"Andromeda" Under the Night (2000)

Director:

Allan Kroeker

Writers:

Robert Hewitt Wolfe (developer)
Gene Roddenberry (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Andromeda" (2000)

Original Air Date:

2 October 2000 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Commonwealth vessel Andromeda, captained by Dylan Hunt, responds to an urgent distress call to find itself lured into a trap...

Plot Keywords:

Black Hole | Time | Frozen | Military | Tesseracting

Cast

  (Episode Credited cast)

Kevin Sorbo	...	Captain Dylan Hunt
Lisa Ryder	...	Beka Valentine
Keith Hamilton Cobb	...	Tyr Anasazi
Laura Bertram	...	Trance Gemini
Brent Stait	...	Rev Bem
Gordon Michael Woolvett	...	Seamus Harper (as Gordon Woolvett)
Lexa Doig	...	Andromeda Ascendant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Emy Aneke	...	Thompson
Steve Bacic	...	Gaheris Rhade
Gavin Buhr	...	Gunnery Sergeant
Janyse Jaud	...	Dawn (voice)
Johnny Mah	...	Stam
Yvonne Myers	...	Courier Pilot
Lori Stewart	...	Varastaya
Shawn Stewart	...	Brexos
John Tench	...	Gerentex
Elizabeth Thai	...	Refractions of Dawn

Trivia:

Harper describes Hunt as "...Huge. He's like a Greek god..." Kevin Sorbo is best know for playing Hercules.

Quotes:

Dylan Hunt: I've ordered you to abandon ship.
Refractions of Dawn: Let the record show that First Lieutenant Refractions of Dawn respectfully refuses to comply. If we live through this, you can court martial me.
Dylan Hunt: You are one stubborn bug.
Refractions of Dawn: What's the human expression? Guilty as charged.

Great Intro

I have watched many sci-fi movies and TV series. I myself am a writer of science fiction. The beginning to Andromeda is unparalleled. The first show was well done, but not the best of the shows. I would venture to say that as the season went on, it became apparent that Andromeda was going be a powerhouse. Under the Night was frightening and broad in scope. This made the show as good if not better than the epic that would come a few years later...the remake of Battle Star Galactica, one of my favorites from my younger years. I give a 10-10 to Andromeda the first episode...actually I'd have to say that season was a 20.