Lexa Doig: The studio isn't air-conditioned because it affects the sound, so it gets quite hot in there. They have these big hose things that pump in cold air between takes, but it's not really enough to cool everything down unless you stand directly in front of it. (12.02 Dreamwatch)

Brent Stait: One day I was there 8-1/2 hours in that rubber thing <...> and I had one line. And, I was thinking, "This is insane!" To tell you the truth, it was Kevin, not me, who brought it up. He said, "Look, there's no reason that you should have Brent here for these many hours if you're not gonna use him in this scene. Bring him in later." He was actually the one and I didn't prompt him to do that or anything, so I was very grateful for that. He didn't have to do that. (13.10.00 Space.com)

Keith Hamilton Cobb: Kevin Sorbo has been a champion of the character of Tyr since they began to lose his focus early in season one, and has not stopped working with me, even on a scene by scene basis to give the character what it needs to remain a force on the show. <...> My respect for his choices and ideas, and his respect for mine are what grant us the solid working relationship that we enjoy. The scenes and episodes, of which there are too few, that feature the two of us together over the past three seasons would not be what they are were it not for our mutual admiration. Would all actors in ensemble casts everywhere were such gentlemen/women. (17.10.02 KHCobb Message Board)

Matthew McCauley (composer): Andromeda has been, without question, the best television music experience I've had. The relationship between the production entities -- Bob Engels, the producer now, Allan Eastman prior to that, Robert Wolfe, I've just found that the fluency of communication has been top-notch. We've had virtually trouble-free execution of the music and mixes, and agreement on the intention, and so on. It's been a very happy experience. I'm sorry to see it end; I wish it would go on. ((06).04 Interview on the Official site)

Brandy [Ledford] and Steve [Bacic] both talked about the great cast and crew, especially Kevin. Kevin admitted that, due to the pace of filming, there were days he just "phoned it in" and he'd go back to his camper and kick himself… Kevin loved that both wanted to talk about scenes - Steve would even phone him the night before a scene. He said the final two seasons with Steve enabled him to go in a different direction with his character and he and Steve had great scenes together. (02.09.06 Dragon Convention, report by Themis)

Brent Stait: When I'm all made up the only thing that you can see that's mine is my eyes. Originally, there was some talk of me wearing contact lenses, but I said to the producers, "Well the eyes are the window of the soul. I'm going to need to express a great deal through my eyes, and contacts will only impede this." (02.01 TV Zone #135)

Kevin Sorbo said that when they handed to him the first force lance, which was almost flesh-colored model, he went: 'You've gotta be kidding me! No Way!' (15.05.05 London Expo Convention)

Kevin Sorbo: You walk through make-up and wardrobe, you see these people, with only a wrap around their waists, being applied with all these prosthetics and make-up. It's a very strange, evil, futuristic, Frankenstein kind of world. You get a weird feeling seeing prosthetic heads staring at you while you get oatmeal in the morning! (03.02 Telescope, Singapore)

Kevin Sorbo: Between you, me and the rest of the world, I think Brent [Stait] got tired of the whole makeup process. It was four hours a day getting the prosthetics on, and he could be sitting around for four to six hours before he even did a scene. (05.02 Starlog #298)

Kevin Sorbo: Brent Stait had have to get up at three in the morning, be in there for four hours of makeup, then sit around all day from head to toe in that costume. (22.05.02 zap2it.com)

Toni Burroughs-Rutter (Costume Designer): <Dylan's 5th season jacket> This is like 20 pounds. It is very heavy. So in a summer in a studio Kevin was: 'Do I have to wear a coat?..' (she mocks his unhappy face) Ha-ha! (Disk 5-5-2 from Slipstream Collection)

OK, here is the short list of goodies that went home with Kevin Sorbo: <...> Two of the large leather jackets that Dylan wore in Season 5. He told me that there were three made for production, two hero and one stunt, and he kept the hero's. He said they are very nice and could be worn as a regular jacket out on the town… (23.04.06 Hollywood Collectors Show, report by El Gato)

David Winning (director): The director and producers usually meet with the different department heads; wardrobe, special effects, props, etc in individual meetings to discuss the particulars of the episode. <...> Then just before the first day of filming, the main production meeting occurs where all department heads gather. The assistant director reads through the script from page one, while simultaneously reviewing the shooting schedule - triple checking that all materials are ready for each days work. <...> In order to actually make an episode in a very limited amount of time, obviously you have to plan and replan everything. Keep in mind, the prep period is only a few days and suddenly you're on set. <...> You start the day with a simple actor rehearsal so everyone can figure out what needs to happen to get the scene completed. Ideas are usually tossed back and forth; becomes a bit like molding clay. Then the actors are released and stand-ins take their spots so the lighting crew and director of photography can light the set once the action has been blocked out. <...> When the actors are physically there and saying actual words, things change rapidly. They bring a vital third dimension to the planning on paper and the ideas and input is always welcome and interesting. (04.06.05 Excerpts from Interview with David Winning by Stargate-Project.de)

Lisa Ryder is off book more than even Kevin Sorbo when it comes to rewriting the existing lines. He tends to add things not there at all. Everyone was changing lines around, not just Sorbo. If the directors and on-set producers don't insist on actors being word perfect that's their prerogative. It wouldn't be going on if it hadn't been decided that it was OK. (05.03.02 Slipstream BBS, post by Cardie - In Heaven Now Are Three: from page to screen)

Gordon Michael Woolvett: Kevin is great. He's a lot of fun! He likes to improv like I do. Sometimes, we'll go a little too far, and sometimes we'll come up with some great stuff. (06.02 Prevue Magazine #408)

An average "Andromeda" episode has about 60-100 visual-effects shots, Visual-effects supervisor Bruce Turner reveals, with some episodes (including the 100th) exceeding that - comparable to a visual-effects shot count for certain feature films. "Even for TV, the shot counts are pretty high," he says. <...> Turner's staff has eight noncontiguous days scheduled for each episode and is usually working on three episodes at any given time. Those eight days are stretched out over a three-week period to finish effects. "The most challenging thing is to make the show look as cool as we want given the time deadline," Turner admits. <...> Adds star Kevin Sorbo, "The visual effects are a star in their own right." Sorbo, who plays the lead role of Capt. Dylan Hunt, also is one of the show's executive producers, along with Josanne Lovick, Jay Firestone and Adam Haight. "To me, visual effects are what help make or break the show." (18.01.05 The Hollywood Reporter)

Allan Eastman (executive producer): Unlike a lot of other shows, we use our pyrotechnics around the actors. Of course, that needs to be done within extreme safety margins and with great care so that our actors are not injured. We're very lucky in that we have a terrific pyrotechnics artist on this series who knows exactly what he's doing. That makes all the difference in the world. There are always a number of stunts in each episode, too. These days it's important that our action sequences include some sort of wirework and aerial gymnastics. After movies like 'Matrix' and 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' it's something that viewers expect. So all that must be choreographed ahead of time with the stunt people and the actors. Then there might be an additional set or two that needs to be built. (04.02 TV Zone #149)

Kevin Sorbo said he is letting people do more stunts because after Hercules he is tired. Keith [Cobb] on the other hand likes to do his stunts. Also, Keith seems to be just a little rough on the poor stunt guys in the fights... Kevin says Keith is a very big guy - he wouldn't want to fight him. (06.04.02 Convention in San Francisco)

Q: Do you do your own action? -- Gordon Michael Woolvett: I do as much as they will allow me too. I love the stuff. -- Q: And how about Mr. Sorbo? Cuz he's older than you :D -- GMWoolvett: Kevin was a trooper. He did lots. (07.07.06 Live Chat at Roddenberry.com)

Wrap gifts to the crew: 1 season - boxer shorts with the Andromeda Logo on the front and the line "Have You Seen My Force Lance?" on the back. 2 season - 'golf style' umbrella with the Andromeda Logo and the line "It Never Rains In Space". 3 season - a desk organiser/clock with the Andromeda Logo and the line "There's no time like the future." 4 season - a long sleeve baseball type shirt with "CY 2003" on the front and "Team Andromeda season 4" on the back. 5 season - high quality St. Moritz Dive Watch with the Andromeda Logo on the face.

These items were personally designed by Kevin as a "Thank You" to the Crew and were made in a small number.

Q: Who is the biggest practical joker? -- Keith Hamilton Cobb: Humm... Kevin, Kevin, Kevin. At the end of every season we have blooper reel, outtakes, things that has happened during scene, where people flubbed their lines. Well Kevin likes to make bloopers. He's not convinced there's going to be enough stuff for the wrap party. So he'll make them. He'll make bloopers. (01.09.01 Starcon 2001, report by Starland)

Kevin Sorbo said that he was thinking about a pitching an idea for a "reality" TV series that would follow the production of an actual TV show episode by episode, through the rehersals to the final product. Kevin said this came to him because most of the time the Andromeda rehersals were very hilarious. (23.04.06 Hollywood Collectors Show, report by El Gato)

There are different kinds of bloopers. Sometimes objects move randomly in a scene, sometimes actors make physical (like going the wrong side, hitting the partner, losing tail or force lance, bumping into the decor, tearing up the furniture) or verbal (like garbling the dialogue, forgetting the line, mispronouncing words) blunders and mishaps.