So I just noticed Gene Roddenberry's Kevin Sorbo's Andromeda is currently free on three different streaming platforms (granted they're all probably ad supported) and I immediately acted upon that and am currently watching Season One, Episode One 'Under the Night.'
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In case any of you are not aware, Andromeda is a science fiction television series about a highly advanced warship called the Andromeda Ascendant (any Halo fans will take note that Andromeda naming conventions are much like that of the Covenant and very wordsmithy, for example the Andromeda Ascendant is a Glorious Heritage-class vessel) which is a powerful battleship equivalent warship of the three galaxy spanning constitutional monarchy Systems Commonwealth. The Systems Commonwealth at the start of the first episode had just negotiated a peace deal with a ravenous extra-galactic (aren't they always?) threat known as the Magog and had to cede certain key worlds during the peace process.
The Systems Commonwealth, being a Commonwealth of dozens of species and thousands of worlds, happened to upset one very important species in their Commonwealth (amongst others) and this in turn resulted in a Civil War in the wake of the brutal war against the Magog they just had. Long story short... the Systems Commonwealth fell apart in ruin and due to the viciousness of the fighting, no successor state successfully replaced the Systems Commonwealth and thus it fell into a 'Long Night' which was a three century long period of galaxies spanning wars, conflict and various levels of misery and anarchy
The focus of the television show is on one warship, the aforementioned Andromeda Ascendant emerging from being trapped for three hundred years in a time dilation spatial anomaly. The only person on board is Dylan Hunt, the Captain (as portrayed by Kevin Sorbo) who had the ship evacuated prior to the spatial anomaly trap. The intact vessel is found by a salvage freighter and the series goes off from there. Captain Dylan Hunt was trapped in the time dialation in a period right before the Systems Commonwealth fractured into Civil War and thus is in quite a shock at seeing how things developed in the intervening three centuries... but he quickly decides his goal is to restore the Systems Commonwealth and 'rekindle the light of civilization.'
The first few seasons (there are five in total) were excellent Science Fiction, at least for the early 2000's era. I haven't seen it in quite some time so it might be dated... but it's well worth checking out, especially since the price for you is likely free. The setting of Andromeda can be considered space opera but it has its own distinctiveness. Much of the combat ranges are measured in light seconds and many of the weapons used tend to be drones and missiles (often launching dozens if not hundreds of missiles at 90+ the percentage of the speed of light at enemies), the faster then light tech involved is called Slipstream, artificial intelligences are fairly commonplace in the old Systems Commonwealth, widespread genetic engineering, and yet curiously enough, AFAIK there is no real reliable way of FTL communication beyond... physically sending ships (courier ships) to the location. Also they have bombs that can cause supernovas. These bombs are known as... wait for it... Nova Bombs.
So... that's cool I guess.
Along with Kevin Sorbo doing an excellent job as Captain Dylan Hunt, you have Lexa Doig in a notable role as Andromeda, the warships computer AI as well as an android created by said ship named 'Rommie.' Plus Keith Hamilton Cobb plays Tyr Anasazi... whose stoic eccentricities might remind one of Teal'c of Stargate fame but they aren't that similar of characters to be honest despite the many comparisons. But the truth is... all of the characters in the main cast are rather likeable. Seamus Harper. Trance Gemini. Rev. It's been years since I seen the show on home media and haphazardly at that and I still remember the names and characters because they're so likable and distinct and fleshed out.
So yeah... enough babbling... Andromeda is a really good series (at least initially) and if your a Science Fiction fan you should give it a real chance and check it out for yourself... or check it out again and see how far you make it.
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In case any of you are not aware, Andromeda is a science fiction television series about a highly advanced warship called the Andromeda Ascendant (any Halo fans will take note that Andromeda naming conventions are much like that of the Covenant and very wordsmithy, for example the Andromeda Ascendant is a Glorious Heritage-class vessel) which is a powerful battleship equivalent warship of the three galaxy spanning constitutional monarchy Systems Commonwealth. The Systems Commonwealth at the start of the first episode had just negotiated a peace deal with a ravenous extra-galactic (aren't they always?) threat known as the Magog and had to cede certain key worlds during the peace process.
The Systems Commonwealth, being a Commonwealth of dozens of species and thousands of worlds, happened to upset one very important species in their Commonwealth (amongst others) and this in turn resulted in a Civil War in the wake of the brutal war against the Magog they just had. Long story short... the Systems Commonwealth fell apart in ruin and due to the viciousness of the fighting, no successor state successfully replaced the Systems Commonwealth and thus it fell into a 'Long Night' which was a three century long period of galaxies spanning wars, conflict and various levels of misery and anarchy
The focus of the television show is on one warship, the aforementioned Andromeda Ascendant emerging from being trapped for three hundred years in a time dilation spatial anomaly. The only person on board is Dylan Hunt, the Captain (as portrayed by Kevin Sorbo) who had the ship evacuated prior to the spatial anomaly trap. The intact vessel is found by a salvage freighter and the series goes off from there. Captain Dylan Hunt was trapped in the time dialation in a period right before the Systems Commonwealth fractured into Civil War and thus is in quite a shock at seeing how things developed in the intervening three centuries... but he quickly decides his goal is to restore the Systems Commonwealth and 'rekindle the light of civilization.'
The first few seasons (there are five in total) were excellent Science Fiction, at least for the early 2000's era. I haven't seen it in quite some time so it might be dated... but it's well worth checking out, especially since the price for you is likely free. The setting of Andromeda can be considered space opera but it has its own distinctiveness. Much of the combat ranges are measured in light seconds and many of the weapons used tend to be drones and missiles (often launching dozens if not hundreds of missiles at 90+ the percentage of the speed of light at enemies), the faster then light tech involved is called Slipstream, artificial intelligences are fairly commonplace in the old Systems Commonwealth, widespread genetic engineering, and yet curiously enough, AFAIK there is no real reliable way of FTL communication beyond... physically sending ships (courier ships) to the location. Also they have bombs that can cause supernovas. These bombs are known as... wait for it... Nova Bombs.
So... that's cool I guess.
Along with Kevin Sorbo doing an excellent job as Captain Dylan Hunt, you have Lexa Doig in a notable role as Andromeda, the warships computer AI as well as an android created by said ship named 'Rommie.' Plus Keith Hamilton Cobb plays Tyr Anasazi... whose stoic eccentricities might remind one of Teal'c of Stargate fame but they aren't that similar of characters to be honest despite the many comparisons. But the truth is... all of the characters in the main cast are rather likeable. Seamus Harper. Trance Gemini. Rev. It's been years since I seen the show on home media and haphazardly at that and I still remember the names and characters because they're so likable and distinct and fleshed out.
So yeah... enough babbling... Andromeda is a really good series (at least initially) and if your a Science Fiction fan you should give it a real chance and check it out for yourself... or check it out again and see how far you make it.
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