Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - The Complete Epic Series
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Actor: Erin Gray, Gil Gerard, Henry Silva, Pamela Hensley, Tim O'ConnorDirector: Daniel Haller
Brand: Universal
Producer: Andrew Mirisch
Producer: David G. Phinney
Producer: Glen A. Larson
Writer: Glen A. Larson
Producer: Leslie Stevens
Writer: Leslie Stevens
Writer: Philip Francis Nowlan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1799 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-16
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - The Complete Epic Series
Movie Review: Still a Kick! A MUST for Erin Grey Fans,and those who love '79-81~ FUN!
Summary: 4 Stars
I recall working on this show and being very impressed by Erin Grey,as well as working on some of the re-dressed Battlestar sets.
NBC and Universal tried very hard to make the show have Star Wars/Star Trek feel, which never happened.
At the time of production ( I did 2 episodes in season one, and another in the re-imagined season two..) there was a strong focus to put people who live in the future in very much of a 1979 and 1980 mind set.
Gil was focused on being a hero, if a bit stiff, and had good support with Tim O'Conner as father-figure Dr. Huer, and the (sometime annoying) "Twiki" voiced by legend Mel Blanc.
The DVD's show the evoloution of the show and most will prefer (and remember) the 1st season. Many actor's seen in season one would not return, nor would the show have the same sense of fun.
Pamela Hensley as "Princess Ardala" was a standout,as was 60's and early 70's icon Michael Ansara as "Kane". Their episodes are not to be missed!
The DVD offers no extra's, which is too bad. Most of the cast, and production people are still with us!
The price of this set makes this a no brainer - you WILL have fun with it!
If you want to remember '79 ( or revisit it for the 1st time) you can't go wrong with this.
Summary of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - The Complete Epic Series
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/22/2007With its campy combination of lightweight adventure and Spandex disco chic, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is a nostalgic throwback to post-Star Wars opportunism. Series co-creator Glen A. Larson was incapable of originality, and former soap star Gil Gerard (in the title role) was a bland incarnation of the comic-strip hero, so the much-anticipated series premiered on September 20, 1979, with serious disadvantages. Although the two-hour pilot "Awakening" had tested successfully as a theatrical release, Gerard and the show's producers could never agree on a stable tone for the series, which presents Capt. William "Buck" Rogers as a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 2491. Earth is engaged in interplanetary war following a global holocaust, and Buck's piloting skills make him an ideal starfighter recruit for the Earth Defense Directorate, where his closest colleagues are Dr. Huer (Tim O'Connor), squadron leader Col. Wilma Deering (former model Erin Gray, looking oh-so-foxy), the wisecracking robot Twiki (voiced by cartoon legend Mel Blanc), and a portable computer-brain named Dr. Theopolis, who's carried by Twiki like oversized bling-bling.
The series struggled through an awkward first season, with routine plots elevated by decent special effects and noteworthy guest stars including Jamie Lee Curtis, ill-fated Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten (appearing, with her voice dubbed over, less than a year before her tragic murder), Batman alumnus Julie Newmar, Buster Crabbe (veteran of vintage Buck Rogers movie serials), and several others in a show that favored vamps and vixens over credible science fiction. A full-scale overhaul resulted in a disastrous second season, but devoted fans still gravitate to Hawk (Thom Christopher), the charismatic alien "birdman" who was introduced with new characters and a new, space-faring search for lost tribes from Earth (with echoes of Larson's own Battlestar Galactica). Behind-the-scenes squabbles continued, and by mid-season of 1981, NBC pulled the plug on a breezy, still-engaging series that suffered from uneasy chemistry and never realized its full potential. Existing somewhere between Galactica and Lost in Space in the TV sci-fi food chain, this Buck--with a dearth of DVD extras--now functions as a cheesy stroll down memory lane. --Jeff Shannon
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