Tuesday, March 11, 2008

GENESIS II (1973)

A "lost" Roddenberry pilot for your viewing pleasure.


Four years after STAR TREK ended, CBS broadcast GENESIS II, a new pilot by Gene Roddenberry. It dealt with Dylan Hunt, a 20th century man who awakens from suspended animation in 2133 -- and a brand new Earth.

Using the Sub Shuttle (photo above), Dylan Hunt (a name reused in the Roddenberry-created ANDROMEDA TV series) and the PAX Team of friends, travel from society to society, encountering different social problems and solving them.

The series was in development, and the first season was roughed out. But CBS pulled the plug, deciding to go with a PLANET OF THE APES TV series.

Mariette Hartley guest stars in the pilot, sliced into bite-size YouTube linkies below:

GENESIS II Part One

GENESIS II Part Two

GENESIS II Part Three

GENESIS II Part Four

GENESIS II Part Five

GENESIS II Part Six

GENESIS II Part Seven

GENESIS II Part Eight

Related: Roddenberry's 1970s projects from TVParty.com.

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