Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Season 1 - Eps 2: Awakening (2)

Name: Eps 2: Awakening (2)
Released: 1979-09-20
Rating: 3.5

1979-09-20 • 60 min • ⭐ 6.9/10

In the year 1987, NASA launched space probe Ranger III, with astronaut William ""Buck" Rogers, on a 5-month trip around the solar system. However, the craft runs into a meteor storm, which disrupts its life support system and sends it into a long elliptical orbit of the Earth. In the year 2491, Ranger III again approaches the Earth, and is intercepted by the alien flagship Draconia, which is on a peace mission to Earth. Aboard the Draconia, Buck is revived by Princess Ardala and her second-in- command, Kane, whose true plan is to attack and conquer Earth. Buck is sent to Earth with a hidden homing device, which is soon discovered by Earth's Defense Directorate. After Buck convinces the humans of his true identity -- a man from the past -- he helps them to repel the Draconians' attack, with the aid of the mechanoids Dr. Theopolis and Twiki.

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About Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Title: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

First Air Date: 1979-09-20

Last Air Date: 1981-04-16

Status: Ended

Rating: 6.9/10 (from 110 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 3

Total Episodes: 37

Network: NBC

Genres: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Production Companies: Universal Television, Glen A. Larson Productions, Bruce Lansbury Productions, John Mantley Productions

Synopsis

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 from a nuclear war, Buck uses his combat skills and ingenuity to protect Earth and fight evil throughout the galaxy alongside starfighter pilot Colonel Wilma Deering and robot companion Twiki.