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Andromeda: Under the Night (1)

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It's the start of the war between the Systems Commonwealth and the Nietzschean fleets. Captain Dylan Hunt and his ship the Andromeda Ascendant try to flee the first Nietzschean attack to warn the Commonwealth. In his attempt to escape, the Andromeda and Captain Hunt are caught in the event horizon of a black hole and frozen in time for 300 years. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Robert Hewitt Wolfe

Director:: Allan Kroeker

Stars:: Kevin Sorbo (Captain Dylan Hunt); Lisa Ryder (Beka Valentine); Keith Hamilton Cobb (Tyr Anasazi); Laura Bertram (Trance Gemini); Brent Stait (Rev Bem); Gordon Michael Woolvett (Seamus Harper); Lexa Doig (Andromeda/Rommie)

Recurring Role:: Steve Bacic (Gaheris Rhade)

Guest Star:: John Tench (Gerentex); Emy Aneke (Thompson); Elizabeth Thai (Refractions of Dawn); Yvonne Myers (Courier Pilot); Gavin Buhr (Gunnery Sergeant); Johnny Mah (Stam); Shawn Stewart (Brexos); Lori Stewart (Varastaya)

Goof: During the fight between Dylan and Rhade, Dylan shoots Rhade in mid-air. Rhade can clearly be seen to be shot in the stomach. When Dylan rolls the body over to say a last few words to his former friend, the scorch marks show he was shot in the chest. edit »
Dylan states the The Systems Commonwealth consisted of over a million member worlds, in three galaxies. The three galaxies were the Milky Way, Andromeda, and the Triangulum. edit »
It was established later in the series that the Andromeda was frozen in time for approximately 303 years, from CY 9784 to CY 10087. edit »
By the Earth calender, the years in which the series takes place are 5161-5164. edit »

International Airdates:

-This episode aired in Canada on October 7, 2000 on Global.
-This episode aired in the UK on October 9, 2000 on Sky One.
-This episode aired in Australia on August 3, 2002 on Fox 8. edit »
Kevin Sorbo (Dylan Hunt), Lisa Ryder (Beka Valentine), Lexa Doig (Rommie), Gordon Michael Michael Woolvett (Harper), Laura Bertram (Trance) and Steve Bacic (Gaheris) are the only actors to appear in both this episode and the finale, "The Heart of the Journey (2)." edit »
The fight between Dylan and Rhade was voted #9 in the Top Ten Scenes at the official site edit »

Beka: That is my point. I want you to treat every boarding just like your first one. I want you to double-check everything. Hell, triple check it. I'd hate for any of you to end up like Vexpag.
Trance: Vexpag?
Rev: Your predecessor.
Trance: Oh! He's the guy who retired. Didn't you say he bought a farm?
Harper: THE farm. He bought � the � farm.
Trance: Well, what's the difference?
Beka: Torn pressure suit and a bad emergency seal.
Trance: Oh, that is different. edit »
Beka: Ladies and gentlemen, the Andromeda Ascendant.
Harper: OK, I would just like to say, for the record, We Rule. edit »
Gerentex: Anything yet? Or are you people still poking around like blind men?
Harper: You'll be the first to know.
Gerentex: This is growing so tedious, Captain Valentine. I paid you for results.
Beka: And you'll get them. But in case you haven't noticed, there's about ten trillion cubic meters of vortex out there, and only twenty million cubic meters of ship.
Harper: Which just goes to prove how AMAZING I am.
Gerentex: You found it?
Harper: For my next trick, a needle in a haystack. edit »
Dylan: This is the captain. All hands abandon ship. Repeat. All hands abandon ship. Use every available escape pod and drone. Get away from the Andromeda as fast as possible, then scatter. Make your way to Acomba One Starport and warn the High Guard what's happened here.
Dawn: What about you?
Dylan: I have an idea.
Dawn: You always do. You're gonna need a good pilot.
Dylan: I ordered you to abandon ship.
Dawn: Let the record show that First Lieutenant Refractions of Dawn respectfully refuses to comply. If we live through this, you can court martial me.
Dylan: You are one stubborn bug.
Dawn: What's the human expression? Guilty as charged. edit »
Rhade: Thompson. That battery compromised his entire sector.
Dylan: He's a bright kid. He'll learn.
Rhade: If he lives long enough.
Dylan: Ever the cynic. You know, I can't wait to hear your toast at my wedding. "To Dylan and Sarah. I'm sure you'll have a long and happy life together. Unless you die."
Rhade: Nietzscheans don't believe in optimism. It inhibits survival.
Dylan: So does pessimism.
Rhade: I'm glad you're getting married. You may not be properly engineered, but your genes are sound. You should reproduce.
Dylan: Thanks, I hope Sarah agrees with you.
Rhade: I'm sure she does. As the great philosopher wrote: Man is for woman a means. The end is always a child.
Dylan: I take it back. You're not a cynic, you're a romantic. edit »

Genesis II:

In 1973, the TV-movie pilot Genesis II was created by Gene Roddenberry, though his plans for syndication were canceled in favor of the syndicated Planet of the Apes series. In Genesis II, people in a post-apocalyptic future discover the body of a man named Dylan Hunt in an excavated NASA building who has been in suspended animation for 150 years, and who tries to help mankind rebuild society. edit »
Star Trek:

In one scene, Harper talks on the intercom. Before he says anything, he whistles. The whistle is the same sound as the intercom on the Enterprise on the show Star Trek. edit »
Harper: I'm telling ya. The guy is huge. He's like...some kind of Greek God or something.

This is a reference to Kevin Sorbo's previous series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys in which he played the title character, the son of the Greek God Zeus and a human woman name Alcmene. edit »
Rhade: You have sown the wind. You shall reap the whirlwind.

Biblical quote from the book of Hosea: "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind..." Hosea 8:7 edit »
Magog:

In biblical tradition, Gog and Magog were major players in the Apocalypse, symbolic of the forces of chaos and evil. edit »

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captainbritain
member since: Mar 30, 2008
Under the Night (1)
The Bottom Line: "Pilot episode"
The pilot of the show, much awaited from certain factors of the trekkie family, early news and reviews had been leaked and was promising. ...Continue »
04/02/08 03:09pm | report abuse
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Under the Night (1)
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Deo13
member since: Mar 20, 2004
Under the Night (1)
The Bottom Line: "Pilot episode"
Cpt.Dylan Hunt and the Andromeda Ascendant get stuck in time freeze from black hole during a Nietzschean ambush.300 years later salvage ship frees them,world Hunt once new is gone.He must rebuild the systems commonwealth,but first he must defend his ship. ...Continue »
08/29/07 03:47pm | report abuse
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Nick9781
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Under the Night (1)
The Bottom Line: "Pilot episode"
A great pilot episode ...Continue »
04/13/07 08:58pm | report abuse
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damofozz
member since: Mar 17, 2006
Under the Night (1)
The Bottom Line: "Average"
Is "Under the Night" a great launch for Andromeda? No. But it gets the job donend in the end it gets its hooks in. It's entertaining, and I'm interested. Not bad for a pilot. ...Continue »
06/24/06 11:45am | report abuse