The “difficult second season” issue faced by science-fiction shows in particular is usually caused by the same two issues. The network receives a better (i.e., more profitable) response from the ...

There are two kinds of people in this world: People who think good science fiction is only good because it’s serious, and people who think good science fiction is sometimes bad. Enter: Buck Rogers in ...

When Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (from Glen A. Larson, creator of Battlestar Galactica) blasted onto NBC in 1979, it was the perfect mix of post-Star Wars excitement and good old-fashioned sci-fi ...

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Buck ...

Every great action-adventure hero is a rip-off of someone else. Captain Kirk was Gene Roddenberry’s riff on Horatio Hornblower. James Bond was Bulldog Drummond with better taste in booze. One of the ...

20th-century astronaut Buck Rogers awakens in the 25th century after a freak accident puts him in suspended animation for 500 years. Upon returning to Earth and discovering the planet is recovering ...

In 1987, Captain William "Buck" Rogers pilots his space shuttle Ranger 3 on a mission but a meteor storm freezes him into an orbit that returns him to Earth - 500 years later. In 2491, his shuttle is ...

Buck Rogers is taking flight again, this time with Paul W.S. Anderson directing from a script by “Iron Man” co-writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Character is the latest classic hero — including ...