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Synopsis: In 1987, NASA astronaut William "Buck" Rogers is caught in a freak accident in deep space, causing his space shuttle Ranger 3 to be blown into an orbit that returns him to Earth - over 500 years later. The combination of gases that freezes him comes close to the formula commonly used in the 25th century for preservation, and his rescuers are able to revive him. In 2491, when Buck awakens from the freezing, Earth is recovering from a nuclear war and is coming under hostile attack by the Draconian Empire. In the second season, Buck has been assigned aboard the Searcher, a starship exploring the unknown reaches of space while searching for former Earth colonies that are scattered across the galaxy.
  Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Year:
1979
60 min
724 Views


Yes sir. I mean, no sir.

This is not an echo, sir.

It is a voice. It is a strong voice.

Is singing.

- Singing?

- Yes.

- Delta sector, did you say "singing"?

- Yes.

Operational control, I'm supervisor

14, give me the delta sector audio.

Answer, control of Houston.

Answer

Houston control, here the 711 flight.

Answer Do you receive me? Give me

instructions. I'm going to re-enter.

Answer, control of Houston.

Houston control, do you receive me?

Anden, papanatas, stop

slacking and give me "info".

It is practically a foreign language.

Is it a joke?

Goes directly to the protective shield.

Communicate me with interception.

With the interception squadron.

I'm Colonel Deering.

What are the coordinates?

Right. Back the shield 160 km.

Until checking the ship.

Alert, interceptors.

Alien ship position.

- Thats weird.

- What's weird?

The target moves very slowly

and irregularly to be a ship.

I have the target in sight.

What is it?

Hey, good.

I'm glad to see you...

boys.

Who are they?

What are they?

Attention, alien ship.

Do you listen me?

I am "alien"?

You are not familiar.

Who are they?

Limit your answers to "yes" and \ x22.

It is in serious danger.

Whose? Of you?

It crosses a narrow corridor

that leads to the inner cities.

Cities what? Look, miss...

Colonel Deering. Now, keep silent.

If you leave the indicated route...

It will become steam, do you understand?

In steam? Yes Yes, I understand.

What should I do?

- Can you handle the ship manually?

- Clear.

Then, follow me very closely.

I'm after you.

This time they won us.

It must be the Russians.

He's doing fine.

- How do you say?

- I'm just trying to be friendly.

Violating our airspace is an

act of war, not friendship.

Wait until the Cape

guys find out.

Buck Rogers will land in

the center of Red Square.

Air control 1 access.

Cleared in the 1-0 corridor

Able for the approaching ship.

Confirmed. Open exterior

barriers for approach...

in the 1-0 corridor Able

for the approaching ship.

Hey, baby, what a great deal.

I'm Colonel Deering, commander

of Terrestrial Defense.

- You. Are you in charge of all this?

- Right.

- If there are no more questions...

- Hey, Colonel, quiet.

I would fly with you whenever you want.

- Interrogate this barbarian.

- What?

Listen. Hey, wait a moment!

I waited!

What... What do they do?

Hey, wait a minute!

How are you, Captain Rogers?

I am Dr. Huer.

I am very happy to meet you.

What is happening?

Where am I and what do they do to me?

We are studying it.

Everything is electronic and painless.

But we are as astonished as you.

For what happened.

But his tests give

us phenomenal data.

Fabulous. What is happening?

If I'm dead, I did not go to heaven.

What planet is this?

What planet?

Oh, it's Earth, of course.

He returned as his mission demanded...

to almost the precise area of

scheduled landing on your ship.

Look, doctor.

I've been through a lot...

but in no way will you tell me...

that that city is Chicago.

No, it is not. There is nothing

left on Earth like Chicago.

Allow me to bring my administrator, Dr.

Theopolis.

Look, doctor...

Twiki, could you bring Dr.

Theopolis, please?

- What is that?

- He is Twiki.

- It's your robot.

- My what?

During your report and determination...

Twiki will be your assistant.

And this...

This is Dr. Theopolis.

Good morning, Dr. Theopolis.

It is a beautiful day.

Thank you. I did my best.

Dr. Theopolis is a member

of the Computer Council.

And in addition to other

things, he is responsible...

of the environmental controls

of the Internal City.

This afternoon I will introduce

a touch of mauve at sunset.

Not as deep as an amethyst...

but a more subtle

texture like cinnamon.

That's good.

I hope the captain sees it with us.

It really will be lovely.

If it were you, I would talk to

the programmer about that thing.

Captain Rogers, it's

us, the Council...

those who do all the programming.

Please reserve your opinion.

Let's go to work.

Captain Rogers, I'll leave

you with some advice.

These androids were not

programmed by humans.

They have programmed each

other for generations.

You see, the mistakes we made...

in areas, then, as our environment...

they were totally in his hands.

And they saved the Earth

from a secure end.

Little by little we have recovered

to not depend totally...

from other planets in

terms of water and food.

Androids are not human, but...

You can hurt your feelings.

It is this sensitivity that

separates them from the machines.

I will see it again

in about 16 hours.

16 hours? Wait a moment!

Do you think I'll stay here and

talk with a box for 16 hours?

Sit down, captain. Let's try

to be as pleasant as possible.

That's. Be a good robot, Twiki,

and put me on the table...

where I can see the captain well while

you bring him something to drink.

- I do not need anything to drink.

- Of course.

You're dehydrated from your

terrible experience, Buck.

If you allow me to call you Buck.

Now bring your drink to

Captain Rogers, Twiki.

Wow, you're a very attractive

man, Captain Buck Rogers.

Look, I've been waiting 24 hours...

to find out where I am,

who I am, who you are.

Could you give me some answers?

Of course, Buck. That's why I'm

here, to answer your questions.

Great. Begins.

You are Captain Buck Rogers, and

according to your ship's diary...

You left Earth in 1987.

I already know that. Tell

me what I do not know.

If the preliminary data is valid,

it seems that you came back...

to Earth 504 years later.

Now you are in the XXV century.

Buck? Are you okay, Buck?

You heard me?

I think I'm going to drink now.

I assure.

He is a wonderful man. Trust me.

I think you think he's

a wonderful man...

but you do not risk lives...

of our surviving warriors

for their subterfuge.

He is only a man. How could

it endanger our people?

I could discredit the

treaty with Draconia.

He has not tried to do that.

He came to us bewildered.

I want the opportunity to

spend time with our captain.

If you look for a defect in

your testimony, you lose time.

Saving Earth is not

a waste of time...

despite supporting the

company of the captain.

Well, if Dr. Theopolis

has no objection...

I don't have any.

I have no objection.

The captain belongs to

me until I unmask him.

I had never seen

Colonel Deering...

so unusually emotional about something.

Nor about someone.

This part seems more a

dream than a nightmare.

Look, my behavior yesterday was

inappropriate. I want to apologize.

I accept your apology, captain.

Tell me about the holocaust.

I can not.

Well, it's not real until

you hear it and feel it.

I lost everything that

was important to me.

Mother, father, brothers,

sisters, a woman he loved.

If I do not hear something

that convinces me...

They will be waiting for me

somewhere in time and space.

- How is the exterior?

- From the city? I would not like it.

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Glen A. Larson

Glen Albert Larson (January 3, 1937 – November 14, 2014) was an American musician, television producer and writer. His best known work in television was as the creator of the television series Alias Smith and Jones, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Quincy, M.E., The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B. J. and the Bear, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I. and Knight Rider. In addition to his television work, Larson also was a member of the folk revival/satire group The Four Preps. more…

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