The Bionic Book - The Six Million Dollar Man & The Bionic Woman Reconstructed (Special Commemorative Edition) (hardback)

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>THE </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>REVITALIZED</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> CYBERNETIC COMPENDIUM TO TV'S MOST REALISTIC SCI-FI SUPERHERO SHOWS</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Before various comic book multiverses expanded their franchises into epic live-action superhero movies and television shows there was </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Six Million Dollar Man</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Bionic William</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Now TV's classic wonder people of the 1970s are back and stronger than ever in this Special Commemorative Edition of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>THE BIONIC BOOK: THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> AND </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>THE BIONIC WOMAN</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> RECONSTRUCTED. Written by award-winning author Herbie J Pilato (</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>RETRO ACTIVE TELEVISION TWITCH UPON A STAR</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>) this refreshed </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>BIONIC</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> tome tallies revised and expanded material including an all-new Introduction by </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bionic</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> episodic scribe Terrence McDonnell; rare photos and commentary culled from Pilato's exclusive interviews with </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bionic</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> stars the legendary Lee Majors (who embodied the half-man/half-machine marvel Col. Steve Austin) the Emmy-winning Lindsay Wagner (who portrayed as former tennis-pro Jaime Sommers-Steve's super female counterpart and one true love); series creator and iconic science fiction author Martin Caidin (whose </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Cyborg</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> novel gave birth to </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Six Million Dollar Man</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> series) executive producer Harve Bennett (who would later rescue a once-flailing </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Star Trek</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> film franchise) and producer/director Kenneth Johnson (who created </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Bionic Woman</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> the character and the series and who later brought </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Alien Nation</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Incredible Hulk</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> to TV). This cybernetic chronicle also features recollections and a Foreword by actor Richard Anderson who played Oscar Goldman-Steve and Jaime's stoic but understanding O.S.I. government agent supervisor-and other cast and production team members from both </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bionic</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> shows. More than a mere TV trivia guide </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>THE BIONIC </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>BOOK explores in-depth the social psychological medical and scientific influence appeal and message behind </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Six Million Dollar Man</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Bionic Woman</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>).</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p> </p>