Buck Rogers is back

[Captaindemotion]

"I'M BUCK GODDAMN ROGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!"

(Surprised no-one else has said it yet ...)

I like some of Millar's work but I don't think he'd be a good match for this. I know Buck could be done dark, a la BSG (he waked up 500 years in the future, everyone he knows is dead and the world is recovering from nuclear war. No reason for it to be done camp) but does it have to be about corruption and done in a bluescreen style? And the advance word on The Spirit has been atrocious. Why is anyone else trusting him with another golden age comic strip character?

We've got Millar taking on Buck, some journeyman director is supposed to be doing Flash Gordon. Is there no chance of a genuine grade-A director taking on either of these iconic legendary characters? A Jackson, a Del Toro, a Spielberg, even a Favreau, a Singer or a Rodriguez? Sigh ...

 

[RandyS]

If Twiki doesn't look like a walking chrome dildo with a talking canteen on its chest, I'm boycotting this film for violating canon.

That's great.

Seriously though, the timing couldn't be better. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Gil Gerard show. That's why it's happening, isn't it?

Personally, I don't care what it looks like, as long as it's good, and completely ignores the second season of Gerard's show.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

I must be the only person in the world who hates Miller's work.

Well, you and virtually everyone who's seen "The Spirit" so far.

If Miller does for "Buck Rogers" what he's just done for his buddy Will Eisner then Buck may lie fallow again until the 25th century.

 

[Captaindemotion]

If Twiki doesn't look like a walking chrome dildo with a talking canteen on its chest, I'm boycotting this film for violating canon.

That's great.

Seriously though, the timing couldn't be better. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Gil Gerard show. That's why it's happening, isn't it?

Personally, I don't care what it looks like, as long as it's good, and completely ignores the second season of Gerard's show.

Buck Rogers dates from the 1930s. The Gerard show may be the best known version, but it's only one of them. There have been comics and a movie serial, which featured Buster Crabbe, who also played Flash Gordon in a movie serial. Crabbe had a cameo as an aged fighter pilot in the GG show. Why would this movie take any note at all of either season of the tv version?

I'm always amazed how people seem to think that the Gerard tv show is the original Buck Rogers and the Sam Jones movie the original Flash Gordon.

 

[Herkimer Jitty]

I must be the only person in the world who hates Miller's work.

Nope. Join the club. He's a one trick pony IMO.

 

[Samurai8472]

I must be the only person in the world who hates Miller's work.

Nope. Join the club. He's a one trick pony IMO.

The movies going to be partially done in CGI and some shots will be in black and white and be overly stylish >_>

 

[RandyS]

If Twiki doesn't look like a walking chrome dildo with a talking canteen on its chest, I'm boycotting this film for violating canon.

That's great.

Seriously though, the timing couldn't be better. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Gil Gerard show. That's why it's happening, isn't it?

Personally, I don't care what it looks like, as long as it's good, and completely ignores the second season of Gerard's show.

Buck Rogers dates from the 1930s. The Gerard show may be the best known version, but it's only one of them. There have been comics and a movie serial, which featured Buster Crabbe, who also played Flash Gordon in a movie serial. Crabbe had a cameo as an aged fighter pilot in the GG show. Why would this movie take any note at all of either season of the tv version?

I'm always amazed how people seem to think that the Gerard tv show is the original Buck Rogers and the Sam Jones movie the original Flash Gordon.

I'm not one of those people. I know how old Buck Rogers actually is. It's just that for me, whenever I hear "Buck Rogers", it's the Gil Gerard version that automatically comes to mind since that was my first exposure to the character when I was 9.

 

[Davros]

moving over to Media forum

Isn't this SF&F?

That's what I would have thought.

 

[Captaindemotion]

^ It was my first exposure to the character too. I just don't expect there to be any connection to that series in any future movie version, especially if directed by someone as grim as Millar.

I wasn't intending to have a pop at you - I'm just amazed at the number of people (eg) referring to any future Flash Gordon as 'a remake of the 1980 movie', as oppose to viewing it as simply another version of a vintage comic character.

 

[RandyS]

^ It was my first exposure to the character too. I just don't expect there to be any connection to that series in any future movie version, especially if directed by someone as grim as Millar.

I wasn't intending to have a pop at you

I know you weren't, and didn't take it that way. No harm done my friend.

 

[RJDiogenes]

"I'M BUCK GODDAMN ROGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!"

(Surprised no-one else has said it yet ...)

First thing I thought of. All-Star Buck Rogers.

Miller lost his marbles a long time ago. This won't be good.

 

[highlander]

But who would play Wilma Deering? It would be hard to fill Erin Gray's tights. She was my first Sci-Fi chic crush when I was just a lad.

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

Will Smith as Buck Rogers.

white character: "Hey, Buck."

Buck Rogers: "Un-uh, don't be calling me that word. It's Captain Rogers."

"Dr. Huer, you what the difference is between you and me is? I make this outer space sh-t look good!"

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I thought we already had a Buck Rogers remake. I believe it was called Farscape...

 

[jkladis]

moving over to Media forum

Isn't this SF&F?

It's a Star Trek message board. It happens.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Buck is from the 30's or the naughties?

Completely different story given one over the other.

 

[Morfius]

I must be the only person in the world who hates Miller's work.

I loved his early run on Daredevil. But haven't liked him since, increasely so. Having read 300, I didn't understand why people thought the movie was gay porn . . . until I saw it. Miller's movies suck long green donkey _

 

[RJDiogenes]

His run on Daredevil was stylish and innovative, Dark Knight Returns was a classic, Batman: Year One was stylish and consistent with Daredevil, Ronin was self-indulgent, Sin City was worrisomely self-indulgent, the Dark Knight sequel was embarrassingly bad and All-Star Batman And Robin is time to get a court order and have him committed.

Basically, his career parallels the decline of pop culture in general.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

But who would play Wilma Deering? It would be hard to fill Erin Gray's tights. She was my first Sci-Fi chic crush when I was just a lad.

Have you seen her lately? She's still got it. Erin Gray could play Deering again, *right now*. She is still as hot as she ever was.

 

[AJBryant]

I must be the only person in the world who hates Miller's work.

Nope. Not by a long shot.

I share your views.