Amnot Borg Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Monday and Tuesday night on A&E. I watched it. Enjoyed it. Catch the reruns. WEBSITE Story here. Length is about 3 hours without the commercials. Benjamin Bratt, Rick Schroder, Eric McCormack, Christa Miller, Andre Braugher, Daniel Dae Kim, Viola Davis and Ted Whittall have signed on to star in the A&E original miniseries "The Andromeda Strain," it was announced today by A&E Network. Production commenced July 3 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The four-hour miniseries is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Schenkkan and is based on Michael Crichton's best-selling debut novel. A deadly bacteria code named The Andromeda Strain - is let loose after a U.S. government satellite crash-lands in Utah. The bacteria unleashes a lethal plague that wipes out an entire town leaving only two survivors - an old man and an infant to provide clues to immunizing the population. As the military tries to contain the spreading disaster, only a hastily assembled team of scientists can hope to find a cure and stop the Andromeda Strain from spreading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 oooh looks good, however it does seem like this story has been told before.. quite a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finabair Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 :( I wanted to watch it so much but with Comcast's stupid preview guide to, uh, guide me, I was never able to tell when the series started and kept watching the same five minutes in the middle of the silly thing whenver I turned it on. Looked like they aired it all day yesterday (Tuesday) and I managed to miss the whole thing! Gaaaaah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amnot Borg Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 A&E will probably show it again. Reruns are their thing. lol. Also, you can buy it on dvd already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USWhoFan Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I liked the old movie (70's sometime I think) of this, how does it compare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amnot Borg Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 The story has been updated to be multicultural and the science is better. Many original story elements are in it such as the survivors taken in for experiments, the powdery blood, and the doctor with epilepsy. Parts of it are a little bothersome and preachy but might lead to a sequel do to the new information about Andromeda's origin. I liked it but I tend to be a scifi fanboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 The story has been updated to be multicultural and the science is better. Many original story elements are in it such as the survivors taken in for experiments, the powdery blood, and the doctor with epilepsy. Parts of it are a little bothersome and preachy but might lead to a sequel do to the new information about Andromeda's origin. I liked it but I tend to be a scifi fanboy. lol, can't blame you.. scifi is fraking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USWhoFan Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I liked it but I tend to be a scifi fanboy. ;D It's easy too be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amnot Borg Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, The Andromeda Strain will be rerun again for eastern and pacific time zones. You can watch and decide if it's a decent modern version or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USWhoFan Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, The Andromeda Strain will be rerun again for eastern and pacific time zones. You can watch and decide if it's a decent modern version or not. Sweet! Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 i'd check it out if it was played here... Oh, well. Guess i'll have to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amnot Borg Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 i'd check it out if it was played here... Oh, well. Guess i'll have to wait. I did try to find other channel outlets for the mini-series. :( It seems that The Andromeda Strain will be premiering on Sky Movies, 10th & 11th May 2008, as a Sky Movies Premiere. That should mean it's already been shown in the UK. Perhaps, it's been shown other places as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Maybe, ill have to look around.. But i doubt it. I don't even know if it will come out over here. Bionic Woman finally got released here only a little while ago. It really does suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbb Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Have any of you noticed how often it's been on? It seems to be on almost every day, certainly more than one week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USWhoFan Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I have noticed it's been on a lot, and thanks to my schedule I haven't had the chance to catch it yet. :'( I'll most likely just buy it tomorrow when it's released in the US to DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amnot Borg Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 It's been on in the US about 6 times, showing every weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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