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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

Anyone seen the first episode of Andromeda already? What did you think of it?

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Andromeda doesn't premiere until Oct. 7 for most of the channels that I know of.

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Posted by Krenim (Member # 22) on :

Saw it today. Rather good, actually. Of course, the best line in the whole show was "He's like a Greek god or something!" in reference to Captain Hunt.

The only thing I didn't like was that I have to wait until next week to see the second half of the pilot!

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Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

I turned to my (massively large-breasted) housemate & said, "Wow....the ship has a nice rack."

She said that she was wondering how long it would take for technology to advance for me to be able to say that.

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

I second Krenim's comment

. To be honest, the shipping crew's dialogues are less than witty, but the story's pretty good so far.

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Posted by Golden Phoenix on :

But... I found that there were a little too much fireworks in the background, people were moving around a little too much especially the pilot of the ship with it's two little joysticks that were moving like crazy like he did also ...

The costumes were also a little too rough. A human bat ? And a man with tusks ?

There was also a little too much acrobatics and slow moving scenes. So much that it looked like I was seeing an episode of Hercules...

But I must confess that I like the shape of the ship.

Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

Yeah, SPEAKING of those uniforms....remember that getup poor Raul Julia had t'wear as M. Bison in that shitty "Street Fighter" flick?

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

I was underwhelmed by Andromeda. And I missed the end! But I'm willing to give it a chance.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

"Andromeda" is actually a Star Trek series.

It was originally pitched as the new Star Trek series, but it was rejected. The original title was "Phoenix Rising." The concept was that the Enterprise-G was frozen in time and came back in a time when the Federation was gone, the Vulcans were facists, and the Klingons were maurauding barbarian hordes (well -- they pretty much are that in DS9 anyway, so...)

C'mon, don't the producers/creators/whoevers names look familiar?

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Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :

I thought it was really good, though some of the set seems kind of simple and lame. Like the pilot's seat, that was just annoying. The temporal slow-mo effects were kind of boring. But everything else seems great. Oh yeah, and the Andromeda computer is hot.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

This first episode wasn't too great, even taking into account that it's a pilot and had to have a lot of exposition. I think they actually went abit too far w/ it. But, maybe it's all out of their systems now, and next week's will be better.

And, somehow, the idea that the ship's computer would holographically represent itself w/ that much cleavage seems a bit odd... *L*

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Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :

It's a computer with personality and feelings. It feels it's personality is easier to get along with if it turns on the crew..

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

That seems unlikely. The day Windows makes a pass at me is the day I invest in both a new operating system and a nice sized magnet.

Not Linux, though. I'll bet there are versions of Linux that already talk dirty to you. It gets cold in Scandinavia, you know.

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Posted by Xentrick (Member # 64) on :

the AI-hologram was obviously programmed by computer nerds, Lara Croft probably out of style hundreds of years from now.

(The Emergency Babe Hologram?)

saw the Pilot episode on Sunday, 8 October. Not quite as good as I'd hoped. Some of the aliens were just awful. I laughed out loud at the dog-faced boss of the scavenger crew: what was he? a cross between a space-pimp and Rudolph the Red Nosed Retriever?

Really hated the smart-alek engineer. It's hundreds of years in the future, and he talks like he's on MTV.

mainly, gripes with the plot, some of which seems familiar.

Great old galactic government fallen, one last ship remaining? Sounds like "The Warlord" with Rod Taylor (stank)[the listing on IMDB has almost no information-- no one cares enough]

humans vs. hostile genetically-engineered separatists: sounds like David Gerrold's "Starwolf" books

ragtag group discovers miraculous ship: Blake's 7

scavengers discover last surviving super-ship of once-great government: The "Tuf" stories by George R.R. Martin

Now I have to watch next week to see Hercules try to Captain Kirk his way out of this cliffhanger.

Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

I actually WAS serious about "Andromeda" being a Star Trek series. It was pitched as the 5th series and rejected.

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

What about Holly from Red Dwarf? There's a looker if ever I saw, er, them.

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Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

You read it here first, chums - Liam confesses unnatural love for Norman Lovett.

Posted by Xentrick (Member # 64) on :

don't ask, don't tell.

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I'd make a "I bet he gives good head" joke, but the only way I could get away with it is by using the old "I'd say so and so, but it's too something" trick.

Plus, it's about me. Which'd make me look pretty stupid eh?

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

That was one of the funnier exchanges I've seen around here recently... :-)

BTW, I forgot to mention it before, but I also noticed the present-day slang being tossed about. I really can't see people that far in the future still saying "bought the farm"...

Also, I think that space-pimp was supposed to be some sort of mouse-like creature...

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

Just saw the second half today. Pretty mediocre so far. Their ships used "slipstream" to warp to places, which is rather unoriginal. And the crew-gathering at the end was a bit contrived and uninspiring. But I get to look at Kevin Sorbo.

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Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

For those who want to understand more about the ship: www.andromedaascendant.com

For those who want more info about the tech (including slipstream, which I find a mighty neat idea that incorporates elements of probability & chaos): www.allsystems.org

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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

I just got the pilot today (my station is airing it WAY late for some reason. And this is a major city!), and I must say, I really like it. It's a definate middle between Star Trek and FarScape, and I will definatly watch all three.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Shik: There's no "www" on the Andromeda Ascendant site

And, IMHO, the term "slipstream" was taken from Andromeda and used on Voyager.

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Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

You know perfectly well as I do that the wuh-wuhs mean diddle, Bubba...

As for the usage of the term...well, I've yet to think of something that's better. Well, maybe the "Fortuna Drive," but that requires a shitload of backstory to expalin the name.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Well, it obviously means something because the link shows up as unvisited, and I've been there.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Fabrux: That's because your browser compares the URL to the one stored in your history. They don't match, so it considers it unvisited. But they should both take you to the same place.

I've just seen the second part of the Andromeda pilot. I have to admit, it was better than the first part, though still not great. However, it's intriguing enough that I think I'll continue to watch it to see if it gets better.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Everybody must watch! Bwahaha!

On a side note, I get at least 8 channels that carry Andromeda. Oy...

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[This message has been edited by Fabrux (edited October 16, 2000).]