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Star Trek's Gene Roddenberry Was Behind Two Sci-Fi Shows That Fell Into Obscurity
By WITNEY SEIBOLD
Post Star Trek, none of Gene Roddenberry's works really took off. However, after his death in 1991, his family dug up his unpitched creations, two of which were then produced.
1997's "Earth: Final Conflict," and 2000's "Andromeda" kept Roddenberry's sci-fi legacy going posthumously, though they didn't quite reach the popularity of "Star Trek."
"Earth: Final Conflict" follows humanity's experiences after the arrival of the Taelons, an alien species who have come to share their advanced technology and medicine.
However, it's eventually revealed that the Taelons aren't really benevolent. They're on the brink of extinction and their only hope of survival is fusing themselves with humans.
Meanwhile, "Andromeda" follows the experiences of the crew of Andromeda Ascendant starship, which got frozen in time for 300 years and woke
up to a dystopian future.
Captained by Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo), Andromeda's ragtag crew now must rebuild any hope they can without any backup. Both the shows ran for 110 episodes over five seasons.