Episode 1 of "Farscape"
s01e01 Premiere
Title: Premiere
Original Air Date: 03/19/1999 on Sci-Fi Channel
Plot Outline:
Astronaut John Crichton attempts to use the Earth's atmosphere to propel his module at high speeds, he is hit by a radiation wave hits and he sucked through a wormhole and into a distant part of the universe and straight into the middle of a space battle. After almost hitting another ship, which explodes shortly afterwords, he is bought aboard a ship full of escaping alien prisoners where he is attacked and knocked out.