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Gemini Man (TV series)

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Production had to deal with Crawford departing the series by the latter episode, the length of time between filming (Sylvester had grown a thick, bushy mustache in the interim), and the appearance of an arch-villain in the second "half" who did not exist in the opening (covered by an overdub
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The pilot episode of Gemini Man was titled "Code Name: Minus One". The plot involves Sam Casey, a government agent for INTERSECT, who is caught in the explosion of a government underwater salvage operation. He finds himself capable of turning himself invisible. Genetic changes sustained in a
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stabilizer", which was invented by scientist Abby Lawrence (Katherine Crawford). Pressing a button on the digital watch would make him vanish, clothes and all, which was a helpful tool in his line of work, but he could only do this for 15 minutes per day or else he would die.
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The show was cancelled after five episodes due to low ratings and relatively high production costs. Although 11 episodes were produced, the remaining six were not aired in the United States, although the entire series was seen in
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radiation mishap Casey to turn invisible, but only for 15 minutes a day, but any longer and he'd be dead. He then sets out to use his new powers to prove that the explosion was sabotage. The pilot episode was directed by
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called Intersect (International Security Techniques), found a way to return him to visibility and control his new power by the use of a special wristwatch referred to as a "
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spy satellite, was exposed to radiation in an underwater explosion, which rendered him invisible. The agency for which he worked, a high-tech government
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version of "Colossus") appears in at least one segment. Though not immediately verifiable, at least one segment uses the "Colossus" speaker/microphone.
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A pilot episode aired on May 10, 1976, and the series began airing on September 23 of that year. Casey's boss, Leonard Driscoll, was played by
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referring to the villain's elusiveness in the final minutes of the first segment). Both parts feature singer
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The complete television series was released as a region 2 DVD in the French territory in November 2013 by
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highlighted the thin connection between the two halves, and the general incoherence of the plot.
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Two episodes, "Smithereens" and "Buffalo Bill Rides Again", were re-edited into one 90-minute
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as Sam Casey and the countdown digital watch that served as his DNA stabilizer
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for sweeping computer-room scenes. The "Guardian" logo ("Guardian" was the
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was featured in an eighth-season episode of movie-mocking television show
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with two language tracks, French and English. The episodes are uncut.
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based on the show. The eleven episodes were also shown, dubbed into
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as a trucker named Buffalo Bill, who befriends and helps Sam.
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The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television, 2d ed
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Index

Riding with Death
Action-adventure
Drama
The Invisible Man
H. G. Wells
Leslie Stevens
Steven E. de Souza
Alan J. Levi
Ben Murphy
William Sylvester
Katherine Crawford
Lee Holdridge
Mark Snow
Billy Goldenberg
Harve Bennett
Earle Herdan
Universal Television
NBC

Ben Murphy
action-adventure
drama
NBC
H. G. Wells
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
Ben Murphy
secret agent
Soviet
think tank

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