"Andromeda" (2000) TV series 2000-2005

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Creator:

Gene Roddenberry

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

2 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Worlds Apart from the Rest

Plot:

Captain Hunt and the crew of the Starship Andromeda set out on a mission to rebuild the Systems Commonwealth 300 years after its fall.

Plot Keywords:

Black Hole | Frozen | Time | Military | Artificial Intelligence

Awards:

16 wins & 23 nominations

Cast

Kevin Sorbo	...	Captain Dylan Hunt (110 episodes, 2000-2005)
Lisa Ryder	...	Beka Valentine (109 episodes, 2000-2005)
Lexa Doig	...	Andromeda Ascendant (108 episodes, 2000-2005)
Gordon Michael Woolvett	...	Seamus Harper (104 episodes, 2000-2005)
Laura Bertram	...	Trance Gemini (103 episodes, 2000-2005)
Keith Hamilton Cobb	...	Tyr Anasazi (68 episodes, 2000-2003)
Steve Bacic	...	Telemachus Rhade / ... (45 episodes, 2000-2005)

Also Known As:

Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda (USA) (complete title)
Andromeda (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Andromeda (France) [fr]
Andromeda (Germany) [de]

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Fireworks Entertainment

Trivia:

The show's premise was pieced together from various notes that Gene Roddenberry had written in 1976

Quotes:

Trance Gemini: Scared money walks, sweet sugar action talks!
[Dylan looks at her strangely]
Trance Gemini: I-I heard it in a casino.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Planet Earth (1974) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Main Title (March of the High Guard)

Gene Roddenberry must be turning and turning...

When I first started watching Andromeda I was blown away. A great universe, with great ideas, both in technology and philosophy. Now, I was a little concerned with Hercules being the captain of the ship, but I said what the hell, Kevin Sorbo deserves a break.

Unfortunately, the only thing broken was the show. After the first season it all went up in smoke. The universe turned silly, the fights idiotic, the logic nonexistent. You can see how the first season had such a powerful effect on me because I spent the last two days watching the fifth season, even if it sucked immensely.

What started as a great saga, adventure, call it what you like, ended up in a silly fight against an impossible evil, moronic opponents and allies like avatars of stars, moons, hot chick androids that functioned differently in every episode. You might want to see suns that move from system to system while the heroes "evacuate" entire planets with two ships, or even black hole avatars converted into code uploaded to a solar sail energy deflector.

So, I gather Gene Roddenberry must be turning in his grave after his great ideas were perverted by money hungry TV producers with no technical expertise, no strategic thinking, no feel for the wishes of the audience or of the original creator of the series. The "Abyss" has won and it destroyed yet another great opportunity for a great sci-fi show.

This is NOT Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda, its someone else's.