Collection of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda television scripts
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1999-2004
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.
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.
Extent
3.75 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
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.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged by episode number.
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.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Collection of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda television scripts
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant.
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu