Genesis II

==Production==
''Genesis II'' was the first of three concepts that Roddenberry hoped to develop into a new [[science fiction]] [[television series]] following the success of ''[[Star Trek]]'' (the other two were ''[[The Questor Tapes]]'' and ''[[Spectre (1977 film)|Spectre]]''). ''Genesis II'' aired on [[CBS]] on March 23, 1973; although Roddenberry had stories lined up for a 20-episode first season, CBS declined to pick it up, opting instead for the short-lived ''[[Planet of the Apes (TV series)|Planet of the Apes]]'' live-action series.Alexander, David, "Star Trek Creator", ROC Books, an imprint of Dutton Signet, a division of Penguin Books USA, New York, June 1994, ISBN 0-451-54518-9, pp. 398-403.

The plot point about the Tyranians having a dual circulatory system with two hearts and thus identifiable because they were born with two navels was an elaborate in-joke. While producing ''Star Trek'', Gene Roddenberry was constantly besieged by demands for changes from the censors at [[NBC]]'s Broadcast Standards department, which he took to calling the "BS Department" due to the often petty nature of their revisions. Among the things to which the censors routinely objected was the depiction of a navel on anyone with a bare midriff, resulting in several reshoots of scenes with actors in revealing but otherwise "decent" attire whose navels showed. By making the double navel the distinguishing physical feature of the Tyranians, Roddenberry was effectively filming every navel that he'd been forced to censor from ''Star Trek'' twice over.

Roddenberry reworked the material into a second pilot, ''[[Planet Earth (TV pilot)|Planet Earth]]'', in which [[John Saxon (actor)|John Saxon]] replaced Cord in the role of [[Dylan Hunt]]. Based on network recommendations, this second pilot focused more on action and physical conflict than its predecessor. Though it aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1974, it was also declined. [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]], which owned the rights, reworked Roddenberry's material yet again for ''[[Strange New World (television pilot)|Strange New World]]'', also starring Saxon, which aired in 1975.

[[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]] used the name "Dylan Hunt" and many ideas from Roddenberry's ''Genesis II'' notes to create the ''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]'' television series.[http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/tv/majel_interview_001101.html]{{dead link|date=March 2013}}
The Tyranians were much like ideas used Star Trek similar to the Klingons or the Capellans,but fully visually in development