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==Plot==
==Plot==
*Coming Soon
*Coming Soon


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
[[Buck Rogers|Buck]], [[Wilma Deering|Wilma]] and [[Hawk]] leave for a planet to search for crystals needed to power the ''[[Searcher]]''. After landing they find a young girl inhabiting the planet, and also a strange mummy-like creature that continually attacks the search party. The super-computer [[Crichton]] believes that the amnesia-stricken girl will, in time, mutate into a mummy creature herself, as it is the natural evolution of her species.
{{buck}}, [[Wilma Deering|Wilma]] and [[Hawk]] leave for a planet to search for crystals needed to power the ''[[Searcher]]''. After landing they find a young girl inhabiting the planet, and also a strange mummy-like creature that continually attacks the search party. The super-computer [[Crichton]] believes that the amnesia-stricken girl will, in time, mutate into a mummy creature herself, as it is the natural evolution of her species.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
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===<u>Episode Cast</u>===
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*Gil Gerard as Capt. William "Buck" Rogers
Episode Cast=
*Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering
 
*Thom Christopher as Hawk
*[[Gil Gerard]] as Capt. [[William Rogers|William "Buck" Rogers]]
*Jay Garner as Admiral Efram Asimov
*[[Erin Gray]] as Col. [[Wilma Deering]]
*Wilfrid Hyde-White as Dr. Goodfellow
*[[Thom Christopher]] as [[Hawk]]
*[[Jay Garner]] as Admiral [[Efram Asimov]]
*[[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] as Dr. [[Goodfellow]]
*Amanda Wyss as Laura
*Amanda Wyss as Laura
*Felix Silla as Twiki
*[[Felix Silla]] as [[Twiki]]
*Mel Blanc as Voice of Twiki
*[[Mel Blanc]] as Voice of [[Twiki]]
*Sandy Champion as Chief Petty Officer Hall
*Sandy Champion as Chief Petty Officer Hall
*Alex Hyde-White as Lieutenant Martin
*Alex Hyde-White as Lieutenant Martin
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*Leigh C. Kim as Petrie
*Leigh C. Kim as Petrie
*Hubie Kerns Jr. as Mummy Monster
*Hubie Kerns Jr. as Mummy Monster
*Jeff David as Voice of Crichton (uncredited)
*[[Jeff David]] as Voice of [[Crichton]] (uncredited)
 
|-|
Episode Crew=


===<u>Episode Crew</u>===
*Directed by John Patterson
*Directed by John Patterson
*Written by Bob Mitchell and Esther Mitchell
*Written by Bob Mitchell and Esther Mitchell
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*Costume Designer - Al Lehman
*Costume Designer - Al Lehman


====Production Management====
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Production Management=
 
*Paul Wurtzel - Unit Production Manager
*Paul Wurtzel - Unit Production Manager


====Second Unit Director or Assistant Director====
|-|
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director=
 
*Bob Bender - First Assistant Director
*Bob Bender - First Assistant Director
*Stephen Lillis - Second Assistant Director
*Stephen Lillis - Second Assistant Director


====Art Department====
|-|
Art Department=
 
*Jerry Allen - Model Builder
*Jerry Allen - Model Builder
*Ted Wilson - Carpenter (uncredited)
*Ted Wilson - Carpenter (uncredited)


====Sound Department====
|-|
Sound Department=
 
*Earl Crain Jr. - Sound
*Earl Crain Jr. - Sound
*Dick Wahrman - Sound Effects Editor
*Dick Wahrman - Sound Effects Editor


====Special Effects====
|-|
Special Effects=
 
*Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited)
*Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited)


====Visual Effects====
|-|
Visual Effects=
 
*Peter Anderson - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland
*Peter Anderson - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland
*David Jones - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland
*David Jones - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland


====Stunts====
|-|
Stunts=
 
*David LeBell - Stunts (uncredited)
*David LeBell - Stunts (uncredited)


====Camera and Electrical Department====
|-|
Camera and Electrical Department=
 
*Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera
*Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera


====Costume and Wardrobe Department====
|-|
Costume and Wardrobe Department=
 
*Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard
*Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard


====Music Department====
|-|
Music Department=
 
*Tom Gleason - Music Editor
*Tom Gleason - Music Editor
*Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music
*Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music
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*Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)
*Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)


====Additional Crew====
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Additional Crew=
 
*Stephen McPherson - Executive Story Consultant
*Stephen McPherson - Executive Story Consultant
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==Related Subjects==
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==References==
==References==


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0533113/ ''The Crystals''] at IMDb
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0533113/ ''The Crystals''] at IMDb
*[https://www.nbc.com/buck-rogers-in-the-25th-century/video/the-crystals/3979893 ''The Crystals''] at NBC.com
*[https://www.nbc.com/buck-rogers-in-the-25th-century/video/the-crystals/3979893 ''The Crystals''] at NBC.com


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Latest revision as of 21:59, 26 November 2023

The Crystals
Season 2, Episode 8
Air date March 5, 1981
Written by Bob Mitchell
Esther Mitchell
Directed by John Patterson
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"The Crystals" is the eighth episode of the 2nd season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Plot

  • Coming Soon

Synopsis

William "Buck" Rogers, Wilma and Hawk leave for a planet to search for crystals needed to power the Searcher. After landing they find a young girl inhabiting the planet, and also a strange mummy-like creature that continually attacks the search party. The super-computer Crichton believes that the amnesia-stricken girl will, in time, mutate into a mummy creature herself, as it is the natural evolution of her species.

Notes

Quotes

Cast

*Directed by John Patterson

  • Written by Bob Mitchell and Esther Mitchell
  • Produced by Calvin Clements Jr., John Mantley, David G. Phinney and John G. Stephens
  • Music by Donald Woods
  • Cinematography by Ben Colman
  • Film Editor - George Potter
  • Casting - Joe Reich
  • Art Director - William H. Tuntke
  • Set Decorator - Frank Lombardo
  • Costume Designer - Al Lehman

  • *Paul Wurtzel - Unit Production Manager

    *Bob Bender - First Assistant Director

  • Stephen Lillis - Second Assistant Director

  • *Jerry Allen - Model Builder

  • Ted Wilson - Carpenter (uncredited)

  • *Earl Crain Jr. - Sound

  • Dick Wahrman - Sound Effects Editor

  • *Chuck Arrigo - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited)

    *Peter Anderson - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland

  • David Jones - Special Photographic Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland

  • *David LeBell - Stunts (uncredited)

    *Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera

    *Barry Downing - Costume Supervisor: Gil Gerard

    *Tom Gleason - Music Editor

  • Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music
  • Johnny Harris - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)
  • Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

  • *Stephen McPherson - Executive Story Consultant

    Related Subjects


    References

    External links