Vegas in Space

Vegas in Space
Season 1, Episode 5
Air date	October 4, 1979
Written by	Anne Collins
Directed by	Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
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"Vegas in Space" is the fifth episode of the 1st season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Synopsis

William "Buck" Rogers and Defense Directorate agent Marla Landers travel to Sinaloa, a gambling city that Rogers finds resembles old Earth's Las Vegas. Their mission from the Earth Defense Directorate is to locate and return to Earth a kidnapped girl named Felina Redding, who is being held prisoner by the city's ruler, Morgan Velosi. The young woman has critical knowledge that Velosi must extract in order to destroy his competitor Amos Armat. Armat offers the Directorate plans to the Draconian Hatchet fighters that have been plaguing Earth's defense forces in exchange for the girl's life.

Notes

• Juanin Clay plays William "Buck" Rogers's sidekick, Major Marla Landers, in this episode. Clay had been originally cast as Wilma Deering for the series before Erin Gray decided to reprise her role from the film.
• Joseph Wiseman makes his second appearance in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Carl Morphus, a different character from his mostly excised appearance in the film as Draco.
• Cesar Romero is known to Batman fans as Joker from the 1960s TV series of the same title.

Cast

*Gil Gerard as Capt. William "Buck" Rogers

• Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering
• Tim O'Connor as Dr. Elias Huer
• Richard Lynch as Morgan Velosi
• Ana Alicia as Felina Redding
• Juanin Clay as Major Marla Landers
• Pamela Susan Shoop as Tangie
• James Luisi as Hood
• Cesar Romero as Amos Armat
• Joseph Wiseman as Carl Morphus
• Felix Silla as Twiki
• Mel Blanc as Voice of Twiki
• Alice Frost as Rita
• Ted Chapman as Man
• William Conrad as Voice of Narrator (uncredited)
• Eric Server as Voice of Dr. Theopolis (uncredited)
• Olan Soule as Voice of Sinaloa Gaming Computer (uncredited)

*Directed by Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.

Written by Anne Collins

Produced by Jock Gaynor, Medora Heilbron, Bruce Lansbury, Glen A. Larson, David J. O'Connell and David G. Phinney

Music by Les Baxter

Cinematography by Ben Colman

Film Editor - Michael Berman

Casting - Phil Benjamin

Art Directors - Bill Camden and Paul Peters

Set Decorator - Victor Hugo

Costume Designer - Sal Anthony

*Harker Wade - Unit Production Manager

*Gerald T. Olson - Second Assistant Director

Jerram A. Swartz - First 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 - Visual Effects Supervisor: Universal Hartland

David M. Garber - Miniature Effects

Wayne Smith - Miniature Effects

*Gary Armstrong - Assistant Camera

Kenneth Hale - First Assistant Camera

*Glen A. Larson - Composer: Theme Music

Herbert D. Woods - Music Editor

Johnny Harris - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

Stu Phillips - Composer: Theme Music (uncredited)

*Anne Collins - Story Editor

External links

• Vegas in Space at IMDb
• Vegas in Space at NBC.com