Keith Hamilton Cobb Quits Andromeda

POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 03:37
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HAKEN

Tuesday, April 8, 2003 6:48 PM

I stopped watching Andromeda after Tribune got rid of RHW. I'm still pissed about that. If there's a company worst than FOX, it's Tribune.

From SCIFI.COM:

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Cobb Quits Andromeda

The Sci-Fi Talk Web site reported that Keith Hamilton Cobb will leave the syndicated SF series Andromeda, where he plays the Nietzschean Tyr Anasazi. Cobb said he was joining castmate Brent Stait (Rem) and former executive producer Robert Hewitt Wolfe, both of whom left the show a while back, the site reported.

"I know that the American fan base, as expressed online, seems rather displeased with the developments of the third season," Cobb said. "My own personal opinion as far as my character, that it's always been somewhat lacking and has only gotten worse. So I had not planned to do a fourth season for that reason."

Cobb said that he will appear in four episodes of a fourth season, if the producers want him.

BRTICK

Tuesday, April 8, 2003 7:11 PM

does anyone remember when that show was good?

Keep Flying!

CHANNAIN

Tuesday, April 8, 2003 7:55 PM

let's see...back when it actually had some semblance of a story arch...when was that?

"I'm still flyin'...that's enough." ~ Mal

SLOWSMURF

Tuesday, April 8, 2003 8:46 PM

Without trying to sound too positive about this....

I think its good that the people are starting to recognize the show isn't what it was(not due to the actors, at least nothing major is their fault outside of Sorbo possibly, executive producer). Prehaps with an actor leaving they'll finally get it through their thick skulls they lost their fanbase mostly?

Oh, and don't be negative about the season 1 story arc, first seasons of a TV show almost NEVER have major story arcs, especially a syndicated show. They were starting to get a pretty good one(MWS) season 2, but that fell through, for obvious reasons.

Edit: Oh yeah, forgot to mention, I thought the Tyr character was quite cool the first season and a half or so, but especially recently, he's just screwed up really bad(not the actors fault!). He's not a neit at all anymore, that sucks.

CHANNAIN

Tuesday, April 8, 2003 8:55 PM

it's true. even Babylon 5 had to reboot for 2nd season. Andromeda did have initial cultivation of an arc in 1st/2nd seasons. they planted it, gave it some water, but they forgot to fertilize, so it didn't grow. so many things they could have done that they copped out on is what's killed this show. it had so much potential, and now it's been reduced to war scene/harper quip of the week.

"I'm still flyin'...that's enough." ~ Mal

SPAV

Tuesday, April 8, 2003 9:07 PM

they didn't forget to fertilize...they kicked out the writer, and let Sorbo have an exec producer credit. And he decided to make it more episodic and get rid of the arc. Abysmal it became.

CHANNAIN

Tuesday, April 8, 2003 9:14 PM

so they kicked out the guy with the fertilizer--same dif.

can't build decent sci-fi on special effects alone, can you?

"I'm still flyin'...that's enough." ~ Mal

SLOWSMURF

Tuesday, April 8, 2003 9:55 PM

You can't build any show on Andromeda quality special effects!

Not to blame the people behind them though, I know they have a relatively low budget, and they've pulled off some pretty cool effects.(that blackhole time advance in the first ep and some other things like that come to mind)

CHANNAIN

Tuesday, April 8, 2003 10:00 PM

exactly. if they had been able to keep up that quality of work in their writing, we wouldn't even be having this conversation.

"I'm still flyin'...that's enough." ~ Mal

JORGASNAROVA

Wednesday, April 9, 2003 1:04 AM

Most devastating for the upcoming fourth season of "Andromeda" are the changes in the writing staff.

Between them, Matt Kiene, Joe Reinekemeyer, Ashley Edward Miller, and Zack Stentz have written 31 of the 60 episodes broadcast to date, including such fan favorites as "D Minus Zero," "The Mathematics of Tears," "Una Salas Victus," and "The Lone and Level Sands."

Heck, Ash and Zack used to write battle simulations for the freakin' Pentagon, for cryin out loud. They brainstormed all of the Andromeda backstory and technology, along with Robert Wolfe.

None of these guys will be back for the fourth season. Ash and Zack are now working for UPN's Twilight Zone.

Quite pessimistic about the writing of the show next season, now that the four brightest minds on the writing staff are no longer with Andromeda.

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