Riding with Death
| Gemini Man | |
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The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells |
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| Opening theme | Lee Holdridge |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (plus two-hour pilot) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Harve Bennett |
| Producer(s) | Frank Telford |
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| Running time | Approx. 50 minutes |
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| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Technicolor |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 23 – October 28, 1976 |
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| Followed by | Riding with Death |
Gemini Man is an American action-adventure drama miniseries that aired on NBC in 1976. The third television series based on the H. G. Wells science fiction novel, The Invisible Man, Gemini Man was created to replace the previous season's The Invisible Man (1975 TV series), utilizing simpler and less expensive special effects.
The series starred Ben Murphy as laid-back denim-clad, motorcycle-riding secret agent Sam Casey who, while diving to retrieve a fallen Soviet spy satellite, was exposed to radiation in an underwater explosion which rendered him invisible. The agency he worked for, a high tech government think tank 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 "DNA 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.
A pilot of the series aired on May 10, 1976, and the series began airing on September 23 of that year. Although 11 episodes were produced, only five were aired in the United States before the cancellation of the show, although the entire series was seen in Britain with somewhat greater success that led to a record album and hardcover annual based on the show. Richard Dysart played Casey's boss Leonard Driscoll in the pilot and William Sylvester played Driscoll during the series.
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