Exo-Man: Best tv pilot you've never seen

[thomasallencummins]

Exo-Man

Category:Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Director:Richard Irving
Cast: David Ackroyd, Jose Ferrer, A. Martinez, Kevin McCarthy, Harry Morgan, Anne Schedeen
Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Country:United States

Summary:
A paralyzed professor creates a suit that gives him the mobility to track down and dispense justice to his assailants

The Exo-Man
Science Fiction, 1hr 40min
David Ackroyd, Jack Colvin, A. Martinez ...more
Exo-Man is a made-for-TV attempt to prolong the Six Million Dollar Man concept into yet another series. David Ackroyd stars as physics professor Nick Conrad, who is shot and crippled while trying to prevent a holdup. Returning to his lab, Conrad invents a superpowered suit that will enable him to reactivate his withered limbs. Six Million Dollar Man creator Martin Caiden was also the brains behind Exo-Man. According to Caiden, undue network interference killed the project's chances of becoming a weekly series. The 2-hour Exo-Man pilot first aired on June 18, 1977. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

I seemed to be the only person on earth that actually watched this show. I've asked numerous people about it. I thought it was very cool. Kind of like Iron Man.

[dANdeLION]

Well, I can vouch for half of the title; I never saw it.

[dANdeLION]

Interesting armor.

[Cad Zombie]

Missed it.

[thomasallencummins]

It was very easy to miss even if you were planning to watch it. I was just lucky I guess. Me and about 5 other people it seems. heh.

[ram]

Wow, I never knew about this show! From the creator of The Six Million Dollar Man, no less. Yeah, it does sound like Iron Man, just reading the synopsis. So how come Marvel Comics didn't object?

Probably because nobody seemed to care. Or the show wasn't picked up because of fear that Marvel would sue. Either way Exo-man didn't have a prayer.