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[ 29 ] The Guardians
| Season: | 2 |
| Date Aired U.S.: | Thursday, January 29, 1981 |
| Writer(s): | Paul Schneider and Margaret Schneider |
| Director: | Jack Arnold |
 Episode Synopsis
 "A dying old man gives Buck a strange glowing box while they are on the planet Janovus XXVI. Hawk and Buck return the container to the Searcher, where it begins to cause hallucinations among the crew. While an alien causes chaos aboard the ship, it takes over control and heads the Searcher at top speed toward an unknown destination. Buck and the crew must overcome their delusions and stop the ship before they are lost forever."
Guest Cast
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1st Guardian (Vic Perrin)
"One of ten unknown humble righteous souls, whose duty is to preserve the forces of the world order. Each entrusted with a symbol that holds one of the cosmic dimensions in place."
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Boy (Shawn Stevens)
Shepherd boy who sacrificed his life to save Buck Rogers when the crew of the Searcher attempted to deliver a mysterious green box. His sacrifice was actually a test by The Guardians to see if the boy was worthy to become the 10th Guardian.
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Guardian (Harry Townes)
Dying old man found by Buck and Hawk. The Guardian claimed he had been waiting for Buck for 500 years to take a mysterious glowing box with terrible powers to its successor. Once on board the Searcher, the box caused terrible hallucinations of the past, present and future.
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Mailman (Howard Culver)
Rogers' family postman, quick with a smile and greeting. Buck imagined he saw the mailman during a hallucination brought on by a mysterious green box.
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Edna Rogers (Rosemary DeCamp)
Wife of James Rogers. Mother to Frank, Marilyn and Captain William "Buck" Rogers. Buck imagined he returned home and spoke with his mother just before his fateful mission while under the influence of the box given to him by a Guardian.
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Fan Reviews |
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Average Fan Review
 
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Reviewer: Mark Weller
Submitted: August 11, 2002
A so-so episode with a vaguely Star-Trekky feel. While on an away mission, oops - I mean - while exploring a strange planet, Buck and Hawk discover an even stranger box. When they bring the box aboard the Searcher, everything gets weird. The strongest parts of the episode are probably the "dream sequences" when various members of the crew suffer delusions. But the ending - where a committee of super aliens in robes show up, a la the Organians or the Metrons, to arbitrate the matters at hand and set the universe back to normal - has been done a few times too many. So, no, I'm not one of those fans looking for the green box prop on eBay. Sub par - two stars. Of course, this all begs the question - of all the episodes of the second season of Buck Rogers, why was this the only one selected for home video distribution in the United States?
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Reviewer: Scott
Submitted: June 20, 2005
This episode, like Oasis, for some reason, is really watchable?
The most horrible acting, and hilarious part of this episode is when Lee Kelso (paul carr, a star trek alum) thinks his 'fiance' Deidre is dead at this space station and yells out and panics. He totally overacts like a real weenie. It's priceless!
The box is never explained to my satisfaction and the episode has some strange elements: Wilma blinded and forced to look like Ray Charles for a while? hmmmm Still, for some reason, I like this episode?
I'm not sure why? It's like Candy Corn on Halloween, tastes just so-so but you keep going back for more?
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