probably would not get chosen. Unfortunately.

Ben Browder wouldn't have been bad, but as you say, he's too old. Helen Slater back in the day would've been great as Jaime, but she's too old now as well.

As a modern Oscar Goldman, I suggest Bruce Greenwood. He might not look quite like Richard Anderson, but he brings the same spirit and authority.

If he hadn't played Steve Rogers, Chris Evans might not be bad for Steve Austin. The bit where he chases after that assassin after he first gains his powers reminded me of The Six Million Dollar Man. I suppose he could still do two franchises, but Austin is a bit similar to Rogers.

[Thundarr]

Originally Posted by superman-mos

Well I put it here because it was The Bionic Man comic from Dynamite that got me thinking about it....so yeah it is a comic,a tv show,and a novel. I also think it would be cool if he was a firefighter who got injured and turned bionic but thats jus the firefighter in me wishing there could be more superheroes based on us,lol.

Have him be injured during 9/11 maybe?

Hmmmmmm . . .

[Mondragon]

Originally Posted by superman-mos

Well I put it here because it was The Bionic Man comic from Dynamite that got me thinking about it....so yeah it is a comic,...

By the way, how is the Kevin Smith penned Bionic Man comic?
Is it more like the books(not really familiar with them) or more like the TV show?
Is it an origin story, or continuing adventures?
When is it set - 70's? Now?

[Thundarr]

Originally Posted by tecnowraith

Here you go!

VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

Loved those clips. You can even watch the entire "Six Million Dollar Man vs Bigfoot" episode on You Tube.

[Dark Raven]

You can watch the entire Return of Bigfoot, Kill Oscar and all the Bionic Woman episodes on www.thebionicwoman.com without having to be interrupted every 10 mins like on youtube.

[Thundarr]

Originally Posted by Dark Raven

You can watch the entire Return of Bigfoot, Kill Oscar and all the Bionic Woman episodes on www.thebionicwoman.com without having to be interrupted every 10 mins like on youtube.

Is it free? Or do they need a cc number?

[Deathlok]

Originally Posted by superman-mos

Well I put it here because it was The Bionic Man comic from Dynamite that got me thinking about it....so yeah it is a comic,a tv show,and a novel. I also think it would be cool if he was a firefighter who got injured and turned bionic but thats jus the firefighter in me wishing there could be more superheroes based on us,lol.

Even as a child back when the six million dollar man was originally on TV, I never did understand why they would spend all that money on rebuilding a man who was essentially no more than a test pilot/astronaut. I thought that this would only be done to someone who was vital to the country in some manner.

Unless my memory has become addled by age and it has been explained during the run of the show.

Anyone know?

[Thundarr]

Originally Posted by Deathlok

Even as a child back when the six million dollar man was originally on TV, I never did understand why they would spend all that money on rebuilding a man who was essentially no more than a test pilot/astronaut. I thought that this would only be done to someone who was vital to the country in some manner.

Unless my memory has become addled by age and it has been explained during the run of the show.

Anyone know?

I haven't really seen the series since I was a kid, so my memory is a little foggy at best. However I can hazard an educated guess.

At the time the show started, bionic replacements for damaged body parts was the realm of science fiction. Even with today's advancements in prosthetics, it's still more science fiction than actual science. So that level of bionic technology is/was highly experimental. Therefore, before optioning to use bionic replacements on people who are, as you said, vital to national security, they had to test it out on a human guinea pig. Colonal Steve Austin was a logical choice, having suffered his accident "in the right place, at the right time" so to speak. Being a test pilot and astronaught, he had the clearance necessary for such a highly classified test. He also had a military background, as becoming an astronaught in NASA first requires training in the US Air Force.

If you recall, they gave bionic replacements to a trained soldier calling him The Seven Million Dollar Man. He became mad with power and Steve Austin had to stop him. This is the type of thing they wanted to prevent by trying the technology out on a test subject first. Imagine the trouble that would have occured if they had tested it out on a Green Beret who lost his arms, legs, and eyes in a mortar attack in Vietnam. They would have a hell of a time stopping him if he had gone mad with the power.

[Dark Raven]

Originally Posted by Thundarr

Is it free? Or do they need a cc number?

It's entirely free. With Real Player you could even download it.

Originally Posted by Thundarr

I haven't really seen the series since I was a kid, so my memory is a little foggy at best. However I can hazard an educated guess.


At the time the show started, bionic replacements for damaged body parts was the realm of science fiction. Even with today's advancements in prosthetics, it's still more science fiction than actual science. So that level of bionic technology is/was highly experimental. Therefore, before optioning to use bionic replacements on people who are, as you said, vital to national security, they had to test it out on a human guinea pig. Colonal Steve Austin was a logical choice, having suffered his accident "in the right place, at the right time" so to speak. Being a test pilot and astronaught, he had the clearance necessary for such a highly classified test. He also had a military background, as becoming an astronaught in NASA first requires training in the US Air Force.


If you recall, they gave bionic replacements to a trained soldier calling him The Seven Million Dollar Man. He became mad with power and Steve Austin had to stop him. This is the type of thing they wanted to prevent by trying the technology out on a test subject first. Imagine the trouble that would have occured if they had tested it out on a Green Beret who lost his arms, legs, and eyes in a mortar attack in Vietnam. They would have a hell of a time stopping him if he had gone mad with the power.

Pretty much what I would say. The Seven Million Dollar Man did have his bionics turned down after his first outing, because he was actually rejecting them. I think it was his second outing (when he had them turned back up) that he started going power mad. Incidentally, Martin Caidin, who wrote the novel Cyborg, on which 6MDM is based, wanted Monty Markham (who played the 7MDM) to be Steve Austin. Good thing he didn't get his wish.

In the 6MDM pilot, Austin was actually a civilian astronaut, but that was retconned away and put back in line with the novel so that he was Colonel Steve Austin for the remainder of the series, who was a military test pilot.

As for Jaime Sommers, it was Steve Austin who begged Oscar Goldman to give her bionic replacements after her parachute accident, suggesting that she could work for the OSI, but then he tried to go back on his word afterwards, but Goldman would hear none of it. Jaime started rejecting her bionics and died on the operating table, but was brought back to life because the fans demanded it but in the series it was because of that doctor, Michael Marcetti, who used some revolutionary cryogenic procedure that allowed Jaime to be put into a frozen state while they were able to operate. However, Marcetti later started hitting on her in front of Steve Austin and, because she had lost her memory and was extremely grateful to Marcetti, she kind of reciprocated. All the while, Austin was very gracious about it, even though another man was taking advantage of his fiance. Another man would've decked him.