Any Buck Rogers 80s show fans?

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tspoon-99@reddit

Bumps!!

Also (different episode): Markie Post

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No_Caterpillar_8573@reddit

Don’t forget the episode with Jamie Lee Curtis!

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grahsam@reddit

I am one of the many Erin Grey enjoyers.

And there was some other shit that happened on that show, right? A dude from the past or something?

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musicjunkee1911@reddit

Hell yeah! Some of my earliest memories are this and Battlestar Galactica!

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Kazzlin@reddit

I still remember the episode where Buster Crabbe was a guest star. I thought that was cool.

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BillyBainesInc@reddit

Erin Grey and puberty…. Like chocolate and peanut butter

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Ceorl_Lounge@reddit

She awoke something in me, that's for sure.

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srgh207@reddit

"Why do you have to spend 20 minutes in the bathroom right after the show?"

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pagit@reddit

Her outfit had more curves than my Hot Wheels track!

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IFeartheWiggles@reddit

Agreed, but the writers did Erin dirty after season 1. Went from fierce fighter pilot to meek damsel needing to be rescued.

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Complex_Sun8138@reddit

Or, Princess Ardalla (Pamela Hensley)

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Andovars_Ghost@reddit

I met her several years ago at a convention and she’s still awesome. Gill wasn’t looking too hot though.

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runningoutofwords@reddit

Our generation's introduction to the possibilities of Spandex.

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b-lincoln@reddit

Erin was HOT, but the princess!!! 8 year old me thought Buck was crazy for not going there.

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Keefer1970@reddit

When I was a kid, my two favorite shows were Buck Rogers and the original Battlestar Galactica.

Revisiting them both years later, neither had aged well but geez, Buck Rogers was so much worse. It made BSG look like Masterpiece Theater.

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Soulshiner402@reddit

The remake of BG is incredible. I wish they would the same for BR.

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windmill-tilting@reddit

Maybe? Don't know if it's still happening https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63175752/

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JJQuantum@reddit

Apparently they had to go through some legal issues but are good now and moving forward. Isn’t Clooney a little old for that role though?

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Soulshiner402@reddit

I wonder. That article says it is dated 2021 and Clooney has aged a bit in the past few years.

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notguiltybrewing@reddit

It's one of those properties that someone will remake one day. It's not like the 70's version was anywhere near the first version.

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Quasigriz_@reddit

We went to Universal, in California, back in the early 80s and my favorite part was the BSG section of the tour/ride, and the Cylons walking around.

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DerpsV@reddit

OMG, I had totally forgotten about that! That was awesome! At least, it was awesome to that me.

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Our 4th TV station showed Little House at 5pm and either BSG or Buck Rogers at 6pm Monday through Friday. I loved those shows so fricking much! Now a days, I can't even make it through an episode if I try to relive that nostalgia. Haha.

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danby999@reddit

That's what makes the original Star Wars so deserving of it's iconic place. It has aged remarkably well. So much so that series like Andor or the Rogue One movie that copied the esthetic are more endeared than others.

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l0st1nP4r4d1ce@reddit (OP)

They did like their disco themes. And the outfits. Like who has time for all that.

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teachthisdognewtrick@reddit

I tried to rewatch recently. Just too cheesy to sit through. Back in the day though…

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FrostnJack@reddit

I remember being disappointed that the show wasn't like any of the books.

OTOH: Erin Grey... holee yeah... Right there with Jane Seymour, Laurette Spang, & Maren Jensen from original BSG. Halcyon days to hit adolescence.

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Feoygordo@reddit

Loved that show.

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GiraffeThwockmorton@reddit

Was browsing an electronics store and they had Buck Rogers wired to a wall of TV displays. It was an episode with Erin Grey vs a tribe of telekinetic pervert dwarf aliens.
Late 70's / early 80s were freakin' wild.

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Bruin9098@reddit

Erin Gray 🔥

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586_RB_RDT@reddit

Bidi. . Bidi. . never heard of it

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DoomsdayMachineInc@reddit

This should be the top comment.

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lefty1117@reddit

Heck yeah Hawk was my boy, coolest ship ever

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USUgoody@reddit

That episode with the space vampire and Erin Gray kept me up many a night.

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Uncle_Tickle_Monster@reddit

Same! That guy was creepy looking.

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Ok_Initial_2063@reddit

Me too. Terrifying episode!

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313Wolverine@reddit

Biddy biddy biddy - What's up Buck?

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ser_froops@reddit

Absolutely!

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ooopseedaisees@reddit

bidi bidi bidi 🤖

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McGruffin@reddit

Biddi biddi biddi… Sorry Buck!

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Dont_Care_Meh@reddit

I remember the huge WTF it caused at the lunch table when Seas2 came out. "what happened to Buck Rogers?... The Searcher episodes suck...yeah, the old guy is lame....the Hawk guy is cool, I guess, but the new seas is still stupid".

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Andovars_Ghost@reddit

Found a mint condition Thunderfighter model kit and had it made by a pro for me:

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Mjhandy@reddit

Saw the 'movie' in the theater. Best open credits ever!

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No-Collection-2485@reddit

The first season, for sure. That Searcher shit just confused me but Hawk was cool.

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Juan-Quixote@reddit

Erin Grey is the absolute reason I quit Boy Scouts. Buck Rogers was on Thursday Nights, same as the troop meeting. I have no regrets.

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Financial_Mountain38@reddit

Big Wilma Deering fan, yes! Hawk though, not so much... so dumb.

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suddenlynotbanned@reddit

I thought Hawk was SO cool. Oh, to be young again...

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MyriVerse2@reddit

Hawk was awesome, but the stories of that season were horrible.

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Financial_Mountain38@reddit

Yeah, my story like that is that I thought Dr Smith from Lost in Space would be cool to go on adventures with. Not smart on my part.

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hoppertn@reddit

Wonder if he was the inspiration for Birdman on Rick & Morty. I know plenty of other stoic hawk/man combos in comics.

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MyriVerse2@reddit

First season, yes.

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LassieDear@reddit

My ringtone (not that it ever plays anymore) is the Buck Roger’s theme

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joemama1333@reddit

Me too! But wife made me change it because it could be quite a jolt.

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hoppertn@reddit

Hahaha, mines Knight Rider. I occasionally get a knowing nod.

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hells_cowbells@reddit

I liked Duck Dodgers in the 23 and a half century.

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WileyCoyote7@reddit

And brother, when it disintegrates, it disintegrates.

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handsomeape95@reddit

With his buck and a quarter quarter staff.

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GaryNOVA@reddit

Any show with the balls to create a seemingly human character named “Hawk” and give him feathers instead of hair. They have my respect.

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Disastrous_Heron4558@reddit

My Dad nicknamed me Bucky Rogers when I was a little guy when it came out on TV. I was 5. And I loved it. Just as much as Star Wars.

I'm 51. And I shit you not, He STILL calls me Buck or Buck Rogers to this day. If I call him, he says, "Hey Buck!"
Or whenever I walk into my parents' house for a visit he says, "Hey Buck Rogers!"

It used to bother me for some reason when I was younger but now I actually like it.

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Relevant_Fuel_9905@reddit

Hell yes!

I was a big fan of the robot.

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handsomeape95@reddit

Dammit. For a second I thought you wrote "reboot" and got excited.

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scully360@reddit

Loved the show but it jumped the shark with Hawk

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handsomeape95@reddit

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augmentedseventh@reddit

Still the absolute coolest looking fighter ship in all of scifi.

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eggs_erroneous@reddit

I'm an Erin Grey in tight outfits fan.

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pemart22@reddit

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Yes.

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BeefyBttmATL@reddit

Bedebebebebebe

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thatguyalex2018@reddit

They both did (or do) cons...I have an original poster (the much cooler and rarer version) https://ca.originalfilmart.com/products/buck-rogers-1980?srsltid=AfmBOooQyfhbDMzfCWu8VrdtgZQajY86RwmI3Czky2jc8LXafB-Iyxru&shpxid=afd30a83-0b30-4294-932f-abaf6122b55b signed by both of them.

Gil was nice...Erin Grey was having a bad day and was surly and mean :( (Gil who I met after apologized on her behalf)

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dystopiadattopia@reddit

Loved that show. One of the best theme songs ever!

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hagglethorn@reddit

Loved the show but don’t remember the theme at all. YouTube here I come!

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Mockchoi1@reddit

My favorite episode is the one where Twiki fucks.

https://youtu.be/5Ijsa4iYNxk?si=oUaNCRUFR4laCCI7

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Amazing_Effective758@reddit

Great show

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therelybare5@reddit

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theoriginalb@reddit

Beedy, Beedy.

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Historical-Gap-7084@reddit

I had a big crush on Gil Gerard.

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_crackerjack65@reddit

Hey Buck.....biddi. biddi. Biddi! Loved BR!

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BaconToTheBaconPower@reddit

I'm sorry but I could not get over Twiki's...uhhhh...."helmet".

Still maked me giggle.

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Corrie7686@reddit

I have the Buck Rogers DVD box set. There was a 5 min long intro on the pilot, it was a black room with a white glowing buck Rogers logo on the floor with a tight clothed disco style woman rolling around on the floor whilst an extended theme tune played. I'd completely forgotten about it as it isn't on any of the follow up episodes and is dropped when it's shown on TV. As an adult now, it seems VERY inappropriate. So 70s!

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1159Funkbubbles@reddit

Twinkie

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desertblaster72@reddit

I remember watching it but don't really remember the show that much.

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filmguy71@reddit

Pangor thirsty! Moon wine!!!

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phred_666@reddit

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Away_Web8643@reddit

I thought it was the Erin Grey show!

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reddit455@reddit

bidi bidi bidi beep

that was the same guy who did Bugs Bunny.

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MichaelJeopardy@reddit

You can just say Mel Blanc

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Turkzillas_gobble@reddit

I watched through it a year or two ago. It had a pretty promising setup (a "utopian" Earth run by AI's isn't utopian enough to do anything about the apocalyptic cities filled with psycho mutants) squandered with stupid 70's TV plot beats (the perfect AI's will call you a spy, sentence you to death, and then change their minds).

Loved Princess Ardala (always have) and generally liked the "space babe of the week" approach; when they dropped it in s2 they didn't really replace it with much. Twiki generally got on my nerves, but I remember liking him when I was a young child, so I guess he did his job.

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