Buck Rogers on DVD (1 Viewer)

[Gary->dee]

Are there any episodes of Buck Rogers available on DVD? No not the Buster Crabbe variety, I mean the late 70's Gil Gerard, "biddibiddibiddi" sort.

If not, are there any plans to eventually bring this old sci-fi series to DVD?

 

[Jeff Kleist]

Possibly if Battlestar Galatica does well. It's on the "in consideration" list

 

[Gary->dee]

Man I would love me some late 70's Buck Rogers on DVD, especially the movie. The intro was cut down but originally the opening titles had Buck basically making out with different chicks, kissing them while almost lying on top of them. I remember seeing it on HBO waaay back when in '80 or '81 and never saw it again because I guess they thought the original intro was too sexually orientated so they cut it. It gave new meaning to the name "Buck Rogers". Actually it didn't, but I thought I'd include that bit to round off this paragraph.

Edit: No wait I changed my mind. The original intro did give new meaning to the name "Buck Rogers" or else I wouldn't be remembering it from having seen it would I?

 

[Gary->dee]

I did some searching around and found


Hawk, The Feather Afro Man.

Also, the theme from Buck Roger

And last but certainly not least, Twiki!

Almost forgot the Buck schedule on Sci-Fi. I might have to tape!

 

[oscar_merkx]

great memories of this old show.

 

[Gary->dee]

Indeed! I remember having a small Twiki action fig back in around 1980.

Sci-Fi.com has a pretty naff BR section with hi-res pics. If this show were on DVD for about 10 bucks(no pun intended) for 2 or 3 shows it would be cool.

 

[David Rogers]

I dunno if I'd watch them all the time (until I try'em again after a loooong time), but I think I'd definitely buy reasonably priced season sets of Buck Rogers. Was one of the first TV shows I liked.

Wish SF was still prime time.

 

[Ted Todorov]

Possibly if Battlestar Galatica does well. It's on the "in consideration" list

Sigh. Yet another indication that so much of the time these guys don't have a clue who their audience is. I wouldn't touch Battlestar with a barge pole, but I will be all over Buck Rogers film and season 1.

The way they killed Buck Rogers was by trying to turn it into a Battlestar clone in the unwatchable S2. Naturally it tanked.

Long live camp and sexy space babes: That means you, Princess Ardala!

Ted

 

[Brennan Hill]

I'd like to see the original with Buster Crabbe!

 

[Gary->dee]

Ted, I feel the same way. I mean I like Battlestar Galactica a tad, but I wouldn't buy a DVD. So if that's supposed to be any indicator of whether Buck Rogers will make it to DVD depending on Galactica sales then I could be in for a long wait. I was never as big a fan as Galactica as I was Buck Rogers. BR was charming and fun, Galactica tried too damn hard.

Space babe alert!

 

[Will_B]

I'd want the Buck Roger episode which guest starred Jamie Lee Curtis, but probably not the whole series.

And the intro of the original film version wasn't really of Buck making out with women, it was of scantily clad women rolling around the giant illuminated words, "BUCK ROGERS," in a sort of low-budger James Bond type of opening montage.

If they do release the show, they'll have to decide what version of the original film they want to release, as they had some different scenes (some scenes, such as Buck's tour of his new apartment, were added to the tv version to set up the series, and some scenes were cut, too). I'd prefer the film version, as the "new" footage was pretty clearly shot at a different time.

 

[Gary->dee]

it was of scantily clad women rolling around the giant illuminated words, "BUCK ROGERS," in a sort of low-budger James Bond type of opening montage.

Ok the low-grade attempt at emulating James Bond I'll give you, but I could have sworn that Buck was also kissing the broads that were lying down during the opening. If I recall it bordered on soft-core porn. No?:frowning:

 

[Randy A Salas]

Also, the theme from Buck Roger

I actually paid $30 8 years ago to have a scratchy Buck Rogers in the 25th Century soundtrack LP converted to CD-R.

 

[Gary->dee]

Ok but put Buck Rogers of the late 70's/early 80's in perspective. It wasn't trying to be as smart as Star Trek and wasn't going for the epic wannabe-Star Wars-esque scope that Galactica was attempting to reach even though it might have given that impression at first. We're talking space disco vampires and little female gold robot that said, "bootybootybooty". So the idea that it suddenly went downhill is like thinking that it actually aspired to reach or promise to show us some grand sci-fi classic on another level. IMO it wasn't a show to be taken very seriously and it was mostly camp, but for me that was part of its charm.

 

[Randy A Salas]

Animated Menu
Scene Access
Photo Gallery
Bonus Serial Trailers
DVD-10, Dolby Digital Mono

12 chapters, 241 minutes, B&W, Rated NR, 1939

 

[John_Berger]

Two words... "Off think"

 

[David Lambert]

Two words... "Off think"

Yes, that would be the one ep from S2 I'd enjoy having the most! :wink: Ah, there are a few others, but not many.

 

[Will_B]

Ok but put Buck Rogers of the late 70's/early 80's in perspective. It wasn't trying to be as smart as Star Trek and wasn't going for the epic wannabe-Star Wars-esque scope that Galactica was attempting to reach even though it might have given that impression at first. We're talking space disco vampires and little female gold robot that said, "bootybootybooty".

Right right. It was women in spandex pants with the sides cut out and replaced with stitching. And everyone flew around in spaceships. And once and awhile ran into Gary Coleman. It wasn't trying to be much more than simple entertainment. And Gil Gerard mostly seemed like he'd rather have been somewhere else. Or maybe that was as good as his acting got, I don't know.

Oh god, and the endless recycled shot of the Frank Lloyd Wright museum... memories... actually Battlestar Galactica used that footage once or twice too, come to think of it.

 

[STLMIKE]

And that space vampire was my favorite episode.

I would buy both of these (BR and BG) on DVD in a minute...

Mike

 

[Paul Arnette]

Also, the theme from Buck Rogers

Gah! That's enough for me to reconsider my desire for Buck Rogers on DVD.