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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: the Complete Second Series [DVD]

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  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Dutch
  • Dubbed: None
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: None
  • Audio Description: None
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Universal/Playback
  • DVD Release Date: 31 Oct 2005
  • Run Time: 604 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000ANDBT4
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 36,799 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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All 13 episodes from the second season of the sci-fi series in which Captain William 'Buck' Rogers (Gil Gerard), pilot of a NASA deep space probe, becomes trapped in the future after a freak accident. In this series, Buck sets off on the exploration vessel 'The Searcher', in order to find the lost tribes of Earth. On his journey, Buck becomes involved with the mysterious Surians, who want to start a new galactic war. Episodes are: 'Time of the Hawk (Part One)'; 'Time of the Hawk (Part Two)'; 'Journey to Oasis (Part One)'; 'Journey to Oasis (Part Two)'; 'The Guardians'; 'Mark of the Saurian'; 'The Golden Man'; 'The Crystals'; 'The Satyr'; 'Shgoratchx!'; 'The Hand of Goral'; 'Testimony of a Traitor'; and 'The Dorian Secret'.


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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good the first series 26 Jan 2006
By Bill Shakespeare VINE™ VOICE
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Season two is not the same as season one. It takes on a new format, a format for the worse. A sort of Battlestar - Trek hybrid. Buck and Wilma spend this series aboard the 'Searcher' a boring looking long spaceship,and Buck and crew are out searching for the lost tribes of man. Buck may as well just be somebody else, because gone is the lonely soul character from another time we saw in the first series.

This series also sees the introduction of Hawk, a ridiculous looking half bird man in black tights and some feathers on his head. Apart from Hawkmans 'look', this series is completely missing the fun camp kitsch appeal of series one. Gone are Bucks one liners too. It's hard to say the series is bad, because it sits in the middle between bad and good. However, there's nothing worse than mediocrity, and many of these episode left me checking my watch. Gil Gerard (Buck) himself has said he was not happy with the direction this series took, as it had a new producer who really had no idea what he was doing or what Buck Rogers was about. Also, for the first few episodes Mel Blanc does not do the voice of Twiki, however after viewers complained he was brought back. If you are a die hard fan of the series,Gil Gerard or Erin Gray you will have to get this anyway, and you already know that.

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3.0 out of 5 stars What the hell happened here? 22 April 2006
By I. R. Kerr TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Series 1 was a superb mix of science fiction and seventies kitsch with characters who grew as the series developed. There were some good villains as well in Ardala and her crew. The effects were quite good for their day as well.

Then came series 2 and apart from Buck and Wilma the rest of the crew were new. Even Twiki started off this series with a new voice until fan backlash forced a change.

The casting seems odd, Hawk was an original idea but did not really have time to develop, Admiral Asimov was bland and Wilfrid Hyde-White was the old doddering scientist who ended the shows with inane puns. The other robot Crichton was a waste of time and would have been better if it was left out.

One of the stars is for Erin Gray alone.

For seventies & eighties TV science fiction fans it is interesting for anyone else stick to series 1.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Only opinion to Buck the trend? 22 Jun 2012
By Owzat
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While I share the sentiments of a few reviewers, I think they are somewhat harsh on the series and it would get a 3.5 if I could give that. I fully concur over the cast, not only the voice of Twiki changed temporarily but also the obnoxious and ridiculous looking robot Crichton which is the replacement I guess for Doctor Theopholis. Doctor Huer is gone and replaced by Admiral Asimov, an ok character but fairly lame, while Wilma is a rather subdued and underinvolved character because of Hawk's arrival. Worst character of the lot has to be Dr Goodfellow, jolly good-fellow or not he is insufferable the way he talks. Poor casting could arguably be the main flaw in this, I'd arguably give it 8/10 for plots, 6/10 for location and 3/10 for casting with Wilma dragging it down through change of role and Twiki dragging it down through voice issues and underuse.

But I still feel this has merits, the episodes no longer seem to be purely repetitious themes of Buck being captured and the earth being threatened. There are some very good plots, even if it suffers in a similar way to Battlestar Galactica with reusing shots and not always getting those right! It is true the Searcher is a little uninspiring, but it allows them to explore further and explore new plots let alone characters. I think the essence was lost because of the shift of characters, I say the very same of Big Bang Theory as the dynamic of the group shifted with the arrival and integration of new characters who aren't nearly as good as originals.

I think you'll enjoy this if you can come to terms with the change of cast and setting, the latter of which for me was little different to the handful of settings within New Chicago. Maybe the new direction it took cost it the viewers and cost it full stop, but I bet those people who stopped watching wish it changed rather than disappeared. I still want to know how he managed to be in an orbit of Earth for 500 years without ANYONE ever finding him......................
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3.0 out of 5 stars Rather a load of Shgoratchx!
Whilst it hardly seems necessary to add another review, i mainly wanted to concur with Bill Shakespeare's and I.R. Kerr's reviews. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. P. B. Koeb
5.0 out of 5 stars Great 60's dvd
I love Buck Rodgers when I was young, so had to get the dvd collection and would reccomend it to anyone
Published 4 months ago by Psychotic Devil
4.0 out of 5 stars The Search For Lost Colonies
The first Series of the 1980s incarnation of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century was somewhat claustrophobic in its setting, often placed in the same buildings in New Chicago and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Green Man Music
5.0 out of 5 stars Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Season 2 DVD
Bought Season 1 a few weeks back and enjoyed remembering how good this series was, so it was a very good move to buy series 2 and have not been disappointed, this is truly a great... Read more
Published 15 months ago by CyberKev
4.0 out of 5 stars I wonna be Buck Rogers
Already had the first season,Wanted 2nd season last season even then theres no real ending to it all shame,Great space fun over all
Published 22 months ago by Tank 78
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Present
Great service and a really nice present. Delilvery was as discibed and recieved in top comdition with no damage. I would recommend purchasing DVD's from them.
Published 22 months ago by Martin
4.0 out of 5 stars A good choice
One of the greatest TV series of 70s - 80s, even though less successive than Space 1999, or Star Trek (original series). Read more
Published on 16 April 2010 by T. Loukeris
3.0 out of 5 stars Buck Rogers Series 2
Series 2 of this Sci-Fi fantasy could have, and probably should have been a sure fire winner. Unfortunately the script writing seems to have taken a plunge for the worse. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2009 by Bob Weston
5.0 out of 5 stars Erin Gray is a hottie
One aspect of the series is Erin Gray, the co-star of this television program who played Wilma Deering. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2007 by Martin Grams, Jr.
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