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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - The Complete Epic Series
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
Fabric Type: 9781417007219
Graphics Memory Size: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Legal Disclaimer: 1417007214
Manufacturer Labor Warranty Description:
Maximum Color Depth: Universal Studios
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Metal Type: Universal Studios
Pearl Type: D25182D
Publisher: 5
Total Firewire Ports: Universal Studios
Total Metal Weight: 1
Total Parallel Ports: November 16, 2004
Total S Video Out Ports: 1799 minutes
Universal Studios
September 20, 1979
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Movie DVD
Amazon.com:
With 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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- Better than I rememberedI found this set for cheap here on Amazon and took a chance, remembering that I had loved the show as a junior high kid back in the late 70s. I was expecting it to be cheesy and silly. It is, but not as much as I would have thought. The clothing is wildly disco era, but at least it's colorful.
The stories are better than I remember. Back before the days of "story arcs" in sci-fi, these are just fun shows--comic books come to life.
And Erin Gray is still one of the most ... Read More
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- They sure don't make'em like they used to...I had been waiting for years to get my hands on the complete Buck Rogers series and there are no words to describe the anticipation I felt once I ordered it and even more so when it arrived in mail. The pilot episode is amazing and Buck's quote "It's gotta be the Russians" steals the show for me. The episodes that followed were laden with amazingly sexy outfits and racy lines, while the "futuristic" attitudes portrayed are actually closer to ours in the present as opposed to those of the late 70's, ... Read More
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- Fun blast from the past"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" is a nice dvd collection of the tv series from the late 70s/early 80s. While the tv show could have been much better (and after watching it again, Glen Larson obviously borrowed some of the same props and even vehicles from his "Battlestar Galactic" series-such as the joystick used in the fighters, which has the exact same 3 button configuration and the shuttle that Buck uses in season 2), it was still fun to watch. It would be nice if they had added the tv pilot ... Read More
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- CrackingThis series takes me back to the early 80's when i watched it first. i had forgotten the frequent sexual references. it's more like a sci-fi detective series. at 15 it's good value.
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- Come on guys! It's Buck Rogers!!!When I saw this listed, I was thrilled. First the old Galactica, now Buck Rogers...when I saw the price, I ordered it immediately:)
It was really great to sit down and pop these into the DVD player and (ironically) go back in time with Buck Rogers. This was one of my absolute favorites from my preteen years, and when we were all out on the playground and everyone else was Han Solo or Luke Skywalker, I wanted to be Buck Rogers! He was cool, he was funny, and he had all the pretty girls!!! ... Read More
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