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Season 1

Season 1

Earth 2

1994
Episodes: 22

Episodes

First Contact (1)

1. First Contact (1)

November 6, 1994

4.5
45 min

A new planet offers hope to Devon Adair's physically impaired son and others like him. Adair ignores government orders, assembles a crew and embarks on a journey to the unblemished planet 22 light years away.

Guest Stars: Richard Bradford, John Verea, Hedy Thom

First Contact (2)

2. First Contact (2)

November 6, 1994

45 min

A new planet offers hope to Devon Adair's physically impaired son and others like him. Adair ignores government orders, assembles a crew and embarks on a journey to the unblemished planet 22 light years away.

The Man Who Fell to Earth (Two)

3. The Man Who Fell to Earth (Two)

November 13, 1994

45 min

Day 3. As the colonists begin their journey, John Danziger is the first to observe Gaal, who joins the group with the explanation that he was an astronaut explorer lost on the planet for years.

Guest Stars: Richard Bradford, Tim Curry, Brian Steele

Life Lessons

4. Life Lessons

November 20, 1994

45 min

Two weeks on the planet. Gaal seeks True's friendship but reveals himself as an enemy. Gaal sees young True's lack of attention from the others and turns to her to achieve his evil goals.

Guest Stars: Tim Curry, Jeff L. Deist, Lisa Ebeyer

Promises, Promises

5. Promises, Promises

November 27, 1994

45 min

Alonzo Solace has often been visited by the Terrians through his dreams. This time it is a Terrian who needs the space pilot's help.

Guest Stars: Tim Curry, Brian Steele, Russell Werkman

A Memory Play

6. A Memory Play

December 4, 1994

45 min

Three weeks on the planet. As the pioneers who crossed the American west, the colonists of Earth 2 know they will encounter many dangers and now, memo flashbacks remind them of the Eden Advance spaceship's harrowing final moments in space.

Guest Stars: Julius Carry, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Richard Bradford

Water

7. Water

December 11, 1994

6.0
45 min

With the Grendlers stealing reserves, the colonists must scan for bodies of much needed water. Danziger decides to head out in search of water and Devon insists on joining him.

Guest Stars: Terry O'Quinn, Brian Steele, Russell Werkman

The Church of Morgan

8. The Church of Morgan

December 18, 1994

5.0
45 min

Day 38. The marriage of Bess and Morgan is threatened. Julia sees Uly's arm sink into the earth and senses an unknown power in him. Frightened he calls his mother, but in her presence the earth remains solid.

Guest Stars: Terry O'Quinn, Virginia Madsen

The Enemy Within

9. The Enemy Within

January 8, 1995

5.0
45 min

Day 49. Julie continues to experiment with Uly's DNA on orders from Reilly, but her duplicity is discovered by True who now has to convince the rest of the colonists.

Guest Stars: Terry O'Quinn, J.D. Garfield, Clifford Happy

Redemption

10. Redemption

January 22, 1995

7.0
45 min

Day 51. Julia has been left behind and it weighs on the minds of all the colonists as they move across the harsh terrain. Only Alonzo turns back for her.

Guest Stars: Jeff Kober, Terry O'Quinn

Moon Cross

11. Moon Cross

February 5, 1995

45 min

Day 61. It is a chilly morning in the high desert as the group begins work. They think winter is their worst enemy but they are wrong.

Guest Stars: Laurie Okin, Kevin Wiggins, Kelli Williams

Better Living Through Morganite (1)

12. Better Living Through Morganite (1)

February 19, 1995

4.0
45 min

Day 66. Morganite, a pulsating mineral that glows, causes a great amount of anguish for Yale and frightening problems for the others.

Guest Stars: Brian Steele, Russell Werkman

Better Living Through Morganite (2)

13. Better Living Through Morganite (2)

February 26, 1995

45 min

Day 68. At the biosphere, the petrifying geo-lock came within 100 meters of the camp. The colonists need the reversing code. Morgan attempts to reverse geo-lock before all is lost.

Guest Stars: Kelli Williams, David Elliott, Leslie Cook

Grendlers in the Myst

14. Grendlers in the Myst

March 5, 1995

45 min

Day 72. Seeking warm clothing, Danziger and other are tracking a fast-moving scavenger Grendler in wintry terrain when they come upon a fur-covered figure. The fleeing man wears a strange steel mask.

Guest Stars: Tim Ransom, Francia DiMase, Jeff L. Deist

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

15. The Greatest Love Story Never Told

March 12, 1995

45 min

Miles from nowhere, Danziger crosses the frozen tundra looking for food, severely unprotected from the harsh weather. Suddenly, a mysterious hooded figure appears.

Guest Stars: Roy Dotrice, Patrick Bauchau, Lilyan Chauvin

Brave New Pacifica

16. Brave New Pacifica

March 26, 1995

45 min

Inside a cave two eager Grendlers interact as they rummage through an insulated box marked ""Eden Project."" Brushing away spider webs, they see the words ""Human Blood"" printed on the side.

Guest Stars: Jeff L. Deist, Lisa Ebeyer

After the Thaw

17. After the Thaw

April 2, 1995

45 min

Day 109. Danziger, Julia and Walman discover and excavate a Terrian corpse frozen in ice and completely preserved. That night, both Alonzo and Morgan are confronted in their dreams by the unfrozen, half-decaying, but very much alive Terrian.

Guest Stars: Roy Dotrice, Jeff L. Deist, Lisa Ebeyer

The Boy Who Would Be Terrian King

18. The Boy Who Would Be Terrian King

April 23, 1995

45 min

Day 104. The present and future are mixed as Devon tries to save Uly's life. It is the future and we are in Expansionist Territory. A man and a rebel Terrian tie off explosives lowered into a generator.

Guest Stars: Michael Reilly Burke, Kathy Molter, Nicholas Sadler

Survival of the Fittest

19. Survival of the Fittest

April 23, 1995

45 min

Day 117. Danziger surveys an endless, forbidding vista as he returns to the dunerail where Julia, Morgan and Alonzo are waiting. There has been a serious direction error but he wants to go on in spite of Devon and Yale's warnings.

Guest Stars: Terry O'Quinn, Jeff L. Deist

All About Eve

20. All About Eve

May 21, 1995

45 min

The colonists come upon a crashed Earth re-entry research module. The open the hatch of the 100-year-old craft and find there is still nuclear power.

Guest Stars: Terry O'Quinn, Christopher Neame, Meg Gibson

Natural Born Grendlers

21. Natural Born Grendlers

May 28, 1995

45 min

Four weeks on the planet. Alonzo in Dreamscape steps from Julia's tent to an open cliff with a huge circular landing pad. A Terrian pulls him back, and Alonzo awakes in the tent, his leg still injured. Devon talks to Yale about their dwindling food rations while Morgan enjoys a five-course meal, courtesy of virtual reality.

Guest Stars: Jasper Cole, Amy Hathaway, Louise Latham

Flower Child

22. Flower Child

June 4, 1995

45 min

Day 130. Scouting in all directions, Danziger, Bess and Morgan come upon colorful flower buds which burst open throwing a golden powder in their faces. The flower pollen carries a sickness that causes them to emit a golden vapor.

Guest Stars: Jeff L. Deist

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