Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Bonus Episode: Awakening Original TV Pilot

Specials    Episode 3
September 20, 1979    60m    TV-14
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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Cast of Bonus Episode: Awakening Original TV Pilot
  • Gil GerardBuck Rogers
  • Erin GrayWilma Deering
  • Tim O'ConnorDr. Elias Huer
  • William Conrad
  • Eric Server
  • Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteDr. Goodfellow
  • Thom ChristopherHawk
  • Pamela Hensley
  • Mel BlancTwiki (voice)

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