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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Cosmic Whiz Kid
episode 1.9
USA 1979
produced by
Jock Gaynor, David J. O'Connell, Glen A. Larson (executive) for Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal/NBC
directed by Leslie H. Martinson
starring Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, Melody Rogers, Albert Popwell, Earl Boen, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc (voice), Eric Server (voice), Lester Fletcher, Tobar Mayo, Tony Epper
story by Anne Collins, screenplay by Alan Brennert, based on characters by Philip Francis Nowlan, Robert C. Dille, music by Johnny Harris, visual effects supervisor: Peter Anderson
TV-series
Buck Rogers, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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President
Hieronymous Fox (Gary Coleman) of Genesia is kidnapped by
professional kidnapper Roderick Zale (Ray Walston), and thus his private
bodyguard Dia Cyrton (Melody Rogers) asks earth security for help - but is
turned down due to diplomatic implications. What she doesn't know of
course is that Dr. Huer (Tim O'Connor) and Wilma Deering (Erin Gray) have
long made up a plan to rescue Fox where Wilma infiltrates The maintenance
system of Aldebran II, the planet Zale's residing, to pinpoint his
location for a rescue mission. Dia meanwhile hooks up with Buck Rogers
(Gil Gerard), who's more than willing to help after he finds out that Fox
is actually a child of his time's earth, a whiz kid who has cryogenically
frozen himself before the nuclear world war and who has somehow been
thawed up on Genesia, a planet he invented many new technologies for so
the natives made him president at his very young age. And Dia and Buck are
off to Aldebran in no time. Thing is, Zale knows Buck is coming, and he
has thus sicced hitman Toman (Lester Fletcher) on the two ... Of course,
Fox, combining a genius mind with 20th century street smarts, doesn't need
much saving as he's quick to play a trick on his guards to slip out of his
cell, then escapes through the sewage system - and as things happen, right
into Wilma's arms. But now it's up to them to return to the lion's den to
save Dia and Buck ...
Now this is really Gary Coleman's episode, who does a very entertaining
job playing the street smart genius, and makes his role more than just a
cute kid saying funny things. Plus the concept of a rescue mission for one
who doesn't need saving is fun - again also because Coleman's character
comes off as believable. Other than that, there's not much special in this
episode, it's really more going through the motions with Buck helping yet
another pretty girl and Wilma pretty much doing the clean-up. But in all
it's one of the more humourous episodes, so a pretty ok watch, even if it
might be forgotten in a day or two.
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