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Captain Dylan Hunt commands the sentient Andromeda Ascendant; starship, which is part of the military muscle of multi-galaxy utopian; All-Systems Commonwealth monarchy. That Commonwealth is a blend of the; Federation (as Roddenberry invented for "Star Trek") without the depth of; Ken McLeod's Communist utopian Solar Union ("Cassini Division" is its; elite military force), or Iain Banks' Anarcho-socialist Culture novels; ("Consider Phlebas", "The Player of Games", "Use of Weapons", "Excession"); or the very Capitalist Qeng Ho interstellar trading fleet in Vernor; Vinge's novels ("A Fire Upon the Deep", "A Deepness in the Sky").; That is, in my opinion, "Andromeda" is Space Opera without the deep; politics of literary science fiction, or the exuberent fun of, say,; "5th Element." The Nietzcheans back-stab the Commonwealth, Hunt has little choice; but to order his crew to abandon ship, and fling Andromeda Ascendant; into a black hole. Three centuries later, the passing salvage ship; Eureka Maru drags the ship out of the frozen time near the black hole.; To Hunt's horror, the All-Systems Commonwealth is virtually forgotten,; and the Three Galaxies have sunken to barbarianism (as ripped off from; Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" novels). The rag-tag crew of salvage crew, alien Nietzchean mercenary,; alien predator monk must, under the quixotic leadership of Captain Dylan; Hunt, aboard the intelligent living spaceship (think HAL-9000 of Clarke &; Kubrik's "2001" crossed with Sci-Fi Channel's "Lexx") to re-establish; the Commonwealth and restore the glory of civilization (as in David; Brin's self-indulgently filmed "The Postman" with its Re-United States; of America." So, in summary, Gene Roddenberry was a TV genius, but Star Trek; was his real hit. "Andromeda" is utterly derivative, and so stupid that; I could never sit through any full episode. Almost as stupid as; "Star Wars", politically speaking, but without the cool special effects.; So shoot me. Canada / USA; ??? 60-minute episodes; Executive Producers: Majel Barrett (2000-2001) (credited as Majel Roddenberry), Allan Eastman, Jay Firestone, Adam Haight, Kevin Sorbo; Co-Executive Producer: Robert Hewitt Wolfe (2000-2001) ; Producers: Keri Young, Kevin Sorbo; Directors: Allan Eastman, Allan Harmon, Allan Kroeker, George Mendeluk, Mike Rohl (as Michael Rohl), T.J. Scott, Brenton Spencer, David Warry-Smith, David Winning (episodes "The Banks of The Lethe", "The Pearls That Were His Eyes", "The Sum of Its Parts", "A Heart For Falsehood Framed", "Last Call at the Broken Hammer"); Developed By: Robert Hewitt Wolfe; Writers: Steven Barnes (episode 1.16 "The Sum Of It's Parts"), others; Tagline: Worlds Apart from the Rest; Plot Summary: Dylan Hunt is the captain of the Andromeda Ascendant, a spaceship which ... [to be done] Cast (in credits order): High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt -- Kevin Sorbo Freighter Captain Rebeka 'Beka' Valentine -- Lisa Ryder Tyr Anasazi Out of Victoria by Barbarossa aka Nemo -- Keith Hamilton Cobb Trance 'The Purple One' Gemini -- Laura Bertram Reverend 'Rev' Bem aka Behemial Far Traveler aka Redplague -- Brent Stait Seamus Zelazny Harper -- Gordon Woolvett (credited as Gordon Michael Woolvett) Andromeda aka Shining Path to Truth and Knowledge AI model GRA 112, serial number XMC-10-182 aka Rommie -- Lexa Doig; |
