S1.E11

Cruise Ship to the Stars

Episode aired Dec 27, 1979
TV-14
1h

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Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, and Dorothy Stratten in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

After the galactic beauty queen Miss Cosmos is attacked by a mysterious woman, Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering are assigned to protect her while she travels aboard a luxury space liner. Onboar... Read allAfter the galactic beauty queen Miss Cosmos is attacked by a mysterious woman, Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering are assigned to protect her while she travels aboard a luxury space liner. Onboard, Buck encounters Alison Michaels, who suffers from periodic blackouts which her boyfrien... Read allAfter the galactic beauty queen Miss Cosmos is attacked by a mysterious woman, Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering are assigned to protect her while she travels aboard a luxury space liner. Onboard, Buck encounters Alison Michaels, who suffers from periodic blackouts which her boyfriend, Jalor Davin, dismisses as mental stress caused by hypertension. After another attack ag... Read all

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6.8/10

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Trivia
At age 19, Dorothy Stratten (Miss Cosmos) was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for August 1979. She was later named Playmate of the Year in 1980.

Goofs
Near the episode's ending, the laser beam is making some cuts in the table parallel to Miss Cosmos' body.

Wouldn't these first laser cuts have cut the straps holding Miss Cosmos to the table?

Then she could simply roll off the table away from the laser beam.

Quotes
Dr. Theopolis: Buck, I don't understand what Colonel Deering is up to.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers: Wilma is setting herself up as a target no self-respecting thief or kidnapper can pass up. Well, Theo, when you put out the honey, you draw as many flies as you do bees sometimes.
Dr. Theopolis: I wish you would refrain from using such antiquated verbiage, Buck. It makes it so difficult to follow you sometimes.

Connections
Edited into Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: A Blast for Buck (1980)

Soundtracks
Cosmic Forces
(uncredited)
Composed by Stu Phillips

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8/10

Dorothy Stratten

I decided something this morning. So help me, I'm gonna feel a fool when that little silver boy bidi-bidi-bidis across my big screen, but...

I am a Dorothy Stratten fan. As a South African, no, of course, back then I knew very little of her, Playboy was off limits. But I have STAR 80 in my DVD collection, and want to see the real Dorothy. Now, years and years ago, I saw this episode, but have up till now refrained from adding the series to my collection because of a single episode.

But, so help me, having downloaded the trailer of horrendously expensive GALAXINA this morning and feeling that I am about to commit a stupid mistake, I turned to my distant memory and Googled "Buck Rogers Dorothy Stratten" and there it was, "Cruise Ship to the Stars" and I have now decided, yeah, dammit! Little tin boy and all!

I'm now going to the seller site. Will report back some day. With actual review. I just vaguely remember the scantily-clad bodies on display. And, of course, with Erin Gray around, can't be too much of a fool. Okay, off on shopping spree now. For can of insecticide as well, for that bidi-bidi-bidi boy thing.

Update, 2017/07/11, it's on my Wish List where it will spend the next couple of weeks till I place the order. In memory of Dorothy Stratten who was one helluva beautiful girl who died tragically and so unnecessary.

2022/02/21. Finally got around to watching. Dorothy has the most spectacular waist I've ever seen on film. Erin Gray appears in an awful, awful, awful Jane Wyman hairstyle, it is horrendous. Kimberley Beck steals the entire show. Actually, I'd forgotten my entry of years ago and was gonna call this one "Buck Rogers in 36C heaven" because that's the underlying theme. But Kimberley's face, wow!

Still crazy after all these years, The Raven...