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No, we’ve not forgotten everybody’s favorite first-run syndication starship show. We have now seen all but one of the season’s final five episodes, and offer this mini-wrapup:
1.18 Devil Takes The Hindmost.
The best of the final five I’ve seen deals with the spiritual but hideous-looking Rev Bem (as in REVerend Bug-Eyed-Monster. Get it? Get it?). We not only get a very graphic look at the Magog reproductive cycle (courtesy of Rev himself), we also learn (or at least I learned) that the Wayist religion was actually founded by a Magog who raped and impregnated a very spiritual Earthman -- an Earthman who taught his alien rapist the ways of Jesus, Buddha, and other major religious figures of the planet. We also get to see Rev spray ne’er-do-well slavers with his acid-sac. Now, wouldn’t you pay more attention to “Voyager” if Neelix or Tuvok did that every once in a while?? First aired in most markets April 21, and will repeat (at least in Los Angeles) on April 29. ***1/2
1.19 The Honey Offering.
In “Andromeda’s” homage to “Elaan of Troyius,” Hunt decides to achieve a balance of power by uniting two Nietzschean tribes via an arranged marriage. The Andromeda’s role is to tranport the shrewish bride, who seems even more disdainful of her intended than Elaan was. Sadly, whip-wielding bride-to-be Elssbett does not have aphrodesiac tears with which to seduce Dylan (or even Tyr). But we do learn that, due to his parentage, Dylan is not without superpowers! First aired in most markets April 28 and will repeat (at least in Los Angeles) on May 6. **1/2
1.20 Star-Crossed.
Michael Shanks guest stars as Rommie's android love interest. He likes to finger her circuitry while he’s kissing her. It’s a lot of weepy, faux-romantic crap, redeemed in part by the enormous amount of screen time afforded dreamy Lexa Doig (whom viewers even get to see go into heat and cry). Lexa is one enticing Canadian, and with luck we will see much more of her next season. First airs in most markets May 5. **
1.21 It Makes A Lovely Light.
The final Beka-centric episode of the season involves a disastrous attempt to navigate to Tarn Vedra using a stolen diary. It turns the Andromeda’s tall blonde first officer into raving lunatic drug addict. (Yes, I know, the last Beka-centric episode – the one with John DeLancie – also saw Beka become a raving lunatic drug addict.) This is the only one I’ve not seen, and cannot offer a rating. Word is it’s not horrible. First airs in most markets May 12.
1.22 Its Hour Come ‘Round at Last. (Season finale.)
A very, very violent cliffhanger featuring the deaths of scores of hungry, horny Magog and much unpleasantness for the Andromeda’s crew. Sadly, it doesn’t really reveal anything new about Trance.
As the episode begins, the Andromeda crew has just added a sixth world to Dylan’s new Commonwealth.
But the happy tone is short-lived. While poking around in Rommie’s brain, Harper discovers and accidentally restores an old back-up copy of Andromeda's personality core. But it's a copy that was made during a pre-Hunt secret mission. When restored, the back-up Rommie assumes that her entire crew has been killed and the people she now finds onboard are intruders.
The Andromeda heads off to complete her 300-year-old secret mission (a recon to find the source of the Magog invasions). Andromeda-controlled androids capture Trance and force her to navigate. The rest of the crew tries to figure out what's going on and regain control of the ship.
The best of the final five I’ve seen deals with the spiritual but hideous-looking Rev Bem (as in REVerend Bug-Eyed-Monster. Get it? Get it?). We not only get a very graphic look at the Magog reproductive cycle (courtesy of Rev himself), we also learn (or at least I learned) that the Wayist religion was actually founded by a Magog who raped and impregnated a very spiritual Earthman -- an Earthman who taught his alien rapist the ways of Jesus, Buddha, and other major religious figures of the planet. We also get to see Rev spray ne’er-do-well slavers with his acid-sac. Now, wouldn’t you pay more attention to “Voyager” if Neelix or Tuvok did that every once in a while?? First aired in most markets April 21, and will repeat (at least in Los Angeles) on April 29. ***1/2
1.19 The Honey Offering.
In “Andromeda’s” homage to “Elaan of Troyius,” Hunt decides to achieve a balance of power by uniting two Nietzschean tribes via an arranged marriage. The Andromeda’s role is to tranport the shrewish bride, who seems even more disdainful of her intended than Elaan was. Sadly, whip-wielding bride-to-be Elssbett does not have aphrodesiac tears with which to seduce Dylan (or even Tyr). But we do learn that, due to his parentage, Dylan is not without superpowers! First aired in most markets April 28 and will repeat (at least in Los Angeles) on May 6. **1/2
1.20 Star-Crossed.
Michael Shanks guest stars as Rommie's android love interest. He likes to finger her circuitry while he’s kissing her. It’s a lot of weepy, faux-romantic crap, redeemed in part by the enormous amount of screen time afforded dreamy Lexa Doig (whom viewers even get to see go into heat and cry). Lexa is one enticing Canadian, and with luck we will see much more of her next season. First airs in most markets May 5. **
1.21 It Makes A Lovely Light.
The final Beka-centric episode of the season involves a disastrous attempt to navigate to Tarn Vedra using a stolen diary. It turns the Andromeda’s tall blonde first officer into raving lunatic drug addict. (Yes, I know, the last Beka-centric episode – the one with John DeLancie – also saw Beka become a raving lunatic drug addict.) This is the only one I’ve not seen, and cannot offer a rating. Word is it’s not horrible. First airs in most markets May 12.
1.22 Its Hour Come ‘Round at Last. (Season finale.)
A very, very violent cliffhanger featuring the deaths of scores of hungry, horny Magog and much unpleasantness for the Andromeda’s crew. Sadly, it doesn’t really reveal anything new about Trance.
As the episode begins, the Andromeda crew has just added a sixth world to Dylan’s new Commonwealth.
But the happy tone is short-lived. While poking around in Rommie’s brain, Harper discovers and accidentally restores an old back-up copy of Andromeda's personality core. But it's a copy that was made during a pre-Hunt secret mission. When restored, the back-up Rommie assumes that her entire crew has been killed and the people she now finds onboard are intruders.
The Andromeda heads off to complete her 300-year-old secret mission (a recon to find the source of the Magog invasions). Andromeda-controlled androids capture Trance and force her to navigate. The rest of the crew tries to figure out what's going on and regain control of the ship.
In “Andromeda’s” homage to “Elaan of Troyius,” Hunt decides to achieve a balance of power by uniting two Nietzschean tribes via an arranged marriage. The Andromeda’s role is to tranport the shrewish bride, who seems even more disdainful of her intended than Elaan was. Sadly, whip-wielding bride-to-be Elssbett does not have aphrodesiac tears with which to seduce Dylan (or even Tyr). But we do learn that, due to his parentage, Dylan is not without superpowers! First aired in most markets April 28 and will repeat (at least in Los Angeles) on May 6. **1/2
1.20 Star-Crossed.
Michael Shanks guest stars as Rommie's android love interest. He likes to finger her circuitry while he’s kissing her. It’s a lot of weepy, faux-romantic crap, redeemed in part by the enormous amount of screen time afforded dreamy Lexa Doig (whom viewers even get to see go into heat and cry). Lexa is one enticing Canadian, and with luck we will see much more of her next season. First airs in most markets May 5. **
1.21 It Makes A Lovely Light.
The final Beka-centric episode of the season involves a disastrous attempt to navigate to Tarn Vedra using a stolen diary. It turns the Andromeda’s tall blonde first officer into raving lunatic drug addict. (Yes, I know, the last Beka-centric episode – the one with John DeLancie – also saw Beka become a raving lunatic drug addict.) This is the only one I’ve not seen, and cannot offer a rating. Word is it’s not horrible. First airs in most markets May 12.
1.22 Its Hour Come ‘Round at Last. (Season finale.)
A very, very violent cliffhanger featuring the deaths of scores of hungry, horny Magog and much unpleasantness for the Andromeda’s crew. Sadly, it doesn’t really reveal anything new about Trance.
As the episode begins, the Andromeda crew has just added a sixth world to Dylan’s new Commonwealth.
But the happy tone is short-lived. While poking around in Rommie’s brain, Harper discovers and accidentally restores an old back-up copy of Andromeda's personality core. But it's a copy that was made during a pre-Hunt secret mission. When restored, the back-up Rommie assumes that her entire crew has been killed and the people she now finds onboard are intruders.
The Andromeda heads off to complete her 300-year-old secret mission (a recon to find the source of the Magog invasions). Andromeda-controlled androids capture Trance and force her to navigate. The rest of the crew tries to figure out what's going on and regain control of the ship.
Michael Shanks guest stars as Rommie's android love interest. He likes to finger her circuitry while he’s kissing her. It’s a lot of weepy, faux-romantic crap, redeemed in part by the enormous amount of screen time afforded dreamy Lexa Doig (whom viewers even get to see go into heat and cry). Lexa is one enticing Canadian, and with luck we will see much more of her next season. First airs in most markets May 5. **
1.21 It Makes A Lovely Light.
The final Beka-centric episode of the season involves a disastrous attempt to navigate to Tarn Vedra using a stolen diary. It turns the Andromeda’s tall blonde first officer into raving lunatic drug addict. (Yes, I know, the last Beka-centric episode – the one with John DeLancie – also saw Beka become a raving lunatic drug addict.) This is the only one I’ve not seen, and cannot offer a rating. Word is it’s not horrible. First airs in most markets May 12.
1.22 Its Hour Come ‘Round at Last. (Season finale.)
A very, very violent cliffhanger featuring the deaths of scores of hungry, horny Magog and much unpleasantness for the Andromeda’s crew. Sadly, it doesn’t really reveal anything new about Trance.
As the episode begins, the Andromeda crew has just added a sixth world to Dylan’s new Commonwealth.
But the happy tone is short-lived. While poking around in Rommie’s brain, Harper discovers and accidentally restores an old back-up copy of Andromeda's personality core. But it's a copy that was made during a pre-Hunt secret mission. When restored, the back-up Rommie assumes that her entire crew has been killed and the people she now finds onboard are intruders.
The Andromeda heads off to complete her 300-year-old secret mission (a recon to find the source of the Magog invasions). Andromeda-controlled androids capture Trance and force her to navigate. The rest of the crew tries to figure out what's going on and regain control of the ship.
The final Beka-centric episode of the season involves a disastrous attempt to navigate to Tarn Vedra using a stolen diary. It turns the Andromeda’s tall blonde first officer into raving lunatic drug addict. (Yes, I know, the last Beka-centric episode – the one with John DeLancie – also saw Beka become a raving lunatic drug addict.) This is the only one I’ve not seen, and cannot offer a rating. Word is it’s not horrible. First airs in most markets May 12.
1.22 Its Hour Come ‘Round at Last. (Season finale.)
A very, very violent cliffhanger featuring the deaths of scores of hungry, horny Magog and much unpleasantness for the Andromeda’s crew. Sadly, it doesn’t really reveal anything new about Trance.
As the episode begins, the Andromeda crew has just added a sixth world to Dylan’s new Commonwealth.
But the happy tone is short-lived. While poking around in Rommie’s brain, Harper discovers and accidentally restores an old back-up copy of Andromeda's personality core. But it's a copy that was made during a pre-Hunt secret mission. When restored, the back-up Rommie assumes that her entire crew has been killed and the people she now finds onboard are intruders.
The Andromeda heads off to complete her 300-year-old secret mission (a recon to find the source of the Magog invasions). Andromeda-controlled androids capture Trance and force her to navigate. The rest of the crew tries to figure out what's going on and regain control of the ship.
A very, very violent cliffhanger featuring the deaths of scores of hungry, horny Magog and much unpleasantness for the Andromeda’s crew. Sadly, it doesn’t really reveal anything new about Trance.
As the episode begins, the Andromeda crew has just added a sixth world to Dylan’s new Commonwealth.
But the happy tone is short-lived. While poking around in Rommie’s brain, Harper discovers and accidentally restores an old back-up copy of Andromeda's personality core. But it's a copy that was made during a pre-Hunt secret mission. When restored, the back-up Rommie assumes that her entire crew has been killed and the people she now finds onboard are intruders.
The Andromeda heads off to complete her 300-year-old secret mission (a recon to find the source of the Magog invasions). Andromeda-controlled androids capture Trance and force her to navigate. The rest of the crew tries to figure out what's going on and regain control of the ship.
But the happy tone is short-lived. While poking around in Rommie’s brain, Harper discovers and accidentally restores an old back-up copy of Andromeda's personality core. But it's a copy that was made during a pre-Hunt secret mission. When restored, the back-up Rommie assumes that her entire crew has been killed and the people she now finds onboard are intruders.
The Andromeda heads off to complete her 300-year-old secret mission (a recon to find the source of the Magog invasions). Andromeda-controlled androids capture Trance and force her to navigate. The rest of the crew tries to figure out what's going on and regain control of the ship.
ANDROMEDA (voice over): Intruder, halt!
TYR (striding defiantly down a corridor, rifle raised): Not likely.
The android version of Rommie is unaffected by the personality change, and her pissy confrontations with her moussed-up other selves are great.
ANDROID ROMMIE: What do you mean you don’t recognize me?? I’m you!!
ON-SCREEN ROMMIE: You are a modified type-A maintenance android fashioned to look like my A.I. persona. You are decidedly not me.
HOLOGRAM ROMMIE: It’s not responding to my instructions like the other androids.
ON-SCREEN ROMMIE: Whoever modified it must have given it the ability to override my direct control.
HOLOGRAM ROMMIE: I will disassmble it. Perhaps it will give me information about the saboteur.
ANDROID ROMMIE (turning to leave): Like hell I will!
ON-SCREEN ROMMIE: This section has been sealed!
ANDROID ROMMIE: Oh really?
(The doors slide open effortlessly for Android Rommie.)
HOLOGRAM ROMMIE: Stop! Where are you going?
ANDROID ROMMIE (striding away): To find out what’s wrong with me. Sometimes I can be a real pain in the ass!!
But just as it looks like the crew are getting Andromeda back under control: WHAM! Magog swarmships clamp down on the Andromeda. (And in case anyone forgets the Magog are rapists, their ships not only clamp on to the Andromeda, they actually seen to hump it as well.) Soon Andromeda is inseminated, if you will, with platoons of squealing, angry Magog.
DYLAN: Why did it have to be Magog? I hate Magog.
What's with all the Magog? Andromeda’s secret mission was a long-range strike into Magog space to try and locate and eliminate the source of the Magog invasions once and for all. Andromeda was the only survivor, and staggered back without her crew after wandering blindly through the slipstream for over a year. Her memories were locked up, all records of the mission were destroyed, and she was given a new captain – Dylan - and crew. The Magog swarmships attack because Andromeda is being guided deeper and deeper into Magog space.
To make matters worse, it turns out these Magog have a leader named Bloodmist who's smart, wears armor, and carries a rifle, and emotes like he's Richard III. He tries to tempt Rev Bem into switching sides, promising to reveal big secrets about the Magog’s origins. (At this point Rev reveals his full Wayist name – “Behemiel Far Traveler” – and his true Magog name - “Redplague.”)
BLOODMIST: Join us. We will restore to you all you have lost. Your history. Your culture. Your pride.
REV: We have no culture! We have no history!
BLOODMIST: None that you know of! But you’re of those who went before. The first ones. For ten generations you have lived in ignorance – until now! Now that the hour of the awakening approaches. Follow me, Redplague, and I will show you the face of God, then all will be revealed!
REV (brandishing his Wayist medallion): I have seen the face of the divine! I see it every day! In the Universe! In all the divine’s creations!
BLOODMIST: Do you believe you were made by The Creator?
REV: All things are created by the divine!
BLOODMIST: All things but us! Hear my words. There is still time for you. But now I must go. I have pressing business elsewhere.
(Those who read Herc’s last set of Andromeda spoilers know the finale also features a return appearance of Enigma, the impressive-looking energy-dude who turned up briefly in “Harper 2.0.” Feel free to put two and two together.)
Andromeda ends up at the Magog homeworld – actually twenty hollow planets joined together, lit by an artificial sun, filled with trillions of Magog and heading toward the Commonwealth.
By episode’s end, Andromeda has giant holes blasted in her by point singularity bombs (the baby black holes used by the big bounty hunter Jeager in "Harper 2.0"). Rommie's been impaled by Bloodmist and stuck to a wall. Harper and Tyr are paralyzed, infested with Magog eggs (!), and taken back to the worldship. Rev's ripped off his Wayist medallion and gone after them (but it's unclear whether he's gone to rescue them or switch sides and join his brothers). And Dylan, Beka, and Trance are all lying unconcscious on the shattered command deck.
The season finale first airs in most markets May 19. ***
Season Two.
We learn that the Magog actually killed one of the crew (not Rommie)! The ship puts the two giant battlebots in its hold to work. And the nerdiest Lone Gunman, Bruce Harwood, has reportedly signed on for a recurring role as a a nerdy spy – a spy Rommie has to retrieve from a world that hates and fears androids. Oh yeah, and we’ll learn Enigma’s connection to the fall of the Commonwealth!
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By episode’s end, Andromeda has giant holes blasted in her by point singularity bombs (the baby black holes used by the big bounty hunter Jeager in "Harper 2.0"). Rommie's been impaled by Bloodmist and stuck to a wall. Harper and Tyr are paralyzed, infested with Magog eggs (!), and taken back to the worldship. Rev's ripped off his Wayist medallion and gone after them (but it's unclear whether he's gone to rescue them or switch sides and join his brothers). And Dylan, Beka, and Trance are all lying unconcscious on the shattered command deck.
The season finale first airs in most markets May 19. ***
Season Two.
We learn that the Magog actually killed one of the crew (not Rommie)! The ship puts the two giant battlebots in its hold to work. And the nerdiest Lone Gunman, Bruce Harwood, has reportedly signed on for a recurring role as a a nerdy spy – a spy Rommie has to retrieve from a world that hates and fears androids. Oh yeah, and we’ll learn Enigma’s connection to the fall of the Commonwealth!
The Hercules T. Strong Rating System:
Season Two.
We learn that the Magog actually killed one of the crew (not Rommie)! The ship puts the two giant battlebots in its hold to work. And the nerdiest Lone Gunman, Bruce Harwood, has reportedly signed on for a recurring role as a a nerdy spy – a spy Rommie has to retrieve from a world that hates and fears androids. Oh yeah, and we’ll learn Enigma’s connection to the fall of the Commonwealth!
The Hercules T. Strong Rating System:
The Hercules T. Strong Rating System:
**** better than most motion pictures
*** actually worth your valuable time
** as horrible as most stuff on TV
* makes you quietly pray for bulletins
I warn you not to defy me!
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Andromeda sucked rabbit noodles for the first few episodes, while SG1 was pretty strong right of the batmobile. But Andromeda is cool now, Dylan Hunt is all Kirk-like, and both Trance and Lexa Doig are purty as a Alushicasian sand weasles. Mmmmm, sand weasles!
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SG1 is the biggest pile of pants I've ever seen not to mention Farscape. That show REALLY needs to get its act together. Cos it sucks so much. Andromeda is the only "low budget" sci-fi series out there at the moment which is anygood. That 7Days load of trite on UPN sucks. Voyager is the best ship based series EVER with Andromeda a close second. Dark Angel is best sci-fi all round. Buffy and Angel best horror!
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I have never seen this show. Anyone know if after its run ends has some cable network lined up to rebroadcast it?
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The sets, costumes, makeup, lighting, and all other production values beat any other sci-fi on TV. They're dynamic. They're cinematic. Andromeda is pure cheese. Farscape hasn't gotten the respect it deserves on Coaxial since Glen Oliver left. Maybe that's for the best. I don't want the episodes spoiled anyway.
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It does! Farscape is sci-fi at its worst. Pandering to children with it's babylike puppets and token characters, token alien, token warrior. The show was created SOELY to serve to show off all of the aspects of the Hensens Creature Shop. Rokerne S. Obannon was GIVEN character ideas and sketchs. He didnt CREATE the show. The reason Farsacpe is so bad is because its "creation by comitte" the characters are boring and frankly cliched. The Guy forced to another part of the world/galaxy/time...Buck Rogers, Quin Mallory...many, MANY different examples I could cite make this a steroytype. That's not to mention the fact that Ben Browder couldn't act his way out of a paper bag The mysterious voice of reason...with that awful Virginia Hey! Hmm where has I seen this character before? Oh yeah in almost everything! Lets face it people Farscape won't survive much into it's 4th season! If it even gets a fourth season. Andromeda, which is more adult and doesn't pretend to be a kids show, will evolve and blossom to become a quality show! One of the best!
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Apr 29, 2001 10:01:23 AM CDT
Andromeda is GOOD cheesy... FARSCAPE used to be GOOD but now...
by darthmuppet
On Andromeda and FARSCAPE...
Guys... Andromeda is cheesy... But the thing you are missing is that Andromeda is supposed to be cheesy! TPTB on Andromeda aren't trying to produce something that is going to have some HUGE social impact on society... they know their show is cheesy and they use that to their advantage! Think... Hercules in space or Sam Riami does STAR TREK(hey there... that could seriously kick some ass... LOL)!
Now... on to FARSCAPE... AT one point, not so very long ago... I was one of the peeps who lived and breathed FARSCAPE(those of you who have ever frequented the SCIFI.com farscape BB might know yours truly better as DR TEETH... and yes, I am the same DR TEETH who CLAUDIA BLACK asked for by name in her first chat on the scifi site... hey, I ain't above a little shameless plugging or nuthin')! But I am sad to say that after the first episode of season two, FARSCAPE has gone downhill... and fast!!! Now, I am even embarrassed to tell people that I was once such a devoted viewer of the show! Now My wife and I only watch it to perfect our MST3K skills!
There was a point in time(the first season of FARSCAPE IMHO was just about as good as TV scifi gets... possibly better than it has ever been) where I would have said with pride that I felt FARSCAPE was ready to steal the "best Television scifi franchise of all time" crown away from TREK for good!!! Do you want to know what happened to that hope of mine? A man who goes by the name of DAVID "TALL POPPY HACK" KEMPER was handed the reigns of the show and he has turned the DAMN thing into a F***ing soap opera to rival even DAYS OF OUR SO CALLED LIVES!!!! The show has just gotten plain bad now... he took the main character... the lone human on the show... the emotional anchor and turned him into a screaming, obnoxious baffoon that only a drunken frat boy could relate to!!! Not to mention that he took SCORPIUS... possibly the greatest scifi on-screen villian since Vader and turned him into a F***ing CARTOON!!!!!!!!! Don't even get me started on how that BASTARD KEMPER took what was looking to be the couple(John and Aeryn) that showed everyone else how you let the two main characters be a couple and avoid the "Moonlighting" curse and he turned their "almost perfect blossoming love for each other" into something right out of your most cringe inducing SUNSET BEACH EPISODES!!!! Anyway... what I'm trying to say is that... "DAVID KEMPER MUST BE STOPPED... NO MATTER WHAT THE COST"
"YOU HAVE LEARNED MUCH YOUNG KEMPER... BUT YOU ARE STILL A HACK!!!"
"KEMPER... I FIND YOUR LACK OF TALENT DISTURBING!!!"
WITH LOTZA LUV AND ALL THAT GOOD SH*T,
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Why is it that I saw the season finale two weeks ago on a syndicated channel? I don't understand that? And now they're airing "Star-Crossed" and calling it "ALL NEW". That's pretty messed up....
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This shit is too little too late, you ignore this goddamn show (and other struggling ones) for ages and then all of the sudden try to scoop on it?
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I just can't get past the stoopid names on the show... Tyr Anasazi??? Trance Gemini???? Rev Bem???? I'm sick and tired of Majel Barrett raping her dead husband's corpse for any idea he veer had. Now, had this been set in the far future of the Federation, as it was conceived, it might be an interesting show. But anything that starts with "Gene Roddenberry's" is gonna suck.
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I thought the second seasons was OK myself, though I do think the third season has sucked pretty bad so far. Oh, cyclops 1001, voyager and andromeda are good? Yea right. Farscape was good in it's early days at least, those shows have sucked since day one.
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I put a Muppet on my dick once and called it Mr. Weasel. It was fun. Particularly when Mr. Weasel found his hole. Pussy hole that is. Anyone else like to put puppets on their dick?
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It's one of the worst shows I've ever seen in my entire life. "Voyager" even tops it, even with lackluster efforts like "Unimatrix Zero". The writing for "Andromeda" is consistently ridiculous, and the production values are even worse. *Some* of the CGI effects are worth watching, but most of them aren't. The acting is nearly as bad, especially on the part of whoever plays "Trance" and whoever plays "Harper". These two are of the most annoying characters I have yet to see anywhere. I EVEN PREFER JAR-JAR BINKS OVER TRANCE AND HARPER.
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Okay, I guess a Sci-Fi pissing contest has been a long time coming, what with all the competition right now. First, let's get two things straight: Voyager is terrible and no show was as epic in scope and as successful in execution as Babylon 5. Anyone who claims Voyager is the best Sci-Fi or best "ship based" show ever is an idiot. (Attention Idiots: Don't post back and try to argue because you'll just prove me right and make yourself look bad.) Babylon 5 might have had some problems that made it less than perfect, but NO Sci-Fi show ever was so ambitious. As for Farscape, I just started watching the show and I like it a lot. I know there are people that say earlier it was better but I saw two eps from the first season "The Flax" and "Till the blood runs clear" and I don't think anything has really been lost from the show. It IS a good show. Finally, Andromeda is also a good show but for other reasons. Its fluff, but sometimes a little fluff is good. I think the writers are bringing things around slowly and I'm still waiting to see how they deal with some of the dangling plot lines. Its also gotten me thinking dirty things about purple girls with tails. Thats right, Zubalove feels a little FRISKY!!!!
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Apr 30, 2001 6:20:27 AM CDT
Quill: clearly some obscure variant definition of "think"
by darth vader
This show is so cool it's not surprising that the geek boys don't get it and prefer Muppets-In-Space. Tha's awright, Andromeda'll just keep pounding the competition in the ratings and will be here when you grow up.
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Farscape is a million times better than androm, it has dynamic characters, who interact with eachother in a captivating way, the set design and CGI is movie quality, the villians are charasmatic and dynamic, and the stories rock.
I tried to watch andromeda, I really did, every week I would see great epic scale ideas tumble because of the 'tongue in cheek' writing, and the dodgy characters. The whole show just made me laugh, how can scifi fans watch this? -
...just the sophisticated ones with a sense of humour.
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because I love Farscape. So it has muppets. So what? I liked Laberynth, Dark Crystal, and Star Wars, too. And I guess that means I'll have to give up my Mensa membership, because apparently liking a show makes me stupid as well as immature. I tried to like Andromeda. I really did. I couldn't get past the awful make-up, the cheezy costumes, and the horrible acting. There may be some great stories in there... somewhere, and the concept is certainly interesting. I'd have to say the same thing about the first season of TNG, so it is always possible to improve.
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...but if you're going to give up your Mensa membership, do it because simple spelling eludes you. It's "labyrinth" (and, one would think, "cheesy").
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are often indications of giftedness, smartypants. Point is, don't insult the fans - insult the shows if you think they suck.
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I like Andromeda. Ok, so it is "Hercules in space" So that just means it's like Star Trek but with more beatings. What's wrong with that?
I hate Voyager. The captain's all wussy. Most of the crew is all wussy too. Tuvok is the only non weakling on that show.
I like Farscape. I haven't seen enough of it to realize why some people live and breathe it, though. (I read a post regarding the last episode where a guy said, "I saw God, and she was grey, and she brought her twin sister." Crazy.
Dark Angel is mediocre, but I'd choose it over Voyager.
Buffy sucks. Some punk girl slaying thousand year old vampires including Dracula himself. The whole idea is just stupid.
Hey if HERCULES reads this, please tell which character dies in Andromeda. -
Yes, it IS true that Gene's Work has Gotten shoved into the corporate hackshop and turned into the biggest CRAP i've ever seen. BUT there are a FEW good shows on. Earth Final Conflict is downright cool.
Now, if the Sci-fi Channel can acually put out the new J. Michael Straczynski show. I'll be happy.
oh yea, while I'm at it..
Blow up paramount, and give full creative control over to to people who remember that the greatest thing about space is the MYSTERY. I mean GOD IN HEAVEN. When was the last time you saw a Trek series meet a downright f'ing COOL ship/race/world ect ect.
I want to know how the universe was created, and I do NOT want to f'ing hear the letter Q!!!!
AHH!!
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