Or so AE hopes with its two-night miniseries revamp of “The Andromeda Strain,” which begins at 8 tonight and concludes Tuesday night. Update it with a bit more political paranoia, media subterfuge and relationship drama and, voila, ratings gold. And the story - about an alien virus that spreads after a satellite crash-lands in a small town - still taps into our fears of terrorism, invasion, mass illness and civil breakdown. The source material, pre-“Jurassic Park” Michael Crichton’s debut novel, was a bestseller, and Robert Wise’s well-regarded 1971 movie adaptation would seem to be begging for an update as it’s as quaint as “Laugh-In” reruns. Remaking the techno thriller “The Andromeda Strain” might’ve seemed like a brilliant idea over some pan-seared-this or vinaigrette-that Hollywood film-exec lunch.
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