PLOT: Masquerading as a prisoner, Buck infiltrates a desert penal colony on Zeta Minor in order to free an innocent inmate (Jamie Lee Curtis) who sacrificed her freedom for her unworthy beau, Malary Pantera (Michael DeLano). While their escape attempt is successful, they are relentlessly pursued by a damaged android that Buck amusingly dubs "Hugo" (Walter Hunter). Tara Buckman is on hand as Pantera's new babe.
COMMENTARY: This one's memorable for three things: (1.) a youthful Jamie Lee Curtis in tight red prison long johns (one year after starring in the heralded "Halloween"); (2.) the Terminator-like android five years before "Terminator" debuted (of course both were influenced by 1973's "Westworld" with its unstoppable Yul Brynner android); and (3.) several outdoor sequences, mostly in a vast, remote desert.
Unfortunately, for me, I was never big on Jamie Lee Curtis (which isn't to say I DON'T like her). Nevertheless, the story is pretty compelling and the desert locations are excellent (for a series mostly known for its plastic and flimsy indoor sets).
Pantera is Spanish for "panther," by the way, and reveals the namesake of the popular 90's band.
COMMENTARY: This one's memorable for three things: (1.) a youthful Jamie Lee Curtis in tight red prison long johns (one year after starring in the heralded "Halloween"); (2.) the Terminator-like android five years before "Terminator" debuted (of course both were influenced by 1973's "Westworld" with its unstoppable Yul Brynner android); and (3.) several outdoor sequences, mostly in a vast, remote desert.
Unfortunately, for me, I was never big on Jamie Lee Curtis (which isn't to say I DON'T like her). Nevertheless, the story is pretty compelling and the desert locations are excellent (for a series mostly known for its plastic and flimsy indoor sets).
Pantera is Spanish for "panther," by the way, and reveals the namesake of the popular 90's band.