The Bionic Book by Herbie J Pilato
.no stone unturned to get behind the scenes of these landmark series. - Spywise.com .highly recommended. - Back Issue Magazine The Bionic Book earns its definitive title, hands down. - Video Watchdog Before Hiro on Heroes, there was Steve Austin - The Six Million Dollar Man. Before Buffy Summers on Buffy The Vampire Slayer, there was Jaime Sommers - The Bionic Woman. Now, television's classic wonder people of the 1970s are back and stronger than ever in - THE BIONIC BOK: THE SIX MILION DOLAR MAN AND THE BIONIC WOMAN RECONSTRUCTED, written by best-selling author Herbie J Pilato (Bewitched Forever, The Kung Fu Book of Caine). Co-billed as the Cybernetic Compendium To TV's Most Realistic Sci-Fi Superhero Shows, THE BIONIC BOK is chuck full of commentary culled from Pilato's exclusive interviews with Bionic stars Lee Majors (who played half-superman/half-mechanical marvel Steve Austin), Lindsay Wagner (Jaime Sommers - Steve's female counter-part and one true love), series creator (and science fiction novel icon) Martin Caidin, executive producer Harve Bennett (who would later help to ignite the Star Trek feature film franchise), producer/director Kenneth Johnson (The Incredible Hulk and Alien Nation) and actor Richard Anderson, the latter of whom portrayed Oscar Goldman - Steve and Jaime's stoic but understanding supervisor on both shows (and who has penned the book's foreword). Much more than a mere TV trivia guide, THE BIONIC BOK explores in-depth the social, psychological, medical and scientific influence, appeal and message behind two of the most popular and heroic science fiction television programs of all time.Herbie J Pilato is an entertainment executive, writer, producer, actor, and songwriter. Pilato has produced for the A&E, Bravo, TLC, Syfy, and TV Guide channels, as well as Sony, Warner Bros., NBC Universal, and other television networks and film studios. He is also the author of various media tie-in books (including Glamour, Gidgets, and the Girl Next Door, NBC & Me, The Bionic Book, and many others). He now lives in Burbank, California, where he founded Television, Ink, and has multiple TV projects, books, and films in development. (a family entertainment production firm) and The Vintage TV Preservation Society (a nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between popular culture and education).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781593930837 |
| ISBN 10 | 1593930836 |
| Title | The Bionic Book |
| Author | Herbie J Pilato |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | BearManor Media |
| Year published | 2007-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 380 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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