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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Adventure, Science Fiction
Capt. William "Buck" Rogers is a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 2491. Earth is engaged in interplanetary war following a global holocaust, and Buck's piloting skills make him an ideal starfighter recruit for the Earth Defense Directorate.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy buoyant space adventure, retro-futurist spectacle, and unabashedly colorful pulp heroics.
- Tone
- adventurous, campy, playful
- Payoff
- adrenaline, amusement
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- heroism, survival, technological progress, authoritarian power, displacement
- Setting
- far future, war-scarred Earth and colorful interplanetary frontiers