Andromeda is an incredable series, and a great replacement for the 'Star Trek' series now that they're off the air.
It's always expected that the series will come out in box sets after the individual disks are released, so why be so impatient to get them all individually like that.
Andromeda is really good, and especially this season because we glimps a little more into the mysterious Trance Gemini.
Good Light Hearted Sci Fi in the Robert Hewitt Wolfe era
Before Kevin Sorbo decided that producer Robert Hewitt Wolfe had plots that were "too complicated"; the show was a solid adventure drama. I purchased this one on a clearence for 14.99 as part of a promotion from one of those big box retail chains. That is the only way I will see this show on DVD. I would not even think of paying full price! If you are fortunate enough to get a lower price for this set; it's worth a try. For all intents and purposes it's harmless fun and a good show.
I am wondering if the rumors are true. Is the quality of season's 3, 4, and five lower than that of the first two seasons?
Season 2 picks up great!
The second season of Andromeda really picked up after a slow start from the first season. The characters begin to develop personalities viewers can relate too, find their niches and loosen up. I highly recommend this boxed set as I said in my review of season 1 I do not recommend buying the individual episode packs those are almost as much as getting the complete season. Here is an episode listing of Season 2 to help you decide if you would be interested in spending the money.
01. The Widening Gyre
With the ship severely damaged, Dylan leads the crew of the Andromeda Ascendant in a battle against the largest and deadliest enemy they have ever encountered.
02. Exit Strategies
Dylan, Beka, Rev Bem and Tyr, pursued by a gang of Neitzscheans, are forced to make a crash landing on an icy planet.
03. A Heart for Falsehood Framed
The crew of the Andromeda replaces a sacred relic with a fake, attempting to negotiate peace between two battling parties.
04. Pitiless as the Sun
Trance is held captive, while Dylan and the rest of the crew try to uncover the source behind mysterious attacks on cargo ships
05. Last Call at the Broken Hammer
Dylan leads members of the crew to a desert wasteland in search of a former government leader.
06. All Too Human
Rommie discovers prejudices toward A.I.s while attempting to expose the nefarious plots of the Machenites.
07. Una Salas Victus
The crew of the Andromeda battles with the Neitzchean Drago-Kazov pride in an attempt to deliver medical supplies to an ailing colony.
08. Home Fires
A stranger with a message from Dylan's (Kevin Sorbo) long-dead fiancée arrives onboard Andromeda, leading the crew on a diplomatic mission.
09. Into the Labyrinth
The Andromeda hosts a conference of allies to the Commonwealth, while Harper (Gordon Michael Woolvett) is lured by unknown evil forces.
10. The Prince
Dylan and the crew of the Andromeda assist the sole survivor of a massacred royal family in his quest to regain the throne.
11. Bunker Hill
Captain Dylan Hunt allies with the Sabra-Jaguar Pride to wage war against the Dragans, while Harper launches a revolution on Earth.
12. Ouroboros
The crew of the Andromeda faces a sudden distortion of space and time.
13. Lava and Rockets
Dylan hijacks a tourist ship to escape the evil Ogami, a culture of mercenary killers.
14. Be All My Sins Remembered
Beka is forced to face her past when an old friend resurfaces.
15. Dance of the Mayflies
The Andromeda is invaded by a mutant species.
16. In Heaven Now Are Three
Beka leads a mission to find a legendary artifact.
17. The Things We Cannot Change
Dylan hovers near death in a dream world after an explosion rocks the Maru.
18. The Fair Unknown
The crew encounter the Vedrans the long-lost founders of the Commonwealth.
19. Belly of the Beast
The crew of Andromeda encounters a creature once thought to be mythological.
20. The Knight, Death and the Devil
Dylan attempts to save a group of captured High Guard ships.
21. Immaculate Perception
Racing to save his wife, and her coloney from attack, Tyr discovers he is a father.
22. The Tunnel at the End of the Light
Aliens from an alternate universe attack the crew of Andromeda.
Like season 3, season 4 also had a few bad episodes that were very confusing. There was an overuse of clips of previous episodes as a storytelling device, and some shows, like the first episode, had deus-ex-machina endings that came out of nowhere. The season gets better as it goes, with many of the finest episodes ("Trusting the Gordian Maze", "Time out of Mind") on the last disk. The final episode is very touching, and would have been a fine ending to the series if there was no season 5.
In the first two years Tyr served as the realist/anarchist foil to Dylan's idealism/community building. In season 4 Dylan was more the Hercules-style adventurer and moralist. To serve as a partner, Telemachus Rhade was added as a regular. While a Nietzschean, he was multi-faceted and... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Gene Roddenberry DVD Release Date: Released the 19 July 2005 Special Order
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I have read a lot of negetive reviews about the shorter version of the episode "Threads" being on this set rather than the longer more boring version. I just picked up the set and have only watched the episode "Threads" (I watched the season when it aired). I thought the shorter version was better and quicker to get to the point, there was a lot of padding in the longer version. Although I don't agree with MGM's Decision to not to put the broadcast version on the DVD, I'm glad they didn't. I don't think I will trade in my set to get the longer version. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Richard Dean Anderson DVD Release Date: Released the 04 October 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The first and only spin-off of Babylon 5, J. Michael Straczynski's short-lived sci-fi series Crusade had its roots in the B5 television movie A Call to Arms, in which Earth was battling a Drakh invasion at the end of the Shadow Wars. When Crusade begins, the Drakh have released a deadly virus that threatens to wipe out all 10 billion humans living on Earth unless a cure can be found in five years. To take on this monumental task, Captain Matthew Gideon (Gary Cole) is assigned command of the state-of-the-art Destroyer-class ship Excalibur. His crew includes telepath John Matheson (Daniel Dae Kim); pompous but brilliant archaeologist-linguist Max Eilerson (David Allen Brooks); Dureena, a member of the Thieves' Guild and the last surviving member... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Tony Dow DVD Release Date: Released the 07 December 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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