Buck Rogers series is an American science fiction adventure television series produced by Universal Studios. The series ran for two seasons between 1979 - 1981.
The series showed a more positive picture of future Earth. The Inner City was renamed New Chicago, and it was established that human civilization had spread once again across the planet, and also to the stars.
After the movie pilot, little reference to barren wastelands was made; in several episodes Buck ventures beyond the dome of New Chicago with no hazards encountered.
As opposed to the isolationist planet seen in the film, Earth is shown to be the center of an interstellar human-dominated government, sometimes called "the Federation", other times "the Alliance", with its capital at New Chicago.
During the first season, references were also made to other "new" Earth cities such as New Detroit, New Manhattan, New Phoenix, New Tulsa, Boston Complex and New London. A "City-on-the-Sea" was also mentioned as being the former New Orleans.
Most of the protagonistic characters encountered are either part of the Defense Directorate, such as Wilma Deering, or otherwise associated with it, such as 'freelance' personnel like Buck Rogers.
Most Defense Directorate personnel regard Buck as being at least an 'honorary' captain, in reference to his pre-War American military rank, but his membership in Earth's defense forces is unofficial. Nevertheless, Buck often flies with the fighter squadrons, and assists in their training.
It is not clear whether Dr. Huer is head of the Defense Directorate specifically, or if he is the overall leader of all the directorates.
Dr. Huer regularly meets, greets, and otherwise deals with representatives of other sovereign powers, and sometimes 'faces them down' in hostile situations. Huer also has been seen in military uniform, thus indicating that he is or was a member of the military.
Buck Rogers series Intro
Buck Rogers episodelist
1 Awakening (1) 2 Awakening (2) 3 Planet of the Slave Girls (1) 4 Planet of the Slave Girls (2) 5 Vegas in Space 6 The Plot to Kill a City (1) 7 The Plot to Kill a City (2) 8 Return of the Fighting 69th 9 Unchained Woman 10 Planet of the Amazon Women 11 Cosmic Whiz Kid 12 Escape From Wedded Bliss 13 Cruise Ship to the Stars 14 Space Vampire 15 Happy Birthday, Buck 16 A Blast for Buck 17 Ardala Returns 18 Twiki is Missing 19 Olympiad 20 A Dream of Jennifer 21 Space Rockers 22 Buck's Duel to the Death 23 Flight of the War Witch (1) 24 Flight of the War Witch (2) 25 Time of the Hawk (1) 26 Time of the Hawk (2) 27 Journey to Oasis (1) 28 Journey to Oasis (2) 29 The Guardians 30 Mark of the Saurian 31 The Golden Man 32 The Crystals 33 The Satyr 34 Shgoratchx! 35 The Hand of Goral 36 Testimony of a Traitor 37 The Dorian Secret
