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Stam Fine Reviews looks at three reunion TV movies starring Lee Majors (Steve Austin) and Lindsay Wagner Jaime Sommers. Also stars Richard Anderson, Martin E Brooks, Martin Landau, Gary Lockwood, Tom Schanley, Jeff Yagher, Geraint Wynn Davies, Robert Lansing, Farrah Forke, Geordie Johnson, Bill Campbell, Anne Lockhart. And Sandra Bullock and Bryan Cranston.


0:00 Introduction
0:28 They're Back
0:59 Steve Austin
1:58 Jaime Sommers
3:08 Reunion
3:44 Return of the Six Million Dollar Man And The Bionic Woman
9:09 Bionic Showdown- The Six Million Dollar Man And The Bionic Woman
12:19 Bionic Ever After?
15:23 The Good, The Bad, and the Bionic.

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Before legacy sequels became Hollywood’s favorite crutch, The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman were dragged out of retirement for a made-for-TV reunion movie that aimed to recapture lightning in a bottle—and mostly ended up blowing a fuse.

In this deep dive, we break down the return of Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers, the introduction of a “next-gen” bionic successor, and all the awkward writing, budget limitations, and unintentionally hilarious moments that came with it.

Was this a triumphant comeback… or a cautionary tale about leaving the past alone?