Long beforeGene Roddenberry‘s Andromeda made it to the filmdom , theStar Trekcreator made a show about Dylan Hunt , the man from the past tense . Here ’s an undivided clip fromGenesis II , which is finally appearing on videodisc on Tuesday .
We could n’t be more unrestrained for the exit of Genesis II , which was one of a few attempts by Roddenberry to make another skill - fiction television show to rival the popularity of Star Trek . Just from the clip above , you could get the feeling of it — like much of Trek , it ’s preachy and yet intellectual . The Tyranians ( their name sums them up , conveniently ) are variation . They have two belly button , and theyenslave and prevail all the steady humans . That gimmick that Lyra - A ( Mariette Hartley ) is showingAlex Cord , her stim , is actually like Star Trek ’s “ agonizer , ” which the Tyranians use to keep the human in railway line . So it ’s sort of giggle - worthy when she aver it “ confers dignity . ”
Here ’s the official description for the DVD , which is exclusively useable through theWarner Archive :
“ My name is Dylan Hunt . My news report begins the mean solar day on which I die . ” Gene Roddenberry , the Divine of Star Trek , brings fans another transport fib of the future tense . Set in a time between now and the earned run average of the spaceship Enterprise , Genesis II trace Hunt ( Alex Cord ) , who awakes after 154 year of suspend animation into a post - apocalyptic world that ’s torn between the pacification - sleep with citizen of Pax and the militaristic , mutant Tyranians . Both need Hunt to fall in their reason . But the Tyranians have two barbarous artillery to persuade Hunt : a equipment of torture called a stim . And an alluring variation ( Mariette Hartley ) with two navels … and one ice - insensate heart and soul .
“ GENESIS II ” star ALEX CORD Guest Stars MARIETTE HARTLEY TED CASSIDY
And PERCY RODRIGUES As Primus Kimbridge Written and Produced by GENE RODDENBERRY
Directed by JOHN LLEWELLYN MOXEY A NORWAY Production in Association with WBTelevision
This interlingual rendition of Dylan Hunt is a scientist , and not quite as badass as the translation trifle by Kevin Sorbo in Andromeda . But he still negociate to see through the Tyranians ’ pretending of being enlightened rulers . Maybe the pain peg and the evil name clue him in somewhat . And yet — Mariette Hartley ! With two navels !
Genesis II actually publicize on CBS , but it did n’t get picked up as a series , alas . And it ’s never been available on menage television — until now .
Also being unblock on Tuesday : Planet Earth , which was Roddenberry ’s 2nd attempt at make a pilot about Dylan Hunt in the future . In the 2nd version , the use of post - apocalyptical dominatrix is play byDiana Muldaur , who also appeared in the Trek episodes “ Is There In Truth No Beauty ? ” and “ Return To Tomorrow , ” and played Dr. Pulaski in TNG . It also sport the monstrous Kreeg soldiers , who have thehead - bumpsthat Star Trek : The Motion Picture ’s Klingons made famous .
Both Genesis II and Planet Earth will be out on DVD on Tuesday , as part of the newWarner ArchiveDVD serial . So now where ’s our Questor Tapes DVD ?
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