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The New Ron Moore Driven/Peter Berg Directed Space Show (Not CAPRICA) Has A Lead!!
Merrick here...
The man's name James D'Arcy.
He was in AMERICAN HAUNTING, MASTER AND COMMANDER, and a slew of other projects.
VIRTUALITY is a backdoor pilot for Fox.
The sci-fi project, to be directed by Peter Berg, is set aboard the Phaeton, Earth's first starship, on a 10-year journey to explore a distant solar system. To help the crew endure the long trip, NASA equips the ship with advanced virtual reality modules, allowing them to assume adventurous identities and go anyplace they want.
Brit D'Arcy ("Churchill at War") will play the ship's psych officer, who produces the virtual reality shows
...says THIS ARTICLE in Hollywood Reporter.
VIRTUALITY should not be confused with the Denzel Washington/Russell Crowe film VIRTUOSITY from back in 1995. Not that there's any similarity in titles, or anything.
The sci-fi project, to be directed by Peter Berg, is set aboard the Phaeton, Earth's first starship, on a 10-year journey to explore a distant solar system. To help the crew endure the long trip, NASA equips the ship with advanced virtual reality modules, allowing them to assume adventurous identities and go anyplace they want.
Brit D'Arcy ("Churchill at War") will play the ship's psych officer, who produces the virtual reality shows
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Virtual reality is cool. See Lawnmower Man for proof.
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I'm in.
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Won't it just be a 'holo-deck' based show with 'incidents' outside of the VR reality causing them to interact with the real world?
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This is screaming: episodic episodes. Don't know if you get what i mean. I hate series where the stories are auto-conclusive in each episode.
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I really hope Moore isn't spreading himself too thin. Between this, Caprica and those movies for Tom Cruise he is supposed to be writing, I don't have a lot of hope for any of them to have his full attention and I think the work as a whole will suffer.
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Could be cool if Moore is writing/helming. I think Berg gets better all the time.
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It will be until we have our first "trapped in the virtual reality machine and can't get out" episode?
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It's never in space. What's wrong with space? That's why I think I don't watch these shows. Same with submarine movies. They make me feel claustrophic.
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I'm sorry, but "allowing them to assume adventurous identities and go anyplace they want" sounds like complete and utter shit. Hey, how about a long mission space travel show that actually explores the stresses and tension of space exploration? I bet the network execs fucked this one up.
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TNG spent (wasted) several episodes doing this. Count me out on this, though I do like Peter Berg.
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claustrophobic
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And virtual so the stakes are even lower! There's nothing like fake reality on a fictional show to get the blood pumping. Why s anyone still pursuing this kind of worn out idea?
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What's the betting the astronauts are all boring bastards who only play programs set in present day America to save on costs...
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what a lame idea for a show... seriously, anything else that could be made?
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I dunno, I'd give the show a chance. Although it's terribly easy to make boring sci-fi. I was just reminded of Earth 2 recently...Btw am I the only one round here that never got into BSG? In fairness I never got into those other "slow" drama shows like Sopranos and The Wire either...
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You bastards!
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The crew drift in virtual reality of being four desperate and yappy women in NYC in the 90s.
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The crew drift in virtual reality of being in an amusement part where robot gunslingers go wild.
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cancelled
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Sounds like "CosPlay: The Final Frontier".
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But then I also hate Dr Who/Quantum Leap/Sliders type shows where we get so see a different, totally shallow world with brand new boring undeveloped characters every week. I suppose there's folks out there that like them. At this point though, I'm willing to give Ron Moore a little faith, so seemingly like everyone else, i think this sounds awful, but I'm more than willing to be surprised.
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from "Sunshine." Great, another Ronald Moore production with shaky-cam (Peter Berg almost exclusively uses shaky-cam) sci-fi show. Sounds fucking stupid.
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I guess this is their way of fixing the problem of how boring such a ten year mission would be (although, personally I don't think a mission like that would be too boring). But instead of solving it with stupid holodecks, why not have the show be about the last leg of the ten year mission, with the actual arival at their destination? That could be fascinating, and it would be interested with almost anything that they found, no matter how mundane. But they aren't doing that, and I have to rely on the fait that I have in Ronald Moore, just like some of these other talkbackers.
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Doctor Who is boring? okaaayy then....
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The main characters were so developed that the shallowness of the individual episodes was overwhelmed by the continuity of Sam and Al. Boo to those who suggest otherwise.
The tail-end of a 10-year mission would be interesting, if you used flashbacks to fill in the gaps. However, you're risking two things: 1) being called '"Lost" in Space' (tm ChrTh 2008), and 2) the show lasting longer than you anticipate, and not knowing what to do when the ship gets there -
I thought Futurama already dispensed with this.
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Not interested...in the least.
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...only one thing would be going on if bored people had access to a completely convincing virtual world......that's right, I'm talking about the thrill of experiencing completely convincing sex acts with famous or significant historical figures. You know people would be lining up to experience sex with Margaret Thatcher or Marie Antoinette. Just wait for the notorious Indira Gandhi, Bruce lee, and Helen of Troy foursome episode....
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May 28, 2008 2:20:30 PM CDT
guys - Read up a bit more on the project before judging...
by donnadarko
IO9.com had a great write-up on it last week, and knowing the details of thing helps a lot. It's looking to be quite a 'dark' show: rape, murder, betrayals, greed - and the crew are all a part of a manipulative reality show back on Earth just so the mission receives funding.
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1. Virtuosity is an underrated classic (in my book)
2. D'Arcy was great in that USA Sherlock Holmes telepic with D'Onofrio as Moriarty -
That does sound more interesting, and even more ridiculous. Still, I am intrigued.
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realistically, everyone would be addicted to virtual porn. i know i cant wait for the old wild west halodeck episodeS. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
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Flickapoo totally nailed it when he said this must be a porn show. Because let's be honest: if you were an astronaut stuck on a long voyage and you had to step into a VR simulator to kill some time and to avoid going nuts from the length of your journey, what are you REALLY going to call up?A simulation of climbing Mt. Everest or trying to sail a boat in a storm......Or nailing yet another hot babe? Who by the way HAS to think you're as irresistible and studly as James Bond BECAUSE it's taking place in a simulator. In the end the girl would just rotate. It would be someone you knew in real life (whether it's an ex-girlfriend or even your buddy's girl)...a movie star you liked...or some historical figure that you've now made hot via the computer's controls. "Hey, look who I'm banging today! I'm doing Amelia Earhart! Who would've guessed she looked like Jenna Jameson? And for extra fun given this particular simulation, she's gonna be straddling me in the pilot's seat!"Sorry, maybe on paper there's some ultra amazing story that Ron Moore wants to tell, but on first glance this sounds boring as shit. Hey, look! All-new MAKE-BELIEVE STORIES each week taking place in a VR world where NOTHING is at risk! Yawn...
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had really let herself go.
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As far as acting goes, we can be pretty sure it'll be good... D'Arcy is pretty damn good from what I've seen (and it can't hurt that he's kinda hot lol). Loved Nicholas Nickleby. The story (for this), however, sounds a bit shady. I'd see it though for the pedigree (the combo + D'Arcy).
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This guy is becoming a pretty solid action director.
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Very cool choice for the director of the first episode. I'm down.
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they are so intense and suspenseful.
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