[Bear_in_RoseBear]

The series "Earth: Final Conflict" and "Andromeda" were both ideas that Roddenberry had come up with but never been able to get produced. With the boom in television SF that took place in the 90's (in which the success of the new Star Trek series played a large part) his widow Majel Barrett-Roddenberry was able to sell both series and see them developed. "Earth: Final Conflict" ended after a five year run in syndication; "Andromeda" is currently in its fifth season, appearing both on the SciFi Channel and in syndication.

[dfwright]

Andromeda was the other one that escaped my memory. Thanks. I used to catch 'Earth Final Conflict' occasionally on WGBH on cable, but never often enough to get the feel for what was going on. The show probably would have caught my attention if I could have ever seen the episodes from the beginning in order. 'Andromeda' never even got my attention. I couldn't get past the 'Hercules' guy at the helm. *shudder*

When did Gene Roddenberry marry Nurse Chapel? I became aware of the fact that they were married at the time he died, because she was talking about having his ashes sent into space. (Did that ever happen?)