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Date Posted: 05:10:52 01/24/11 Mon
Author: Rick
Subject: Favorite inventions in Buck Rogers (1939)

Torch,


I am calling on you once again.






Rick

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[> Re: Favorite inventions in Buck Rogers (1939) -- Officer Torch, 13:44:10 01/24/11 Mon [1]

Well, here are some....I viewed latest release (35mm version) a few months back, did not take notes...so this is off top of the head thing. Likely omissions, add any if you like or recall.

a)Even before dirigible crashed in 20th Century, I thought the Nirvana gas thing was of interest, for futuristic concept of suspended animation. BR and Buddy had gas valve on full as ship went down. They apparently lasted on being discovered by Hidden City flyers in 2440.

b)Ray guns..small, big... all types, throughout the serial...we first see them being used to melt thru ice to get Buck and Buddy from within rubble of the dirigible. Believe some could also be set to just stun.

c) Enjoyed the Hidden City entrance...the mountainside which opened/closed.

d)Liked all the patrol and space ships, of both sides (despite some simplicity and similarity, wires, jiggling, etc. I enjoyed 'em visually perhaps better than those in FG! Great aerial battles and sparks galore.

e)When BR first arrives in Hidden City, he is taken to meet Dr.Huer...using a transporter type device, years before we heard of such things in Star Trek.

f)In attempting to fly to Saturn, to elude Killer Kane's patrol blockade, Buck decides to fly a ship thru as it becomes invisible, while Kane's patrol chases a decoy ship and becomes confused.

g)Buck, Wilma, Buddy head to Saturn (first of maybe 4 trips to obtain their help. They meet Prince Talon's people, Council of the Wise, and the Zuggs. The subway, used in FGs TTM by the Clay People can also be found on Saturn it seems. Not much technical advances there though, not even a radio to contact earth! This makes for a hard time and the several return trips to Saturn.

h)Killer Kane has an interesting place, in an nice art deco building with terraces, spotlights, raygun,topiary, decorations, but frankly Kane's outfit to me looks like that of a court jester.

i)Kane has a large radio and televisor. On the latter, he can see views of the his futuristic city, various places and his dynamo room which power things using labor supplied by his robots. These are unruly men wearing his helmets equipped with an amnesia element to make them forget and be slaves to Kane.

j)They had anti gravity belts...a modern version of the parachute, nice outfits overall as well.

k)Interestingly, Hidden City scientist was capable of turning a patrol ship (Killer Kane's private ship) into a space ship (normally the larger craft we see looking like a flying steam iron from beneath) using some extra rockets to extend its range for Buck to reach Saturn.

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Well, that's all that comes to mind for now...hope its been helpful. Comments, additions, corrections welcome, as usual.


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