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(Oct. 03, 2006)
Follow the adventures of Captain Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo) and the crew of the starship Andromeda as they search the cosmos for a way to rebuild their way of life. The fifth and final season of the popular syndicated television series in a new box set.
(Oct. 03, 2006)
The explosive final season of one of the most beloved science fiction TV series of all time! Captain Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) has never had it easy. He s been trapped in time near a black hole for three hundred years struggled with a less-than-cooperative crew of renegades aliens and androids and confronted awesome dangers lurking behind every star. Now he must face his greatest challenge understanding his own past and ultimate destiny. On the meteor-scarred planet Seefra-1 Dylan and his crew uncover a mysterious secret merging past future space and time.System Requirements:Running Time: 1100 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating: TV-PG UPC: 702727141027 Manufacturer No: DAN/BX100
(May. 02, 2006)
From the Original concept by the creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda features stories of inspiring heroism with thundering action and spectacular visual effects. Starring Kevin Sorbo (Hercules, Xena)
(Mar. 07, 2006)
From an original concept by the creator of Star Trek, Gene roddenberry's Andromeda features stories of inspiring heroism with thundering action and spectacular visual effects. Starring Kevin Sorbo (Hercules, Xena)
(Jan. 10, 2006)
From an original concerp t by the creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda features stories of inspiring heroism with thundering action and spectacular visual effects.
(Nov. 15, 2005)
From an original concept by the creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda feature stories of inspiring heroism with thundering action and spectacular visual effects. Starring Kevin Sorbo (Hercules, Xena)
(Sep. 20, 2005)
From an original concept by the creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda features stories of inspiring heroism with thundering action and spectacular visual effects. Starring kevin Sorbo
(Jul. 19, 2005)
Follow the adventures of Captain Dylan Hunt and the crew of the intergalactic starship Andromeda as they search the cosmos for aid in rebuilding their way of life. Get ready for the entire fourth season of the popular syndicated television in a new box set.
(Mar. 08, 2005)
Andromeda chronicles the adventures of Captain Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo) and his crew on the starship Andromeda Ascendant as they search the galaxies in an effort to rebuild the Systems Commonwealth, a community of worlds strewn across the universe working together for peace.
(Feb. 01, 2005)
Andromeda chronicles the adventures of Captain Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo) and his crew on the starship Andromeda Ascendant as they search the galaxies in an effort to rebuild the Systems Commonwealth, a community of worlds strewn across the universe working together for peace.
(Jan. 11, 2005)
Andromeda chronicles the adventures of Captain Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo) and his crew on the starship Andromeda Ascendant as they search the galaxies in an effort to rebuild the Systems Commonwealth, a community of worlds strewn across the universe working together for peace.
(Nov. 16, 2004)
Andromeda chronicles the adventures of Captain Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo) and his crew on the starship Andromeda Ascendant as they search the galaxies in an effort to rebuild the Systems Commonwealth, a community of worlds strewn across the universe working together for peace.
(Sep. 21, 2004)
Andromeda chronicles the adventures of Captain Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo) and his crew on the starship Andromeda Ascendant as they search the galaxies in an effort to rebuild the Systems Commonwealth, a community of worlds strewn across the universe working
(Aug. 10, 2004)
DISC 1 Episode 1-Answers Given to Questions Never Asked: Dylan and the crew face an enemy of great and terrible power as they battle to rescue a kidnapped member of the Commonwealth Triumvirate. Episode 2-Pieces of Eight- The power to see the future is in the hands of a madman called Citizen Eight. He claims to be a friend to the Commonwealth… but his real goal is to get rid of Dylan. Episode 3-Waking the Tyrant's Device: Dylan and the Andromeda crew must stop Kroton, the half-android, half-human creator of the Magog Worldship, who seeks to destroy all things organic. His weapon? An android army. DISC 2 Episode 1-Double or Nothingness: Dylan is caught in a virtual reality game of death controlled by two cruel gamblers who wager on the outcome. When Dylan can’t tell the difference between illusion and reality, he has no choice… but to play the game. Episode 2-Harper/Delete: File/D is the most powerful weapon in the universe, capable of deleting the mind, while leaving the body – on a planetary scale. When Harper finds the device, he works hard to deactivate it. But there are evil forces who want the weapon… and want it working.
(Jul. 27, 2004)
Andromeda is a fun show. It doesn't have characters in the sense of "character study", it has characters in the sense of "Boy, that guy is a character". Dylan, Beka, purple Trance, Rommy and Tyr are all fascinating to me, and Harper makes me smile every time he opens his mouth. There isn't really a lot of introspection or moral dilemmas going on here. Everyone knows what they want, and they are all trying to out-maneuver each other into getting it. Andromeda is the anti-Buffy. Season 2 adds a bit of wire-fu to the show (to great effect in the Matrix-y episode "All Too Human") and the special effects team seem to have gotten a great deal on sparklers. There are still lots of Nietzschian machinations, and Tyr and Dylan go head to head a few times, including in what is probably the best episode of the series, "The Prince". There is also quite a bit of continuity in the episodes, and minor points in one show becomes the focus of another. Trance makes a change for the serious, and the writers finally figure out what to do with Rev (ship him out). ADV perpetually overcharges for all their single-episode disks. I have long given up buying them, and instead wait (and wait...) for the box sets. Note that in this set, you get 5 double-sided disks instead of the 10 single sided disks you would have if you bought them individually. It doesn't match the first season set, but it does save a bit of shelf space. The user interface is a lot better, but now the disk is front-loaded with commercials.
(Jun. 15, 2004)
Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) returns as Captain Dylan Hunt, courageous commander of the most glorious starship in the universe ? the Andromeda Ascendant, with an unlikely crew of renegades and aliens, Dylan journeys across the universe, battling evil wherever it is found
From an original concept by Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda features heroic stories, thundering action, and breathtaking special effects. A hit with TV audiences worldwide, the Gemini Award-winning and Saturn Award-nominated Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda will thrill audiences of all ages!
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(Aug. 26, 2003)
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda is based on writings of the legendary writer and producer Gene Roddenberry, creator of the enormously successful "Star Trek" series franchise.
Includes:
The Dance of the Mayflies: (Episode 215)
When a drift colony comes under biological attack, Dylan and the crew rescue its citizens. But once on board Andromeda, the rescued drop like flies. Beka was infected during the rescue. The race for a cure is on... until the dead wake up and begin their zombie attack! (Such ungrateful dead!)
In Heaven Now Are Three: (Episode 216)
Dylan, Beka, and Trance head to a tropical planet in search of The Engine of Creation-an artifact believed to be older than the universe itself. Others have searched and failed, and their remains line the path. Legend says the Engine can be found by a group of three... but our three are not alone.
The Things We Cannot Change: (Episode 217)
Alone in the Eureka Maru, Dylan gathers information about a newly formed black hole. Suddenly a loud explosion rocks the ship... and Dylan is gone. A moment later, he awakes in the arms of a beautiful woman - his wife. Their son bursts into the room. Is it reality, a dream... or a trap?
The Fair Unknown: (Episode 218)
Ral Partheia, a planetary nature preserve, is under brutal assault by the Kalderans. While defending the planet, Dylan comes face to face with a strange, blue creature he thought he would never see again. It's a female Vedran from Dylan's home world... and she's bleeding.
(Jul. 15, 2003)
Something’s rotten on the planet Ne’Holland! Young Prince Erik is the sole survivor of a brutal coup against the royal family. The King’s dying order makes Dylan and Tyr co-regents to Erik. Under these very dissimilar tutors, the prince learns diplomacy and cunning to defeat his enemies.
"Bunker Hill" (Episode 211)
The oppressive Dragans tighten their grip, but the universe fights back! Persuaded by beautiful Elsbett, Dylan agrees to fight the Dragans in alliance with the Sabra-Jaguar Pride. Meanwhile, Harper and Rommie head for Earth to help Harper’s cousin in a courageous revolution against Dragan slavers.
"Ouroboros" (Episode 212)
A machine designed to rid Harper of the Magog larvae wrecks havoc on Andromeda by jumbling space and time. Past, present, and future collide, causing sudden appearances of Dylan’s old crew, alien attackers, and most mysterious… a Future Trance, older, wiser and much more dangerous!
"Lava and Rockets" (Episode 213)
When Dylan’s commerce trip is ambushed by ferocious Ogami hit men, he hijacks a tourist starship to escape. The novice tour guide is Molly - a beautiful ace pilot. The action’s hot as Dylan and Molly head for a volcanic planet to escape… and discover each other on the way.
"Be All My Sins Remembered" (Episode 214)
When Beka learns that a former lover has died and listed her as next of kin, Dylan and Harper accompany her for "moral support." Harper remembers the "dearly departed" as a scoundrel, but as Beka reminisces about her violent sweetheart, he turns out to be… not… quite… dead.
(Jul. 15, 2003)
The Prince" (Episode 210)
Something’s rotten on the planet Ne’Holland! Young Prince Erik is the sole survivor of a brutal coup against the royal family. The King’s dying order makes Dylan and Tyr co-regents to Erik. Under these very dissimilar tutors, the prince learns diplomacy and cunning to defeat his enemies.
"Bunker Hill" (Episode 211)
The oppressive Dragans tighten their grip, but the universe fights back! Persuaded by beautiful Elsbett, Dylan agrees to fight the Dragans in alliance with the Sabra-Jaguar Pride. Meanwhile, Harper and Rommie head for Earth to help Harper’s cousin in a courageous revolution against Dragan slavers.
"Ouroboros" (Episode 212)
A machine designed to rid Harper of the Magog larvae wrecks havoc on Andromeda by jumbling space and time. Past, present, and future collide, causing sudden appearances of Dylan’s old crew, alien attackers, and most mysterious… a Future Trance, older, wiser and much more dangerous!
(Jul. 15, 2003)
"Lava and Rockets" (Episode 213)
When Dylan’s commerce trip is ambushed by ferocious Ogami hit men, he hijacks a tourist starship to escape. The novice tour guide is Molly - a beautiful ace pilot. The action’s hot as Dylan and Molly head for a volcanic planet to escape… and discover each other on the way.
"Be All My Sins Remembered" (Episode 214)
When Beka learns that a former lover has died and listed her as next of kin, Dylan and Harper accompany her for "moral support." Harper remembers the "dearly departed" as a scoundrel, but as Beka reminisces about her violent sweetheart, he turns out to be… not… quite… dead.
(Jun. 03, 2003)
"Home Fires" (Episode 208) A message from Dylan's fiancé, now long-dead, leads the Andromeda to a planet where the Commonwealth survived. Two political factions vie for power there - one Commonwealth, the other isolationist. Dylan meets the descendants of his lost love and those of another... who tried to kill him.
"Into the Labyrinth" (Episode 209) The Commonwealth is growing... and so are the Magog larvae in Harper's belly! As Dylan hosts a conference of allies aboard Andromeda, Harper is propositioned by a mysterious and beautiful woman. She makes an offer he can't refuse, but the price is greater, and more evil, than he knows.
(Jun. 03, 2003)
"All Too Human" (Episode 206) Dylan and his crew will do whatever's necessary to save the fledgling democracy of Mobius. In space, Dylan, Beka, and Trance battle a huge evil ship. On the ground, Rommie kicks android-haters' butts. And trapped in the Maru, sinking deep in the ocean, Tyr, Harper, and Rev fight... for their lives.
"Una Salus Victus" (Episode 207) On its medical mission, Andromeda must pass through an area under Nietzschean control. While Dylan and Tyr take out the Nietzschean command center on land, Beka fends off attackers in the Maru. This leaves novice pilot Harper at Andromeda's helm... heading straight into an ambush!
(Jun. 03, 2003)
"Home Fires" (Episode 208) A message from Dylan's fianci, now long-dead, leads the Andromeda to a planet where the Commonwealth survived. Two political factions vie for power there - one Commonwealth, the other isolationist. Dylan meets the descendants of his lost love and those of another... who tried to kill him. "Into the Labyrinth" (Episode 209) The Commonwealth is growing... and so are the Magog larvae in Harper's belly! As Dylan hosts a conference of allies aboard Andromeda, Harper is propositioned by a mysterious and beautiful woman. She makes an offer he can't refuse, but the price is greater, and more evil, than he knows.
(Apr. 22, 2003)
"The Widening Gyre" (Episode 201) "Code Red!!" The violent and bloodthirsty Magog have overrun Andromeda. On the severely damaged ship, Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew are hurt, bleeding, or worse - infested with Magog larvae. Purple Trance says the probability of escape is 1,671,000 to 1!
"Exit Strategies" (Episode 202) With Nietzschean warships on their tail, Dylan, Beka, Tyr, and Rev Bem are forced to crash land the Eureka Maru on a ice planet. But it's no escape - it's a Nietzschean settlement! With the sound of pulse rifles and cracking ice, the Maru falls into a mining shaft deep underground.
"A Heart for Falsehood Framed" (Episode 203) "Finders, keepers" is the rule on Pierpont Drift, a colony of Chichin thieves. But when the loot is the Hegemon's Heart, a sacred relic of the bug-like Than, Dylan must play mediator to avoid a war. In this place where theft is legal, Beka, Tyr, Harper, and Trance are thieves for a cause!
(Apr. 22, 2003)
"Pitiless As The Sun" (Episode 204) The Inari want to know who is destroying their cargo ships, and Captain Dylan Hunt offers to help. As an act of goodwill, he allows Trance to go on a diplomatic mission to an Inari planet. But all is not as it seems. Andromeda and her crew are being used, and Trance's mission is a trap.
"Last Call at the Broken Hammer" (Episode 205) Isabella Ortiz was a great leader before the Kalderans destroyed her government and drove her into hiding. She would make a powerful addition to the Commonwealth... if Dylan can find her. The search leads to the Broken Hammer, a tough bar where the shots come from guns, not bottles.
(Mar. 18, 2003)
Volume 1.5 Episodes: "The Honey Offering" - Episode 119 Dylan agrees to transport a beautiful and conceited Nietzschean, Elssbett Mossadim, to her wedding. When the Andromeda is surrounded by warships of an enemy Nietzschean pride, Elssbett reveals her violent plan of assassination and destruction.
"Star-Crossed" - Episode 120 A passenger ship is destroyed by terrorists, leaving a sole survivor - an android named Gabriel. Rommie is immediately attracted when he's brought on board, and she falls in love. But soon, Gabriel's true identity is uncovered: he is not a friend and not a survivor, instead he is... the ultimate enemy.
"It Makes a Lovely Light" - Episode 121 Beka puts the crew and the Andromeda in danger by taking the mind-altering drug "Flash" during an exhausting mission to Tarn Vedra, Dylan's lost home. She's an addict, and Dylan must decide how to handle the situation, which grows more desperate by the minute.
"Its Hour Come 'Round at Last" - Episode 122 During routine repairs, Andromeda's memory is wiped out and replaced by an older, backup AI who believes the current crew are intruders. Dylan and the crew can no longer control their ship - it now controls them. Suddenly, an attack begins, and thousands of bloodthirsty Magog are onboard. Is there any way to escape?
(Jan. 14, 2003)
Volume 1.4 Episodes: "Forced Perspective" - Episode 115 Dylan is on trial! Captured by commandos and taken to Mobius, Dylan is interrogated for his involvement in the killing of the Mobius leader more than 300 years in the past. Subjected to torture and forced to face what really happened, Dylan must right a wrong done long ago.
"The Sum of Its Parts" - Episode 116 Dylan and the crew are alarmed when a humanoid robot boards the Andromeda without permission. As the robot learns what it means to be a living being, he begs to become part of Andromeda and escape an oppressive culture of organized machines - the Consensus of Parts.
"Fear & Loathing in the Milky Way" - Episode 117 Still searching for a "big score," Gerentex hijacks the Eureka Maru, taking Harper and Trance hostage. The lost diary of Hasturi is his goal - a find that will bring great fortune and power. With Reaper, a gruesome and vicious bounty hunter, on their trail, it's a perilous ride!
"The Devil Take the Hindmost" - Episode 118 The Hajira, a primitive race descended from humans, are threatened by brutal slave traders who want to destroy their peaceful settlement, Serendipity. When Rev Bem gets a call from a Wayist friend in Serendipity, he and Dylan come to their aid and must face a moral dilemma.
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda Volume 1.4 ($39.98 SRP DVD, $19.98 SRP VHS) contains four complete episodes of the hit series. The DVD edition is presented in Anamorphic Widescreen, and includes the following extras: Character Profile: Rev Bem; Alternate Takes; Image Gallery: Costumes; All Systems University 101: Governments of the Systems Commonwealth; Glossary of the High Guard: P - R; TV Promos; Behind the Scenes: Alien Make-up; Bloopers; Timeline of the Commonwealth: Conflict & Renewal; Prop & Set Concepts; Production Biography: Jay Firestone and ADV Previews.
(Nov. 19, 2002)
Based on an idea by Gene Roddenberry, Andromeda wears its debt to Star Trek on its sleeve, recalling the best SF of Roddenberry's heyday. Kevin (ex-Hercules) Sorbo plays Captain Dylan Hunt, the sympathetically flawed idealist in command of the Andromeda Ascendant, a massive 1.4-kilometer-long starship of the now-disbanded Systems Commonwealth. The fall of civilization has meant that although it ought to be a relic, it remains the zenith of technological advancement.
Episodes on this collection: "The Pearls That Were His Eyes," "The Mathematics of Tears," "Music of a Distant Drum," and "Harper 2.0."
"The Pearls That Were His Eyes" was one of the first conceived episode ideas but was delayed until the availability of a Star Trek regular. That eventually turned out to be John (Q) de Lancie, who gives a brilliant turn as Beka's long-lost Uncle Sid. She really ought to have learned by now that no one is out for completely altruistic goals. An indication of how rotten the galaxy has become is that it can now take three years for junk mail to reach you.
Finding another High Guard ship with a crew looking as it did 300 years ago seems like an awful big coincidence. In "The Mathematics of Tears," Dylan works to stay focused on the enigma at hand. Unfortunately, high-ranking officer Jill Pierce keeps distracting him with red herrings and all manner of feminine wiles. Did they really stay young from the aftereffects of an experimental weapon? Or is there a far more tragic secret to be revealed?
When the show focuses purely on Tyr, we can always be sure of certain eventualities. There will be glistening displays of muscle, questioned loyalties, and some sort of humbled reconciliation with Dylan. In "Music of a Distant Drum," his erratic behavior is influenced by a sounds that take him to the planet Midden and a family of fishmongers. The episode gets to look at the character from the inside out due to a complete memory loss.
Never, never, never pick up a floating life pod. When will characters in SF learn this? The dire result of doing so this time is an impressive "Harper 2.0." Gordon Woolvett hasn't had many opportunities to shine thus far. But here we see him talking in multiple languages and contrasting his general surfer wisecracking with sharp intellect and a mean streak. We also get a glimpse of what it is that's so feared about the Magog in battle. --Paul Tonks
(Sep. 10, 2002)
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 Sorbo (ex-Hercules) plays Captain Dylan Hunt, the sympathetically flawed idealist in command of the Andromeda Ascendant, a massive 1.4-kilometer-long starship of the now-disbanded Systems Commonwealth. The fall of civilization has meant that although it ought to be a relic it remains the zenith of technological advancement. Episodes 6 to 10 make up this collection.
"Angel Dark, Demon Bright": Time travel is always a sci-fi series staple, but Andromeda needs it more than any of them. Any method (excuse!) to revisit Dylan's own time is explored, and "Angel Dark, Demon Bright" is therefore an important episode for two reasons. We see just how badly the Commonwealth had it coming in an enormous space battle; and we also perceive how potentially dangerous Trance is. Pruning the branches of time as easily as her plants, she's clearly a conundrum waiting to explode.
"The Ties That Blind": The title is a dual reference to aspects of faith. On the one hand there's Rev's devout following of the Way, which unwittingly obscures certain truths from him; on the other hand there's the belief that blood is thicker than water, which severely confuses the relationship Beka has with her long-lost con-artist brother Rafe (Cameron Daddo). There's a lot of art imitating life in this episode, with the Restorian's tactics clearly mirroring contemporary religious conflicts.
"The Banks of the Lethe": Proving that all's fair in love and war, this episode demonstrates the familial possibilities of syndicated TV. Firstly, Sorbo's real-life wife plays Dylan's fiancée, Sara. Secondly, the story was originally touted to Star Trek: Voyager. It's another time-travel quickie (told you they were important), in which a touching reunion for the Sorbos is made possible thanks to a botched experiment in Harper's lab. This installment is also distinguished for featuring some of the most surreal humor in dealing with time travel since Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
"A Rose in the Ashes": Sometimes diplomacy just doesn't work. On the planet Arazia, Dylan implores the government to join his Commonwealth. Deemed traitors for suggesting it, he and Rommie's "living doll" incarnation are sent to a harsh prison planet. This was the first show to utilize exterior locations, which makes for a welcome change. The same is also true about seeing Lexa Doig in a leather-studded bikini top and disco pants.
"All Neptune's Great Oceans": Macbeth is paraphrased in the title of this spotlight episode for Tyr. The endlessly surly muscle man is accused of assassinating a visiting president. The crew sleuth out clues and red herrings, making this a watered-down whodunit in the now well-established sci-fi tradition. --Paul Tonks
(Jul. 30, 2002)
Based on an idea by Gene Roddenberry, the syndicated series Andromeda confidently wears its debt to Star Trek on its sleeve, recalling the best sci-fi of Roddenberry's heyday. The two-part premiere "Under the Night" and "An Affirming Flame" makes for a terrific introduction to the lead character, Captain Dylan Hunt, played by Kevin (ex-Hercules) Sorbo. He's a sympathetically flawed idealist in command of the Andromeda Ascendant, a massive starship of the now-disbanded Systems Commonwealth. The fall of civilization has meant that although she ought to be a relic, she remains the zenith of technological advancement.
In the first of these five episodes, we see Captain Hunt in battle against 10,000 enemy ships, winning a bout of fisticuffs with a close friend turned enemy traitor, wrestling with the shock of being frozen in time for 300 years, and then diplomatically negotiating his way out of a salvage rights battle for his ship. The Andromeda Ascendant's emotionally driven, lifelike computer is desired by the Eureka Maru salvage vessel, and feisty Captain Beka Valentine can barely stop her engineer Harper from drooling about tinkering with her. The Maru's shipmates are similarly driven: Rev Bem (from another sworn enemy race) has a spiritual calling, while cutesy-pie Trance Gemini's motivations are part of her winning mysteriousness. One final addition is the show's muscle, Tyr, the enemy with a conscience, but Andromeda is Dylan's show all the way. --Paul Tonks
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