Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda is a syndicated television show airing in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The new show opened in 2000, produced by Tribune Entertainment, and has already generated the number one ratings for any show in its genre, syndicated. Pretty impressive, huh?

The series kicks off with our hero, Captain Dylan Hunt (shown in the left photograph still and played by Kevin Sorbo), and his spaceship. After an ambush attack by the Nietzcheans, the bad guys, he and his ship gets sucked into a black hole. Another spaceship comes along 300 years later and fishes him out. He's now in a vastly different universe, where no government exists. His mission is to re-establish the Commonwealth government among races to promote peace. A noble ideal.

Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda television show has pretty much won me over, which is something not too many things can do. The show's effects, sets, and costumes are pretty cheesy, but the writing and dialogue is pretty spot-on. The stories are intriguing. The show's writers even incorporate some intriguing science fiction theories, rather than throwing in the Standard Federation-brand Warp Drive. What stands out the most are its characters. They are laughable at first, but they are in-depth, complete with a past history and personality to boot. (What? Voyager's plots and personalities are shallow? When you think about it, the show's most common quotes are "Hull breach on decks x through y!" and "Shields down!" and "Computer!")

With Kevin Sorbo's excellent acting and experience with action, a Yoda-like figure (played by Brent Strait), smart and smart-ass Seamus Harper (played by Gordon Woolvett) and a drop-dead gorgeous artificial intelligence on-board the ship (played by Lexa Doig), Andromeda stole the number one spot in the United States for series in syndication. Take that, Xena!

andromeda websites

So far, this page is very sparse, but try some other sites. They've got more stuff than I will ever have.

SlipStreamWeb has the most comprehensive news and episode synopses, as well as an established and active newsgroup/forum.
Lady Maigrey's Andromeda Ascendant has a compilation of so many documents, essays, and original photograph stills. And the entire website is maintained by one person! VERY impressive and a must-see.
AndromedaTVFans could've been a great site with its slick design, but it's fallen waaaay behind on the news and BBS systems.
AndromedaTV is the official website, with official information, cast bios, interviews, and video clips.
Lexa Doig Online is devoted to anything related to the actress behind Rommie. Includes photographs, articles, and a brief biography.

Some Andromeda-related news items provided courtesy of SlipStreamWeb:

Andromeda is (c)2000 Tribune Entertainment, Inc. This page is neither officially endorsed nor officially sanctioned by the aforementioned company.

andromeda wallpaper

The following wallpaper is in JPEG format for one good reason: I don't have any more Geocities space! The quality is neglibly lower, but very decent. With that in mind, simply click on the image you want, wait for the next page to load, and right-click on the large image. Select "Save as Wallpaper" and you're done.

Rommie 1 (jpg, 79 kb) 
My first Andromeda wallpaper. Not too inspiring, huh? Half of the photographs come courtesy of Lady Maigrey's Andromeda Ascendant. I used half of the other photographs from spacebabes.com.

Rommie 2 (jpg, 61 kb) 
I blurred and whitened the background of Andromeda and Harper in her virtual computer network. The side photographs are little snapshots of Rommie in various episodes. Thanks again for the photographs, to Lady Maigrey. The others come from spacebabes.com.

Upcoming: episode-based wallpapers, perhaps? :-)