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Throwback Thursday Time!

By graphics_girl

It's still Thursday, isn't it? Gotta get this to you geeks!
Growing up, I feel like we had quite a lot of "favorite" shows. Maybe that was because there were so many shows back then that only lasted a season. But they were so great, right?!  Today's throwback Thursday is one of those shows. Automan was only 12 episodes long and was a bit like a TV version of Tron. The basic premise of the show is....this computer programmer(also a Police Officer played by Desi Arnaz Jr.) creates a hologram that fights crime with him. I love that when he has to really interact with humans, Automan goes by "Otto Mann" and covers his blue glowing body/costume with a shirt and sport coat. I love that no one seems to notice the blue glow under his collar and cuffs! Kinda like Superman looking nothing like Clark Kent.
Automan's "sidekick" is Cursor (basically a blinking computer cursor) and he can draw anything that might be needed in their crime fighting adventures, including a sweet ride which happens to be a Lamborghini. Oh those dreamy 80s guys and their cars.
~Graphics Girl
Watch the Show Opening!
Watch the documentary about Automan

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