"The Andromeda Strain" was a procedural show before they had a name for such a thing. I'm guessing in 1971 it seemed like a fairly tense, purposeful sci-fi drama at a time when such things were still fairly novel. Science fiction had been generally regarded as the plaything of young people -- at least since the early silent film era of "Metropolis" and the like.
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
"The Andromeda Strain" was a procedural show before they had a name for such a thing. I'm guessing in 1971 it seemed like a fairly tense, purposeful sci-fi drama at a time when such things were still fairly novel. Science fiction had been generally regarded as the plaything of young people -- at least since the early silent film era of "Metropolis" and the like.