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Buck Rogers!
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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 8:44 amBuck Rogers!
Went before his time.
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RIP Buck!
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Buck Rogers was something I loved watching as a kid. I'm not 100% sure it was because of the storylines, or Buck himself though?? (Col Wilma Deering ;) )
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Nordboy wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 7:12 am Buck Rogers was something I loved watching as a kid. I'm not 100% sure it was because of the storylines, or Buck himself though?? (Col Wilma Deering ;) )
I can guarantee you the Space Pirate Queen had more to do with it.....
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Had you asked I would have sworn blind it was Lee majors who was Buck Rogers back in the 80s. :wtf:
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gremlin wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 10:48 am Had you asked I would have sworn blind it was Lee majors who was Buck Rogers back in the 80s. :wtf:
Tsk, he was the Fall Guy!

(Yeah I know he was the six million dollar man too, but that was before my time).
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Nordboy wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 7:12 am Buck Rogers was something I loved watching as a kid. I'm not 100% sure it was because of the storylines, or Buck himself though?? (Col Wilma Deering ;) )
I wasn't a kid when I watched it,but maybe for similar reasons.... :silent:
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Rockburner wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 10:26 am
Nordboy wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 7:12 am Buck Rogers was something I loved watching as a kid. I'm not 100% sure it was because of the storylines, or Buck himself though?? (Col Wilma Deering ;) )
I can guarantee you the Space Pirate Queen had more to do with it.....
Princess Ardala, iirc she never worried too much about being cold with her lack of clothing? ;) But I was definitely more of a Wilma deering fan.
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My thought was Larry 'Buster' Crabbe. He also played Flash and Tarzan IIRC. The only actor to have played all three roles. I'll check later.
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cheb wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 3:55 pm My thought was Larry 'Buster' Crabbe. He also played Flash and Tarzan IIRC. The only actor to have played all three roles. I'll check later.
'Modern' Buck Rodgers was played by Gil Gerrard. Apparently he had quite a good career on US TV, but the only other thing I have seen him in was an episode of Little House on the Prairie.

I enjoyed Buck Rodgers when I was a kid. There were some great shows at that time. Buck Rodgers, Battlestar Galactica, Tales of the Gold Monkey (although we don't talk about that anymore), Knight Rider, Airwolf, Blue Thunder and loads more.
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McNab wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 9:39 am
cheb wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 3:55 pm My thought was Larry 'Buster' Crabbe. He also played Flash and Tarzan IIRC. The only actor to have played all three roles. I'll check later.
'Modern' Buck Rodgers was played by Gil Gerrard. Apparently he had quite a good career on US TV, but the only other thing I have seen him in was an episode of Little House on the Prairie.

I enjoyed Buck Rodgers when I was a kid. There were some great shows at that time. Buck Rodgers, Battlestar Galactica, Tales of the Gold Monkey (although we don't talk about that anymore), Knight Rider, Airwolf, Blue Thunder and loads more.
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McNab wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 9:39 am
cheb wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 3:55 pm My thought was Larry 'Buster' Crabbe. He also played Flash and Tarzan IIRC. The only actor to have played all three roles. I'll check later.
'Modern' Buck Rodgers was played by Gil Gerrard. Apparently he had quite a good career on US TV, but the only other thing I have seen him in was an episode of Little House on the Prairie.

I enjoyed Buck Rodgers when I was a kid. There were some great shows at that time. Buck Rodgers, Battlestar Galactica, Tales of the Gold Monkey (although we don't talk about that anymore), Knight Rider, Airwolf, Blue Thunder and loads more.
I bought the boxed set of the original Battlestar Galactica about 5 years ago. Watched about 6 episodes. It hadn't aged well. :lol:

The 'reimagined' version was :thumbup: though.
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Taipan wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 10:06 am
McNab wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 9:39 am
cheb wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 3:55 pm My thought was Larry 'Buster' Crabbe. He also played Flash and Tarzan IIRC. The only actor to have played all three roles. I'll check later.
'Modern' Buck Rodgers was played by Gil Gerrard. Apparently he had quite a good career on US TV, but the only other thing I have seen him in was an episode of Little House on the Prairie.

I enjoyed Buck Rodgers when I was a kid. There were some great shows at that time. Buck Rodgers, Battlestar Galactica, Tales of the Gold Monkey (although we don't talk about that anymore), Knight Rider, Airwolf, Blue Thunder and loads more.
You left out Pogles Wood! :D
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Chris Rea.
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636mick wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:00 pmChris Rea.
Would have been quite poetic if he'd made it until Christmas day. Do believe he'd been very ill for a while though. Sad.
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Nordboy wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:05 pm
636mick wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:00 pmChris Rea.
Would have been quite poetic if he'd made it until Christmas day. Do believe he'd been very ill for a while though. Sad.
He was on TV recently and didn’t look well.
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i was massively into his music when younger, it was just right for me.... Well, until that Xmas song lol. In fact that whole album was pretty awful.
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636mick wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:00 pmChris Rea.
He was a very rare survivor of pancreatic cancer - he had it when he was 30. Getting to 74 was a bonus - I hope it didnt get him in the end
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Mr Moofo wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 4:54 pm
636mick wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:00 pmChris Rea.
He was a very rare survivor of pancreatic cancer - he had it when he was 30. Getting to 74 was a bonus - I hope it didnt get him in the end
There's a couple of different types of pancreatic cancer. The type that most people get has roughly a 100% mortality rate after 5 years. The other type is bad, but not quite as bad. I know this because my sister had it, 50th birthday party on the Saturday, cancer diagnosis on the Monday. The surgery is nasty and leaves you talking digestive enzymes before every meal and diabetes for dessert. If he survived 40 odd years after surgery he did very well. My sister is 9 years clear.
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