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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: A TV Companion Paperback – November 27, 2015

by Patrick Jankiewicz (Author), Erin Gray (Foreword)

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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981) premiered on American television in September 1979. The story followed a twentieth century astronaut revived after 500 years of suspended animation to become Earth’s greatest hero. Created by Glen A. Larson and Leslie Stevens, the new series starred Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, and Felix Silla.Gerard looked to the past to prepare for his future production. As Executive Producer of another science fiction series, Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979), the early cancellation of the failed series left him with a quasar of props, costumes, sets, special effects film footage, and even a rejected model spacecraft designed by Ralph McQuarrie.He hit on the idea of recycling the artifacts into a less showy series that premiered to the delight of audiences. Viewers thrilled to a seemingly endless parade of notable guest stars, such as Henry Silva, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Palance, Roddy McDowall, John P. Ryan, Richard Lynch, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Julie Newmar, Jamie Lee Curtis, Vera Miles, Sam Jaffe, William Smith, Sid Haig, Jerry Orbach, Richard Moll, Ray Walston, Gary Coleman, Amanda Wyss, and Mary Woronov.Join Buck and the galaxy’s most beautiful women in a richly researched work that soars at light speed beyond other Buck Rogers books with:• Foreword by actress Erin Gray• A complete episode guide• Interviews with the full regular cast and crew• Actors that portrayed characters such as The Space Vampire, The War Witch, and The Satyr tell all about working on the series. Discover a never before explored nebula of back stories:• How a nervous film student with no credits wound up directing an episode• Which future US President was a friend of Gil Gerard and hosted the premiere• Which Buck Rogers guest star was murdered and immediately played in a TV movie by another BUCK ROGERS guest?• Why Buck Rogers went to war with his own show's writers• Which Buck Rogers guest became a director and discovered Julia Roberts• Why Dr. Theopolis and nuclear hellhole Anarchia were cut from the show• How Sid Haig appeared in four episodes, even though he died in the first two Patrick Jankiewicz is the author of You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: A Hulk Companion, and Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A Jaws Companion

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ BearManor Media (November 27, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 326 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593931719
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593931711
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.74 x 9 inches

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Steven Paplanus

Great book on Buck Rogers!

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2020

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I was 7 when Buck Rogers came out, and I came for the action and the spaceships. The campiness and sexuality was not anywhere in my mind. So when my wife pointed out this book just before Christmas, I purchased it. Patrick infuses the book with an impressive amount of detail, but told in a voice that is a conversation between two diehard fans of the series. From finding out the show had links and borrowed from Battlestar Galactica to how uncomfortable spandex can be, it was a pleasure to hear from all the actors and writers behind it. Patrick also fills in the holes of why there were such a change in tone between Seasons 1 and 2 (and yes I like 1 better than 2, but really liked Hawk), and reasons why the humor was not consistent between episodes. It is a great read for anyone who loves Buck Rogers, interested in a history of the linkages between several late 70s science fiction shows, or is interested in learning the ups and downs and pressures on people who shoot weekly shows. I would recommend it highly to everyone.

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Bobby Nash

THE YEAR IS 1987 AND NASA LAUNCHES THE LAST OF AMERICA'S DEEP SPACE PROBES!

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2016

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I love TV show companion books. This one does a good job going behind the scenes of Buck Rogers in the 25th century, a show I loved as a kid and still enjoy today. There are some good interviews with the cast included and an episode by episode guide. If you're a fan of the series, you'll enjoy this companion.

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Anthony S.

Worthwhile for the Hardcore Fan

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2016

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First let me provide context: I watched Buck Rogers on NBC as a pre-teen. Even then I knew it was a dopey show and so I enjoyed it as a guilty pleasure, alone with only my shame for company. Now I am pushing fifty and every few years I pull out my DVDs of the series and re-watch, secluded of my basement to avoid eye-rolling from my wife. So the Buck Rogers show holds a special place in my heart.

So now to the book: I was excited to discover it and started reading as soon as it was delivered. The book is pretty good; you will learn a little bit about Glen Larson, known for quickly making shows that capitalized on whatever was big that year. The author goes through the making of the original movie, how the scope of the planned production changed, and then a few pages on every episode. There are snippets from interviews with stars, guest stars, and writers, most extensively with Erin Gray (who, it turns out, is no genius). I have learned a few things, and I enjoyed the whole book.

However, the book does not go into much depth at all, and it reads as if it were hastily put together. The portions of interviews published are usually pretty brief, and the longer ones sometimes get repetitive as if no one edited this thing properly. Sometimes the person interviewed tells you that they don’t remember very much, or gives generic faint praise to the cast. Fair enough, but why does that make it into the book?
Last year I read the masterful three volume “These Are the Voyages” series on the making of the original Star Trek by Marc Cushman. Mr. Cushman’s work was exhaustive, featuring dozens of interviews and hundreds of published sources. If you are expecting that kind of thing here, you will be disappointed. There are so many people involved with the show that are not heard from, and very few contemporaneous sources quoted (there had to be plenty of magazine articles published during the show’s run, but apparently the author spent minimal time finding any).
The author has some good insights about the show and what its fundamental appeal is. But he also has a bias toward seeing everything as having a sexual component – sometimes he is right, but sometimes this narrow focus gets to be tedious.

I purchased the hard cover edition of this book, and it is a beautiful product. However, once you open it up you will find all the photos are in low resolution black and white. This was disappointing considering that this book was not cheap and, as the author insightfully points out, the show was primarily visual. The visual appeal is completely lost in the muddy, grey photos.

Buck Rogers, like its sister show, Battlestar Galactica, it could have been so much more, but the show aimed for mass appear by dumbing itself down. The same thing could be said for this book. It was made quickly and cheaply. I enjoyed it … but it could have been much better.

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A Buck fan handbook!

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019

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Read this book in 2 nights. Couldn't put it down. If you are a Buck Rogers fan from childhood, you'll remember and get every reference. A little pricey but I had to have it. There aren't even a handful of Buck books around. Luckily, this a great read!

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2021

AMAZING BOOK!!!!!

Really great reference!

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2020

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Great reference for all things related to the TV show including plots, actors, behind- the scenes, etc. Great for the true Buck Rogers fan!

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2020

Enjoyed the read

I have enjoyed the series as a kid

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2016

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I have enjoyed the series as a kid. this book gave a lot of background info that I never Knew about the series. Well worth the read

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Paul

The 25th Century Revisited

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2016

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Excellent Companion Book For The Buck Rogers In The 25th Century TV Series. This is The fondly remembered series That starred Gil Gerard &
Erin Gray. Not just an Episode Guide book The Author as gone into Great Detail The plots and Guest stars of each episode from its original concept To The original launch Movie and The series That followed. The book olso goes some ways To explain why The second series was not as good as The first and why even some of The cast did not enjoy The shows second season. Most fans remember Buck Rogers for it's costumes particularly figure hugging on Erin Gray's character Wilma Deering. The book covers each costume worn for each episode including The Guest stars. illustrated Throughout with pictures of The stars and actual episode shots Though these are all in black and white with some a little fuzzy Though given what The Author probarly had To work with most of These are still rare not seen before photos. updated interviews with The main cast featuring Gil Gerard, Erin Gray & Tim O'Conner and a foreward by Wilma Herself Erin Gray alone makes The book an essential purchase if you are a fan of The series. For me perhaps I would have liked To have seen some colour plates added To The book But really This is no loss. The book goes well beyond your average TV Guide book To Give us another look at what we might have missed in The 25th Century.

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Gawain Morris

Cracking book on a cult 70's/80's Sci-Fi series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2019

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If you were a certain age in the late 70's and early 80's this was essential Sci-Fi TV post Star Wars.
It had everything, skimpy outfits, a charismatic hero, a cute and funny robot and two of the sexiest women in space, Wilma Deering and Princess Ardala.
This companion is well written, nice sized book and lots of great interviews, production notes and a guide to the episodes and cast. Great coffee table read.

Nick Shaw

FANTASTIC BOOK

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2020

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Contains everything you'd need to know about this iconic 80's tv series, you won't be disappointed by this well researched, well written and very informative volume, a real blast from the past : )

Any future reprints might benefit from a merchandise section.

Dean Stansfield

Very good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2017

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A well written book about a well remembered sci fi tv show.A third of the book is background about the show;the rest is an episode guide.There are lots of pictures,which to be honest are poor quality.The text is very clear and well spaced.Very happy with the book.

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Miss B. C

Informative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2021

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My favourite part of the book is the interview with Thom Christopher as Hawk, and reading what his favourite episodes were. Would like to have seen photos of Thom when not in character.

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