On March 30, 1979, Universal unveiled Buck Rogers in the 25th Century in theaters. The 89-minute, PG-rated campy sci-fi adventure film, an attempt to capitalize on George Lucas and 20th Century ...

Ultimately, Buck Rogers In The 25 th Century is an entertaining diversion from a bygone era – much like Buck himself. The performances are better than they would be in the series that followed ...

And, in this way, it’s essential viewing if you really want to understand the history of sci-fi on TV and in film. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is a funky rosseta stone of sci-fi tropes.

In 1979, NBC produced a short-lived but fondly-remembered series titled Buck Rogers in the 25th Century that starred Gil Gerard and Erin Gray that introduced a robot sidekick named Twiki and a ...

Read the Empire Movie review of Buck Rogers In the 25th Century. ... making the film feel absurdly old-fashioned. Elsewhere it is simply a cheap Star Wars knock-off.