Other than that, the acting felt phoned in by the rest of the cast. Also, Eric McCormack, known as the straight guy who played a gay guy on Will & Grace, did and excellent job as the lead character, Jack Nash (is that a lead character name or what?!), by saying over-the-top dramatic lines and looking hot. That’s right, boys, this movie contains frothy boobs. Even in the very intense decontamination scene, which felt like it was ripped from an episode of CSI, made me laugh inappropriately as the characters go through a moving walkway or cleansing procedures, and a topless Christa Miller is hosed down with chemical suds. Miller, although a wonderful comedic actress, doesn’t help bring the illusion of fear or even mild concern to Andromeda Strain. Christa Miller, whose claim to fame was “the chick on The Drew Carey Show” and more recently “the chick who plays the bitch ex-wife on Scrubs,” plays a scientist in the miniseries. That can also be a horrible thing, but luckily, this isn’t going to be in the theater.

It’s fun and goes so slow you don’t have to pay attention every second. I am a bit of a sci-fi fan, and I’m going to say right off: this is a great movie to watch on that lazy extra day during the upcoming long weekend. The clock is ticking and they have little time to find a cure before it takes over the world. The two survivors, a baby and an old man, are taken from the town and used to research the virus and prevent any further infections by a team of scientists in an underground laboratory. A town is completely taken out by a mysterious alien organism that was attached to a fallen satellite. If you have seen the 1971 version of Andromeda Strain, then you have essentially seen the miniseries, only less sexed up. While loafing on your couch, digesting hot dogs and beer from the baseball game, festival, parade, or barbecue you attended, you could watch the NHL playoffs, or you could watch the Andromeda Strain miniseries on A&E.

If you’re too hungover from the excitement of the thought of a long weekend, there will be some interesting things on television that may help you recover rather than the piercing screams of children at your local AMC, or even the thought of attempting to drive anywhere. Memorial day weekend is huge for movie releases. The Andromeda Strain (2008) by Lauren Sepanski

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