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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is an American motion picture produced by Universal Studios and released in 1979, and is also the title of a television series based upon the film that was aired by NBC for two seasons between 1979 and 1981. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Download high resolution version (828x1098, 135 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Glen A. Larson (born 1937) is a television writer and producer. ... Gil Gerard as Buck Rogers Gilbert Gerard, better known as Gil Gerard (born January 23, 1943) is an American actor. ... Erin Gray (born January 7, 1950) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Colonel Wilma Deering in the 1979â€“1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century // At the age of eight her parents separated, and she moved to California with her mother. ... Tim OConnor (Born July 3, 1927, Chicago, Illinois) is a noted American character actor best known for his prolific work in television, although he has made only a few appearances since the early 1990s. ... Conrad in Cannon William Conrad (September 27, 1920 â€“ February 11, 1994), born William Cann, was an American actor and narrator in radio, film and television noted for his gifted use of a marvelous baritone voice, as well as for his sizable girth. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the television network. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article is about the television network. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

The film and series were based upon the Buck Rogers character that had been featured in comic strips and novellas since the 1920s. Buck Rogers is a fictional pulp character who first appeared in 1928 as Anthony Rogers, the hero of two novellas by Philip Francis Nowlan published in the magazine Amazing Stories. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... A novella is a narrative work of prose fiction somewhat longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. ...

Concept and broadcast history

Inspired by the massive success of Star Wars two years earlier, the pilot film was first shown in cinemas in Spring 1979. Good box-office returns led NBC to commission a full series, which began on September 20, 1979 with a modified version of the theatrical release, which trimmed or altered some racier scenes — including a popular reference by Twiki to his "freezing his ball bearings off" — and omitted the death of one character — Tiger Man, Ardala's henchman — who would later appear in several episodes of the series. There was also footage added to replace the censored scenes, including Buck's exploring his new quarters, and his first conversation with Dr. Theopolis regarding the nature of Anarchia. This article is about the series. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

The production obviously used recycled props, effects shots and costumes from Battlestar Galactica (1978). For example, the control sticks used in the starfighters in the pilot/movie were the same as those used in Battlestar Galactica's older version Viper craft. The Earth starfighters were Ralph McQuarrie's original vision of the Colonial Vipers. The same props were later used in the opening credits of the TV Show, Out of this World. This article is about the original television series; for other versions, see the main Battlestar Galactica page or Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation). ... Mr. ... A Colonial Viper is the name of the primary fighter spacecraft type used by the Colonial Fleet in the fictional Battlestar Galactica universe. ... Out of this World is a childrens television comedy series about a teenage girl who is half alien (which gives her unique supernatural powers). ...

The new series centered on Captain William Anthony "Buck" Rogers, played by Gil Gerard, a U.S. Air Force pilot who commands Ranger 3, a space shuttle that is launched in 1987. Due to a life support malfunction that Ranger 3 suffers in deep space, Rogers is frozen for 504 years before the derelict spacecraft is discovered in the year 2491. The combination of gases that froze his body coincidentally comes close to the formula commonly used in the 25th Century for cryopreservation, and his rescuers are able to revive him. He learns that the Earth was rebuilt following a devastating nuclear war on November 22, 1987, and is now under the protection of the Earth Defense Directorate. Gil Gerard as Buck Rogers Gilbert Gerard, better known as Gil Gerard (born January 23, 1943) is an American actor. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... This article is about the space vehicle. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Cryopreservation of plant shoots. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... Nuclear War is a card game designed by Douglas Malewicki, and originally published in 1966. ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The series followed him as he tried to fit (not always successfully) into 25th-Century culture. As there were no traceable personal records for him, he was uniquely placed, due to his pilot and combat skills and personal ingenuity, to help Earth Defense foil assorted evil plots to destroy Earth. In many respects, the new Rogers was more similar to James Bond or Col. Steve Austin than to Nowlan's original character. Rogers is aided in his adventures by his friend and semi-romantic interest, Colonel Wilma Deering, played by Erin Gray, and his comic sidekick robot, Twiki, voiced by Mel Blanc (who had previously voiced Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers in spoofs of the early Buck Rogers and other science fiction serials). 007 redirects here. ... The Six Million Dollar Man is an American television series about a cyborg working for the OSI (which was usually said to refer to the Office of Scientific Intelligence, but sometimes was called the Office of Scientific Investigation). ... North American DVD release of the 1979-81 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV series. ... Erin Gray (born January 7, 1950) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Colonel Wilma Deering in the 1979â€“1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century // At the age of eight her parents separated, and she moved to California with her mother. ... For the robot character, see Twiki. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 â€“ July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. ... Duck Dodgers is the fictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

Twiki, a small robot or "ambuquad," tended to express himself with the exclamation "biddi-biddi-biddi" followed by a 20th-Century cliché or catchphrase he had picked up from Buck, or one he already knew from before he met Buck. Dr. Theopolis, a computer, was a large disk with an illuminated face; he was usually worn by Twiki, and was considered one of the planet's scientific leaders. During the first season, Rogers and Deering took their orders from Dr. Elias Huer, played by Tim O'Connor, the head of the Defense Directorate. Some episodes also depicted Huer as the leader of the entire planet. One notable character from the comic strip omitted from the series was that of "Black Barney". Tim OConnor (Born July 3, 1927, Chicago, Illinois) is a noted American character actor best known for his prolific work in television, although he has made only a few appearances since the early 1990s. ...

The pilot film depicted human civilization as insular and restricted to a few domed cities, its capital referred to as the Inner City. Travel beyond the Inner City was hazardous, as the rest of the planet was said to be a wasteland inhabited by violent mutants. The domed city is a recurring concept in science fiction. ...

Making the movie

The movie was originally slated for release for September 1978 according to director Daniel Haller, in an interview for Fantastic Films Magazine, Sept '79. There were several start dates for filming but, were repeatedly delayed due to casting problems. Daniel Haller (born 1926 in Glendale, California) is an American film and television director, production designer, and art director. ...

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The series

The series showed a more positive picture of future Earth. The Inner City was renamed New Chicago, and it was established that human civilization had spread once again across the planet, and also to the stars. After the movie pilot, little reference to barren wastelands was made; in several episodes Buck ventures beyond the dome of New Chicago with no hazards encountered. As opposed to the isolationist planet seen in the film, Earth is shown to be the center of an interstellar human-dominated government, sometimes called "the Federation", other times "the Alliance", with its capital at New Chicago. During the first season, references were also made to other "new" Earth cities such as New Detroit, New Manhattan, New Phoenix, and New Tulsa. A "City-on-the-Sea" was also mentioned as being the former New Orleans. New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...

Not much can be said with certainty about the nature of the Earth's government. It is plausible, but speculative, to assume that the 'Federation' refers to the city-states of Earth such as New Chicago, New Detroit, etc, and is thus the formal government of the planet Earth, and that the Alliance is Earth plus it's off-world possessions, colonies, etc. Some support for this idea might be found in the episode "Planet of the Slave Girls", in which we see that a world is governed by a 'governor' answerable to the Terran state, it's not clear that the natives/settlers of the planet have any direct input into their governance, but whether this is typical or a special case is also not clear. Kaleel's world might be a conquered planet, or a territorial possession of some sort, and not typical of the Terran demesne.

Likewise, little can be said of the organization of the government of Terra. It is canonically known that it is divided into various 'directorates', the Food and Defense Directorates, at least, are mentioned by name. How the directorates operate and how they relate to each other is not clear. A 'computer council' is mentioned occasionally, but humans such as Dr. Huer also clearly have significant powers.

One speculation, based on the use of the title 'doctor' for so many appareantly political positions, is that the title 'doctor' has come to make reference to political power rather than academic achievement. Again, this is purely speculative.)

Most of the protagonistic characters we encounter are either part of the Defense Directorate, such as Wilma Deering, or otherwise associated with it, such as 'freelance' personnel such as Buck Rogers. Most Defense Directorate personnel seem to regard Buck as being at least an 'honorary' captain, in reference to his pre-War American military rank, but it is usually said that his membership in Earth's defense forces is unofficial. Nevertheless, Buck often flies with the fight squadrons, and assists in their training.

It is not clear whether Dr. Huer is head of the Defense Directorate specifically, of if he is the overall leader of all the directorates, the hints seem to trend toward the later (or perhaps the head of the Defense Directorate is also the head of the other directorates constitutionally, which could be the case). Dr. Huer does appear to be the voice of Earth's 'foreign policy', it is almost invariably Dr. Huer who meets, greets, and otherwise deals with representatives of other sovereign powers, and who sometimes 'faces them down' in hostile situations.

Travel between the stars was accomplished with the use of stargates; these devices were only shown as a diamond-shaped quartet of brilliant lights that shimmered when a vessel was making transit. Some people appear to find the transit from stargate to stargate physically unpleasant, Buck Rogers is portrayed as disliking them on at least once occasion. As a term for a science fictional device allowing rapid travel between distant locations, the word stargate was coined by Arthur C. Clarke in the story 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

To portray futuristic-looking buildings on Earth, the show used stock shots of the remaining national pavilions of Expo 67, particularly the French and British pavilions as well as shots of the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or simply Expo 67 was the General Exhibition Category 1 Worlds Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from April 27 to October 29, 1967. ... Bonaventure Hotel (May 2005) The Westin Bonaventure Hotel is the largest hotel in Los Angeles and one of its most photographed structures. ...

Juanin Clay, who played Marla Landers in the first season episode "Vegas in Space", was originally cast as Wilma for the television series before Erin Gray decided to return. In the first season Buck had a different girlfriend every week. Producers demanded that Wilma have blond hair. Repeated dye jobs were needed to lighten Erin Gray's brunette locks to an appropriately bright yellow. During the final episodes of the first season, Gray was allowed to return to her natural hair color, and Wilma was dark-haired thereafter. A relationship between Rogers and Wilma was hinted at, but rarely expanded upon. His best-known enemy during the first season was Princess Ardala of Draconia, played by Pamela Hensley, whose desire was to conquer and possess both Earth and Buck Rogers. Juanin Clay (born November 26, 1949 in Los Angeles, California; died March 12, 1995 in Los Angeles) was an American actress who appeared in the 1983 movie WarGames. ... Pamela Hensley is an American actress born on October 3, 1950 in Los Angeles, California. ...

Although popular with viewers, the first season failed to receive much critical acclaim; it was seen as being too light-hearted and comic bookish. One vocal critic of the series was Gerard himself. He pushed for more serious storytelling and conflicted with the producers over the show's tone. "He was a smart-ass," Gerard said of Buck. "Dr Huer is trying to tell him about an assignment and all Buck is doing is making one wisecrack after another."

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The series had an overall budget of $800,000 per hour of air time, according to Starlog #32.

The second season

Production of the second season was delayed by several months due to an actors' strike. When production resumed in the fall of 1980, the format of the series was changed. Buck, Wilma and Twiki joined the crew of an earth spaceship called the Searcher which was seeking the lost "tribes" of humanity who had scattered in the decades after Earth's 20th century nuclear war (borrowing a theme from Battlestar Galactica). The characters of Dr. Huer, Dr. Theopolis, and recurring villain/love interest Princess Ardala were eliminated and replaced by: Battlestar Galactica. ...

Mel Blanc left the series at the start of the season and another actor began to perform Twiki's voice; Blanc returned for the final half of the season. Isaac Asimov (January 2?, 1920?[1] â€“ April 6, 1992), IPA: , originally Ð˜ÑÐ°Ð°Ðº ÐžÐ·Ð¸Ð¼Ð¾Ð² but now transcribed into Russian as ÐÐ¹Ð·ÐµÐº ÐÐ·Ð¸Ð¼Ð¾Ð²) was a Russian-born American Jewish author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. ... Hawk (left) with Buck Rogers Hawk the birdman is a character from the second season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and the alien sidekick to Buck Rogers. ...

Gerard was successful in scaling back the humor in the second season in favor of more serious episodes, with a few exceptions. Buck and Wilma became more serious characters taking part in plotlines that might have been holdovers from Battlestar Galactica. One change that was considered an improvement was Buck and Wilma's relationship became more romantic during the second year, though most romantic activity took place off screen.

Moreover, the second season deals with serious issues such as evolution, ecology, racism, pollution, war, nuclear power, identity, the self, and religion. It also draws very much on mythology as an inspiration as exemplified by the Hawk's people which are a variant on the Bird people known from many mythologies around the world and makes special reference to the moai of Easter Island and by Pangora the satyr. This article is about evolution in biology. ... For the journal, see Ecology (journal). ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Gay bashing Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial... Air pollution Pollution is the introduction of pollutants (whether chemical substances, or energy such as noise, heat, or light) into the environment to such a point that its effects become harmful to human health, other living organisms, or the environment. ... For other uses, see War (disambiguation). ... This article is about applications of nuclear fission reactors as power sources. ... Identity is an umbrella term used throughout the social sciences for an individuals comprehension of him or herself as a discrete, separate entity. ... In philosophy, the self is the idea of a unified being which is the source of an idiosyncratic conciousness. ... For other uses, see Mythology (disambiguation). ... Hawk (left) with Buck Rogers Hawk the birdman is a character from the second season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and the alien sidekick to Buck Rogers. ... Bird-people is any of the race of people who looks like birds in movies, TV, and video games. ... Ahu Tongariki, restored in the 1990s Moai are monolithic stone figures on Rapa Nui / Easter Island, Chile. ... Rapa Nui redirects here. ... A bald, bearded, horse-tailed satyr balances a winecup on his erect penis, a trick worthy of note, on an Attic red-figured psykter, ca. ...

As well as its parallels to Larson's previous Battlestar Galactica, the second season was felt by many to have distinct overtones of Star Trek, with the Searcher voyaging through space akin to the Starship Enterprise, Buck being the maverick explorer true to the style of Captain Kirk, and the serious, rather stoic Hawk being a revamped version of Mr. Spock. (It should be noted that Battlestar Galactica itself was a reworking of the basic Star Trek "Wagon Train to the stars" concept.) The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... The USS Enterprise, (NCC-1701) is a fictional starship in the television series Star Trek, which chronicles the vessels most famous assignment, its Five-Year mission. ... James Tiberius Kirk, played by William Shatner, is the main character in the original Star Trek television series and the films based on it. ... This article is about the Star Trek character. ... Wagon Train was a television series on NBC from 1957 to 1962 and on ABC from 1962 to 1965. ...

The changes to the show split the audience. Ratings dropped significantly after the season premiere. Citing cost concerns, NBC cancelled the series at the end of an eleven-episode strike-abbreviated season, though the ratings were still considered strong by comparison to other series.

DVD release

Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in North America (Region 1) on November 16, 2004. While it does contain every episode (from both seasons) of the series, it is not complete. The original movie version of the first episode is included in the set instead of the extended version that was broadcast when the show became a series. New segments were filmed to help set up the weekly series. The shots included Buck checking out his new apartment and Buck being approached by Dr. Huer and Wilma to be in effect a secret agent for the Earth Directorate (the latter scene is also remembered as the first appearance of the popular catsuit-style uniform Erin Gray would wear throughout the first season). While the new footage lasts less than five minutes in total, it was not included in the DVD release. It is shown when the series is syndicated. The footage is not completely absent from the DVD, however, as it can be glimpsed during the opening credits of the season finale, which contains extra scenes. Universal Studios Home Entertainment (formerly Universal Studios Home Video or MCA/Universal Home Video) is a home video company founded in 1979. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Secret Agent is a 1936 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. ...

The series was released on DVD in Europe (Region 2), though each season was released separately as opposed to all in one set like the Region 1 release. Season 1 was released on November 22, 2004 and season 2 on October 31, 2005, neither of which had the same cover artwork as the Region 1 release. Notable differences are the addition of subtitles for various European languages, and translated text sections on the DVD boxes. is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cast

After the decision was made to produce a weekly television series following the success of the movie, it was not certain if Erin Gray would return as Wilma Deering. Juanin Clay was cast in the role as a replacement, but ultimately Gray returned. Clay subsequently played a very Wilma Deering-like character, Major Marla Landers, in the episode "Vegas in Space." Image File history File links Gilgerard. ... Image File history File links Gilgerard. ... Gil Gerard as Buck Rogers Gilbert Gerard, better known as Gil Gerard (born January 23, 1943) is an American actor. ... Gil Gerard as Buck Rogers Gilbert Gerard, better known as Gil Gerard (born January 23, 1943) is an American actor. ... Buck Rogers is a fictional pulp character who first appeared in 1928 as Anthony Rogers, the hero of two novellas by Philip Francis Nowlan published in the magazine Amazing Stories. ... Erin Gray (born January 7, 1950) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Colonel Wilma Deering in the 1979â€“1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century // At the age of eight her parents separated, and she moved to California with her mother. ... North American DVD release of the 1979-81 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV series. ... Tim OConnor (Born July 3, 1927, Chicago, Illinois) is a noted American character actor best known for his prolific work in television, although he has made only a few appearances since the early 1990s. ... Pamela Hensley is an American actress born on October 3, 1950 in Los Angeles, California. ... Wilfrid Hyde-White (May 12, 1903 – May 6, 1991) was a British character actor. ... Goodfellow refers to: Persons Charles Augustus Goodfellow (1836â€“1915), English recipient of the Victoria Cross Ebbie Goodfellow (1906â€“1985), Canadian professional ice hockey player Geoff Goodfellow (contemporary), inventor of the wireless communicator that became the Blackberry Marc Goodfellow (contemporary), English professional football player Paul Goodfellow (contemporary), video game developer Ellaine... Thom Christopher (born October 5, 1940) is an American actor. ... Paul Carr (born February 1, 1934 - died February 17, 2006) was a character actor who was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Devlin is an Irish surname. ... Actor Felix Silla (left), visits with artist Doug Kincaid during a Sept. ... For the robot character, see Twiki. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 â€“ July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... Eric Server was a U.S. television character actor. ... Dr. Theopolis and Twiki in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century This is an entry for the Buck Rogers character. ... Conrad in Cannon William Conrad (September 27, 1920 â€“ February 11, 1994), born William Cann, was an American actor and narrator in radio, film and television noted for his gifted use of a marvelous baritone voice, as well as for his sizable girth. ... Juanin Clay (born November 26, 1949 in Los Angeles, California; died March 12, 1995 in Los Angeles) was an American actress who appeared in the 1983 movie WarGames. ...

Episodes

Season 1 (1979–1980)

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Season 2 (1981)

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Books and comics

Two novels were published by Dell Publishing based on this series, both by Addison E. Steele. Dell Publishing was an American publisher of books, magazines, and comic books. ...

The second, That Man on Beta, was adapted from an unproduced episode script. ISBN 0-440-10948-5

A fumetti book entitled Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was published by Fotonovel Publications in 1979. Fumetti (or photo novels) are a genre of American comics illustrated with photographs rather than drawings. ...

Gold Key Comics published more than a dozen issues of a Buck Rogers in the 25th Century comic book based upon the show (the first couple of issues adapted the movie, but picked up the numbering from a Buck Rogers revival in the 1960s). Starting with issue five, new adventures were created in the series continuity. The first three issues ( two - four ) were reprinted in an "Giant Movie Edition" and was distributed by Marvel Comics. Artists on the series included Al McWilliams, Frank Bolle and Jose Delbo. The comic outlived the series by several months. Gold Key Comics was an imprint of Western Publishing cteated for comic books distributed to newstands. ... See comedian Stand up comedian List of Comedians List of British comedians comics comic book comic strip underground comics alternative comics web comic sprite comics manga graphic novel List of comic characters This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer. ... Frank Bolle (b. ...

A strip based on the television series also ran in two publications in the UK: 'Look-In' - 64 weekly installments covering 10 separate adventures between autumn 1980 and early 1982, and 'TV Tops', which picked up the rights from 1982 for two shorter runs. Both were based on the format of the first year of the series.

Revived comic strip

The populatrity of the TV series led to the revival of the Buck Rogers newspaper strip, daily and Sunday, drawn by Gray Morrow and written by Jim Lawrence. The strip ran from 9 September 1979 to 26 October 1980, and was reprinted in its entirety, with the Sundays in color, in a large trade paperback. Gray Morrow (March 7, 1934 - November 6, 2001) was an American illustrator of paperback books and comics. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

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