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* "{{inlineref|Bill Bailey|[[w:(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey|(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey]]}}," a [[w:Dixieland|Dixieland]] / [[w:jazz|jazz]] song performed by many artists in the 20th century, and sung by {{buck}} on his return trip to Earth following his awakening {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* "{{inlineref|Bill Bailey|[[w:(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey|(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey]]}}," a [[w:Dixieland|Dixieland]] / [[w:jazz|jazz]] song performed by many artists in the 20th century, and sung by {{buck}} on his return trip to Earth following his awakening {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* "{{inlineref|My Kind of Town|[[w:My Kind of Town|My Kind of Town]]}}," a song performed by [[w:Frank Sinatra|]] and sung by Rogers on his return trip to Earth following his awakening {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* "{{inlineref|My Kind of Town|[[w:My Kind of Town|My Kind of Town]]}}," a song performed by [[w:Frank Sinatra|Frank Sinatra]] and sung by Rogers on his return trip to Earth following his awakening {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|rock and roll}}: a music genre evolving from the United States circa 1940s and 1950s, consisting of an amalgam of various earlier musical styles [[w:gospel music|gospel]], [[w:jump blues|jump blues]], [[w:jazz|w:jazz]], [[w:boogie woogie|oogie woogie]], [[w:rhythm and blues|rhythm and blues]], and [[w:country music|country music]]; at Princess [[Ardala]]'s reception, Rogers asks the musical performer if he know this form of music, and vaguely describes it before performing something that has the stylings of [[w:disco|disco]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
* {{inlineref|rock and roll}}: a music genre evolving from the United States circa 1940s and 1950s, consisting of an amalgam of various earlier musical styles [[w:gospel music|gospel]], [[w:jump blues|jump blues]], [[w:jazz|w:jazz]], [[w:boogie woogie|oogie woogie]], [[w:rhythm and blues|rhythm and blues]], and [[w:country music|country music]]; at Princess [[Ardala]]'s reception, Rogers asks the musical performer if he know this form of music, and vaguely describes it before performing something that has the stylings of [[w:disco|disco]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}
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Revision as of 02:28, 15 February 2021

A list of terms from the Buck Rogers universe.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Anachronisms

Words and terms that are anachronistic in the 25th century.

* aspirin: a pain management medication that William "Buck" Rogers asks for during his interrogation by Princess Ardala and Kane; Kane surmises that "aspirin" is a pain medication, and instructs his practitioners to inject him with an anti-pain medication (BR25: "Awakening")

* "(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey," a Dixieland / jazz song performed by many artists in the 20th century, and sung by William "Buck" Rogers on his return trip to Earth following his awakening (BR25Film, "Awakening")

  • "My Kind of Town," a song performed by Frank Sinatra and sung by Rogers on his return trip to Earth following his awakening (BR25Film, "Awakening")
  • rock and roll: a music genre evolving from the United States circa 1940s and 1950s, consisting of an amalgam of various earlier musical styles gospel, jump blues, w:jazz, oogie woogie, rhythm and blues, and country music; at Princess Ardala's reception, Rogers asks the musical performer if he know this form of music, and vaguely describes it before performing something that has the stylings of disco (BR25Film, "Awakening")

  • * clipping: a move illegal in American football, defined as "throwing the body across the back of the leg of an eligible receiver or charging or falling into the back of an opponent below the waist after approaching him from behind, provided the opponent is not a runner"; Maj. Duke Danton clips William "Buck" Rogers during a live demonstration of football moves before Earth Defense Directorate cadets (BR25: "Planet of the Slave Girls")

  • football: an American sport (BR25: "Planet of the Slave Girls")
  • red-dogging: to carry out a blitz in a football game; Rogers mentions this to Deering when going on the offensive during a faux "pirate" attack (BR25Film, "Awakening")
  • tackle: a means of intercepting an opposing player from advancing towards the goal (BR25: "Planet of the Slave Girls")

  • Present Day

    Words, phrases and terms from the 25th century.

    * cryogen: one of four gasses used in suspended animation (BR25Film, "Awakening")

  • crystalline: a chemical used by Draconians in conjunction with diogen to revive subjects from suspended animation (BR25Film, "Awakening")
  • diogen: a chemical used by Draconians in conjunction with crystalline to revive subjects from suspended animation (BR25Film, "Awakening")
  • gold: a rare metal used in Dr. Theopolis' circuitry; Theopolis tells William "Buck" Rogers that the mutants in Anarchia would be interested in its gold circuits for trade on the black market (BR25Film, "Awakening")
  • methalon: one of four gasses used in suspended animation (BR25Film, "Awakening")
  • pressor agent: a Draconian term for a chemical or contrivance that can be diluted, used in conjunction with revival from suspended animation (BR25Film, "Awakening")

  • * ambuquad: a machine with some level of artificial intelligence, used as servitors; see: Twiki

  • hologram: technology allowing projections of audio and video in multiple dimension; Emperor Draco communicates to Kane using this system following the commencement of preemptive hostilities against Earth (BR25Film)
  • neurosystems transport: a Draconian term used in conjunction with revival from suspended animation (BR25: "Awakening")
  • stargate: an energy gate capable of transporting smaller crafts between two points (BR25: "Planet of the Slave Girls")