Andromeda: S01E07: The Ties that Bind
This was Beka Valentine’s show, but far too much emphasis was placed on her brother. There is a LOT more to Beka, she is a skillful and adept communicator, a successful Captain in her own right.
Read moreThis was Beka Valentine’s show, but far too much emphasis was placed on her brother. There is a LOT more to Beka, she is a skillful and adept communicator, a successful Captain in her own right.
Read moreRev Bem is Andromeda’s resident scientist, sociologist and linguist.
Read moreA cool story as sci fi love stories go, and some pretty hairy-scary science.
Read moreHe’s supposed to be a sort of ships caretaker and ‘fix-it’ man, but lets face it, Harper is the closest thing that Andromeda has to a Ships Engineer.
Read moreOn a prison planet and Dylan is introduced to the warden, a humourless geezer who looked like a cross between Uncle Fester and Herman Munster
Read moreThe Systems Commonwealth was 10,000 years old and had 1,247,000 member worlds before the Nietzscheans ended it with the war.
Read moreAnd about time! Finally, an episode that shows off Beka’s talents (and I’m not just talking about her boxer shorts).
Read moreSelf conscious, arrogant, and a complete jerks (with everyone except other Nietzschean’s).
Read moreThe Magog are simply wonderful! They are one of those races that you tend to like despite knowing that they are pathologically closer to being Devils than anything you’ve ever seen or heard of.
Read moreI’m afraid I don’t have much information on this Andromeda culture yet – other than the fact that they are a bunch of bastards!
Read moreThe Than are an insectoid race with different coloured skin depending on their designation in society. The green coloured ones are the engineers and scientists. Yellow or brownish coloured are the Than workers and the red ones are, of course the warriors.
Read moreThe Perseids were the first aliens to contact Humans without getting dressed up in green costumes and shouting iggy iggy. They actually look like humans mostly except for a bony face and black eyes.
Read moreVedrans were the founding members of the Systems Commonwealth and one of the most ancient and intellectual races in the three galaxies.
Read moreFirst Episode! Like most other Cult TV Sci Fi shows, Andromeda has it all, exotic spaceships, sexy lead characters and a gripping story always on the borders of plausibility.
Read moreI listened to the opening theme tune (Lifeson of Rush wrote and recorded it, my expectation rose again. I sat back, took a sip of beer from the can and let the show wash over me – All was right with the world.
Read moreContrary to popular opinion – and believe me, I can argue the point with any idiot, this show was great, the acting was sharp (especially Chris Lovic) and the story held our attention throughout.
Read moreI thought that this episode was the best yet. It had lots of grit, some clever banter, cool and sexy spaceships, impressive green missiles and of course a lovely shot of Beka’s bum.
Read moreThe new opening title sequence set the scene for an episode filled with action and intrigue, especially concerning Tyr and the Nietzschean’s.
Read moreThe slightly dizzy Trance Gemini is played superbly by the venerable Laura Bertram.
Read moreThis was another cracking show. We learned much more about Trance, Harper and Tyr, we began to understand what happened in the closing months of the War…
Read moreThe Andromeda Captain, Dylan Hunt is played commandingly by Kevin Sorbo.
Read moreBeka was the commander of the salvage ship Eureka Maru and then became the First Officer of the Andromeda Ascendant.
Read moreThe Andromeda Ascendant is a sentient spaceship with a computer interface able to manifest itself into a holographic persona (from ‘To Loose the Fateful Lightening).
Read moreHmmm…well I think the highlight of the show was seeing another of Trance’s species…other than that there isn’t much to say, except…where the heck did the strong, bum kicking, Beka Valentine disappear to?
Read moreToday we find our Intrepid hero/Peacekeeper, Dylan Hunt, on a drift, having a meeting. with the delegates from the Charter Signatories. Today’s topic is an Interim Mutual Defence Pact.
Read moreI enjoyed this ep very much, except for the annoying, nagging at the back of your mind fact, that we are just supposed to accept that Dylan, with a whole Armada, doesn’t at least sweep by Earth and take a few pot shots.
Read moreA distress call hails our intrepid leader to the rescue, and what a can of worms that opens…
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