Andromeda and Mutant X Cancelled!

POSTED BY: FahQ
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 5, 2004 05:55
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FAHQ

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 1:22 PM

Apparently it is because the production company is shutting down. Frankly I feel for the people who are going to be out of a job, but any reason to cancel some of the crappiest Sci-Fi ever is a good one.

Finally.......

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/509/509036p1.html?fromint=1

"My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

HARPIE

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 2:04 PM

I always thought Andromeda was not that bad. Certainly not the best SciFi out there, but good for mindless entertainment.

Trekkie,Browncoat,Leaper,MSTie

CYBERSNARK

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 2:11 PM

Read the article again; nothing's official yet for Andromeda (likely, yeah, but not official). Though, admittedly, production hasn't started on S5 yet, when S4's production started in late may last year.

And I feel compelled to point out that Andromeda at least started well, back in S1. Back when it was Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, an intelligently written hard-SF ensemble show.

S2 was Kevin Sorbo's Andromeda (a mediocre action show starring Sorbo and supporting cast), then S3 and S4 were The Adventures of CAPTAIN DYLAN HUNT, Saviour of the Universe, starring KEVIN SORBO (a poorly-written action show starring Sorbo and extras).

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FAHQ

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 2:15 PM

No need to read it again:

"A deal for the next season to air exclusively on Sci-Fi may save that series from extinction but the possibility is remote at best. According to a number of industry insiders, Sci-Fi Channel would not have the money required to take up the slack from losing Fireworks as a co-production partner."

"My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 2:22 PM

Mutant X just never really grabbed my attention. Andromeda was good for the first two seasons, but went downhill after that. Gave up on the show.

Wonder what Sci Fi is going to do since they just bought Andromeda. Maybe they will move production to the U.S. or another Canadian production company.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

WHOODAHN

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 2:51 PM

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Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
Mutant X just never really grabbed my attention. Andromeda was good for the first two seasons, but went downhill after that. Gave up on the show.

My thoughts exactly.

"I ain't crazy and I've got papers to prove it"

SOUNDHACK

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 4:00 PM

Heh you are absolutely right. I think Lexa even mentioned this in one of the DVD shorts. She said something like "Kevin wanted to get to mix it up with a babe every episode, like Captain Kirk used to"

Season 1 was great, and even Season 2 wasnt that bad. Season 3 DVD's are coming out right now, and they are either bland or just plain silly, especially compared to Firefly.

Still, I think Andromeda was better than a lot of things still on air, especially the mindless reality shows.

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Read the article again; nothing's official yet for Andromeda (likely, yeah, but not official). Though, admittedly, production hasn't started on S5 yet, when S4's production started in late may last year.

And I feel compelled to point out that Andromeda at least started well, back in S1. Back when it was Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, an intelligently written hard-SF ensemble show.

S2 was Kevin Sorbo's Andromeda (a mediocre action show starring Sorbo and supporting cast), then S3 and S4 were The Adventures of CAPTAIN DYLAN HUNT, Saviour of the Universe, starring KEVIN SORBO (a poorly-written action show starring Sorbo and extras).

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

SKYDANCE

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 4:48 PM

Yeah, Andromeda was great the first two seasons. It all kind of fell apart when Trance changed. Was that the season-ender for season 2?

Mutant X was always overly-emotional, underly-meaningful garbage. Umm, hello? The lightning guy can fly by flinging electrical strikes at the ground?? *laughs* Then why isn't he blown off his feet every time he flings them forward? Stupid, stupid stuff. And sappy writing.

I do still watch Andromeda, but I'm looking forward to what comes next to fill either of those slots. Cleo 2525 and Jack of All Trades were both better shows (as comedies) than what Andromeda has turned into and M-X always was.

SEANMACROS

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:32 PM

Actually what happenned on Andromeda was that Kevin Sorbo got the head writer/show runner Robert Hewitt Wolfe fired. The situation came about due to an episode where Harper (a character who is basically Spock and Scotty combined) when back to Earth to liberate and failed. Kevin Sorbo and company also lost the battle in the episode as well. Basically because the good guys didn't win, but lived to fight another day, Kevin Sorbo got the guy fired. The quality of the show has been inconsistent since then. That pivotal episode along with the one that James Marsters guest starred in were some of the best.

AURAPTOR

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:45 PM

I never knew why Mutant X made it past the pilot stage. Sure, the idea to piggy back on the success of X-Men was a no brainer for some T.V. exec pin heads, but I never saw it for more than it was....a cheap, made for t.v. knock off of the original. Kinda like getting watered down TANG when what you really wanted was fresh squeezed orange juice. ( I'll spare this board my views on the ridiculousness of some of the mutants 'powers' in terms of their evolutionary merrit. )

Why shows like Mutant X adn Andromeda get multiple seaons and Firefly gets canned .....remains a disturbing mystery.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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