> > Has any one else seen the first epsiode of the new series based off of notes by the late Gene Rodenberry, Andromeda? Well I did. I will now give my thoughts on it.
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> I apologize for dissing a show that you like without even giving it a few episodes to establish itself, but my wife and I found the pilot episode to be so unbearably corny, we turned to some other channel after about half an hour. Reasons:
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> * Special effects were a mixed bag. There were lots and lots of cool explosions, but I was underwhelmed by the appearance of the alien and robotic characters. The "ant-woman's" head didn't look a bit like a living creature to me; I hoped it would turn out to be just a weird helmet.
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> * The dialogue & delivery, especially in exchanges between Sorbo as Captain (Somebody) and his mutineering first officer, was pretty canned.
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> * The overuse of slow-motion in the fight scenes, so you don't miss even one thrill-packed frame of Kevin Sorbo engaging in athletic martial-arts fighting. After a few minutes of slo-mo, they *did* give some kind of reason why reality itself was slowing or shifting as they made their way into the black hole, but still, it was just too much.
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> * What's up with the female avatar representing a warship, adhering to the Baywatch dress code?
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> Maybe I should have watched the second half, I don't know. Somebody please tell me if I didn't give it enough of a chance.
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> Iss "the leather uniforms were pretty cool" achar

The second half, with the treasure hunters (who will become the new crew) was deffinatly the better half of the show. If you get a chance give the second half a look.

The again I have a high degree of apreaciation for cheese in my sci-fi. So I guess you have to judge for yourself. Still, if you look at the early epsiodes of Next Generation compared to the end of the series you can see that a good show can grow from very campy origins.

And I know I want my starship's Avatar to look like that.

Speed'Looking forward to the second epsiode'ball