This week Rick & Jen look at the pilot film ("The Awakening") for the "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" tv series. They watch the film and comment about many things along the way. Thanks for the great guest cast you two!
Podcast Notes: http://treksinscifi.com/podcast_notes/?p=2996 (http://treksinscifi.com/podcast_notes/?p=2996)
http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_440_BuckRogers_Pilot.mp3 (http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_440_BuckRogers_Pilot.mp3)
Great image!
Hehehe :-)
Glad I haven't done a Return of the Jedi cast with Rick ...he might have put my head on Jabba.. ;)
I always liked the theme song, the instrumental not the God awful one with lyrics.
Quote from: Bryancd on June 09, 2013, 09:55:52 AM
I always liked the theme song, the instrumental not the God awful one with lyrics.
I actually like the one with lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mObc9wJRQ2I#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mObc9wJRQ2I#ws)
Rockin' Podcast Image - Rick and Jen! Can't wait to listen in.
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Quote from: Bryancd on June 09, 2013, 09:55:52 AM
I always liked the theme song, the instrumental not the God awful one with lyrics.
I had the complete soundtrack on audio cassette back in the day. I liked both versons of the theme song.
Quote from: Rico on June 09, 2013, 07:21:45 AM
This week Rick & Jen look at the pilot film ("The Awakening") for the "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" tv series. They watch the film and comment about many things along the way. Thanks for the great guest cast you two!
Podcast Notes: http://treksinscifi.com/podcast_notes/?p=2996 (http://treksinscifi.com/podcast_notes/?p=2996)
http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_440_BuckRogers_Pilot.mp3 (http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_440_BuckRogers_Pilot.mp3)
I just downloaded today and I look forward to this one.
Half way done and having a lot of fun! I believe Kane was played by the same actor, Michael Ansara, who played Kang in TOS and DS9 once the series started. I loved the Starfighters as a kid, I had the AMT model as well as the full size action figure version which was sweet!
i have always loved that tv show. i saw the movie, what would the pilot for the show. i had a few of the toys, but never the nice ones, lol i got the cheap stuff, never the ships, lol.
great podcast, i rewatched the whole series when i got the dvd boxset for a very good price.
I remember that the first time I saw Jamie Lee Curtis was on this program. They really jumped the shark though when Gary Coleman was featured in a few episodes. :) For Erin Gray's sake I forgive them.. ;)
I tried to rewatch the first season last year on Netflix, couldn't make it through....
Yes, bad acting and very campy, but then again, I like that! Lol!
Thanks for doing this look back at the Buck Rogers pilot film. I remember watching Buck in it's first run and thought it was cheesy then but it was fun. I think you do have to remember when you're mention the bad lines or bad writing, that this was a show for family's and kids to watch. So it had funny robots, plots that weren't too complex, and silly humor. I think it was interntionally designed to be light entertainment and campy. It was never meant to be thought provoking sci-fi like "Star Trek". In my mind, this was the same kind of entertainment you'd find in "Dukes of Hazzard" or "The A-Team"...just light fluff entertainment. I still have a fun time watching it and my kids like it.
You forgot BJ & The Bear - and Sherrif Lobo. :)
I was listening on the way home an Thursday and trying to work out if I would cope with a rematch. Still not sure I could live through it.
I do have fond memories of the show but I wonder if I'm better off keeping them as memories! ;)
ahahaha. Yes it could be a crazy ride if we did every episode. LOL.
I just listened to the podcast last night, great job Rick and Jen on one of my faves from my teenage years. I loved watching the series when it was first aired. I remember it was shown on Thursday night on NBC. I loved the first season and I was OK with the second, but I hated to see it get canceled. I saw the theatrical version in the Drive-In back in the day, I now have the comple series on DVD. It includes the theatrical version on it. the show may have been poorly acted and cheesy but for a 14 yr old it was good escapists fantasy.
agreed Red.
I loved this show as a kid. I had the figures, the Starfighter ship for them, the model, loved it all. But it is borderline unwatchable now. Even the nostalgia can't make some of it watchable. Original BSG has aged a bit better.
Hah! I remember after the guest cast covering Galactica 1980 - I thought 'This can't be as bad as these guys are saying!'. I tried to watch an episode - and found they had not exaggerated...
Really enjoying the podcast :-)
I am about half way through the podcast and enjoying it immensely. Great montage photo too! And we get to see Jen in the uniform she wanted to wear!
I have never seen the model fighter craft that looked great!
A show I remember fondly, despite the poor second season. I watched the pilot on Youtube recently. A pity its not on UK Netflix
Great podcast as usual Jen and Rick
Thank you!
The Best Rick and Jen podcast ever! (OK, the first of many). Of course after getting all lathered up I had to head over to Netflix and suffer through it :P
dibby-dibby-dibby!
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so glad you guys are enjoying it. We had a blast doing the show.
Glad everyone enjoyed the episode! I certainly had fun recording with Rick and I hope we can eventually do a regular show together.
It's a blast to re-watch old shows like Buck Rogers. Not just for nostalgic reasons, but for comparison purposes. I enjoy looking back on how far sci-fi has come since the old radio drama days. It was once something people thought was just for kids. That opinion has stuck around for a VERY long time. These days, its more than just aliens and laser guns, it's often food for thought. Case in point, Star Trek. Of course novelists have been doing that for a while: Enders Game, Brave New World, 1984 are all examples of how writers wrapped sci-fi around morality tales.
In reply to Saunders' comment, I have to say that just because it's kid or family friendly doesn't mean the plot and dialog has to be weak. Really, I think the weak writing in this series comes down to how they allocated the money they were given to make the show. When you spend all your bucks (pun intended) on prop and set design, special effects and costumes, everything else can suffer. I don't have any proof to back up that claim, it's just my hypothesis. :D
Thanks for commenting! I'm glad so many liked hearing us talk about Buck Rogers. I wasn't sure people would.
Just catching up. I loved this episode. Brings back memories...mostly good:) Ironically, I did just did an interview with an author who is a Buck Rogers fan, so of course, I told her all about your podcast. If anyone is interested...
Interview up at: http://smartgirlsscifi.wordpress.com/2013/06/18/author-interview-kat-cantrell/ (http://smartgirlsscifi.wordpress.com/2013/06/18/author-interview-kat-cantrell/)
Finished the podcast. great show. If you did some more of the epidoes it would be great to hear them.
Classic show. I remember watching it, and enjoying it at the time. Fortunately, I have a soft spot for cheesy 80's sci fi, so I still enjoy watching a few episodes now and then...
Great commentary, folks, looking forward to more!
Thanks folks, fun stuff is in the works!
Quote from: moyer777 on June 27, 2013, 08:22:50 PM
Thanks folks, fun stuff is in the works!
Is this a naughty teaser post?
He should do The Bell-Bottom Geek cast - where he goes through 70's on up cheese Sci-Fi..
Due to being promoted at work I am way behind on my podcasts well today i had a double TSF treat.
First was this one on Buck Rogers, loved the episode, always good to hear both Jen and Rick here on TSF. Great commentary and I love the fact you both were so desperately trying not to say anything too naughty lol. Really cool show.
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glad you liked it. hahaha.
i know i am a lil late with hearing this, but i did the syn'ing of the my dvd and the ones they were seeing on the podcast. but i think on the dvd version was the original cut of the movie.
the movie was done first it seems, and it was later edited for tv, lol but only small edit.
i still love this show. it was one of the first sci fi show i got to see, i think the original BG was the first.
those were and still are great memories for me.