Wonderful character development!

Waste of time

Very disappointed :(

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

I still enjoy watching this fantasy. Campy, yes. Cheesy, yes. I will be the first to concede that retro-TV isn't for everyone. But actually the artwork and special effects kind of hold their own in a classic way even after almost thirty years. Stories and script were kept interesting in season one. Script was cleverly coded for appeal to then-audiences of all ages ("I've got to go easy on re-entry..").The cast couldn't have been better - classic Gil Gerard, Erin Gray (OMG), Pamela Hensley, Mel Blanc ("The Man of 1000 Voices"), what was probably the best supporting role of Tim O'Connor's career, and narrated by then-ubiquitous voice of William Conrad. Music was top notch for the time, none other than Stu Phillips of BSG fame. There was just so much talent put into this show.In my opinion, watching BR25 is like watching Rocky Horror or reading pulp paper classics, where Buck Rogers ironically once again reminds us of a time when life was a bit simpler for some of us. Sadly, NBC took a good formula and screwed with it. Mel's voice and personality for "Twiki" was sadly changed (changed back later due to actual fan outrage). By season two the show seemed to loose its mojo. I did like Thom Christopher's later contribution as "Hawk".BR25 will always have its place, next to Dukes of Hazzard, Airwolf and Tom Baker's Doctor Who - all of which were household icons for their day. PS - As a bonus - it has been brought to my attention that there was a limited theatrical release, which combined episodes one and two with a saucy intro and the only release to include the musical vocals from Kipp Lennon. Find this little gem on the web as "Awakening"..

It's hard for me to find Sci-Fi that I don't like. I'll be the 1st to admit! I grew up on this show. Even though it came out when I was so young that I barely remembered it at the time, it was in re-runs enough that I caught up with all of them. My grandfather and I used to watch this together all the time. He loved this show too. Later it became apparent that the two of us (like most of the guys out there that were big fans of this show) were at least partially in it because of Erin Gray. Yes, Erin Gray is beautiful! She looks awesome in spandex, everyone knows the line. Erin Gray, Spandex, Yay! Okay, I got that out of my system. Space Vampire, Cruise Ship to the Stars and the one about the kid that had the "midas touch" were a few of my personal favorites. The pilot was awesome too, ahead of it's time and very good! The only other pilot I ever like that much would have to be (the original) Battlestar Gallactica. Gil Gerrard Really nailed it. He really made it work. I'd have to agree with those out there that think he's sort of a "space" James Bond. He is, but he makes that persona his own. He's the sort of good guy that really grows on you. I hate to sound old-fashioned but most of the good guys now-a-days are whiny head-cases! I really miss this show most of all because of memories of my grandfather (who has passed on now) and I watching this show religiously. Good Times!

My Dad took us to see it in the theaters, we paid good money for it.I remember that my family enjoyed it, back in those days where we didn't have much to watch anyways it was about that time that we first saw Star Wars in the theaters too later, Buck Rogers was shown on TV, I enjoyed watching it since there really were much to choose from it gave me some idea as to what the future (25XX) may be although I already knew back then that it was cheap TV production my family just went along with the plot and we looked to each episode now, I still have fond memories of my family and I watching Buck Rogers and don't mind watching it again

Come on everyone, your memories must be failing you because this show was made on the cheap. That included cheap sets and costumes (think back ten years earlier when we had the likes of LIS and ST) along with rookie writers and directors. The LIS robot was kicking (still is) but instead we got "Twiki" a totally irritating silver plastic dwarf. The special effects were done well with what budget there was. I assume that IL&M who did the effects, were very costly. The acting talent wasn't bad, Gil Gerard was suitably cast as Buck, essentially playing him as Captain Kirk. Erin Gray was adequate as Wilma but she didn't bring much to the character of Wilma (you'd think in the 25th century no one would be named Wilma). She was very one dimensional. The show had an antiseptic quality to it with those white plastic (cheap) cubes that people in the 25th century supposedly build their buildings with. Also, everyone in the future will wear bright, shiny clothing! As a teen during its first run, I watched it because that's all we had except for Star Trek reruns but even I knew the show was a poor production when you had guest stars such as Gary Coleman. The major networks never liked Sci-Fi shows, giving them low budgets and bad time slots. Perhaps the next time Buck is dusted off, the Sci-Fi Channel will get it right.