Underplayed Gems

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century poster
Directed by
Sigmund Neufeld jr., Larry Stewart, Daniel Haller, Dick Lowry
Genre
science fiction television series
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 37 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 142 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

An astronaut from the 20th century is frozen in space and wakes up in the 25th century. He uses his old-fashioned wit and charm to help a futuristic Earth fight against various alien threats.

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What happens

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is an American science fiction adventure television series produced by Universal Studios. The series ran for two seasons between September 1979 and April 1981 on NBC, and the feature-length pilot episode for the series was released as a theatrical film before the series aired. The film and series were developed by Glen A. Larson and Leslie Stevens, based on the character Buck Rogers created in 1928 by Philip Francis Nowlan that had previously been featured in comic strips, novellas, a serial film, and on television and radio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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