The Six Million Dollar Man

Name: The Six Million Dollar Man
Released: 1973

Martin Caidin, Harve Bennett · 1973 · TV Series

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Pioneered the mainstream depiction of humans augmented with advanced cybernetic prosthetics, directly exploring the practical and identity implications of such enhancements.

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A former astronaut is rebuilt with bionic implants after a crash, becoming a secret agent with superhuman abilities, constantly grappling with his new, technologically enhanced existence.

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RoboCop· 1987↓ open

The concept of a human mind integrated into a powerful, technologically advanced, and partially robotic body, grappling with lost humanity, is a direct lineage from 'The Six Million Dollar Man' to 'RoboCop'.