Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Originally on: NBC (60 min.)
Status:
Ended
Premiered:
September 20, 1979
Last Aired:
April 16, 1981
Show Category:
Science-Fiction 
In the year 1987, NASA launched the last of America's deep space probes. Aboard this compact starship a lone astronaut, Captain William "Buck" Rogers, was to experience cosmic forces beyond all comprehension. In a freak mishap, his life-support systems were frozen by temperatures beyond imagination. Ranger III was blown out of its plan trajectory into an orbit 1,000 times more vast, an...
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add »Buck and Hawk are sent to a space station to pick up the survivors of a planetary disaster and transport them to a new home. Before departing, Buck rescues a young woman from a group of Dorian thugs. Later, while enroute to the planet, the Searcher is attacked by a Dorian craft, which demands that the woman be returned for the murder of a warlord's son. As the Dorians persist and subject the Searcher and its passengers to a severe pounding, the refugees begin to rebel, insisting that the woman be turned over. Eventually, Buck discovers that truth about the woman and the startling reason why the Dorians always wear what at first appear to be merely ceremonial face masks.
Aired: Thursday April 16, 1981
| 36. Testimony of a Traitor | Apr 9, 1981 | 0 Reviews | 7.73 |
| 35. The Hand of Goral | Mar 26, 1981 | 0 Reviews | 8.45 |
| 34. Shgoratchx! | Mar 19, 1981 | 0 Reviews | 6.67 |
| 33. The Satyr | Mar 12, 1981 | 0 Reviews | 8.23 |
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9.5
"Personal favorite"Superb One of the better scifi shows of the 70s and 80's. Along with Battlestar Galacatica, one of e better "movie to TV crossovers" Continue » Posted May 6, 2008 3:48 pm PST |
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"Unintentionally funny"Mediocre Once a fun fluffy piece of adventurous sci-fi, now very very dated. Continue » Posted May 2, 2008 8:11 am PST |
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"Classic"Superb AWESOME!!! Continue » Posted Sep 28, 2007 7:44 am PST |
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"Past its prime"Mediocre Were they serious? Continue » Posted Sep 11, 2007 8:56 pm PST |
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"Mildly interesting"Fair If it wasnt for Erin Gray in those skin tight spandex uniforms Buck Rogers wouldnt have been worth the time. Continue » Posted Nov 29, 2006 5:49 am PST |
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Show: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Popularity Rank: 932 of 17,418
Ratings Rank: 2,680 of 17,418 (
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Show Reviews: 26
People Tracking: 359
Popularity Rank: 932 of 17,418
Ratings Rank: 2,680 of 17,418 (
1)
Show Reviews: 26
People Tracking: 359
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Score: 7.7 Good 518 votes
Score: 7.7 Good 518 votes
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perfect: 58 (11.3%)
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Other: 95 (18.4%)
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