Eeep! Buck Rogers!!!

[John Desmarais]

http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2009/12/02/Impressive-teaser-for-BUCK-ROGERS-in-the-25th-Century-webseries

If you'll excuse me, I need a little alone time now.

[Peregrine]

Absolutely Awesome.

[Celt]

Well, it certainly looks more Buck Rogers than that travesty on the siffi channel. OTOH, we've only seen the one element. It's a nice teaser, but I want to see some more meat, not just smell the bacon cooking.

[Steve Long]

That's a pretty impressive beginning. Here's hoping whatever they finally release lives up to it!

[Hyper-Man]

Was I the only person who though 'Planet Express'?
:doi:

[kahuna's bro]

not bad

[RexMundi]

Shhhh .....to much Praise of Buck Rogers will Wake "She who must not Be Named!" and she'll want her blood money and souls and hence, Ruin anything that could be great and good.

Nifty Trailer though, appeals to my Pulp soul.

~Rex

[Duke Bushido]

Was I the only person who though 'Planet Express'?
:doi:


No, Sir! you were not! :lol:

So.....

is this a case of great minds thinking alike, or soft minds running together? :lol:


I'd rep you if I could. :D

[wcw43921]

Here's the actor on IMBD--

http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1967231/

Looks handsome enough. Obviously I want to see him in costume and playing the character before rendering a verdict.

Does it need to be in black-and-white, though? The serials of the 30s and 40s were only in black-and-white because they couldn't afford color film. If they could have, every movie, serial and (later) TV series would have been shot in color, just as they are today. While I don't believe in colorizing films shot in black-and-white, the notion that a movie emulating 30s sci-fi adventure must be shot in black-and-white seems mistaken to me. The science fiction magazines of the time had covers printed in color, sometimes garishly so. As did all the other pulps of the time. The Sunday newspaper comics were printed in color, and again, if they could have afforded it, the daily comics would have been in color as well. Comic books--definitely all in color. And all for a dime.

The only reason to shoot in black-and-white these days would be artistic, and to my mind that's the wrong decision for this production. This should be in color.

[Celt]

The only reason to shoot in black-and-white these days would be artistic, and to my mind that's the wrong decision for this production. This should be in color.

I'm not sure why you think it is B&W; it is in color.

[RexMundi]

Don't care for the "look" of the actor. Little to sissy looking to be a good Buck Rogers in my opinion. Still I'll reserve total judgment until I actually see the product.

~Rex

[Ranxerox]

The teaser looks incredibly sweet. I just wish it were going to be a movie instead of a web series. Still, I'm definitely going to check it out once they start releasing episodes.

[wcw43921]

I'm not sure why you think it is B&W; it is in color.

It looked like the sky and the clouds were some sort of sepia tone; what color was there seemed quite muted to me. Unless they're postulating soem sort of enviromental disaster, the sky should be blue. Either way it didn't seem like full-color to me.

[IndianaJoe3]

It looked like the sky and the clouds were some sort of sepia tone; what color was there seemed quite muted to me. Unless they're postulating soem sort of enviromental disaster, the sky should be blue. Either way it didn't seem like full-color to me.

I don't think that some sort of post-apocalyptic setting is prohibited by canon.

[tkdguy]

The sepia sky makes it look somewhat retro. That seems to be the style they're going for.

[RexMundi]

Retro's fine. Just give me a Buck Rogers that doesn't look girlie.

~Rex

[DusterBoy]

Looks good. Need to see more though before I can give a real opinion

*crossing my fingers and hoping*

[KawangaKid]

Well, I like the current comic book series (http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?CAT=DF-Buck_Rogers)out.

[RexMundi]

Yeah I get that comic. It's an interesting twist. My only gripe really with Dynamite as a company is that half of each comic is nothing but Add Space. VERY nice approach to Buck Rogers though in that material. Let's you do StarPulp Hero with no issues what so ever.

~Rex

[wcw43921]

There's a clip from the series here--

http://www.screenhead.com/reviews/buck-rogers-online/

We get a bit of his early life here. If the show is as well-written as this one bit, I think it'll be a winner.

[Escafarc]

http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/images/smilies/animated/laser.gif Whoo! Hoo!

[Celt]

Gil Gerard and Erin Grey as his parents? Nice touch! :thumbup:

[Boll Weevil]

Shhhh .....to much Praise of Buck Rogers will Wake "She who must not Be Named!" and she'll want her blood money and souls and hence, Ruin anything that could be great and good.

Nifty Trailer though, appeals to my Pulp soul.

~RexIf you mean Erin Grey, so be it.

[RexMundi]

I'm still reserving Judgment. have to see the whole thing but I like the direction but still think the kid they got for Buck looks like to much of a wussbag wimp to be Buck Rogers.

~Rex

[Yansuf]

I don't think that some sort of post-apocalyptic setting is prohibited by canon.

I don't know your definition of canon here, but the original was definitely post apocalyptic.
The Han had destroyed all other civilizations, and the first two years of the strip were the story (that had been told in the pulp story version) of Buck leading the surviving Americans (who lived in hiding in the forests and mountains for fear of Han airship raids) in over throwing the Han and reestablishing America.

[incrdbil]

I'd never seen Star Trek Phase II..so good link :)

[Captain Obvious]

Looking pretty good.

And Buck doesn't look any more wussbag than most guys in the 20s. They didn't take androgyny as far as later generations, but it was the fashion of the day to a degree.

[DusterBoy]

That was Erin Gray and Gil Gerrard? I never recognized them! I see Erin has traded the beauty of youth for the beauty of middle-age. And she is indeed, a fine actor.
(And the whole thing smacked of "Star Wars" and the conversation between Owen, Beru and Luke when Luke says he wants to go off to the Academy)

[Celt]

I think it's in part to set the time period prior to the Great War where European in-fighting was viewed as not America's problem.

Edit: My Americocentrism showing... I should rightly say prior to America's involvement. Just because we weren't in it yet doesn't stop it from being a war. Silly me. :blush:

[Sketchpad]

That looks to be a fun show ;)

[RexMundi]

It's growing on me. Be interesting to see where it heads.

~Rex

[RexMundi]

Here's an Eeep! Buck Rogers Moment for you. I got to spend all Saturday till around Bar Time, Playing the old Buck Rogers XXCv rpg, and talking all the Buck Rogers History and Goodness. With Flint Dille. Garycon II in Lake Geneva was well worth the ten bucks to go just for that.

~Rex....Now has UBER AWESOME Buck Rogers Hook Ups.....including phone numbers even, heh.