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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Ardala Returns
episode 1.15
USA 1980
produced by Jock Gaynor, David J. O'Connell, Glen A. Larson (executive) for Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal/NBC
directed by Larry Stewart
starring Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, Pamela Hensley, Michael Ansara, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc (voice), Eric Server (voice), H.B. Haggerty, James Emery, Betty A. Bridges, Bob Minor, Nick Dimitri
story by John Gaynor, screenplay by Chris Bunch, Allan Cole, based on characters by Philip Francis Nowlan, Robert C. Dille, music by Johnny Harris, visual effects supervisor: Peter Anderson
TV-series Buck Rogers, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Princess Ardala's (Pamela Hensley) chief scientist and all-around
baddie Kane (Michael Ansara) has developed new fighter spaceships for the
Draconian Realm that are superior to all fighter ships earth might have,
they just have one problem, they're unflyable and pretty much send test
pilots to their deaths by the dozen. But for some reason, Ardala knows
that one man will be able to fly them, and that's earth's Buck Rogers (Gil
Gerard) - who would of course never will in to fly attacks on earth. Still
Ardala lures him and robot Twiki (Felix Silla, voiced by Mel Blanc) up to
her space cruiser and first tries to seduce him, and when that doesn't
work to clone him. The first clone is sent back to earth but quickly found
out as being too unconvincing by Buck's friends Wilma
Deering (Erin Gray), Dr. Huer (Tim O'Connor) and Dr. Theopolis (voiced by
Eric Server) and disintegrated - and good thing, too, as he was housing a
neutron bomb to blow them up. So Ardala has three more Bucks made, and
they fly an attack on earth - but have been sabotaged by Buck who then
gets away by pretending to also be a clone of himself, and ultimately it's
little problem for him and Wilma to shoot the Buck-clones out of the sky
for another happy ending ...
A really rather childish episode, as this involves little more than
Buck running around on Ardala's space cruiser, tricking her guards again
and again, and escaping her attempts to seduce him. Other than that, sure
Buck's imperfect clones add some humour to the proceedings, but Buck's
ultimate escape is underwhelming and the ensuing space fight is - despite
some cool miniature space ships - so boringly directed it lacks any and
all excitement. Watchable for nostalgia's sake for sure, but not much more
than that.
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