Tyr: I don't care if we wake up when the suns have all burned out and the universe is winding down to die, as long as I'm there to watch.īeka: We're not saluting you, and we're not calling you Captain. 'An Affirming Flame' įallen even without Nietzschean treachery. Harper: Lucky for you I'm a freaking genius. Trance: What's the difference? Beka: Torn pressure suit and a bad emergency seal. Didn't you say he bought a farm? Harper: The farm. Unless you die.' Gaheris: Nietzscheans don't believe in optimism. 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. The Rise and Fall of the Systems Commonwealthĭylan: Ever the cynic. Efforts have also been made to link when a character quotes another figure in Wikiquote, where appropriate.įirst Season 'Under the Night' (Series Premiere) Since the opening quotes are integral to the series, efforts have been made to format their display on this page as they are presented in the show. While the opening quote may allude to works that exist in real-life, it is never credited to a real person. Adding to the glamour of the scene, the author is sometimes labeled 'Anonymous' or only the name of the work is given. The year of the quote is usually given and is abbreviated either as CY ( Commonwealth Year) or AFC (After the Fall of the Commonwealth).

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This fusion builds a surrealist, if occasionally tenuous, connection between reality and speculative fantasy, making accurate quoting of the series an elaborate exercise.Įvery episode commences with a quotation from an influential figure or publication in the Andromeda universe, setting up an ironic context for the plot to follow. For example, the eponymously named Nietzschean people habitually cite the social critic of their namesake, Friedrich Nietzsche, but also refer to the important personae that succeeded him in future eras. As the show takes place in the far future, it regularly refers back to both real and fictitious persons to reveal the dramatic tragedy in the history of civilization. Quotations are a recurring theme in Andromeda's pathos and mystique. Its fifth and final season aired as a Sci Fi channel original in 2005.

Andromeda is a television series based on the unpublished works of Gene Roddenberry.

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