Come on everyone, your memories must be failing you because this show was made on the cheap. That included cheap sets and costumes (think back ten years earlier when we had the likes of LIS and ST) along with rookie writers and directors. The LIS robot was kicking (still is) but instead we got "Twiki" a totally irritating silver plastic dwarf. The special effects were done well with what budget there was. I assume that IL&M who did the effects, were very costly. The acting talent wasn't bad, Gil Gerard was suitably cast as Buck, essentially playing him as Captain Kirk. Erin Gray was adequate as Wilma but she didn't bring much to the character of Wilma (you'd think in the 25th century no one would be named Wilma). She was very one dimensional. The show had an antiseptic quality to it with those white plastic (cheap) cubes that people in the 25th century supposedly build their buildings with. Also, everyone in the future will wear bright, shiny clothing! As a teen during its first run, I watched it because that's all we had except for Star Trek reruns but even I knew the show was a poor production when you had guest stars such as Gary Coleman. The major networks never liked Sci-Fi shows, giving them low budgets and bad time slots. Perhaps the next time Buck is dusted off, the Sci-Fi Channel will get it right.
Review of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
