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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - The Plot to Kill a City
episodes 1.4 & 1.5
USA 1979
produced by Jock Gaynor, David J. O'Connell, Glen A. Larson (executive) for Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal/NBC
directed by Dick Lowry
starring Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, Frank Gorshin, John Quade, Anthony James, James McEachin, Nancy DeCarl, Markie Post, Robert Tessier, James Sloyan, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc (voice), Eric Server (voice), Victor Argo, Whitney Rydbeck, Gwenn Mitchell, Nonice Williams, Mitch Reta, John Furlong, Mitch Reta, Richard Reed, Seamon Glass, Sena Ayn Black, Cathey Paine (voice)
written by Alan Brennert, based on characters by Philip Francis Nowlan, Robert C. Dille, music by Stu Phillips, visual effects supervisor: Peter Anderson
TV-series Buck Rogers, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Buck Rogers (Gil Gerard) takes out a notorious killer-for-hire, Argos
(Victor Argo) to assume his identity and as him join the even more
notorious Legion of Death on some far out planet, a group of
baddies led by Kellogg (Frank Gorshin), with the other members being
telekinetic Quince (John Quade), telepath Sherese (Nancy DeCarl) and
martial artist Marcos (Robert Tessier) - though Marcos is soon taken in by
Rogers' colleague Wilma Deering (Erin Gray), and from him earth
gouvernment soon learns the Legion wants to blow up the earth's capitol,
but not how they are to do it. Which is of course where Buck comes in, but
shortly after he learns the baddies' plan, his true identity is found out,
and he only survives his sure death with the help of Kellogg's bodyguard
Varek (Anthony James), whose planet has once been attacked by the Legion
as well, an attack that left him disfigured, and he wants to spare earth a
similar fate. Knowing the Legion's plan, Buck races them to earth, but the
Legion has also invaded the capitol's biggest powerplant to blow it up.
But thanks to Buck and also to Varek, the worst can be prevented and the
baddies, safe for Sherese, who makes a successful getaway, do get their
just desserts ... Now the first episode of this two-parter is
almost too James
Bond-like, with the usual chases and shoot-outs one would
expect, but not special enough to create any real excitement, and Buck
even has a special gadget (a smoke bomb that creates a very underwhelming
special effect) and a Bond girl (Markie Post). It's really in the secong
episode that the story really picks up steam, as there are real stakes
here and some cool space fights that really make this one worth one's
while.
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