Why Streaming Gil Gerard's 'Buck Rogers' Verges on Impossible

The actor Gil Gerard has died. At the age of 82, the venerable actor passed away due to "a rare and aggressive form of cancer." As noted, Gerard was best known as the title role of Buck Rogers, a man out of time, who finds himself in the 25th Century after being frozen for 500 years. Gerard was the second major actor to play the comic strip hero, following in the footsteps of Buster Crabbe, who played Buck in the 1939 movie serial.

And, if you wanted to watch that classic black-and-white movie serial, it's pretty easy to do so: the Buster Crabbe Buck Rogers streams on Tubi right now. But, if you wanted to watch the glitzy and over-the-top 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, which Gerard was famous for, you'll have to get off the internet.

Is Buck Rogers in the 25th Century streaming?

Though Buck Rogers in the 25th Century did previously stream on an NBC app, the show is not legally streaming anywhere at this time. Worse still, you can't buy episodes of the show, currently on Apple TV or Amazon.

So, how can you revisit Gil Gerard's Buck Rogers?

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is on DVD and Blu-ray

Assuming you don't have VHS tapes left over from the 1980s or 1990s, the best way to watch Gil Gerard as Buck Rogers is to buy the entire series on either DVD or Blu-ray. You can track these down fairly easily on Amazon or eBay. But, until Peacock or somebody else gets smart, that will be the only way to watch the show, in old-school style.