There was a decent, two hour long made-for-tv movie inside this 4 hour long "miniseries" somewhere... which is why I give it the second star...The original "Andromeda" premise still holds up (or would, given the right script, actors, and director) so why add all of the meaningless subplots? We certainly could have done without the intrepid investigative reporter, and a few hints, rather than a long story arc, would have satisfied the government conspiracy angle. Kudos to Benjamin Bratt, Ricky Schroeder, and Christa Miller for making the best of what they were given.