Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Historical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Collection of
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda television scripts
Date (inclusive): 1999-2004
Collection Number: MS 210
Extent:
3.75 linear feet
(3 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The collection consists of television scripts from Seasons 1-5 of the Canadian-American science fiction television series,
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda (2000-2005), also known as
Andromeda, which was based on unused material from screenwriter Gene Roddenberry. The collection also includes a script of an unaired
episode from Season Two. The majority of the scripts are rough drafts and written before their air date.
Languages: English
.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives. Distribution
or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the
copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable
rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Collection of
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda television scripts (MS 210). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Tribune Entertainment, 2005.
Processing History
This collection was processed by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Collection of
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda television scripts was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special
Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and
administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Historical Note
Eugene (Gene) Wesley Roddenberry was born in El Paso, Texas on August 19, 1921; he passed away on October 24, 1991 in Santa
Monica, California. Roddenberry was recognized for creating the original
Star Trek television series.
Andromeda is a Canadian/American science fiction television series developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe and produced by Majel Barrett (Roddenberry's
widow). The series ran for five seasons from October 2, 2000 to May 13, 2005. The series was based on Roddenberry's unused
notes that he left behind after his passing.
The series is set in the far distant future, where spaceships travel between galaxies through "slipstreams." Captain Dylan
Hunt and his crew navigate the warship, Andromeda, throughout the universe to restore peace and civilization.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection contains television scripts from Seasons 1-5 of the science-fiction series,
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, including a script for an unaired episode in Season Two.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged by episode number.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda (Television program)
Science fiction
Genres and Forms of Materials
Television scripts