Recent success of superhero movies like Spiderman, X-Men, Batman, etc. shows a well written action adventure version would have a better chance of success. If Jim Carrey insist on doing a comedy version, he is better off calling it something else like “5-million dollar man” and save a lot of money on licensing and avoid insulting the die-hard SMDM fans. For example, Galaxy Quest did just that by making a comedic version of Star Trek without insulting most Star Trek fans.

The 6-million dollar price tag which doesn’t buy as much as compared to the 1970s can be easily explained. One is 6-million can buy more technology today than the 1970s. The 19″ TV I watched SMDM on in the 70s was $600, 4x more than a comparable size TV today even without adjusting for inflation. Another way to explain this is to claim he was named after some 1960s fiction character, similar to how the first space shuttle was named Enterprise after the Star Trek space ship.

I haven’t seen a summary of the film yet. So it’s difficult to say what it’s going to be like. Jim has been looking for serious parts to expand his horizons, and I hope that this is it.

It would be a shame to see the film ruined if they turn it into a comedy. If it is a good serious film it can easily surpass Verhoeven’s Robocop.

jim carrey IS funny.

and could you imagine a six million dollar man these days? six million dollars doesn’t buy as much cool bionic stuff as it did back in ’75. he wouldn’t be anything all that exciting. in fact, as far as superheros go, he’d kind of suck. see, that’s where the humor comes in.

if you want the remake to be faithful to the original show – save us all a bunch of grief and go buy the original show on dvd. then you can sit at home, happy in your own little world where nothing ever changes, watching the 6 million dollar man – hoping and praying that he, the bionic woman, bigfoot, greg brady, spiderman from the 70’s, bo and luke duke, optimus prime and g.i. joe will never ever change and that your stupid little opinion matters as much as mine….

BUT JIM CARREY, “DAMN YOU HOLLYWOOD”.

Hulk got a slick update, so why not Steve Austin??
Especially with today’s CGI modeling they could really do some cool stuff with his bionics and even expand it more.

I too would be willing to protest via an email or letter.

But even better would be the original Cyborg redone with today’s great special effects, and the telling of a story of a man who lived on the edge, so full of life, and how a terrible accident cost him his legs, one arm, and one eye. The story could be updated where perhaps Austin is now a retired Space Shuttle pilot, and his accident could be involved with the recent pioneering efforts of civilian space exploration.

Cyborg is about tragedy, about the loss of the will to live, the struggle to regain it, and the ultimate triumph of survival. Steve Austin did attempt suicide while he was hospitalized, and I just don’t see anything funny about that.