Space Vampire is Buck Rogers vs. Dracula, really, but done well, I think, with Nicholas Hormann doing a fine job as the Vorvon, a soul-draining vampire-like being from an alien world.
Arriving at space station Theta, Buck and Wilma are planning to leave Twikki there for some repairs when an out-of-control spacecraft crashes into the station ending up stuck there like a knife. Everyone aboard the craft seems to be dead with two odd bruise on their throat. Space Staion Commander Royko(Christopher Stone) is convinced it's all the result of a virus from a world the cargo ship has visited which can cause hallucinations. Buck, of course, realizes something much stranger, and creepier is going on but fails to convince the Commander.
Setting its sights on Wilma(Erin Gray is even sexier than usual in a nifty two-piece outfit which bares her fine midriff), it pursues her doggedly. Gray gets to show some genuine fear as she senses the creature closing in on her(as well as being able to see it when others cannot, a nice touch). Generally, Wilma is a fearless, strong lady, of course, so this was different. Finally, the Vorvon traps our heroine, and transforms her briefly into his space-vampire companion allowing Gray to become a wonderfully evil, seductive vampire. Buck, of course, saves the day in the end using a variation on a standard method of disposing of earthly vampires.
I recalled this one from my teen age years for a long time before seeing it again when a local independent station ran the series in repeats for a time circa late 1980s/early 1990s. It's good to have the series available on DVD now, of course, although some interviews, or commentaries would have been nice extras.
Arriving at space station Theta, Buck and Wilma are planning to leave Twikki there for some repairs when an out-of-control spacecraft crashes into the station ending up stuck there like a knife. Everyone aboard the craft seems to be dead with two odd bruise on their throat. Space Staion Commander Royko(Christopher Stone) is convinced it's all the result of a virus from a world the cargo ship has visited which can cause hallucinations. Buck, of course, realizes something much stranger, and creepier is going on but fails to convince the Commander.
Setting its sights on Wilma(Erin Gray is even sexier than usual in a nifty two-piece outfit which bares her fine midriff), it pursues her doggedly. Gray gets to show some genuine fear as she senses the creature closing in on her(as well as being able to see it when others cannot, a nice touch). Generally, Wilma is a fearless, strong lady, of course, so this was different. Finally, the Vorvon traps our heroine, and transforms her briefly into his space-vampire companion allowing Gray to become a wonderfully evil, seductive vampire. Buck, of course, saves the day in the end using a variation on a standard method of disposing of earthly vampires.
I recalled this one from my teen age years for a long time before seeing it again when a local independent station ran the series in repeats for a time circa late 1980s/early 1990s. It's good to have the series available on DVD now, of course, although some interviews, or commentaries would have been nice extras.