I suppose his character allows us to learn about a lot of the outside factors in the Andromeda mystery, but it has more to do with dumb luck than his investigative skills, really. McCormack is great, but unfortunately, his character doesn’t serve much of a purpose, unless you count providing a role for Eric McCormack as sufficient purpose. I found the majority of the all-star cast to be pretty mediocre except for Eric McCormack from Will & Grace. The virus mutates and does a whole bunch of wacky unexplainable things as the Wildfire Team (a group of five of the greatest scientific minds in the world) attempts to stop the outbreak. One scene involves a suicidal man and a chainsaw, and I’ll leave it at that. Those who don’t die turn violent or suicidal, and from that we get some of the more memorable images in the series. The virus itself is impressively fatal, causing people’s blood to turn almost instantly to dust. It revolves around a group of scientists attempting to determine the cure for and the origin of a virus known as Andromeda. At a total running time of about three hours, The Andromeda Strain miniseries is surprisingly suspenseful and action-packed. It’s very enjoyable, if a little heavy on gratuitous explanations of the laboratory’s decontamination procedures and containment and security measures. Well, it’s been 37 years since audiences saw an adaptation of Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain, and directors Ridley Scott ( Alien, Blade Runner) and Tony Scott ( Top Gun, Numb3rs) decided it was about time they refresh our memories. The two-part mini-series event comes to DVD June 3, 2008, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The Andromeda Strain (2008) by Jef Burnham