Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda

Picture it... you're sitting in front of the TV waiting anxiously for the premiere of a new Sci-Fi series. A series some critics before it even aired called it another Star Trek. You start thinking to yourself...'could the critics be right?' The answer I came up with was a big "yeah right... I don't be thinking so".

As far as I'm concerned Andromeda is as far removed from Star Trek as you can get and still be Sci-Fi and it shows some of the traits that I like to think make up a great Sci-Fi series. One, from the opening lines to the ending credits, the premiere episode 'Under the Night' grabs your attention and holds it. Two, it's entertaining and well written. Three, it pulls you in and makes you want to watch more. And four, the characters are believable and realistic.

Personally, I think any series that starts out with a battle combined with a little treason, is going to be an entertaining series. Andromeda stars Kevin Sorbo as Dylan Hunt, the last commander in the Commonwealth's High Guard and Captain of the starship Andromeda. Lexa Doig as Andromeda, the Andromeda Ascendant's sophisticated AI system.

Keith Hamilton Cobb as Tyr Anasazi, a Nietzschean mercenary who joins forces with Hunt. Lisa Ryder as Beka Valentine, the captain of the scavenger vessel Eureka Maru, who tries to salvage the Andromeda. Brent Stait as Rev Bem, a member of an alien race who is the starship's resident scientist, sociologist and linguist and a member of Beka's crew. Laura Bertram as Trance Gemini, a mysterious alien and one of Beka's crew. And Gordon Michael Woolvett as Seamus Harper, the engineer and all-round handy man on Beka's vessel.

As the story begins, Dylan Hunt and the crew of the Andromeda are running drills, when they recieve a distress call and proceed to investigate it. Soon after arriving at the source they discover that they've been led into a trap. A battle ensues and Dylan's first officer tells him that it would be wise to confine all the Nietchians to quarters and him to the brig.

Dylan follows the suggestion and then orders all the crew to abandon ship and sets course for the Black Hole, that's nearby. However, the first officer escapes and starts to sabotage systems. Eventually, after a battle between Dylan and on the bridge, the Andromeda is trapped on the edge of the Black Hole

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