Editing Andromeda (TV series) (section)

===Robert Hewitt Wolfe's departure===
During filming of season two, series developer and executive producer [[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]] announced he had been released from the show's production and was replaced by Bob Engels. The change was purportedly to make the show more episodic and open to casual viewing since Wolfe's version—although episodic—had many plotlines and story arcs.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.slipstreamnews.com/news/231101_01.shtml |title=Robert Hewitt Wolfe Departs 'Andromeda' |date=2001-11-23 |publisher=SlipstreamNews |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011204213726/http://www.slipstreamnews.com/news/231101_01.shtml |archivedate=2001-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.slipstreamnews.com/news/251101_03.shtml |title=Hewitt Wolfe Answers Fan Questions |date=2001-11-25 |publisher=SlipstreamNews |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011205051227/http://www.slipstreamnews.com/news/251101_03.shtml |archivedate=2001-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.slipstreamnews.com/news/281101_02.shtml |title=Sorbo On His Vision For 'Andromeda' |date=2001-11-28 |publisher=SlipstreamNews |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011205060751/http://www.slipstreamnews.com/news/281101_02.shtml |archivedate=2001-12-05}}</ref><ref name="coda">{{citation |url=http://www.rhwolfe.com/Insider%20Info.htm |title=Insider Info |first=Robert Hewitt |last=Wolfe |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050529015621/http://www.rhwolfe.com/Insider%20Info.htm |archivedate=May 29, 2005}}</ref> After the show's final episode aired, Wolfe wrote and published a one-act play entitled "Coda" that explained his intended plans for the show without contradicting the aired episodes.<ref name="coda"/> This play is now hosted on ''Drive Back the Night – An Andromeda Podcast''.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ethan Maestri |author2=Ryan Mazzocco |title=Gene Rodenberry's Andromeda – "Coda" – a one act play written by Robert H. Wolfe |url=https://andromedaseries.podbean.com/p/gene-rodenberry-s-andromeda-coda/ |website=Drive Back the Night – The Andromeda Series Podcast |publisher=Age of Geek Production |access-date=18 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701022439/https://andromedaseries.podbean.com/p/gene-rodenberry-s-andromeda-coda/ |archive-date=1 July 2022 |date=1 July 2022}}</ref>

In discussion on his website's forums and various interviews, Wolfe has elaborated that he was released from the production staff after he refused to shift the show's focus more onto [[Kevin Sorbo]]'s character, Dylan Hunt, by essentially making all of the show's episodes Hunt-centric.<ref>{{citation |url=http://forums.syfy.com/index.php?showtopic=921099&st=20#post-main-931445 |title=Comment 40 |first=Robert Hewitt |last=Wolfe |date=2005-05-31 |access-date=2010-04-17 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716173957/http://forums.syfy.com/index.php?showtopic=921099&st=20#post-main-931445 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://forums.syfy.com/index.php?showtopic=921099&st=40#post-main-962839 |title=Comment 54 |first=Robert Hewitt |last=Wolfe |date=2005-06-14 |access-date=2010-04-17 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716173859/http://forums.syfy.com/index.php?showtopic=921099&st=40#post-main-962839 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The events of the episode "Ouroboros", the final episode written by Wolfe, introduced the last major changes that Wolfe was willing to make to the series.