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As a kid, the weekly adventures of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century were a thrill to watch!
The stories are great, when they're not too cheesy.
The visuals are great, when they're not re-used too often.
Buck is great, when the other characters aren't dumbed-down too much to make Buck look smarter.
Wilma, Twiki and even Doctor Huer are enjoyable supporting characters.
Princess Ardala is great. Period.
The many notable guest stars help lift the show to a higher level.
The disco dancing. And the outfits. No other sci-fi show was so into their dancing.
The second season is rather forgettable, but even here we find a few moments worth keeping.
To paraphrase Obi-Wan Kenobi: Buck Rogers is a great show, from a certain point of view.
Madman Entertainment released the series on blu-ray in 2016.
- Picture quality is workable for an HD edit, imperfect but leagues ahead of the DVDs. Sadly no widescreen.
- Audio isn't ideal but there is a voice-less track for all episodes, so with tinkering (and time) the vocals could be separated to make editing more flexible.
Kino Lorber released the series on blu-ray in 2020. See my review comparing the two blu-ray sets on page 13 of this thread.
Will anyone take up the challenge to distill several TV movies from this flawed gem? Update: I'm making a set of TV movies. This thread will cover them all:
1) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Extended Edition
2) Planet of the Slave Girls: Slavery & Sorcery
3) The Plot to Kill a City: Spies in Space
4) Flight of the War Witch: Buck Saves the Multiverse
5) Time of the Hawk: You Are Not Alone
6) Journey to Oasis: Ignorance breeds Suspicion
7) Bonus 'disc' will include 9 single-length episodes: Twiki is now only voiced by Mel Blanc! Space-ship continuity errors are fixed. Other continuity details are added. Also English subtitles (srt files) and poster art for all remaining episodes.
The stories are great, when they're not too cheesy.
The visuals are great, when they're not re-used too often.
Buck is great, when the other characters aren't dumbed-down too much to make Buck look smarter.
Wilma, Twiki and even Doctor Huer are enjoyable supporting characters.
Princess Ardala is great. Period.
The many notable guest stars help lift the show to a higher level.
The disco dancing. And the outfits. No other sci-fi show was so into their dancing.
The second season is rather forgettable, but even here we find a few moments worth keeping.
To paraphrase Obi-Wan Kenobi: Buck Rogers is a great show, from a certain point of view.
Madman Entertainment released the series on blu-ray in 2016.
- Picture quality is workable for an HD edit, imperfect but leagues ahead of the DVDs. Sadly no widescreen.
- Audio isn't ideal but there is a voice-less track for all episodes, so with tinkering (and time) the vocals could be separated to make editing more flexible.
Kino Lorber released the series on blu-ray in 2020. See my review comparing the two blu-ray sets on page 13 of this thread.
1) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Extended Edition
2) Planet of the Slave Girls: Slavery & Sorcery
3) The Plot to Kill a City: Spies in Space
4) Flight of the War Witch: Buck Saves the Multiverse
5) Time of the Hawk: You Are Not Alone
6) Journey to Oasis: Ignorance breeds Suspicion
7) Bonus 'disc' will include 9 single-length episodes: Twiki is now only voiced by Mel Blanc! Space-ship continuity errors are fixed. Other continuity details are added. Also English subtitles (srt files) and poster art for all remaining episodes.