Motion picture and 1979.E2.80.931981 NBC television series Buck Rogers

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in 1979, buck rogers revived , updated prime-time television series nbc television. pilot film released cinemas on march 30, 1979. box office returns led nbc commission full series, started in september 1979. glen a. larson produced film , first season of eventual series.


the series starred gil gerard captain william buck rogers, united states air force , nasa pilot commands ranger iii, space shuttle-like ship launched in 1987. when ship flies through space phenomenon containing combination of gases, ship s life support systems malfunction , frozen , left drifting in space 504 years. time revived, finds himself in 25th century. there, learns earth united following devastating global nuclear war occurred in late 20th century, , under protection of earth defense directorate, headquartered in new chicago. latest threat earth comes spaceborne armies of planet draconia, planning invasion.


co-starring in series erin gray crack starfighter pilot colonel wilma deering, , tim o connor dr. elias huer, head of earth defense directorate, , former starpilot himself. ardala appeared (played pamela hensley), draconian princess supervising father s armies, kane (played henry silva in film; michael ansara in series) enforcer, gender reversal of original characters ardala killer kane s sidekick. although black barney did not appear character in series, there character named barney smith (played james sloyan) appeared in two-part episode, plot kill city . new characters added series included comical robot named twiki (played felix silla , voiced mel blanc), becomes buck s personal assistant, , dr. theopolis (voiced eric server), sentient computer twiki carries around.


the series ran 2 seasons on nbc. production , broadcast of second season delayed several months due 1980 actors strike. when series returned in 1981, core format had been revised. rather defending earth, buck , wilma aboard deep-space exploration vessel searcher on mission track down lost colonies of humanity. tim o connor s dr. huer written out of series , replaced wilfrid hyde-white quirky scientist dr. goodfellow , broadway character actor jay garner vice admiral efram asimov of earth force. onboard thom christopher playing role of hawk, stoic birdman in search of other members of ancient race. revamp unsuccessful , series canceled @ end of 1980–1981 season.


two novels based on series addison e. steele published, novelization of 1979 feature film, , man on beta, adaptation of unproduced teleplay.








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