‘Six Million Dollar Man’ And ‘Bionic Woman’ To Return To Cable?
Written by Ian Cullen on March 10, 2010 – 9:30 am -
One show from the seventies which has not had the remake treatment as of yet is The Six Million Dollar Man, which starred Lee Majors as Steve Austin and Richard Anderson as his boss, Oscar Goldman.
Back in the 1970s, The Six Million Dollar Man was big business and had a loyal following. Yet after several “bionic” television movies, which ended with the 1994 film Bionic Ever After, nothing much has really happened other than a lot of talk.
For some time Richard Anderson has long held the firm belief that The Six Million Dollar Man can and should live again.
In a recent chat with some folks from The Home Theater Forum, Anderson revealed that there’s still hope for the franchise.
Here’s what they were said:
“Two friends of mine were able to speak to Richard Anderson (“Oscar Goldman”) in L.A. a few weeks ago at an autograph show. He told them things may be “looking up”, with Miramax in financial trouble and Disney looking to possibly dump the studio. Apparently, Miramax may be willing to sell or trade the bionic rights back to Universal, since they have no plans for the franchise – or anything else for that matter — given their current situation.”
Anderson went on to add that both The Six Million Dollar Man and the original Bionic Woman would be returning to U.S. cable channels on June 1st, 2010. He also added that all seasons from both series would be broadcast in their entirety.
“Universal Studios tells me spending one million dollars bringing films up to today’s standards … together with a huge promotional campaign.” Anderson told the forum. “There is talk that it’ll show on NBC Syfy channel.”
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Tags: Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman
Posted in SF-TV & Movie News | 1 Comment »
By Carl on Mar 13, 2010 | Reply
Alli can say is that any new series HAS to have OScar Goldman in it! He was such an important part of the show!