At no time as seventies has so many super-heroes available on countless TV series as The Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman, The Incredible Hulk, Man from Atlantis, The Invisible Man, Wonder Woman" and so for, Exo Man is a hybrid of Iron Man and The Six Million Dollar Man, about a physic brainy Professor Dr. Nicholas Conrad (David Aycroyd) who is developing process of a device that move thru a laser beam a piece of iron, such sudden discovery could change of physic for good.
Sadly in a failed bank robbery he catches one of burglar and he is willing testify at courthouse, unfortunately Dr. Conrad is dealing with powerful mobster Kermit Haas (José Ferrer), no witness is able to appears at courthouse due them send hitman to avoid it at all coast, after a failed attempt to kill him exploding his car which had killed his faithful assistant, a further attempt the killer doesn't get kill him, however upon hitting his backbone, letting Dr. Conrad crippled for good, thus he decides drop out the case.
Aftermaths Dr. Conrad disband all his research crew and secretly he retarget his researches in another purposes in making a Exo-Bionic Armour suit in order to he fits him properly, also he gear up a Van with high advanced computer and a special chamber to change into a Exo Man, which is able to walk, becomes virtually indestructible, previously he'd received an off-the-record agent Arthur Travis (Harry Morgan) delivery some classified photos from criminals connected with his sad fate, including his deadly perpetrator that injured him and the mentor, then Dr. Conrad will acting in the shadows to get his so await revenge.
This Pilot to an upcoming series Exo Man didn't wowed the executives of the studios and has been shelved due so many others most attractive series on developing process, when I'd watched it in 1988 I'd found it weird due some sequences where Exo Man breaks the wall and rip up a steel's door, quite sure an odd offering, as usually done by Hulk on those cardboard wall or something.
When we saw the expensive coast to build the Van with deck's hydraulic system to lift a wheelchair, all those advanced electronic panels inside with a chamber to be overlay his body, also the laboratory and the high designed suit armour, maybe should be better on prospective episodes and somehow it would be trying.
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First watch: 1978 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-Youtube / Rating: 5.5.
