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Rare Gene Roddenberry Science Fiction TV Pilots Coming to DVD

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By GustavoLeao / 14:57, 2 October 2009 / General Genre/SciFi

Warner Bros informed TrekWeb that two rare TV Pilots written and produced by the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry in the 1970s will be available for the first time on DVD next Tuesday.

The first pilot, Genesis II, produced in 1973, and directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, follows Dylan Hunt (Alex Cord), who awakes after 154 years of suspended animation into a post-apocalyptic world that's torn between the peace-loving citizens of Pax and the militaristic, mutant Tyranians. Both want Hunt to join their cause. But the Tyranians have two cruel weapons to persuade Hunt: a device of torture called a stim. And an alluring mutant (Mariette Hartley) with two navels...and one ice-cold heart.

After the first pilot was rejected, Roddenberry re-worked the concept for the second pilot, Planet Earth (1974), directed by famed Star Trek director Marc Daniels, which recast actor John Saxon in the Dylan Hunt role and co-starred Diana Muldaur(who later was cast as Doctor Pulaski in Star Trek The Next Generation) in the role of Marg, leader of a Amazon race called "Women of Ruth". This pilot was also rejected and a third pilot, titled Strange New World starring Saxon, was produced without Roddenberry's involvment. 

The name "Dylan Hunt" would be finally used as the name of the starship captain played by Kevin Sorbo in the Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda TV Series.

Both Genesis II and Planet Earth will be out on DVD on Tuesday, as part of the new Warner Archive DVD series.

You can find those DVDs for sale at www.warnerarchive.com



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RE: Nimoy in BAFFLED (1973) | Report this post to moderator
By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 14:20:52 on Oct 03, 2009

Thanks a lot, Rich. I will check it out tonight. Best,

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By: rassmguy (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:55:57 on Oct 03, 2009

...but where's Strange New World, the third pilot? I hope they don't stop at two out of the three PAX episodes.


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RE: This is great news... by Capricorn Two @ 12:22:08 on Oct 03
    RE: This is great news... by GustavoLeao @ 14:24:14 on Oct 03

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By: Trapper Jeff (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:52:43 on Oct 03, 2009 | Edit History (1)

I read somewhere that these "Archive Collection" DVDs can only be ordered from Warner and won't be available in stores or on Amazon. Has anybody ordered them yet?

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By: Jean-Luc (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:39:00 on Oct 03, 2009

I remember seeing G2 on TV in the 70's. I remember marveling at the make-up job on Hartley's stomach. Each belly button looked exactly alike (at the time).


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Nimoy in BAFFLED (1973) | Report this post to moderator
By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 07:19:12 on Oct 03, 2009

I am probabaly the only guy here that saw a 1973 X-FILES type TV Pilot titled BAFFLED ! starring Leonard Nimoy. Awesome TV Movie, wish relics like this one would get a DVD or Blu-Ray release soon. Cool stuff.

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RE: Nimoy in BAFFLED (1973) by rassmguy @ 13:34:20 on Oct 03
RE: Nimoy in BAFFLED (1973) by Capricorn Two @ 12:23:39 on Oct 03
RE: Nimoy in BAFFLED (1973) by Trapper Jeff @ 09:48:31 on Oct 03

Roddenberry DVD Collection | Report this post to moderator
By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 18:00:34 on Oct 02, 2009

Now I want THE QUESTOR TAPES and SPECTRE on DVD. My Gene Roddenberry collection would be completed (or I am forgetting another GR usold TV Pilot ???)

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RE: Roddenberry DVD Collection by Nuclearmothman @ 23:57:02 on Oct 03
RE: Roddenberry DVD Collection by Capricorn Two @ 18:38:45 on Oct 02
    RE: Roddenberry DVD Collection by GustavoLeao @ 18:47:55 on Oct 02
       RE: Roddenberry DVD Collection by Nuclearmothman @ 00:06:12 on Oct 04

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By: Captain's Blog (Odo's file, contact) @ 17:50:56 on Oct 02, 2009

Planet Earth has some pre Mad Max junker cars and a chick with side hair buns...before Star Wars.

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By: Tupperfan (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:12:37 on Oct 02, 2009

Probably a nice occasion to make a quick buck with failed TV projects under the disguise of releasing archives, yet i'm curious about some interesting gems that might be hidden in the studios vaults.

Also, Roodenberry was really good with obviousness, names and otherwise...Pax and Tyranians!

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RE: Faile TV pilots released? by Sam Cogley @ 21:31:17 on Oct 02
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