Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Extended Edition

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It's part of every sci-fi or fantasy fanatic's early upbringing to be educated on not just the fiction giants like Buck Rogers, but on the Glen A. Larson library. I've seen just about all of them, and the first series of Buck Rogers was a highlight of repeat afternoons on BBC TWO in the UK during the late 90s. I wound up recording the theatrical version of the pilot around 1998, so I was quite versed in it. My memory of the TV version is a little more distant, but luckilly this edit retains the footage that might have slipped my mind.

There's also the inspired choice of using footage from season two episodes that gives us little extra 20th Century Buck before the accident overtakes him, as well as repurposing a dream sequence to tie in better with the themes of longing for home and losing someone before, and beyond, their time. I really dug this thematic choice for the narrative, and it's placement in the story timeline is well thought out.

About the only niggle I can find are the double credits, this occurs for a couple of names due to using footage from the TV version and comes directly after the credits used in the titles of the theatrical version...but I imagine things like this cannot be helped as a lot of the set-up for the rest of the episode that plays over those credits can't be cut, 'least it lead to a most confusing cut.

That issue aside, this is an action packed nostalgic flavour of 70s punch, and if, like me, you grew up on this, you'll be watching and wishing we could have a few centuries of life left to reach this one.
Owner's reply March 22, 2020

Fixed: The opening credits no longer repeat (using the blu-ray's bonus-feature of text-less opening segments). Thanks for pointing this out!

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Such an amazing extended fan edit!

Your edit truly made Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Awakening even better, I especially loved the addition of the flashback scenes of Buck's life in the 20th century. The editing is also top notch. I have so many more great things to say about this edit that it is impossible to put into words, hope to see more Buck Rogers fan edits, keep up the awesome work.

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Honestly, I'm not sure if this really benefits from being longer. The show is so corny and silly that a brisker pace serves it better. But, I did go into knowing that this was an extended cut, so I can't really fault the edit for doing what it set out to do.

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As a scifi kid of the 70s shows like Buck Rogers and Battlestar Galactica have a special place in my heart. Even with all the 70s-ness! Takes me back to that fun time as a kid. I remember watching season 2 of Buck and just not enjoying it as much as the first season. But there were a few little things that were still enjoyable. And pulling the flashback segments from season 2 and incorporating them here are great! Not only does this give us all the footage from the extended tv pilot (vs the theatrical cut), it adds those few other touches to expand on the story. While I could nitpick that there are kinda different explanations from the newly added scene, and the narration explaining what happened to Buck, my enjoyment of it just looks beyond that. And Buck's continuity was always a bit flexible.

Visuals look gorgeous and the pilot movie seemed to take itself a little more seriously than what the series later did. Great stuff and enjoyed all of it.
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This extended blend of the pilot and the spin-off movie showcases the spirit of the series. This is a pretty grim, dark future with a devastated earth short of food and endless threats, but its not grim-dark story: instead, we get an upbeat and hopeful narrative with resilient characters, not much angst, plus a lot of 1970s grooviness plus a bit of 1970s sleaziness -- not least from the droid Twiki.

I liked the series as a kid, and still do. Its great fun and this edit is a great way to get back into it. s with anything from this editor, the job is professional every second.I am not enough of a Buck Rogers aficionado to have particularly strong views about the 1979-1981 Glen Larson series, and how it both recast and respected earlier iterations of the character. I honestly don't have strong views on how the series could or should be "fixed." Its fun, and imaginative, and has some very memorable parts. As a fan of old pulp characters including Buck Rogers (and Flash Gordon, who is, erm, let's call him a "tribute" to Buck), I like shows like this one, which show some respect to the originals but also try new things. Sure, I could do without Twiki, but I can also enjoy him. And if Twiki is the price of this series and this fanedit, I am willing to pay it in full.

So, thanks editor, for getting me to dust off my series DVDs and re-appreciate the series.



this fanedit emerges from,

and a lot of 1970s influences,


its hardly a grim-dark series.

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