Product Details

• Actors: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc, Tim O'Connor
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: March 1, 1992
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300184587
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #550,304 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, but still good, December 24, 2001

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"govt_atty" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buck Rogers: Blast for Buck [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This episode is not as good as others, simply because it doesn't really have an adventurous plot, as we've come to expect in Buck Rogers shows. This episode basically was created using flashbacks to scenes from other episodes. The problem arises in that most of the episodes from which these short cuts were taken are not available for purchase. So, unless the viewer has a great memory and was a fan of Buck Rogers as a kid, he/she will really have no context for these stories.

The plot generally surrounds a mysterious group of items which are beamed through the Earth's defense shield. Each item is accompanied by a lymeric (riddle). To solve the mystery, Buck, Wilma (Erin Gray) and even Tweekie are hooked to a machine to retrieve memories of people who might have a grudge against Earth and wish to destroy the Earth. (These memories are the past episodes mentioned above). Of course, they do not solve the mystery until the hour has struck and the "Blast" is set off.

Good show, as are all the Buck Rogers shows. But this episode is definitely for those die-hard fans who remember the show from when we were kids.

4.0 out of 5 stars Erin Gray - the Diana Rigg of my generation is sublime, July 12, 2001

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Wes Saylors Jr. (Boone, North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buck Rogers: Blast for Buck [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Let's be honest - Erin Gray is the reason why Buck Rogers achieved the measure of success it did (both on the big screen and on TV). This movie was originally a TV pilot that was rushed into theaters to see how much money it could make, and it shows. Even the incidental music betrays its TV origins. But despite that (or because of), this gem is almost a 5-star rater. Reason one is the wonderful opening credits where Buck Rogers awakes on a neon-lit walkway surrounded by beautiful futuristic (1979 futuristic, that is) women who pout and kiss him while the goofy song "Suspension" blares away. A classic opening. Reason Two - Erin Gray. Like Diana Rigg in the 60s, Gray was the unattainable class-act who seemed to transcend the screen. There is a Reason Three, but that's just minor stuff like the fact that Buck in the 25th is, simply, one of the funnest things a person can experience. It's B-stuff, no doubt. But man, is it good B-stuff. And also, there's Erin Gray.

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Erin Gray is a goddess!, March 31, 2000

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David Boyd (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buck Rogers: Blast for Buck [VHS] (VHS Tape)

More Erin Gray! More spandex! What more do you need?