Amazon.co.uk Review
Based on an idea by Gene Roddenberry
Andromeda wears its debt to
Star Trek on its sleeve, recalling the best sci-fi of Roddenberry's heyday. Kevin (ex-
Hercules) Sorbo plays Captain Dylan Hunt, the sympathetically flawed idealist in command of the Andromeda Ascendant, a massive 1.4km long starship of the now-disbanded Systems Commonwealth. The fall of civilisation has meant that although she ought to be a relic she remains the zenith of technological advancement.
Episodes on this tape:Under the Night, An Affirming Flame, To Loose the Fateful Lightning
"Under the Night". The pilot show for Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda presents a vaguely familiar future (to Star Trek fans anyway). The Galaxy is united under a common cause for good (The Commonwealth). Keeping the peace are enormous starships like the Andromeda Ascendant commanded by men of solid chins such as Kevin Sorbo's Captain Dylan Hunt. Unfortunately the calm only lasts about 10 minutes before the peace is shattered irrevocably in a spectacular space battle and Dylan finds himself "Under the Night" and 300 years too late too save it all.
"An Affirming Flame". The introductions over, the plot proceeds rapidly. The crew of merchant vessel Eureka Maru (single-minded beauty Beka, piously religious Rev, tech whizz-geek Harper and enigmatically mysterious Trance) all slowly come to appreciate what Dylan is missing. "An Affirming Flame" is forged together, initially against enemy mercenary Tyr Anasazi. But guess what? The old school goodwill to all men rubs off, and suddenly everyone has a new home and a new mission. The Andromeda optimistically sets sail.
"To Loose the Fateful Lightning". In the foreground of this standout episode is the catastrophic interaction with a lost Guard Station from the Commonwealth's days populated with misguided kids. Beginning as it means to go on the series allows Dylan to make a huge mistake, leading to regrets and self-doubts. In the background is the result of secret tinkerings by Harper; the physical manifestation of the ship's computer personality into the beautiful Rommie.--Paul Tonks
Synopsis
One man, Captain Dylan Hunt, in command of the Andromeda Ascendant warship must fight for the survival of the Systems Commonwealth. Features the episodes '1.01 - Under The Night', '1.02 - An Affirming Flame' and '1.03 - To Loose The Fateful Lightning'.
