40 Years Ago: Buck Rogers Goes Out Fighting
The “difficult second season” issue faced by science-fiction shows in particular is usually caused by the same two issues. The network receives a better (i.e., more profitable) response from the initial run than it expected, but, knowing nothing about the genre, it fails to understand why. For the second season, it tries to refocus the show toward a mainstream audience, losing the sci-fi fans in the process. But the budget is often cut as a way of hedging its bet.
The case of
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century isn’t the same but the effect was: Viewers lost interest, and the show was canceled without fanfare or finale. The second season was actually an example of star Gil Gerard beginning to get his own way, up to a point.
40 Years Ago: Buck Rogers Goes Out Fighting
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