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	Andromeda - Season 4 Collection
	Release Date: 2005-07-19
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Review by: Robert Moore, Chicago, IL USA
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Another dull season from a series that never seems to go anywhere
Season Four has a great ending, but that is one of the few great things about it. There were some subtle improvements, such as the CGI, which got better in each season of the series. While the CGI was crude and unimpressive in the first couple of seasons, by Season four it rivaled that of far better shows like FARSCAPE, FIREFLY, and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. But the narrative remained flat and generally uninteresting. Yes, the narrative. Ultimately how a show tells a story is what makes or dooms it. In an article in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY during the first season of LOST. Show runner Damon Lindelhof was talking about what makes good TV narrative and what does not. He argued, and I think correctly, that shows that focus on plot rather than character development ultimately will be lessened for it. His goal was to keep LOST focused on character development like BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER rather than those that focus on plot. He didn't mention ANDROMEDA, but it is a classic example of a series that is seriously hampered by an almost complete lack of concern with character development. Most of the characters on ANDROMEDA never change, never alter, never develop or mature. Dylan Hunt is still precisely the same character he was in Season One. The same is true of Beka, Harper, and Romy. That this is true is especially tragic with Romy, since the possible growth as a person of someone who is an android would have made for a fascinating story. As it were, the only character who evolves at all is Trance. After three seasons of clothing Trance in mystery, we finally discover what her major secrets were in Season Four. And it was hardly disappointing. One can wonder why she was the only character on the show allowed to grow at all in the first four seasons. What should have been a great improvement in the show was the departure of Tyr. Unfortunately, Steve Bacic's Rhade, a direct descendent of the Rhade who tried to kill Dylan in the series pilot (and who made several appearances on the show in the first three seasons), ended up a profoundly uninteresting character, far less interesting than he had been when he was only guest starring. Most of the show continued to perpetuate the problems that crippled the show in the first three seasons: an unrelenting reliance on the worst stereotypes of TV Sci-fi, superficial storylines, facile dire circumstances each week and their equally facile solutions, and a long string of one-dimensional characters. Plus, the show simply revels in the unreality of things. For instance, people fly al the spaceships. The idea that people would pilot spaceships is an absurd one. Even today U. S. military pilots do not do the majority of the piloting of their aircraft. One interesting scene in Season Four takes place in the abandoned potash silo that has been repeatedly in Vancouver-based Sci-fi series. It was used in THE X-FILES in their Vancouver years. It was used in the short-lived BIONIC WOMAN remake. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA used it twice. The first time it was used as Ragnar Station in the miniseries. Then in Season Three it was used for the Temple of Five. The only time that the exterior has been used that I know of was in the series DARK ANGEL, when Max and Zack attacked it to rescue their "sister" from Manticore. There are shots inside, but shots outside as well. I don't remember it having been in SMALLVILLE, but I'm sure it has been. I'd also be willing to bet that it was used in one of more of the STARGATEs. The structure is notable for its enormous height and the huge rod that runs from the middle of the area to the top. I'm certain that when they built the silo that they had no idea that it would become one of Vancouver's most heavily used locations. Fans of BSG will enjoy guest appearances by two actresses who were probably filming their roles in the same year that they were filming the miniseries for BSG. The two are Grace Park aka Sharon Valerii/Agathon and Kandyse McClure aka Dualla. There is also an appearance by Aaron Douglas aka Chief Galen Tyrol (in the same episode that Erica Durance, later Lois Lane of SMALLVILLE, and Missy Peregrym from REAPER - unfortunately, the episode is an absolutely awful one). All in all, the series continues to disappoint. I suppose that the one group of people who would enjoy this are those who just enjoy superficial action series with traditional heroes and villains. But if you want good story telling and less than superficial characters, you need to look elsewhere.

Review by: M. Sellers, State College, PA USA
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Andromeda - Season 4 Collection
An enjoyable sci-fi show from Gene Roddenberry. More gritty and realistically human in some ways than the Star Trek franchise.

Review by: E. E. ROBLES, PUERTO RICO
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expectations not fully metT
The season was better developed than season 1, but do not meet season 2 and 3 standard. Don't spend time on the next and last season.

Review by: Kickboxfan, Shenandoah, Iowa USA
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Not nearly as good as the previous 3 years...
Season 4 of Andromeda was a disappointment as compaired the the outstanding previous 3 seasons. The music this season does not match the series and sounds more like music that should be played in a western movie. I hope they improve for the 5th and final season.

Review by: Mary Garrett Engman, Panama City, Florida USA
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Must have for Sci Fi Buffs
I enjoyed this series when it was on television, and had to add it to my library when it became available on DVD. The acting is very good, the stories are interesting. Well worth the price...Kevin Sorbo can play a captain as well as a mythical hero. The humor is very good as well as the action.