Show Description:

Based upon the classic comic strip character of the 1920s, which itself was based on novellas by Philip Francis Nowlan, "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" was first presented as a feature film in 1979. Later that year, series Creator and Executive Producer Glen A. Larson debuted the series as a follow-up to his "Battlestar Galactica." In order to keep production values high and costs low, the series recycled its predecessor's props, effects shots and costumes, even utilizing some of its Viper craft. Narrowly missing complete nuclear devastation in 1987, U.S. Air Force pilot Captain William Anthony "Buck" Rogers, played by Gil Gerard, wakes up from a deep freeze aboard his spacecraft Ranger 3 in the year 2491. The series followed Rogers as he tried to adapt to 25th century culture in New Chicago, while helping Earth Defense foil their many enemies. Colonel Wilma Deering, played by Erin Gray, served as Roger's partner and romantic interest, and Mel Blanc voiced sidekick Twiki the robot, who often wore on super-genius computer, Dr. Theopolis.