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Flash72 · 05-30-2003, 09:59 PM

The Steve Austin Test is a good way to ascertain around what age group a person is. The test involves this:

If I say the name "Steve Austin," what comes into your mind?
If you say, "The Six Million Dollar Man," chances are you are 25 and above.
If you say "Stone Cold Steve Austin, the wrestler," odds are you are below 25.
* However, a savy and intelligent under 25er (That watches and knows of Six Million Dollar Man) can make the results of this test null and void.*

This test is my none too subtle way of bringing up the topic of one of my favorite series, "Six Million Dollar Man." During the show's original 70's run, I, like most guys my age, had the Steve Austin doll. One risked a chance of being considered an outcast or oddball if one did not own this coolest of the cool action figure/dolls. The doll was of course a tie in to the bionic series starring Lee Majors. The smdm was based on the best selling novel "Cyborg" by Martin Caidin. It was made into a tv movie in March of 1973; two subsequent tv movies followed in October and November of 1973. All three were highly rated, leading to the debut of the weekly series in January of 1974. The series (1974-78) spawned a huge and loyal following that continues to this day.

Sadly, some people try to forget about smdm while praising its spinoff "Bionic Woman" to the highest. An example of this can be found in USA Network producing a new "Bionic Woman" series, with probably nary a mention of the existence of Steve Austin. They are glossing over the fact that had it not been for smdm, there would be no bw. And many erroneously say that Steve Austin never showed emotion, only cared about the hardware, and was a character that people had a hard time relating too, as opposed to his counterpart in the "Bionic Woman's" Jaime Sommers. Of course, any faithful viewer of the series knows that these claims are far from the truth, but perpetuating this myth among non-smdm watchers or strictly BW viewers, seems to be a favorite past time of theirs.

For those that love the show, like myself, I am interested to hear your thoughts regarding the apparent SMDM slamming that I brought up in this post.

Sterling Holobyte · 06-01-2003, 03:45 PM

Couldn't a savvy and intelligent over-25er who knows of Stone Cold Steve Austin make the test null and void also?!

I loved the SMDM! And I also had the Steve Austin doll/action figure. It had that cool little binocular eye that you could look through from the back of his head, which kind of made it look like the Terminator now that I think about it, but it was cool! I wish I still had that.
I haven't heard about any SMDM slamming. Of course, I also haven't heard about a new Bionic Woman series either. I'll have to wait and see about that.

bry · 06-18-2003, 10:48 PM

still got my figure.

05-30-2003, 09:59 PM	#1
Flash72 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 17, 2000 Location: Alabama Posts: 310	The Steve Austin Test The Steve Austin Test is a good way to ascertain around what age group a person is. The test involves this: If I say the name "Steve Austin," what comes into your mind? If you say, "The Six Million Dollar Man," chances are you are 25 and above. If you say "Stone Cold Steve Austin, the wrestler," odds are you are below 25. * However, a savy and intelligent under 25er (That watches and knows of Six Million Dollar Man) can make the results of this test null and void.* This test is my none too subtle way of bringing up the topic of one of my favorite series, "Six Million Dollar Man." During the show's original 70's run, I, like most guys my age, had the Steve Austin doll. One risked a chance of being considered an outcast or oddball if one did not own this coolest of the cool action figure/dolls. The doll was of course a tie in to the bionic series starring Lee Majors. The smdm was based on the best selling novel "Cyborg" by Martin Caidin. It was made into a tv movie in March of 1973; two subsequent tv movies followed in October and November of 1973. All three were highly rated, leading to the debut of the weekly series in January of 1974. The series (1974-78) spawned a huge and loyal following that continues to this day. Sadly, some people try to forget about smdm while praising its spinoff "Bionic Woman" to the highest. An example of this can be found in USA Network producing a new "Bionic Woman" series, with probably nary a mention of the existence of Steve Austin. They are glossing over the fact that had it not been for smdm, there would be no bw. And many erroneously say that Steve Austin never showed emotion, only cared about the hardware, and was a character that people had a hard time relating too, as opposed to his counterpart in the "Bionic Woman's" Jaime Sommers. Of course, any faithful viewer of the series knows that these claims are far from the truth, but perpetuating this myth among non-smdm watchers or strictly BW viewers, seems to be a favorite past time of theirs. For those that love the show, like myself, I am interested to hear your thoughts regarding the apparent SMDM slamming that I brought up in this post.
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06-18-2003, 10:48 PM	#3
bry Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 21, 2003 Location: n.c. Posts: 819	still got my figure.
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06-01-2003, 03:45 PM	#2
Sterling Holobyte Harper House Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,896	Couldn't a savvy and intelligent over-25er who knows of Stone Cold Steve Austin make the test null and void also?! I loved the SMDM! And I also had the Steve Austin doll/action figure. It had that cool little binocular eye that you could look through from the back of his head, which kind of made it look like the Terminator now that I think about it, but it was cool! I wish I still had that. I haven't heard about any SMDM slamming. Of course, I also haven't heard about a new Bionic Woman series either. I'll have to wait and see about that.