
In this way, like all great science-fiction, the stories hold up a mirror to modern society and explore contemporary concerns.


A daft, if intriguing premise allows for a relatable hero to be our guide through the humanity of our future. Gil Gerard plays Buck Rogers, an astronaut sent into space in 1987, only to be frozen in suspended animation for half a millennium before falling back to earth in the late 25th Century.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century burst onto television screens in 1980 and cashed in on the enormous success of Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica (from which it borrowed many design elements), offering high-budget and big concept glamour to science-fiction fans in the US and worldwide.
