I loved this show when I was a kid. Until they started showing it on Sci-Fi I would've picked this up in a second. But seeing it now, it just doesn't have the same magic to me it had when it first aired.
The entire series? I thought it was on for at least 3-4 seasons, but that was a LONG time ago ;)
Erin Gray:drool:
bboisvert
07-12-04, 11:10 AM
Originally posted by freudguy
The entire series? I thought it was on for at least 3-4 seasons
Nope, one full season and then a half-season the second year where they changed most of the plot/cast. 37 episodes total:
http://epguides.com/BuckRogers/
The second season was really pretty terrible, but I'm glad they're including it just for completion sake. Doesn't make much sense to leave it off.
Shannon Nutt
07-12-04, 11:43 AM
Originally posted by Amel
I loved this show when I was a kid. Until they started showing it on Sci-Fi I would've picked this up in a second. But seeing it now, it just doesn't have the same magic to me it had when it first aired.
Agreed...I don't think this show holds up very well. Personally, I'll only consider a purchase if the bonus features are extensive.
El-Kabong
07-12-04, 11:53 AM
Originally posted by Shannon Nutt
Agreed...I don't think this show holds up very well. Personally, I'll only consider a purchase if the bonus features are extensive.
So, how does the show age in comparison to, say Battlestar Galactica? Untill the release, I hadnt seen Galactica in ages but had fond childhood memories - and I thought the show was pretty fun.
I'm pretty much in the same boat with Buck. I havent seen it in 20 years, but I loved it as a kid. So if it holds up as well as Galactica, I'll be happy.
DrMcKittrick
07-12-04, 01:05 PM
This will be mine.
bboisvert
07-12-04, 01:14 PM
Buck Rogers is a goofier show than Galactica (intentionally so...)
The 2-hour pilot still holds up very well, I think. I give that one a spin every now and then, and always enjoy it.
The show afterwards for the first season was very uneven. It has a fun quality to it and I still love watching them, but lacks the consistency and attempts at "epic" stories that Galactica has. It's basically Buck going around, solving mysteries/problems, and romancing the chicks. Sort of a low-budget, sci-fi James Bond.
For the brief season, they threw all of that out and had them exploring space. It didn't work.
Hammer99
07-12-04, 01:18 PM
Erin Gray MMMMMMMM
But that's a lot of $$$, I'll Netflix it first.
Shannon Nutt
07-12-04, 03:13 PM
Galactica holds up much better. Although Buck has more eye candy going for it...if you know what I mean. :)
Fok
07-12-04, 03:14 PM
What happened in the last episode anyway?
mythmaker18
07-12-04, 04:40 PM
Originally posted by Fok
What happened in the last episode anyway?
Nothing special. They went in pretty much unsure whether they'd make it past the initial 13-episode order or not, so no "finale" was planned (or filmed), as they were hoping for the ratings to justify a "full" season order.
Of course, we all know what happened.
emhello
07-12-04, 05:28 PM
I thought this show stunk even when I was a kid. Give me Space:1999 over this crap anyday.
Sunday Morning
07-12-04, 09:11 PM
wow. i'm excited. thanks for the scoop!
ScottyWH
07-12-04, 10:16 PM
I couldn't be more excited... this is one of the best DVD years for me yet... Sledge Hammer, Quantum Leap, Buck Rogers, Seinfeld... What's next? Night Court? (/me crosses fingers)
wirebendr
07-12-04, 10:31 PM
Was the pilot episode originally shown in the theaters or on tv like Battlestar Galactica?
Numanoid
07-12-04, 11:24 PM
Originally posted by wirebendr
Was the pilot episode originally shown in the theaters or on tv like Battlestar Galactica? I remember seeing it in the theater.
El-Kabong
07-13-04, 01:44 AM
I'm pretty sure it was in the theaters. Was it edited and/or changed like the Galactica movie was (IE: Baltar dieing and so on) - this I do not know.
wirebendr
07-13-04, 05:51 AM
One of the most memorable vision I have from the movie is the very 70's dressed girl who lays and rolls around on the "Buck Rogers" logo during the title sequence with one of the most cheesiest songs ever. When the show went into syndication in the 80's I would get up at 7am on Saturdays and watch it. Now its hard to find. Looking forward to the set
DrOBoogie1
07-13-04, 06:54 AM
There was a theatrical release in 1979, before the show premiered that fall. I don't usually buy shows for nostalgia value, but I'll make an exception here.
bboisvert
07-13-04, 08:40 AM
Originally posted by wirebendr
Was the pilot episode originally shown in the theaters or on tv like Battlestar Galactica?
Yes, the pilot was shown theatrically, but they learned from the Galactica mistake and actually put it in U.S. theaters *before* it aired on TV. ;)
Red Dog
07-13-04, 08:41 AM
You all can have Erin Gray. I'll take Pamela Hensley. :drool:
Regurgitator
07-13-04, 09:16 AM
I thought the theatrical release was initially suppose to be just that until it became so popular that they decided to make a TV series out of it.
Considering the high price for it I think I'll pass on it for now until the price drops.
JONA99
07-13-04, 04:20 PM
"In the year 1987, NASA launched the last of America's deep space probes..."
I hope the movie is released separately. Watched it dozens of times as a kid, so I'm sure I'll still get a kick out of it. But the entire series may be a bit too much. (And even as a 10-year-old, I never cared for Admiral Asimov and Chricton and Hawk. Christ, I still remember their names. Help me...)
And am I the only one who still remembers the lyrics to that cheesy song?
bboisvert
07-13-04, 04:41 PM
Originally posted by Regurgitator
I thought the theatrical release was initially suppose to be just that until it became so popular that they decided to make a TV series out of it.
Nope, it was always the 2-hour TV pilot for the TV series... they just sent it to theaters first for a quick buck, since they saw how much Battlestar was making when it was re-released on the big screen.
When Buck was released in theaters, it was already on the TV schedule for the coming fall.
Theatrical Release: 3/2/79
TV Show Started: 9/20/79
El-Kabong
07-13-04, 05:48 PM
Originally posted by JONA99
"In the year 1987, NASA launched the last of America's deep space probes..."
Another lie told to me as a kid. I'm still pissed that I didnt get my flying car in 2001, so this just adds fuel to the fire.
Red Dog
07-13-04, 06:07 PM
Originally posted by Regurgitator
I thought the theatrical release was initially suppose to be just that until it became so popular that they decided to make a TV series out of it.
Considering the high price for it I think I'll pass on it for now until the price drops.
Considering it is 37 episodes, I don't think the price is all that high.
Alvis
07-13-04, 06:17 PM
I remember watching this avidly as a kid. I was 10-11 when it first ran. I watched it a few weeks ago on Sci-Fi and boy, was it bad. At least the 2nd season. In an episode I watched they played a video on a hi-tech computer, one of the original Commodore Pets!
Perhaps the first season was better?
Might be worth a rental. I would at least like to see the pilot.
Mok
07-13-04, 06:27 PM
I can not wait awesome news!
Mike Lowrey
07-13-04, 06:42 PM
You all do realize that a $90 SRP translates to about $63 actual price, don't you? 30% off?
Not too bad for 37 episodes.
As for the show holding up over time, it doesn't. Period. I saw the Hawk introduction episode on Sci-Fi some time ago and the show looked terrible. Probably on the scale of Star Trek TOS visual and tech wise.
Dr. DVD
07-13-04, 07:46 PM
Erin Gray in her prime! :drool: Captured on DVD in all her glory!
astrochimp
07-13-04, 09:27 PM
Im 34 now and watched this show when i was a kid and really liked it but the one thing im learning from all these releases is that they arent as good as you remember them.That being said i think i had one of my 1st sexual experiences while watching Erin Gray in those tight spandex space suits so atleast theres that ;)
TheV
07-14-04, 01:34 AM
It's probably not as great as I remember it, but I'll still spring for it. It's got something fun that makes the show still enjoyable.
Buck Rogers is just fun. A nice break from the more serious shows. Not sure why anyone would compare it to 1999. Very different shows.
GMLSKIS
07-14-04, 01:38 AM
Erin Gray was hot stuff then !!!
David Lambert
07-14-04, 12:57 PM
Neither Erin Gray nor Gil Gerard are participating in extras. They had a deal together at the beginning of the year to do commentary tracks and interviews, but Univeral dropped those plans in the spring. A fan-based campaign has not yet changed their mind. There's still a short amount of time to make it happen, though, if we hurry.
Read more about all of this here (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1875).
Disc-Flipper
07-15-04, 01:15 PM
Will they also be releasing the theatrical movie?
Will it be part of this set?
Austin54
07-15-04, 01:53 PM
By the way, there are a number of guest stars to look for in the show. The orginal Buck Rogers was in it as well as a almost unregonizable Marki Post.
Austin
DrMcKittrick
07-15-04, 04:15 PM
Beedee Beedee Beedeep......don't forget Gary Coleman's 2 episodes either.
mythmaker18
07-16-04, 07:57 AM
Originally posted by El-Kabong
I'm pretty sure it was in the theaters. Was it edited and/or changed like the Galactica movie was (IE: Baltar dieing and so on) - this I do not know.
Yes, there were several differences in the theatrical version and the TV version. Unfortunately, both versions contain unique footage, so neither one is the "complete" version.
Hopefully, we'll get at least the TV version of the pilot (as it's being marketed as a 'complete TV series') and if we don't get a seperate "movie" release, then at least include the scenes cut out of the theatrical movie as delted scenes.
Some of the differences:
The theatrical version contained:
* some slightly racier dialogue between Buck and Wilma.
* King Draco makes a brief appearance at the end of the film (the rest of his scenes do not appear in EITHER version)
* Tigerman's death scene
The TV version:
* has different opening credits
* had an extra scene added to the end showing us Buck's new apartment, along with the set-up for the first season, with Huer offering Buck a "job" working for the Directorate.
* Tigerman's death was removed to allow the character to come back
* Twiki's slightly dirty line "I'm freezing my ball bearings off" is re-dubbed to "my memory tapes are turning blue."
* Bizarrely, in a scene battle where a female pilot was killed in the theatrical version, the TV version shows a male pilot being killed instead (I guess the network found that more palatable).
* in scenes involving the Draconia, William Conrad's voice is substituted with Vic Perrin's.
I really hope that the DVD set at least contains cut scenes (ala Battlestar Galactica), including Draco's apperance at the celebration/dance on Earth (a still from this scene appeared in a Famous Monsters at the time) and anything else that was left out of both versions.
resinrats
07-16-04, 08:59 AM
Originally posted by mythmaker18
* Twiki's slightly dirty line "I'm freezing my ball bearings off"
Buy: