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"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1979-1981

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"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979): Season 2: Episode 13 -- When Buck rescues a beautiful stowaway facing a death sentence, the powerful warlord pursuing her suffocates the Searcher crew with deadly heat rays and demands the return of the woman.
"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979): Season 2: Episode 12 -- Buck Rogers goes on trial for his life when he's accused of being responsible for the nuclear holocaust that wiped out Earth and a probe of his own memory proves his guilt and condemns him to death.
"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979): Season 2: Episode 11 -- Buck, Hawk and Wilma return from a survey of a bizarre planet and find the starship Searcher and its human crew strangely altered.
"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979): Season 2: Episode 10 -- Wilma Deering is put in charge of seven little men known as the Zeerdonians, who wreak havoc when they make merry mischief which could destroy the starship Searcher.
"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979): Season 2: Episode 9 -- Buck Rogers is mysteriously transformed into a dangerous goat-horned satyr-like creature when he tries to rescue a mother and her young son on an abandoned planet.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   875 votes
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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
20 September 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
A 20th century astronaut is revived out of 500 years of suspended animation to become the greatest hero of a future Earth. full summary
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
EW U: Let's do the time warp again!
 (From EW.com - PopWatch. 10 August 2009, 8:00 AM, PDT)
'Buck Rogers' Star Gil Gerard Undergoes Gastric-Bypass Surgery
 (From WENN. 12 January 2007)
User Comments:
"Buck" to the future.... more (28 total)

Cast

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Gil Gerard ... Capt. William "Buck" Rogers / ... (37 episodes, 1979-1981)

Erin Gray ... Col. Wilma Deering (37 episodes, 1979-1981)
Felix Silla ... Twiki / ... (35 episodes, 1979-1981)

Mel Blanc ... Twiki / ... (30 episodes, 1979-1981)
Tim O'Connor ... Dr. Elias Huer (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
Eric Server ... Dr. Theopolis (21 episodes, 1979-1980)

William Conrad ... Narrator (17 episodes, 1979-1980)
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Series Directed by
Larry Stewart (5 episodes, 1980)
Daniel Haller (4 episodes, 1979-1981)
Sigmund Neufeld Jr. (4 episodes, 1979-1980)
Vincent McEveety (4 episodes, 1981)
Dick Lowry (3 episodes, 1979)
David G. Phinney (3 episodes, 1980-1981)
Michael Caffey (2 episodes, 1979)
Philip Leacock (2 episodes, 1979)
Jack Arnold (2 episodes, 1981)
 
Series Writing credits
Glen A. Larson (29 episodes, 1979-1981)
Leslie Stevens (29 episodes, 1979-1981)
Alan Brennert (6 episodes, 1979-1980)
Cory Applebaum (4 episodes, 1979)
Rob Gilmer (3 episodes, 1980)
Stephen McPherson (3 episodes, 1981)
Bob Mitchell (3 episodes, 1981)
Esther Mitchell (3 episodes, 1981)
Anne Collins (2 episodes, 1979)
Steve Greenberg (2 episodes, 1979)
Philip Francis Nowlan (2 episodes, 1979)
Aubrey Solomon (2 episodes, 1979)
Chris Bunch (2 episodes, 1980)
David Chomsky (2 episodes, 1980)
Allan Cole (2 episodes, 1980)
William Mageean (2 episodes, 1980)
Norman Hudis (2 episodes, 1981)
Francis Moss (2 episodes, 1981)
Margaret Schneider (2 episodes, 1981)
Paul Schneider (2 episodes, 1981)

Series Produced by
David J. O'Connell .... producer (26 episodes, 1979-1981)
David G. Phinney .... associate producer (25 episodes, 1979-1981)
Glen A. Larson .... executive producer (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jock Gaynor .... producer (22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Bruce Lansbury .... supervising producer (22 episodes, 1979-1980)
Medora Heilbron .... associate producer (20 episodes, 1979-1980)
Calvin Clements Jr. .... supervising producer (13 episodes, 1981)
John Mantley .... executive producer (13 episodes, 1981)
John G. Stephens .... producer (13 episodes, 1981)
Karen Welch .... associate producer (5 episodes, 1981)
Richard Caffey .... producer (2 episodes, 1979)
Andrew Mirisch .... associate producer (2 episodes, 1979)
Leslie Stevens .... supervising producer (2 episodes, 1979)
Tim King .... associate producer (2 episodes, 1980)
 
Series Original Music by
Bruce Broughton (7 episodes, 1981)
Johnny Harris (6 episodes, 1979-1980)
J.J. Johnson (6 episodes, 1979-1980)
Stu Phillips (5 episodes, 1979-1981)
John Cacavas (3 episodes, 1980-1981)
Herbert D. Woods (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
 
Series Cinematography by
Ben Colman (33 episodes, 1979-1981)
Frank Beascoechea (2 episodes, 1979)
Frank Thackery (2 episodes, 1980)
 
Series Film Editing by
George Potter (12 episodes, 1979-1981)
Michael Berman (7 episodes, 1979-1980)
Leon Ortiz-Gil (6 episodes, 1979-1980)
Howard B. Anderson (5 episodes, 1979-1980)
Neil MacDonald (4 episodes, 1981)
John J. Dumas (3 episodes, 1979)
Edward W. Williams (3 episodes, 1981)
David Howe (2 episodes, 1979)
William Martin (2 episodes, 1979)
Ron Honthaner (2 episodes, 1981)
 
Series Casting by
Joe Reich (11 episodes, 1981)
Phil Benjamin (8 episodes, 1979-1980)
Simon Ayer (4 episodes, 1980)
 
Series Art Direction by
Fred Luff III (19 episodes, 1979-1980)
William L. Camden (10 episodes, 1979-1980)
William H. Tuntke (9 episodes, 1981)
Paul Peters (7 episodes, 1979)
Hub Braden (4 episodes, 1979-1980)
Bill Taliaferro (4 episodes, 1980)
Peter Clemens (4 episodes, 1981)

David L. Snyder (unknown episodes)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Frank Lombardo (25 episodes, 1979-1981)
Joanne MacDougall (9 episodes, 1979-1980)
Victor Hugo (3 episodes, 1979)
Richard Reams (2 episodes, 1979)
 
Series Costume Design by
Al Lehman (29 episodes, 1979-1981)
Sal Anthony (6 episodes, 1979)
Jean-Pierre Dorléac (2 episodes, 1979)
 
Series Makeup Department
Jerry Gugliemotto .... hair stylist (4 episodes, 1981)
Werner Keppler .... makeup artist (4 episodes, 1981)
Jack Stone .... makeup artist (4 episodes, 1981)
Brenda Todd .... makeup artist (4 episodes, 1981)
 
Series Production Management
Harker Wade .... unit production manager (29 episodes, 1979-1981)
Charles E. Walker .... unit production manager (5 episodes, 1980)
Paul Wurtzel .... unit production manager (4 episodes, 1981)
Jack Cunningham .... unit production manager (2 episodes, 1979)
Edward D. Markley .... unit production manager (2 episodes, 1979)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gerald T. Olson .... second assistant director / first assistant director (19 episodes, 1979-1980)
Bob Bender .... first assistant director (14 episodes, 1979-1981)
Stephen Lillis .... second assistant director (13 episodes, 1981)
Frank Crawford .... first assistant director (11 episodes, 1979-1981)
Robert Villar .... first assistant director / second assistant director (9 episodes, 1979-1981)
David Kahler .... second assistant director (3 episodes, 1980)
Phil Bowles .... first assistant director (2 episodes, 1979)
Jerry Sobul .... first assistant director (2 episodes, 1979)
Judith Vogelsang .... second assistant director (2 episodes, 1979)

Dick Erickson .... second assistant director (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Department
William Apperson .... construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
 
Series Sound Department
Dick Wahrman .... sound effects editor (35 episodes, 1979-1981)
Earl Crain Jr. .... sound (33 episodes, 1979-1981)
Peter Berkos .... sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1979)
John R. Carter .... sound (2 episodes, 1979)
Andrew Gilmore .... sound (2 episodes, 1979)
Clyde Sorenson .... sound (2 episodes, 1979)

Barney Cabral .... adr editor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Special Effects by
David M. Garber .... miniature effects / miniatures (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
Wayne Smith .... miniature effects / miniatures (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
Peter Anderson .... special effects supervisor / photographic effects supervisor (13 episodes, 1981)
David Jones .... special effects supervisor / photographic effects supervisor (13 episodes, 1981)
William Guest .... special props and miniatures (9 episodes, 1979-1980)

Robert Cole .... special effects (unknown episodes)
Courtney Dane .... special effects (unknown episodes)
 
Series Visual Effects by
John C. Moulds .... motion control (7 episodes, 1979)

C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo .... special visual effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Dennis Michelson .... visual effects editor (unknown episodes)
David Stipes .... visual effects (unknown episodes)
 
Series Stunts
Mickey Caruso .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Roydon Clark .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Nick Dimitri .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Dick Durock .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Tony Epper .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Dean Raphael Ferrandini .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Whitey Hughes .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Gene LeBell .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Bob Minor .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Conrad E. Palmisano .... stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Michael Runyard .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Rick Sawaya .... stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Ron Stein .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Kym Washington .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Richard Washington .... stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
James Winburn .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Bob Yerkes .... stunts (unknown episodes)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Eddie Reo .... camera operator (1 episode, 1979)
Tony Rivetti .... assistant camera (1 episode, 1979)
Leonard J. South .... assistant camera (1 episode, 1979)

Reggie Newkirk .... key first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
 
Series Casting Department
Phil Benjamin .... casting (7 episodes, 1979-1980)
Simon Ayer .... casting (4 episodes, 1980)
Joe Reich .... casting (3 episodes, 1981)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barry Downing .... costume supervisor: Gil Gerard (22 episodes, 1980-1981)
Gregory B. Peña .... daily set costumer (10 episodes, 1981)
 
Series Editorial Department
Maureen O'Connell .... assistant editor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Music Department
Glen A. Larson .... composer: theme music / composer: title theme (36 episodes, 1979-1981)
Herbert D. Woods .... music editor (26 episodes, 1979-1981)
Donald Woods .... music editor (6 episodes, 1981)
Stu Phillips .... conductor (2 episodes, 1979)

John W. Morgan .... orchestrator (unknown episodes)
Don Nemitz .... orchestrator (unknown episodes)
Will Schaefer .... conductor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes .... driver (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
 
Series Other crew
Alan Brennert .... story editor (13 episodes, 1979-1980)
Stephen McPherson .... executive story consultant (13 episodes, 1981)
Anne Collins .... story consultant / story editor (12 episodes, 1979-1980)
Rob Gilmer .... story editor (8 episodes, 1980)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (37 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating)
Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Company:
John Mantley Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Buck's full name is William Anthony Rogers. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the narration intro Buck's spacecraft is called "Ranger 3". But the Ranger series spacecraft were unmanned lunar landers, and NASA never repeats project names to avoid confusion. more
Quotes:
Buck Rogers: Nice costume, Tigerman. You going trick or treating?
Princess Ardala: Defiant. I always like that in a man. What did you think of my ingenious invitation?
Buck Rogers: I was swept away by emotion.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "South Park: Go God Go (#10.12)" (2006) more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
"Buck" to the future...., 1 July 2000
Author: George Litman from Marietta, OH USA

Buck Rogers - the man, the myth, the movie... the TV series?

Glen Larson made the correct assumption that the future he created for the movies would be great fun for TV, and proved it with the TV series "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century". Every episode was brimming over with action, sci-fi, fun and Gil Gerard as his good-old heroic, wise-cracking self.

Just like in the movie, Buck defeated the alien bad guys every episode and made the world safe for humanity. I remember what big stars they had pop up on the series: Buster Crabbe (the ORIGINAL Buck!), Peter Graves, Julie Newmar, Frank Gorshin, Gary Coleman (in his "Diff'rent Strokes" salad days) and Judy Landers (ALWAYS a pleasure to see her) made each show exciting and fun to watch.

Other carry-overs from the movie (besides Gil) include Gray as Wilma Deering, O'Conner as Dr. Huer, Hensley as Ardala and even Silla came back as Twiki (including Mel Blanc as his voice!), and gave their all in the name of cheesy '70s sci-fi fun.

But the 1981 episodes (which was to be the series' last) lost much of the fun and excitement of the original shows as Buck, Wilma and Twiki set off in a spaceship to explore new worlds, to seek out new life and new civiliz.... Oh, forget it; you've seen it before and much better than this.

Myself, give me the good old days of the "25th Century".

Five stars for half a good series. Watch the best, "Buck" the rest.

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