Andromeda went downhill from the time he went into the event horizon. I really liked the stuff that happened before then. I didn't much care for the rest of the cast afterward. But, yeah, I know what you mean. There was still some good stuff in that first season.
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(not saying that he shouldn't have gone into the event horizon -- that was the point of the show. I just didn't like anyone that came after. Rommy was hot. All three of her.)
What I liked about Andromeda was trying to bring the Systems Commonwealth together, then Kevin Sorbo took over the show and then it downhill....