Drive Back the Night

It's our discussion of the Conclusion of the Andromeda series. At least, one possible conclusion according to Trance... and Robert Hewitt Wolfe.  If you thought there wasn't enough going on in the episode Ouroboros then check this out. While Trance is trying to decide whether to save Harper or let his guts be ripped apart by baby Magog she has time to star in a one act play, with co-star Seamus Ha...

Goodbye, Robert Hewitt Wolfe. Goodbye, Rev Bem. Goodbye, Purple Trance. Goodbye, Hohne. Goodbye, Magog Larvae. Goodbye, any chance at using science and logic to try to explain what actually happened in this episode. For better or worse things will never be the same again. And now, like a dragon chasing his own tail, it's "Ouroboros."

You say you want a Revolution? Well, you know, We'd all love to have the Andromeda fight the Neitzscheans for us. But somewhere Across the Universe they've got their own problems with Her Majesty, Elsbett, and the Drago-Kazov pride. Harper is called back home to Help lead the charge.  Things may seem Helter Skelter, but you've got admit it's Getting Better. Eventually, anyway... It's a Long and Wi...

Hear ye, hear ye! The hour hath come at last for this week's Andromeda Series Podcast. The stage is set. Come feast thy ears Whilst we speaketh philosophy, namely Dylan's and Tyr's. To raise the boy king, defend the stars, And slay thine enemies to claim what is ours. Ne'er a greater show hath there been, nor shall be since 'Tis mine pleasure to bring thee, "The Prince."

It's party time on the Andromeda. Well, more like a state dinner. Sounds stuffy, but it gets interesting when the  party crashers arrive. First it's the Sabra-Jaguar Pride, followed by the Terrific Tesseracting Troup.  Harper talks to himself until he figures out where he hid the data archive. We still don't know how he did it, but he is a super genius. If you're lost, we will be your guides as we...

 Welcome to another Drive Back the Night Special. This time we get to chat with actor Brent Stait about his early days in acting and about his role as Rev Bem on the Andromeda Series. Many thanks to Mr. Stait for spending time to speak with us.

Hey remember Geharis Rhade?  So does Dylan. This week we get to watch Dylan remember him again and again and again.  This week the Andromeda crew meets a whole planet full of Commonwealth leftovers who have been waiting for Dylan's return.  We also meet Geharis' great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandson, Telemachus, who looks exactly like his great, great, great...

This week the Andromeda gang set out on a relief mission to cure a deadly planet wide plague.  The only thing standing in their way is a bunch of Drago-Kazov Neitzscheans. They learn some things about themselves and each other, learn some good life lessons and in their down time speak a little Latin. It's "Una Salus Victus."

 In this special edition of Drive Back the Night, Ryan and Ethan get to chat with writer (and listener of the podcast) Ethlie Ann Vare. She discusses her start in writing for television, shares many insights and experiences about her time working on the Andromeda series and with the episodes and characters she helped develop. Much appreciation to Ethlie for taking the time to talk with us about he...

Never trust an Artificial Intelligence unless you should; be responsible with your medications and always use them only as directed; hypothermia counteracts drowning; don't be a bully; and if given the chance to steal alien intelligence, always take it. See what else we learn from this episode of Andromeda. Also, as a personal challenge, try to listen to this whole episode without having to go to...

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. Unless that name is Isabella Ortiz, in which case she changes her name and her face. This week the Andromeda crew (well, half of them at least) get into the bar scene. They come, they drink, they get in a fight and leave dozens of alien carcasses on the bar room floor... That never happened on Cheers.  And Trance gets to find out if she is...

Sometimes being pragmatic can be problematic. This week the Andromeda crew unwittingly joins the wrong side of a drug war. We meet a 2 new alien species; one is really cool and the other is totally lame (we'll let you decide which is which) and Trance shows us how to beat an interrogation. And now, with no clever segue, it's "Pitiless as the Sun." 

First the crew of Andromeda stole our hearts. This week they steal the Hegemon's Heart. It may be a bit more tricky. Beka falls in love, Tyr gets in a fight and Dylan tries to save a crime boss from an angry swarm of Than.  Don't just hang around feeling blue. Listen as we discuss "A Heart for Falsehood Framed."

Three week old Magog corpse does not make a good air freshener. Just ask the crew of the Andromeda. Meanwhile, Tyr's extracurricular activities catch up with him and get everyone on the Maru in a tight spot. Also, Rev Bem might eat everyone. No really, he's very hungry. Someone get this guy some salmon! It's a TV episode with a title that makes no sense, "Exit Strategies."

Everyone is busy in this episode of Andromeda. Rev Bem goes on a killing spree after a summer make-over. Harper and Tyr just hang around and wait for Dylan and Rommie to come to the rescue. Beka tires to blow everyone up with a Nova Bomb and Trance mostly walks around looking cute. Also, Tweedledee and Tweedledum go for a space walk. Listen in and try not to get dizzy as we discuss, "The Widening...

If the previous episode was the season finale, this episode is the after party!  We're just hangin' out and reflecting on the first season of Andromeda as well as the first season of Drive Back the Night. We have trivia, we have guests, we have bloopers, we have listener feedback, we have some serious discussion, but we mostly just have fun.  We also have some run-on sentences... We tend to ramble...

The last time Rommie created a System Restore point was just before downloading a swarm of Magog. That was over 300 years ago. It didn't turn out so well that time, but let's try again. It's the Season 1 Finale. Will Andromeda and her crew prevail against all odds or will they get the 'blue screen of death?' It's a cliff hanger so we won't actually find out until next season, but hey...Let's get t...

 In this week's episode Dylan gets a bit homesick. But Beka has just the gift to cheer him up, a way home! She also picks up a little something for herself along the way, a nice flash addiction. Will the crew stand idly by and let her wreck herself? Will a flash-fried Beka actually find the way to Tarn Vedra? Everyone can agree that a little flash can be annoying but "It Makes A Lovely Light." 

This week Andromeda has her first crush. Well... besides the one she had on Dylan. But this time she is crushing hard. But then her crush tries to crush her and all of her friends. Life just isn't fair in Sci-fi. No, it's not Daniel Jackson in a Stargate/Andromeda crossover event (but wouldn't that have been aweseome! They really missed the space frigate on that one.) Michael Shanks guest stars in...

This episode is just full of Pride: Sabra pride, Jaguar pride, Drago-Kazov pride and even a little Kodiak pride. See who's pride gets hurt the most. Also, Dylan finds a new jogging partner in, "The Honey Offering."

 In this special edition of Drive Back the Night, Ryan and Ethan talk with actress Lisa Ryder. Among other roles, she played Beka Valentine on the Andromeda television series. Listen as she discusses her background in acting, how she got on board with Andromeda and what it was like to work on the series. Many thanks to Lisa for taking the time to discuss her work with us on the show. Enjoy!

As the old saying goes, "Kill a slaver for a Hajira and save him for a day. Teach him how to kill slavers and his descendants will know how to save themselves forever,".... Or something like that... This week Dylan teaches a bunch of Wayists how to kill, Rev Bem becomes a father and a Monk's prayers go unanswered. Disclaimer: Much like Harper and Trance, the Devil does not actually appear in this...

Gerentex is back! Harper shows off Trance in Vegas and Beka talks some Perseids out of leaving the Commonwealth. Rommie cleans up the ship, Tyr has a few negative comments and Rev Bem is no where to be found. Things get a little crazy, but what happens in the Milky Way stays in the Milky Way. It's "Fear and Loathing in the Milky Way."

This week the Andromeda visits the landfill.  Well, actually it visits them and then becomes a living thing with a desire to live and love.  Next time you go to the junk yard take a look at everything around you. Everything you see as a whole may be greater than "The Sum of It's Parts."

What if Frank Lloyd Wright and Adolf Hitler became joined together in some kind of very unlikely transporter accident?  You might end up with Venetri.  And just to make sure you see it his way, it's "Forced Perspective."