New Andromeda Strain-Mini-Series A&E
 

http://www.aetv.com/the-andromeda-st...nt%3Dfirefox-a

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The Andromeda Strain
Two-night television event premieres Memorial Day 9PM/8C On A&E
Benjamin Bratt
Eric McCormack
Ricky Shroder
Andre Braugher
Christa Miller

I really like this movie but I have been hoping that it would be updated. Saw this advertised on A&E & can't wait to see it.

Me too. Been looking forward to us.
Will DVR it on Monday and Tuesday. Although on Tuesday, it is showing Part 1 and Part 2 back to back.

This mini-series will be out on DVD June 3rd already if you'd rather go that route to see it (like me :) ).

I'll be catching it live :D I love medical stuff.

I'll be tuning in. :up:

If you dare, check out the review on AICN. It does contain spoilers.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36802

How come I've seen this? Wasn't it on already?

FWIW, I wasn't expecting much going in and was pleasantly surprised. This is a nice "re-imagining" of the original and in a lot of ways even better than the original. Ridley Scott (and his bro Tony) are behind this so you can expect quality.

Sky TV in the UK aired it.

How many nights is it?

I watch it but no way it's going to be good as the movie version.

Same here. I just watched the original on cable a few weeks ago too.

I wasn't planning on watching this (have never seen the original), but after reading the article in TV Guide I am going to tune in. Starting next week, there are hardly any new shows to watch. It is going to be a dry summer for TV.

You mean all that awesome [sic] NBC reality programming doesn't get you excited for summer TV?

Dry summer?? What the heck are you talking about Jadzia?

TNT: The Closer 15 episodes
Lifetime: Army Wives season 2 18 episodes
USA: Burn Notice 13 episodes

That's 46 weeks of solid entertainment right there on cable.

There's also Swingtown and Flashpoint on CBS.

If you look hard enough, there will always be something to watch.

Yeah, I have those on my schedule to watch. Usually there is a lot more summer shows though. The writers strike happened when a lot of summer shows usually go into production, and so much of the schedule this year seems to be quickly thrown together reality shows.

For instance, I cancelled HBO because there is nothing new currently running or in the nearby future. Maybe I will renew in July for Generation Kill.

Add in cable channels trying to avoid going up against the Olympics for another reason this will be a slow summer (eg The Shield was pushed back because of the Games).

I saw the promo for this at the theater. I was interested in seeing Eric "Will" McCormack in a sc fi/adventure role.

So, is this on consecutive nights or weekends? I only see one listing for it on the first night.

I just watched it. Thought it was okay, but got a little goofy near the end.

I believe it's on Monday and Tuesday at 9pm.

I also saw a listing for watching the entire 4 hours in 1 sitting for next weekend.

Interesting. I'll have to check the DVR. It only picked up the 1st part in the scheduler.

Ok, figured it out. Apparently the listing on Tuesday is exactly the same as the Monday listing. I think the DirecTV HDDVR isn't differentiating that it's two different episodes.

I had to manually add the Tuesday night showing to my DirecTV HD DVR as well.

I watched the original on dvd a few weeks ago in anticipation of this broadcast. I just hope the new miniseries won't be a complete waste of time.

So, Monday is showing up as a NEW 2 hour show and Tuesday is showing up as an old 4 hour show?

Since I work both nights I wonder if I should just record Tuesdays 4 hour episode. I wouldn't miss anything, will I?

I think there is an issue with the Directv DVR not picking up the Tuesday airing correctly. Tuesday should be at 9pm as well. The 4 hour listing is wrong.

My Cox DVR says the same thing.

The A&E website says part one is from 7-9 PM and part two is from 9-11 PM.

I guess I have to set my recording manualy.

Okay I have looked at the A&E web site and they did some really bizarre scheduling.

Monday May 26th: Part 1 at 9pm.

Tuesday May 27th: Part I at 7pm and Part 2 at 9pm.....hence the 4 hour listing on my Directv DVR.

So, it looks like you can watch Part I and II at their regular times or watch the entire 4 hours starting at 7pm.....hmmmmm.

So, I guess you can manually set the 2 hour listing on Tuesday or watch it in one 4 hour sitting.

it's on a loop all night tuesday.
starting at 7 pm eas until 5 am.

Not bad. Certainly plays out like a TV movie. I wanted to see Christa Miller's tittays. :(

Some of the dialogue is bad, and the special effects are hokey, but story makes up for it.

Yeah, pretty much my reaction. Some of the dialogue is really clunky, but it's entertaining.

Yeah, it lacks production value, but still plays out decent on the small screen.

I'm liking it but I'm also treating it like an extended B-movie with my wife and I shouting out to the screen as the ridiculousness unfolds. Somehow I doubt that's what the creators were going for but at least we're watching. The casting is just awful on all fronts.

We're watching it, and so far, we like it, since there's really nothing else new to watch right now.

It's horrible. Those saturday night Sci-Fi originals are better. And if you disagree wait until you see part 2.

Terrible. Rent the original instead.

Yep, this new version blow won't waste my time in watching part 2. I also recommend you watch the original instead. Much more suspense and the last 10 min. of the film have my heart racing.

Fucking AandE. So now you clump the entire 2nd part with the 1st part, not allowing me to record only the 2nd part. Now I have to fast forward through 2 hours of shit to see the second part. Assholes!

it was listed as 2 seperate parts on the guide i see, comcast.
part 1 was on at 7 and part 2 at 9, repeated all night.

I love that A&E produced a series with cursing, but has to bleep out the cursing during the broadcast.

Not on DirecTV. It's listed as a 4 hour block.