History YMMV / Andromeda

** The CGI varies between well-done, and "1990s UsefulNotes/PlayStation game" quality depending on the episode. While the space scenes generally look pretty decent given the time and budget, the same cannot be said for surface scenes, and the computer-generated elements do not always mesh well with the physical elements. The varying quality is more obvious during the earlier seasons.

** Machen-Alpha security officer and secret android Carter is played by Creator/RogerCross, he of many roles, including Joshua on ''Series/FirstWave'', Six on ''Series/DarkMatter'' and Travis Verta on ''Series/{{Continuum}}''.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: While the shows fans are split regarding this, many of the plot twists throughout the show were introduced to fix problematic characters or elements.
** Trance Gemini, while always lovable, is undeniably corny in her purple-skinned blonde form; the gold-skinned redhead Trance from a DarkFuture who replaces her in "Ouroboros" is significantly more complex and mature, and in some viewer's eyes, more fitting for the show.
** While some viewers may consider the Magog of Season 1 to be NightmareFuel, [[SpecialEffectsFailure others are reminded of]] [[{{Narm}} the Party Store Gorilla.]] It's probably not a coincidence that in later seasons the Magog were often not shown onscreen when attacking, with only their ships and characters' reactions to them being shown. Season 4 eventually found an excuse to change the species altogether by [[spoiler: bringing in an evolved version of the Magog from the future]] and completely changing Rev Bem's appearance for guest appearances.

* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Dylan gets called out by this several times, especially by Nietzscheans. He is almost never bluffing, up to and including calling down nuclear-level weapons on his own position.

** Both LexaDoig (Rommie) and LisaRyder (Beka) appear in the horror film ''Film/JasonX'', this time with Doig playing a human being and Ryder playing an android.

%% * HilariousInHindsight: The opening of the show states that "[[https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Long_Night The Long Night]] has come…"

* InformedAttribute: The Magog are treated as the most terrifying race in the universe. When they actually appear onscreen, they don't quite live up to the hype. Not only are they very obviously [[SpecialEffectsFailure people lumbering awkwardly in animal suits]], but they get shot down as easily as ''Star Wars'' Storm Troopers when a swarm is attacking a small group of heroes, and have some cringe-worthy dialogue like [[YouNoTakeCandle "Leader... not want food?"]] that seems more fitting for a show aimed at very young children than a sci-fi drama. It's probably not a coincidence that the Magog were replaced by other villains in later seasons, and when they did crop up, were rarely actually shown outside their attacking ships. On the other hand, they can actually become genuinely terrifying once you know what they're actually capable of, particularly with regards to their [[ChestBurster reproductive methods]]. Just goes to show that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbBu_z2egB8 High Guard Battle March]].

* HilariousInHindsight: The opening of the show states that "[[https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Long_Night The Long Night]] has come…"

* {{Narm}}: Undeniably part of the entire show. Especially in the early seasons. For fans it's often NarmCharm.
* NightmareFuel: The Magog, aside from their physical appearance. They manage to top the Borg and the Daleks as a terrifying villain race.

** Trance Gemini, while always lovable, is undeniably corny in her purple form; the gold-skinned Trance from a DarkFuture introduced in "Ouroboros" is significantly more complex and mature, and in some viewer's eyes, more fitting for the show.

** Trance Gemini, while always lovable, is undeniably corny in her purple form; the new-Trance introduced in "Ouroboros" is significantly more complex and mature, and in some viewer's eyes, more fitting for the show.

* SeasonalRot: Most fans tend to think that ''Andromeda'' ended at "Ouroboros", the last episode made with Robert Hewitt Wolfe in charge (halfway through the second season), before the show become all about Dylan and the seasonal plot arcs were dropped, with each season being progressively worse and further from the show's original vision until in the final one the crew were all stuck on a craptastic planet named Seefra from the premiere until the penultimate episode, which was as interesting as it sounds. After the series ended, Wolfe produced a short story called "Coda" that ignored everything after "Ouroboros" and told his plan. Although as Wolfe noted, remaining writers from his time as showrunner did try their best to realize parts of his plan in some episodes of Seasons 2 and 3 before the rot fully sunk in, and "The Unconquerable Man" from Season 3 is a fan favorite.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: One of the rare examples of a show that became one even during its original airing as it started out as a contemporary of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' and ended up as a contemporary of ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003''. Unfortunately for ''Andromeda'', this is a show with a design aesthetic far closer to the former than the latter and suffered for it in the new wave of DarkerAndEdgier sci-fi that followed. A more specific example can also be found in season 3 where we suddenly started to get a lot of ''Series/TwentyFour'' inspired split-screen that instantly dates this show to a time where this was in vogue.