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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Vegas in Space
episode 1.3
USA 1979
produced by Jock Gaynor, David J. O'Connell, Glen A. Larson (executive) for Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal/NBC
directed by Sigmund Neufeld jr
starring Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, Richard Lynch, Ana Alicia, Juanin Clay, Pamela Susan Shoop, James Luisi, Cesar Romero, Joseph Wiseman, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc (voice), Eric Server (voice), Alice Frost, Ted Chapman, Olan Soule (voice)
written by Anne Collins, based on characters by Philip Francis Nowlan, Robert C. Dille, music by Les Baxter, visual effects supervisor: Peter Anderson
TV-series Buck Rogers, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
review by Mike Haberfelner
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For his life, Amos Armat (Cesar Romero) was involved in all sorts of
crimes, including arms dealing of course, but despite everyone knowing
about his life of crime, nothing could ever been proven so he walked about
a free man - and now he wants to give himself up to the authorities, if
same authorities save his innocent daughter Felina (Ana Alicia), who has
fallen captive to another crook, Velosi (Richard Lynch), who runs the
casino planet Sinaloa. Now this is very tempting for the Earth Council
since Armat has in his possession the blueprints for the Hatchet Fighters,
fighter jets used by the space pirates that the earth computers haven't
found a way to ountmaneuvre yet - only Buck Rogers (Gil Gerard) with his
20th century knowledge can. So he's sent up to Sinaloa with Major Marla
Landers (Juanin Clay), and he's quick to win and win big at the Black Jack
table - because you know, his 20th century street smarts make him better
than every computer of course. He also soon has a pretty girl by his side,
Tangie (Pamela Susan Shoop), a casino employed hostess who's looking for
someone like Buck to buy her freedom. In a ruse to lure out one of
Velosi's goons, Marla reports Buck's winnings to Velosi, and in return he
invites her back to his apartment - and she's soon desparate to keep his
hands off her. But that soon becomes an advantage, as from Velosi's goon,
who has dutifully come after him, Buck has learned to free Felina, who's
presently questioned by Velosi's master torturer Morphus (Joseph Wiseman),
he'll need Velosi's master key. So he and Marla lure Velosi into an
ambush, steal the master key, free Felina, and make a daring escape, also
with Tangie in tow. And Armat keeps his promise and gives himself and the
blueprints to the Hatchet Fighters up to the authorities ... Not
one of the better episodes, as its plot is just too straight-forward, our
heroes' scheme goes through without any bump in the road, especially Buck
seems to never be in any danger - and frankly the insistence that 20th
century common knowledge beats 25th century computronics wears really thin
really fast. Also the running gag of Buck using 20th century oneliners
with nobody understanding him has grown mighty tiresome by episode 3 - an
over-insistance on things hardly ever makes them better ...
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