Journey to Oasis

Journey to Oasis
Season 2, Episodes 3 & 4
Air date	January 22, 1981
Written by	Bob Mitchell Esther Mitchell
Directed by	Daniel Haller
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"Journey to Oasis" is the third and fourth episodes of the 2nd season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Plot

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Summary

Hawk joins the crew of the Searcher to find lost colonies from Earth, just as his own people had left Earth centuries ago for a new home elsewhere in space. Dr. Goodfellow directs a group consisting of William "Buck" Rogers, Hawk, and Wilma to escort a visiting ambassador to a peace conference. However, the shuttle Buck is piloting crashes with Duvoe aboard, possibly bringing about an interplanetary war if he does not reach the conference in time. Relations between the men are strained because of Duvoe competing with Buck for Wilma's affections, as the ambassador had been romantically involved with her in the past. While Buck tries to keep the group alive and reach the conference on time, the Searcher comes under attack by the ambassador's ship, whose crew wants to know what has happened to their leader.

Notes

• Originally aired as a 120-minute episode, but has been formatted as two 60-minute episodes in most subsequent re-airings for scheduling reasons. While many guides list it as a two-parter, its initial airing and release on DVD as one double-length episode should make this the official recognition.
• Mark Lenard is known to Star Trek fans as the Vulcan ambassador Sarek from the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Journey to Babel". Lenard would later go on to reprise the role of Sarek in the movies Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Sarek" and "Unification, Part I".
• Ron Gans would later go on to play the voice of Armus in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Skin of Evil".

Cast

*Gil Gerard as Capt. William "Buck" Rogers

• Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering
• Thom Christopher as Hawk
• Jay Garner as Admiral Efram Asimov
• Wilfrid Hyde-White as Dr. Goodfellow
• Mark Lenard as Ambassador Duvoe
• Len Birman as Admiral Zite
• Paul Carr as Lieutenant Devlin
• Donn Whyte as Zykarian Jr.
• Felix Silla as Odee-x/Twiki
• Michael Stroka as Rolla
• Alex Hyde-White as Technician
• Jeff David as Voice of Crichton (uncredited)
• Bob Elyea as Voice of Twiki (uncredited)
• Ron Gans as Voice of Ezerhaaden (uncredited)

*Directed by Daniel Haller

Written by Bob Mitchell and Esther Mitchell

Produced by Calvin Clements Jr., John Mantley, David J. O'Connell, David G. Phinney and John G. Stephens

Music by Bruce Broughton

Cinematography by Ben Colman

Film Editor - Neil MacDonald

Casting - Joe Reich

Art Director - William H. Tuntke

Set Decorator - Frank Lombardo

Costume Designer - Al Lehman

*Jerry Gugliemotto - Hair Stylist

Werner Keppler - Makeup Artist

Jack Stone - Makeup Artist

Brenda Todd - Makeup Artist

*Harker Wade - 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

*Johnny Harris - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

*Stephen McPherson - Executive Story Consultant

External links

• Journey to Oasis at IMDb
• Journey to Oasis, Part I at NBC.com
• Journey to Oasis, Part II at NBC.com