#PAX Gene Roddenberry

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John Saxon as Dylan Hunt (Gene Roddenberry's version of Buck Rogers), and Janet Margolin as Harper-Smythe in the television movie Planet Earth (1974).

This was the second pilot for a proposed series from Roddenberry focusing on Hunt, a 20th Century man in suspended animation who awoke in the 22nd Century, and his work with the global peace keeping organization PAX.

The original pilot, Genesis ll (1973), starred Alex Cord as Dylan Hunt, and showed his "origin" story. It was rejected by the television network, so Roddenberry re-worked the concept as Planet Earth. However, unlike with the Star Trek pilots, the second time was not the charm, and the series was never greenlit.

There are some in the fandom who consider Genesis ll and Planet Earth as Star Trek's pre-history, fitting in somewhere between the Eugenics Wars and the creation of the United Planets.

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Sci-Fi 5: John Saxon - August 5, 1936

A ubiquitous presence in '70s and '80s sci-fi and horror, John Saxon was born on August 5, 1936. Hear how cutting class led to a long career and eventual turn as one of Gene Roddenberry's favorites in the post-Trek "PAX" saga! https://sci-fi-5.libsyn.com/john-saxon-august-5-1936 Read the full article

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Planet Earth (Dir. Marc Daniels, 1974). “In this post-apocalyptic pilot/TV-movie from Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, Dylan Hunt (John Saxon) attempts to rescue a PAX doctor from “The Confederacy of Ruth,” a female dominated society. The culture is ruled by the dictatorial Marg (Diana Muldaur), and all men are considered property, and called “Dinks.” The men are also routinely drugged by their women to make them compliant and untroubled by their status as slaves.” (Reflections on Film and Television)