Buck Rogers from the 80s was kind of cool in a goofy fun 80s way.
Basically, a slag-jawed, middle aged, hotshot rocket jockey accidentally fires himself into the future and then mansplains his way into and out of situations, saving a feminized humanity from the brink of destruction because of his “punch the bad guys first, ask questions later” attitude.
There’s an implied “whatever you say, sweet cheeks” at the end of each line he speaks to his female associates, and he constantly smirks condescendingly at the PC culture of the future. This of course causes the panties of every woman within a parsec to douse at the mere mention of his name.
The property would be a phenomenal success if handled in this way, but amped to 11.
Instead, it’ll probably be a grimdark shitshow with Rebecca “Buck” Rogers, a genderfluid waif played by Kristen Stewart in a buzz cut, who’ll be blasted into the future due to the incompetence of her dismissive male superiors and finding herself MarySue-ing her way through every circumstance, and will be a critical darling and a commercial flop.
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