Syfy's "Andromeda" Discussion (2000-2005)

[TheLaughingMann]

Originally Posted by noirjunkie

I tried to watch this show twice, but each time, I couldn't make it through the pilot. And based on what everyone seems to have said about it, it only goes downhill in later seasons.

In retrospect, it's kind of amazing that it went for five seasons.

I think it's cause Gene Roddenberry's name was on it, and this was the guy who pioneered Star Trek. Also, around the time it aired, you had:

-Farscape
-Firefly
-Dark Angel
-Star Trek: Enterprise
-Stargate SG-1

And by the time it left, we were just getting into Battlestar Galactica and shows like Lost, The 4400, Doctor Who (revival) and the new Stargate show were just kicking in.

As to why the show lasted as long as it did, reasons:
-RHW was removed by studio involvement wanting more Dylan Hunt-centralized episodes
-There was a statement somewhere that Kevin Sorbo was contracted for 5 seasons to this show, and was an EP on it. He, by rumor, said that Wolfe's scripts for shows were "too intelligent" and that the show was being more episodic/serialized. As a result, he had a say in canning RHW.

This right here just says that somehow, somewhere...RHW had great ideas for the show after a couple of seasons, but he was not given a chance to reap two seasons' worth of growth. The link to "Coda" above, which I read, seems to introduce expansive content. Deep storylines with some thought and intellect to them are thriving in today's market. It just seemed like...Andromeda was trying to become different, and it had a shot at it after a couple of seasons...but then studio intervention changed that.