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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Flight of the War Witch

episode 1.21

USA 1980
produced by
Jock Gaynor, David J. O'Connell, Glen A. Larson (executive) for Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal/NBC
directed by Larry Stewart
starring Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, Pamela Hensley, Kelley Miles, Donald Petrie, Sid Haig, Michael Ansara, Julie Newmar, Vera Miles, Sam Jaffe, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc (voice), Eric Server (voice), Tony Carroll, Brent Davis, Larry Ward, Don Maxwell, Gary Adler, Wesley Pfenning, Kelli Lessie
story by David Chomsky, screenplay by Rob Gilmer, Bruce Lansbury, based on characters by Philip Francis Nowlan, Robert C. Dille, music by J.J. Johnson, visual effects supervisor: Peter Anderson

TV-series
Buck Rogers, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

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Via a weird gold ball that serves as beacon, both Buck Rogers (Gil Gerard) and Princess Ardala (Pamela Hensley) - with their respective entourages - are lured through a black hole to another universe, to the planet Plenar to be precise, where the Keeper of the planet (Sam Jaffe) explains to them that the civilisation of the planet has reached such a level that they have abolished war for good, and thus lack offensive weapons. And a shield around Plenar makes the planet impenetrable for outer space invaders - at least it did for the longest time, but now evil Princess Zarina (Julie Newmar) has kidnapped the inventor of the shield, Kodus (Donald Petrie), to torture the secrets of the thing out of him - and her battleship already lies in waiting. The Plenarians want Buck and Ardala to do their defense for them. And while Buck is quickly convinced, Ardala needs some more convincing - like that they can't make their way back to their universe without the Plenarians help ... and even then she tries to throw her lot with Zarina, but Zarina soon sees her for the spoilt brat she is and has her incarcerated. The situation on Plenar soon turns desparate when Zarina's henchmen manage to land on the planet, intrude the planet's main building and destroy the computer that runs the shield. Buck rushes to Zarina's ship while leaving defense of the planet in hands of his right hand Wilma (Erin Gray) and Ardala's right hand Kane (Michael Ansara). On Zarina's ship Buck is captured of course and thrown into a jail cell together with Ardala and Kodus, and of course it's no problem for the three of them to trick the guards and break out, make it to their ship and return to Plenar where Kodus can repair the shield just in time for Zarina's battleship to crash into it head-on.

B movie fave Sid Haig plays Zarina's right hand man.

 

This two-part season finale of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century's first season is really the best episode of the series in a long time, as for a change it contains more than Buck just running up and down some corridors and solving problems with his fists (though there is some of this, too) but shows actual scope (even if the special effects don't all live up to the requirements), with Julie Newmar making a great foe ... but really the best performance of this entry comes from Pamela Hensley, who has finally really found into her role as Ardala, and is (intentionally) hilarious portraying her. Too bad this was her last appearance in the role.

 

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