Tag: Buck Rogers

  • Buster Crabbe: Buck Rogers in 1939

    Buster Crabbe: Buck Rogers in 1939

    Gee Golly Gosh Buster Crabbe was a babe back in his day! The 1930’s actor & Olympic gold medalist swimmer was the only actor to star as each of the top three pulp heroes of his time- Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, and Tarzan. Considering my recent obsession with everything related to Buck Rogers’ in the 25th Century (after discovering the 1979/1980 series remastered on BluRay, in which an older-yet-still-spunky Crabbe appears in one episode) I gleefully tracked down and consumed the 12 part 1939 movie serial in which he starred.  (more…)

  • Buck Rogers’ “70’s Porno Style” Opening Credits (Theatrical Release)

    Buck Rogers’ “70’s Porno Style” Opening Credits (Theatrical Release)

    The year is 1979.. Before the TV series, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (starring Gil Gerard & Erin Gray) premiered in cinemas. The theatrical release later became the pilot of the TV series, with a few notable differences; the best of which was a “70’s porno-style opening sequence” which never made it into the TV show.

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