Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: Slipstream Collection (2000)

The explosive final season of one of the most beloved science fiction TV series of all time! Captain Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) has never had it easy. He s been trapped in time near a black hole for three hundred years struggled with a less-than-cooperative crew of renegades aliens and androids and confronted awesome dangers lurking behind every star. Now he must face his greatest challenge understanding his own past and ultimate destiny. On the meteor-scarred planet Seefra-1 Dylan and his crew uncover a mysterious secret merging past future space and time.System Requirements:Running Time: 1100 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating: TV-PG UPC: 702727141027 Manufacturer No: DAN/BX100 Product Description

From Promise to Fizzle

Show started out and cruised for a while with a promising story arc and then fizzled into a pathetic directionless inconsistent jumble toward the end. Plot arc was abandonned mid-slipstream and characters dispatched into near oblivion almost as if they had never existed in the first place. The story arc was dumped for an episodic romp into pointlessness.

The producers sold it down the river and then used that as a reason to kill it. It could have been a classic. The Magog, and the transdimensional translucent entity that propelled them, were brilliant as antagonists and yet, ultimately, squandered for no good reason. It was at the foot of the altar of this squandering that Rev was dispatched into some vague otherness and forgotten. It was at the foot of this altar that the complex Tier was written out as a defiant afternoon snack for the entity.

Once again, TV producers have shown themselves unworthy of authentic creative challenge. I would not accept this box set if it was given to me. My disappointment is too deep. The true price exacted by mediocrity has absolutely nothing to do with money.

Have a wonderful day. November 29, 2008

Still a great show!

I may be a little biased, but, I love this show. Have since it came out and still watch it, now that I have the whole set in one box. I haven't watched the whole box set, but had started Season 5, and the quality is great and I love the fact that it is widescreen. The only thing I miss is the inserts from the other sets, which gave the plot line and the index title. Other than that I really have no complaints about the set. I did wait for it to go down in price before I bought it, though. Its all in one case, so no more looking for each separate season... August 16, 2008

The Andromeda Compendium in DVD

I recently purchased the Andromeda Slipstream Collection and wasn't expecting what I was expecting. I'm not a big fan of the series but wanted to see what Andromeda was all about as cable was showing this on and off.

The box set as reviewed by most purchasers here come in 25 "Thinkpaks" (aka Slimpacks) containing 2 discs each. All 110 episodes are in the set. The box is sturdy enough to take some slight impact but don't expect it to withstand high drops with all the dvd thinpaks inside.

However, this is not just what it has. It has everything about the Andromeda Universe from audio commentaries, Encylopedia (From A-Z), cast interviews, production designs, trailers (TV Spots), alternate takes, deleted scenes, bloopers ("Have you seen my forcelance?") and even a history of the Andromeda Universe. The whole enchilda with a glass of cold juice or soda.

Seriously, this is one very impressive package and definitely worth the price. This collection just brought me to the dark side of being an Andromeda fan.... Noooooooo! August 10, 2008

For the die hard Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda fan..

..what are you doing? Buy it already. Totally worth every penny. It's much smaller than it appears due to it's double-sided slim dvd packaging. No more double-sided dvd discs, all are one sided (much better).

The only flaw is that it does not have a description of what each episode is about..still giving this price 5*'s.

Every episode plus bonus features..my favorites are the bloopers! July 22, 2008

True Sci-Fi

Better than I expected. The wide screen format is fantastic. If you saw it on when it was on TV you are in for a treat, it is much better. June 10, 2008

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