Preproduction Development of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda

May 14, 1999
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda is a time travel adventure set in milliniums past. Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda and Gene Roddenberry's Starship are two new syndicated science fiction series being developed for fall 2000 television season. Kevin Sorbo will have the staring role in one of the series.
May 15, 1999
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda is about a scientist on a distant planet who is inadvertently transported 500 years into the future.
May 17, 1999
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda follows the time travels of a scientist on the planet Korkyra.
September 13, 1999
Kevin Sorbo will have staring role in Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. The series has secured two year deals from the Tribune and Sinclair station groups. Each year have 22 episodes.
November 22, 1999
Kevin Sorbo say My character is like a Navy SEAL, whose ship gets caught in a black hole. He's in suspended animation for 300 years until a salvage ship rescues and reanimates him. In the meantime a fierce war has devastated the universe so badly that my ship and my knownledge of my time are beyond what these people are capable of ....So I basically take it upon my shoulder to save the universe.
January 17, 2000
Kevin Sorbo will play Captain Dylan Sheppard in the Series. The time peroid series is 3000 years in the future. The series will be taped in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Fireworks Entertainment will coproduce the series with Tribune Entertainment.
January 28, 2000
Kevin Sorbo character name is Captain Dylan Jericho. Keith Hamilton Cobb join the cast. Due to provision of Canadian law, most supporting actors will probably be Canadian actors.
January 31, 2000
Tribune Entertainment president Dick Askin report during a first run action series like Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda in HDTV costs about $20,000 extra per episode to tape. It smart to pay the extra money up front as the Tribue during than to later update a show for HDTV.
May 1, 2000
Lost Boys Studios of Vancouver will be lead animation and effect house for Andromeda. Filming for first season 26 episodes will begins on May 8 in Vancouver. The executive producer is Allan Eastman of Fireworks Entertainment. Eastman will direct first episodes.
May 2, 2000
Official Tribune Entertainment web www.andromedatv.com have Kevin Sorbo role as Captain Dylan Hunt.
May 2, 2000
Keith Hamilton Cobb character is a Nietzschean named Gaharris Raday. Raday is Captain Hunt's first officer. Raday is a member of Hunt original crew.
May 9, 2000
Executive producer Alan Eastman during the preceding week was still casting the suporting roles for Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. This week the series start production in Toronto. Eastman said "We are ready to go, We have scripts for the first eight episodes and have completed casting on the ensemble cast. Eastman will direct the first episode and at least four other. Joining Kevin Sorbo in the cast are Lisa Ryder as Beka Valentine a commander of a space salvage ship and Lexa Doig as the physical presence of starship Andromeda's computer.
May 9, 2000
Shooting news and casting announced
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda begins filming in Vancouver this week. The producers have eight completed scripts. The regular cast is Kevin Sorbo as Captain Dylan Hunt; Lisa Ryder Beka Valentine the commander of the space salvage ship Eureka Maru; Keith Hamilton Cobb as the genetically engineered Tyr Anasazi, Lexa Diog as the human form of the sentient starship Andromeda; Laura Bertram as the mysterious Trance Gemini; Gordon Michael Woolvett as Harper the Andromeda's young wise cracking tech expert: and Brent Stait as the alien Rev Bem.

Production Development Before First Boardcast

June 16, 2000
SPACE.com: Who is the remaining Andromeda crew is High Guard?
Co- executive producer and head writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe answer was Dylan and Andromeda.

Sources Credit

May 14, 1999
Morning Report: Arts and Entertainment reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press, Movies & TV
The Los Angeles, Calf; Shauna Snow;
Home Edition
Start Page: 2
May 15,1999
People Today
Journal Star;Peoria
;All Edition
start page: B9
May 15, 1999
Sorbo of Hercules power up new series
Chicago Sun-Times; Steve Brennan;
5XS Edition
Start Page: 32
Dateline: Los Angeles
May 17, 1999
Hercules heads for the stars
Broadcasting & Cable; New York; Joe Schlosser;
Volume: 129
Isssue: 21
Start Page: 14
September 13, 1999
TV News & Notes: Anchor duo debuts on WGNX
The Atlanta Constitution;Atlanta, Ga;
Home Edition
Start Page: 2
September 13, 2000
Tribune's Andromeda said to be a firm go
Broadcasting & Cable; New York; Joe Schlosser;
Volume: 129
Issue: 38
Start Page: 28
November 22, 1999
Journeys over, Sorbo shoots a sitcom, Andromeda on tap as his next adventure
USA Today; Arlington; Kevin V. Johnson;
Final Edition
Column: Television
Start Page: D, 3:2
January 17, 2000
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
Broadcasting & Cable; New York; Joe Schlosser;
Volume: 130
Issue: 3
Start Page: 67
January 28, 2000
Andromeda Gets Second Crewman
SPACE.com inc
January 31, 2000
Making the digital cut
Broadcasting & Cable; New York; Joe Schlosser;
Volume: 130
Issue: 5
Start Page 35-36
May 1, 2000
Stratford group takes Urban Peasant to Avenuezero.com
Playback; Byline; Ian Edwards
Section: Film and Television Production; B.C. Scene Page 30
May 2, 2000
http://www.andromedatv.com
May 2, 2000
Dispatches from 'Andromeda' - The Nietzscheans
SPACE.com inc.
May 9, 2000
What's Up?
San Antonio Express-News
Section: S.A. Life; Page 2D
June 16, 2000
Meet 'Andromeda's' Magnificent Seven
SPACE.com inc.

Andromeda Starship Logs

Burton Craddock
Last update July 29, 2000