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EXCLUSIVE: FOX TO AIR "VIRTUALITY" PILOT ON JULY 4
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)
Exclusive: FOX to Air "Virtuality" Pilot on July 4
LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) --
FOX is giving viewers a holiday treat on Saturday, July 4.
Network sources have confirmed to the site exclusively that the
two-hour pilot to "Virtuality" will air on said night at 8:00/7:00c.
Co-created by Michael Taylor and Ronald D. Moore ("Battlestar
Galactica"), the sci-fi drama revolves around the crew of the Phaeton,
Earth's first starship. To endure the 10-year journey, the astronauts
use virtual reality modules which allow them to assume avatars and
explore self-created scenarios. But just as the mission is about to
enter its critical go/no-go phase, a virus begins to infect the system
and puts all of their lives on the line.
Peter Berg helmed the Universal Media Studios-based pilot and executive produced.
FOX is so funny.They can't decide how badly they want to court television's superstar science fiction showrunners Ron Berman and Joss Whedon, so they just dither around. July 4 it is then. Have to DVR it as I might,depending on weather be at Maple Lake over the holiday weekend. -Cyn
More about virtuality from io9 - Bottom line: It's a bleak and disturbing look at the effects of a long space trip on humans, as dark in its own way as Battlestar Galactica. It sort of reminded me of the underrated film Sunshine, in the focus on psychological drama in cramped quarters, plus the dangerous repair sequence and the fact that the ship has a hydroponic garden. But the "reality TV" aspect adds a whole extra sardonic layer to the cake.
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