Andromeda sucks now

[Mercule]

Same here... and I actually enjoyed Hercules. It's a shame really. I would probably still be enjoying Hercules. I even gave Andromeda a chance for 2 seasons. I think every show that starts with 'Gene Roddenberry's:' is doomed to suckitude.

Heh. That's funny. I initially wrote off "Andromeda" because I figured it _would_ be Hercules in space. Finally, I was bored one Sunday (local air time) and watched it. Not bad. Captain Hunt doesn't do much for me, but Tyr is an awesome character.

On the other hand, Hercules was better than Xena, but what show wasn't. I could tolerate short doses of it, but whenever she let out that absolutely stupid battle cry of hers, it was either leave the room or devolve into uncontrolled spasms of laughter at how bad it was.

 

[Darrin Drader]

I could tolerate short doses of it, but whenever she let out that absolutely stupid battle cry of hers, it was either leave the room or devolve into uncontrolled spasms of laughter at how bad it was.

Agreed. They could have done better. Of course I was always kept watching because I was curious if there was a valid reason for the marching Xenas in the Pride parades. Pathetic really.

 

[Upper_Krust]

Hi all!

I agree with most that the show had a lot of potential but for me they are having too many throwaway episodes which is hurting the series...a lot like Enterprise to be fair. Both shows have a great cast but poor writing. Hopefully Enterprise will pick up in the third series, as for Andromeda only time will tell. But I will be very sorry to see KHC (Tyr) leave.

Apparantly Mr. Sorbo has a HUGE ego.

I heard that the reason Hercules got cancelled, was that Sorbo wanted some hugely unreasonable amount of money and they told him no. He decided to quit.

Are you telling us that Kevin Sorbo is the new Bill Shatner?

 

[Villano]

When the series first started, I watched a couple of episodes and hated it. Eventually, someone here recommended that I try it again because, while the first few were bad, it got better once it got into the season.

And they were right. It was a pretty good show. Not great, but a nice time waster. Although, I must admit that I thought the make-up effects were kind of bad.

Then, one day, I turn it on and the federation they'd been trying to build is suddenly there. What the hell happened? Did I miss an episode? Nope, it turns out that Sorbo just wanted to get that part out of the way.

Wait a minute! Wasn't that the focus of the entire series? That's not exactly something that one just "gets out of the way". It's kind of like arresting the One-armed Man on the 5th episode of The Fugitive.

Now the series really is "Dylan Hunt" and not "Andromeda", anymore. It seems he's the one which the story revolves around. He's the one who has all the answers even if it defies logic (For example: There was an episode where the gravity got super heavy for a moment. No one could move but Dylan, so he hits the button and saves everyone. What's wrong with that? Why could Dylan move when even the super-strong android couldn't? Would it have killed Sorbo to let her push the button?).

I was looking at the Jump The Shark website where people could post whether certain shows jumped or not. Someone there mentioned that the Andromeda situation mirrored M*A*S*H when Alan Alda became a producer and, suddenly, Hawkeye became the absolute focus.

I totally agree with that. Watch an episode and see if Alda is listed as producer. If he is, you'll see that Hawkeye is the star and everyone but everyone can't stop mentioning (no matter how awkwardly or forced it sounds) that he's the best surgeon they've ever seen.

Anyway, I still watch Andromeda if only for my Lexa fix.

 

[LoneWolf23]

So, in short, the primary reason Andromeda sucks now is because Sorbo's ego screwed everything up: the creative team, the plotline, and now the cast.

...Well, there goes the last ounce of respect I still had for that hack.

 

[mojo1701]

So, in short, the primary reason Andromeda sucks now is because Sorbo's ego screwed everything up: the creative team, the plotline, and now the cast.

...Well, there goes the last ounce of respect I still had for that hack.

You actually had respect for him in the first place?

 

[Brown Jenkin]

Kevin Sorbo is on the New Tom Green Show tonight. Good to see he can land the high end talk shows.

 

[trancejeremy]

The show really needs Tyr.

Andromeda is a great show, when you have Tyr and Dylan trying to out-scheme each other. Very machiavellian.


It is funny that all the stories you used to hear about William Shatner's ego, are basically being repeated with Kevin Sorbo.

 

[Upper_Krust]

There was an episode where the gravity got super heavy for a moment. No one could move but Dylan, so he hits the button and saves everyone. What's wrong with that? Why could Dylan move when even the super-strong android couldn't? Would it have killed Sorbo to let her push the button?).

She pushes my buttons.

 

[S'mon]

Now the series really is "Dylan Hunt" and not "Andromeda", anymore. It seems he's the one which the story revolves around. He's the one who has all the answers even if it defies logic (For example: There was an episode where the gravity got super heavy for a moment. No one could move but Dylan, so he hits the button and saves everyone. What's wrong with that? Why could Dylan move when even the super-strong android couldn't? Would it have killed Sorbo to let her push the button?).

Admittedly part of Dylan's backstory is that one of his parents (mother I think) was a genetically modified heavy-g worlder, so Hunt might well be a lot more resistant to heavy gravity than others, even an android built for a 1-g environment.

I agree that the 'ok, the Commonwealth has been reformed' thing was incredibly stupid and sapped the show of dramatic impetus, as the new title sequence demonstrates. If it was that easy it would've happened decades or centuries ago. The best thing about Andromeda was its 'post-apocalypse in space' feel, reminiscent of much literary & RPG sf (eg Asimov's Foundation series, or Traveller's cyclical history with its own Long Night and Collapse eras), but not seen on TV that I can recall.