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A 20th century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time to become Earth's greatest hero.
In 1987, NASA astronaut William "Buck" Rogers is caught in a freak accident in deep space, causing his space shuttle Ranger 3 to be blown into an orbit that returns him to Earth - over 500 years later. The combination of gases that freezes him comes close to the formula commonly used in the 25th century for preservation, and his rescuers are able to revive him. In 2491, when Buck awakens from the freezing, Earth is recovering from a nuclear war and is coming under hostile attack by the Draconian Empire. In the second season, Buck has been assigned aboard the Searcher, a starship exploring the unknown reaches of space while searching for former Earth colonies that are scattered across the galaxy.
All-in-all, Buck Rogers was a fun and entertaining series. Given its episodic nature, the shows were somewhat uneven. The earlier episodes tended to be more interesting than the later episodes, but you could always count on a bit of fun. The series didn't take itself too seriously, but also didn't degenerate into farce (usually). It's biggest problem was its lack of direction. The show suffered from the same problem that most tv sci-fi shows (and most tv series, in general) have; it had no definite story to tell or ultimate destination. Each episode took you on an adventure, but with little link to previous or future episodes. Thus, the characters didn't grow and the settings didn't change. The show never seemed to decide how decimated the Earth was, or how advanced the rest of the galaxy was. In some episodes, the Earth is a wasteland, with a few sheltered cities. In others, it seems to be on par with the rest of the galaxy. There were few continuing plot threads, other than the cold war with the Draconian Empire. The attempt to find direction in the final season led to its downfall, mainly because the plot of that season had little to do with the first season. Still, many episodes were quite fun; including "The Return of the Fighting 69th", "Vegas in Space", "Planet of the Slave Girls", "The Plot to kill a City", "Unchained Woman", "Space Vampire", "Flight of the War Witch", and any with Kane and Ardala. The final season was completely forgettable, as were those with Gary Coleman. Erin Gray was given a much larger role in the series, but still ended up as the damsel in distress. Twiki was annoying, but did provide some comedy. Pamela Hensley was still quite the vixen and Michael Ansara was a welcome change as Kane. There were many fine guest stars; with the likes of Roddy McDowel, Jamie Lee Curtis, Buster Crabbe (the original Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon), Peter Graves, Julie Newmar, Frank Gorshin, Ceasar Romero (hmmm, lot of Batman stars), Ray Walston, and Jack Palance. Overall, the series was quite fun; but stick with the first season, and mainly the first half of it.
Ahhh The late 70's. It was such a carefree time in many ways. The sexual revolution had occurred and AIDS wasn't on anyone's radar screen. TV entertainment leaned towards the undemanding to say the least. Shows like "Charlie's Angels", "The Love Boat", "Wonder Woman" and "CHiP's" were popular. Here was "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", TV's answer to "Star Wars" and "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", but with so little of the style and imagination that those and other films and TV shows had provided previously. Based on a decades old character, which had been the focus of novellas, comic strips, radio programs and a movie serial, he was dusted off and given a fresh coat of spandex for the bubble gum sci-fi set. Handsome, hirsute Gerard was given the title role of an astronaut flung (frozen) 500 years into the future only to find Earth partially decimated and run by benevolent computers. Helping to make him comfortable in his new environment were government official O'Connor and attractive military colonel Gray, as well as the diminutive robot Twiki, voiced by Blanc. The first season of the show was endearingly campy with a plethora of known guest stars from the earlier days of Hollywood (Cesar Romero, Roddy McDowall, Vera Miles, Elizabeth Allen and even the original Buck, Buster Crabbe!) as well as up and coming folks such as Jamie Lee Curtis. The stories were silly, but the show was delightful, thanks to the tacky, abbreviated, satin costumes and the shiny sets. Another plus was the ultra-sexy presence of Hensley as a devious princess, who showed up several times throughout the season. Continuity was never a strong suit, nor was depth in scripting, but the show could be counted on for an hour of fun and modest entertainment. Gray was a resourceful, appealing, attractive woman of authority and Gerard was a brave, old-fashioned hero who almost bothered to button up his shirts and who was poured into his clingy pants. While it was disconcerting, especially at first, to hear Blanc's nicotine-tinged growl coming out of the little robot (with Silla inside), he provided gentle comic relief at times and could be an amusing counterpart to Gerard. After the first season, amidst a crippling actor's strike which wreaked havoc on many a show, everything was re-tooled and not in a good way. Suddenly, with little or no explanation, Gerard, Gray and Silla were on board a spaceship called Searcher and were joined by fussy Admiral Garner, wizened, old historian Hyde-White and the stern, mysterious Christopher, playing a character of ornithological descent named Hawk. A horrendously pompous and condescending robot character named Crichton was added, making for a crowded landscape in the smallish vessel. Aside from losing all plot lines involving Earth, the costumes were altered as well, insultingly rendering Gray to look like a Playboy Cruise Director and most everyone else like Good Spaceship Lollipop officers. Gerard's increasing girth led him to wear ugly jackets over his jumpsuits in a vain attempt to mask his oncoming obesity. As if that weren't bad enough, the quality of the scripts went straight into the toilet with many of the second season episodes being nearly unwatchable. The caliber of guest stars dropped off significantly, too, with practically no notable names showing up to speak of. If it was discordant to have Blanc do the voice of Twiki, it was doubly so to suddenly have a different voice-actor playing him for the second season. Wisely, Blanc was reinstated before long. Hensley was never utilized again after the first season finale, another grave error. Joining other series that underwent drastic changes in their second season only to be swiftly cancelled, this one at least has the lengthier first season to still recommend it as light entertainment. Look fast in the credits of the pilot film for LeeAnn Hunley as a sultry, silver-clad vamp. Haysbert appears a few times in season two as a communications officer.

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