Andromeda - Season 2 Collection
	Release Date: 2004-07-27
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Review by: Andrew Yaworski, New Westminster, BC Canada
Rating:
Now that ADV is gone
Now that ADV is gone, I'd strongly recommend that the US fans purchase this series from Amazon.ca! <br /> <br />Assuming many have been waiting for a price drop as I have, before purchasing. <br /> <br />It is being released in Canada via Alliance and the cover price is in the $25.00 Can$ range. <br /> <br />ADV over priced and gouged the fans of this show right from the beginning and its unfortunate that it's taken 5 years and the demise of ADV for fans to get a reasonably priced collection of this show on home video. <br /> <br />

Review by: Robert Moore, Chicago, IL USA
Rating:
Huge improvement from Season One
Season One of ANDROMEDA was possibly one of the worst episodes of s space opera ever on television. I cataloged the long number of problems in my review of Season One and won't repeat them here. In Season Two the series continued to contain many of the problems that cripple it: way too many bumpy-headed aliens, too many derivative characters and story lines, weak acting, and weak writing. But the show improved in Season Two primarily because it started developing more continuity from episode to episode. It didn't develop much in the way of actual story arcs, but some minor stories, something completely lacking in Season One. <br /> <br />I am only now watching the series for the first time so I don't know if the show will take advantage of it, but the one real hope on the show in Season Two was the development of Trance's story. There had been some minor hints in Season One that there was more to Trance than one might initially think, but this was taken to a whole new level. Numerous hints have been provided. That she either can't die or isn't strictly speaking alive. That she has an undisclosed significance of enormous import. That if her nature and destiny were known it would endanger the crew. That she evolves and changes over time (and does in Season Two, dramatically changing her physical appearance). And we know that there are others like her, at least one of which may have had some very bad effects on a planet. As of the end of Season two, Trance is the only character on the series who really interests me. <br /> <br />I started watching the show because I am currently working my way through every series with robotic, cyborg, artificial, reprogrammed, or technologically enhanced characters. Unfortunately, the show has done far less with Andromeda than I could have hoped. The avatar of Andromeda could be a great character, but the writers after two seasons have barely done anything with her. I keep hoping that they will. There was one interesting episode where she helped a man (played by an actor who was one of the Lone Gunmen) where some aspects of her being an android were addressed, but it wasn't the beginning of anything that was ongoing. <br /> <br />One of the fun highlights of the season was seeing Kevin Sorbo's sidekick from HERCULES, Michael Hurst, guest stars as an android. It was just a tad strange seeing the two familiar actors in a completely alien context. <br /> <br />One of the crippling things about the show is the weakness of the cast. Kevin Sorbo is a likable actor, but his character is fairly boring and impossibly traditional in the standard heroic mode. Tyr has to be one of the worst characters ever on a Sci-fi series. The problem is the way he is written. As conceived, he is hopelessly one dimensional. There is no nunace, no subtlety, and nothing of interest. If there was one character whose removal from the show would improve it more than any other, it would be Tyr. Beka is solid but not terribly exciting (though there are times when she physically looks like she could be Kara Thrace's older sister). Lexa Doig's Andromeda is naturally likable, but they simply do too little with her. Harper is unrelentlessly irritating. Which leaves Trance. In Season Two she becomes increasingly important and my major hope is that she will become even more important in Season Three. <br /> <br />In closing, I only wish someone working on the show knew anything whatsoever about Nietzsche. Hundreds of passages in Nietzsche contradict the crude version of his thought presented in this show. Nietzscheans seem to have taken nothing from Nietzsche apart from some nutty distortion of the Ubermann. You certainly don't get the communal cave men you see on the series. In fact, one of the main words that people used to describe the actual Nietzsche before his mental breakdown was "polite." He was a polite, nice, pleasant man.

Review by: P. Harwood, Australia
Rating:
Andromeda - Season 2
I enjoyed it and soon I will buy season 3. <br />And in Australia, Andromeda has never been seen in Australia on TV.

Review by: Jason Cortel, Phoenix, AZ USA
Rating:
Great show
I bought this because I love sci-fi and have nothing else left to buy. I took a chance on season 1 and am still watching it. The characters have more depth than I anticipated based on the other people's opinions but I see they were, for the most part, wrong. I can't wait to learn more about Trance. There is something about her as if she knows something almost as if she is connected to the universe. I hope I am right. Harper is a great guy, a little young and a little inexperienced. Tyr has overcome his judgments and struggles with his upbringing and instincts. Beka has a past and a connection to family (father drug dealer and addict, brother that is on the run). The only one with out depth to this point is Captain Hunt. He only has a mission. <br /> <br /> <br />

Review by: D. Cusack, Ireland
Rating:
Sci-Fi at its best!
I don't want to go on and on in a review so I will keep this brief. Truly this is one of the best series I have seen, a gem for all sci-fi fans. The dialogue is witty, the characters developed and interesting and the cast really seem to enjoy their work. This is not just some big studio effort (in fact some have slated the production values in Andromeda but that was more the in first season) but something people invested alot of time, effort and interest into and it shows! If you want the standard sci-fi fare try Enterprise, if you want something different try Andromeda. <br /> <br />Season 2 is much better in production values than Season 1 and story wise better than Season 3. It has all the hallmarks of Andromeda; sharp banter, characters constantly trying to get the better of each other, good guys, bad guys, heroes, anti-heroes, beautiful CGI and that hard to describe genuineness behind each of the cast's performances. There is a wonderful back story and a collision of differing philosophies brought to life expertly in each character. You can really enjoy seeing how each one handles problems and challenges in their own very unique way. Standout episodes are Exit Strategies, The Prince, All too Human, Ouroboros, ah I mean all of them. Enough said, in the words of Captain Hunt "Lets bring it"