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Director:
Marc Daniels
Writers:
Juanita Bartlett (writer)
Gene Roddenberry (story)
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Release Date:
23 April 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi more
Plot:
A man awakens from suspended animation and finds himself in the 22nd century, where he finds that women... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Happy 88th birthday, Gene Roddenberry!
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Cast

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John Saxon ... Dylan Hunt
Janet Margolin ... Harper-Smythe
Ted Cassidy ... Isiah
Christopher Cary ... Baylok
Diana Muldaur ... Marg
Sally Kemp ... Treece
Johana De Winter ... Villar
Claire Brennen ... Delba
Corinne Camacho ... Bronta

Majel Barrett ... Yuloff
Jim Antonio ... Jonathan Connor
Aron Kincaid ... Gorda
John Quade ... Kreeg Commandant
Rai Tasco ... Pater Kimbridge
Sara Chattin ... Thetis
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Runtime:
74 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | UK:PG
Company:
Warner Bros. Television more

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Trivia:
This was the second time that the character of "Dylan Hunt" was used in a Roddenberry pilot, the first being "Genesis II" starring Alex Cord as the lead character. He would show up once more in the somewhat successful syndicated series "Andromeda" starring former "Hercule:The Legendary Stories"s" star Kevin Sorbo.' There were many parallels drawn between the character Dylan Hunt and "Buck Rodgers". more
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I liked this TV pilot though most of America didn't, 12 July 2005
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Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

This was a second TV pilot for a proposed sci-fi series by Gene Roddenberry. The first, Earth II, starred Alex Cord. This time, things are almost the same, though John Saxon plays the lead. Saxon's characterization is less serious than Cord's and seems to be very much like Captain Kirk placed in an alternate version of Earth.

The plot involves a group from PAX (a group of goody-goodies who are a lot like a planet-bound Federation--they try to make sure the world runs in peace and try to interfere in other cultures only when it's necessary). They are looking for an important scientist who disappeared in an amazon-like culture. It's up to Saxon and the others to infiltrate and return him before it's too late.

FYI--Another team member is played by Ted Cassidy (Lurch the Butler from the Addams Family). I would have loved to see him return to a weekly series, though he died just a few years after this pilot was completed (died on the operating table while undergoing heart surgery).

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