The featured ship of the Andromeda television show, the Andromeda Ascendant

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At the start of the series four galaxies are mostly part of the Systems Commonwealth, based from Tarn-Vedra and is quite a utopian society. However, one of the Commonwealth's member species, the Nietzscheans, became disillusioned with the peace with the Magog, and try to overthrow the Commonwealth. In the first battle, Dylan Hunt is forced to evacuate his crew, but his ship, the Andromeda Ascendant gets caught on the edge of a black hole's event horizon. Over 300 years later, a salvage crew (on the Eureka Maru) rescues him. The Systems Commonwealth has fallen, leading to a dark age known as The Long Night. Hunt recruits the salvage crew to join him in an attempt to restore the Systems Commonwealth and "rekindle the light of civilization". This article is about a celestial body. ... The Systems Commonwealth (Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda) was born out of the Vedran Empire. ... Tarn-Vedra is a fictional planet in the Andromeda universe. ... See Utopia (disambiguation) for other meanings of this word Utopia, in its most common and general meaning, refers to a hypothetical perfect society. ... In the television series Andromeda the Nietzcheans are a race of genetically engineered humans who quite religiously follow the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and Social Darwinism and Dawkinite genetic competitiveness. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Andromeda Ascendant is a fictional starship in the television series Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda. ... An artists impression of a black hole with a closely orbiting companion star that exceeds its Roche limit. ... This article is on the film Event Horizon. ... Salvage is the process of rescuing the hull, equipment or cargo of a shipwreck. ... The Eureka Maru is a fictional starship in the television series Andromeda. ... The Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacan, Mexico. ...

Season one of the series shows Hunt assembling the crew and adjusting to the new universe, while pursuing the creation of the Restored Systems Commonwealth; the second season shows the crew reacting to the sudden necessity of the Restored Systems Commonwealth after the discovery of the Magog Worldship, as they continue to make sure the dream comes true. Season three shows the Restored Systems Commonwealth implemented and the crew preparing for the impending fight against The Spirit of The Abyss and the Magog, while season four shows the new Commonwealth corrupted by its enemies, thus making survival against said enemies more difficult.

Andromeda is one of two TV series (to date) based upon concepts Roddenberry had created as early as the 1960s and 1970s. The name Dylan Hunt had also been given to the heroes of two TV movie pilots Roddenberry had produced in the mid-1970s. Another series postumously "created" by Roddenberry is Earth: Final Conflict. Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Earth: Final Conflict is a science fiction television series posthumously created by Gene Roddenberry. ...

Cast

• Kevin Sorbo - Dylan Hunt
• Lisa Ryder - Beka Valentine
• Keith Hamilton Cobb - Tyr Anasazi, out of Victoria by Barbarossa, of Kodiak Pride (seasons 1-3)
• Gordon Michael Woolvett - Seamus Zelazny Harper
• Laura Bertram - Trance Gemini
• Lexa Doig - Rommie
• Brent Stait - Reverend "Rev Bem" Behemial Far Traveler aka Red Plague (season 1 and 2)
• Steve Bacic - Telemachus Rhade (from season 4)
• Brandy Ledford - Doyle (from season 5)

Categories: Stub | 1958 births | American actors | Lutherans | Television actors ... Dylan Hunt is a fictional character. ... Lisa Ryder (born 26 October 1970) is a Canadian actress best known as Beka Valentine on the science fiction television series Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda. ... Rebecca Beka Valentine is a fictional character in the television series Andromeda, played by Lisa Ryder. ... Keith Hamilton Cobb (born 28 January 1962) is an American actor, best known for his television roles on the science-fiction series Andromeda and on the soap operas All My Children and The Young and the Restless. ... Tyr Anasazi out of Victoria by Barbarossa is a Nietzschean character in the television series Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda, played by actor Keith Hamilton Cobb. ... Gordon Michael Woolvett (born June 12, 1970) is a Canadian-born actor currently appearing on the TV show Andromeda with such people as Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) and Keith Hamilton Cobb (All My Children). ... Seamus Harper is a fictional character in the television series Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda. ... Laura Bertram Laura Maureen Bertram (born September 5, 1978) is a Canadian actress. ... Trance Gemini is a fictional character in the television series Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda, played by Canadian actress Laura Bertram. ... Alexandra L. Doig (born 8 June 1973) is a Canadian actress best known for her role on the science-fiction television series Andromeda. ... Rommie is the name given to the humanoid avatar of the Andromeda Ascendant starship in the TV series Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda. ... The People of the Way, commonly called Wayism, is a fictional religion from the Andromeda universe. ... Rev Bem is a fictional character in the television series Andromeda and he is a Magog. ... Telemachus Rhade is a fictional character in the television series Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda. ...

Recurring and guest characters

• Steve Bacic - Gaheris Rhade, Telemachus Rhade
• John de Lancie - Uncle Sid
• James Marsters - Charlemagne Bolivar
• Michael Shanks - Gabriel
• Tony Todd - Fehdman Metis
• William B. Davis - Professor Logitch
• Alex Diakun - Hohne
• John Tench - Gerentex
• Dylan Bierk - Freya
• Brent Stait - Rev Bem (season 3)
• Keith Hamilton Cobb - Tyr Anasazi (season 4)

Gaheris Rhade is a fictional character in the television series Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda. ... Telemachus Rhade is a fictional character in the television series Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda. ... John de Lancie (born March 20, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a character actor best known for his role as recurring guest star Q on the various Star Trek series. ... James Marsters, as the Buffyverse character Spike. ... Alternate meanings: see Michael Shanks (archaeologist) Michael Garrett Shanks (born December 15, 1970 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor who achieved fame for his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson on the television series Stargate SG-1. ... Tony Todd (b. ... William Bruce Davis (Born: January 13, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor. ... Hohne is a town in Germany, to the north of Hannover. ... Rev Bem is a fictional character in the television series Andromeda and he is a Magog. ... Keith Hamilton Cobb (born 28 January 1962) is an American actor, best known for his television roles on the science-fiction series Andromeda and on the soap operas All My Children and The Young and the Restless. ... Tyr Anasazi out of Victoria by Barbarossa is a Nietzschean character in the television series Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda, played by actor Keith Hamilton Cobb. ...

See also

• List of Andromeda episodes

This is the listing of all episodes of Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda aired as of 2004. ...

External links

• The official Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda web site (http://www.andromedatv.com)
• The official All Systems University web site (http://www.allsystems.org/)
• The official Andromeda Ascendant web site (http://andromedaascendant.com)
• David Winning (director) official web site (http://www.davidwinning.com/)