File 015: THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN - "Nuclear Alert"

11/26/18 • 80 min

"Nuclear Alert"Airdate: September 13, 1974 Written by William Driskill Directed by Jerry London

Synopsis: Steve must stop a group of government conspirators who have assembled an atomic bomb from stolen parts.

John and new co-host, artist Jerry Lange are joined by comedian and podcaster Ken Reid to start off the second season look at The Six Million Dollar Man. They discuss the odd choice of starting the season off with a lackluster episode and try to find those elements that are worth a watch. Plus, John shares the first cover story of TV Guide in 1974 for The Six Million Dollar Man and Jerry shares his Venus Probe. In addition, we play This or That with a guest star theme.

Join us Friday nights at 9:30EST as we discuss an episode of THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN with a fan as well as featuring live commentary from our viewers. This audio will be available shortly after in the OSI Files feed.

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Ken Reid is a Boston based stand up comedian. Ken has been a staple on the Boston comedy scene since 2003, having been nominated as "Best Comedian in Boston" twice by the defunct Boston Phoenix, been the regular Friday Night Host at the Comedy Studio for five years, and been the creator and host of the weird and legendary "Secret Menu" show. He's also performed all over the country and is a regular at festivals like the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, The Bridgetown Comedy Festival, The Riot LA Comedy Festival and the Women in Comedy Festival. He frequently shares the stage with national acts and he has appeared on podcasts like Doug Loves Movies, Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction and Risk! He also has a podcast of his own called TV Guidance Counselor, but that's another story....

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"Nuclear Alert"Airdate: September 13, 1974 Written by William Driskill Directed by Jerry London

Synopsis: Steve must stop a group of government conspirators who have assembled an atomic bomb from stolen parts.

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File 014: THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN - "The Coward"

"The Coward" Airdate: April 19, 1974 Written by Elroy Schwartz Directed by Reza Badiyi

Synopsis: Steve is sent behind enemy lines to retrieve documents from a downed World War II plane. But the mission has a personal bent for Steve as it's rumored his father was the pilot of the flight who abandoned his crew as the plane went down.

John is joined by artist Jerry Lange and OSI Files webmaster Todd Wiedemann. They close out the first season by discussing this character driven episode that cheats actor George Takei of an opportunity to really act, that introduces Steve's mother, Helen, and that makes Steve more than your average action hero. Plus, John shares his recent acquisition to his bionic collection - the Venus Death Probe and Jerry and Todd talk about the Kenner movie cartridge player. In addition, we play the IMDB game based on the first season episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man and we announce the winners of our Jerry Lange original artwork inspired by the show.

It's the return of the podcast as a Facebook Live show. Join us Friday nights at 9:30EST as we discuss an episode of THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN's first season with two fans as well as featuring commentary from our viewers. This audio will be available shortly after in the OSI Files feed.

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Todd Wiedemann - Bio forthcoming.

Jerry Lange - Based in Buffalo, New York. My personal and client works are created using traditional media including pencil, ink and watercolor and digital software Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign. I try to bring a dramatic visual narrative to my work through a mix of loose and tight media application and mark making technique. Website

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File 016: THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN - "The Pioneers"

"The Pioneers" Airdate: September 20, 1974 Written by Kathy Barrett (story) * Bill Svanoe (Teleplay) Directed by Christian I Nyby II

Synopsis: Steve and Rudy go in search of a downed satellite containing two astronauts testing a suspended animation formula. But one of the two has awakened prematurely and in a manic rage, tears through the countryside with unusual strength.

John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange are joined by actor and filmmaker E. Adam Thomas. They discuss the music of this episode, the poor use of Vince Dedrick in the stunt scenes in this episode, and the ties this episode has with "The Secret of Bigfoot". Plus, Adam shares his Six Million Dollar Man lunch box from Big Bang Pow!, his Lindsay Wagner signed copy of the second season of the Bionic Woman DVD set, and his Alan Oppenheimer and Lee Majors signed copy of The Six Million Dollar Man box set. In addition, he also has a movie poster for Godzilla vs. The Bionic Monster, something Universal was diligent about suing over. In addition, we play This or That created by Jerry with a Lee/Lindsay in other projects theme.

Join us Friday nights at 10:00EST as we discuss an episode of THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN with a fan as well as featuring live commentary from our viewers. This audio will be available shortly after in the OSI Files feed.

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E. Adam Thomas has a bio that is coming shortly.

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