Well okay, SOME people tuned in for Ron Moore’s new sci-fi show on the FOX network called Virtuality, but the ratings aren’t looking good for the show to go to series. As some of you may know, FOX dumped the show as a two-hour movie last week instead of introducing it as an ongoing series. Networks do this all the time, as a form of “back door pilot” — i.e. to gauge interest in the show. If the movie did well, FOX would have certainly given the greenlight for an ongoing TV show. It didn’t, alas, so the chances of Virtuality going to series is slim to none.
Archive for Virtuality TV Series
Virtually No One Watched Ron Moore’s Virtuality
Virtuality Gets More Interesting
“Virtuality” is a Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar) produced Fox summer Sci-Fi movie and maybe (fingers crossed) a series. It all depends on how many of us tune in. “Virtuality” describes the insanity aboard the spaceship Phaeton on it’s 10 year journey to Epsilon Eridani. Life aboard the Phaeton is cramped and to avoid space murder, the crew immerses in virtual reality to pass the time and to expand their boundaries.
12 Minutes of Ron Moore’s Virtuality
Can’t get enough of Ron Moore’s Virtuality? You’re in luck. Here are a series of clips from the 2-hour pilot episode, starting with that faux reality TV show opening we posted earlier. As you can probably tell from the clips, this looks like classic Ron Moore — lots of sci-fi elements that look way to Earth-ish to be set on a ship, some testy (i.e. nasty) interpersonal relationships between the characters, and lots of shaky cam for the sake of having lots of shaky cam. If you loved Moore’s Battlestar Galactica, this looks like more of that. If you didn’t care for it, well, you should probably avoid this thing. Twelve-minute long clip below to help you decide.
A Clip from FOX and Ron Moore’s Virtuality
If you were one of those people confused by FOX’s official synopsis for their new show Virtuality, which is being shown as a 2-hour movie on June 26 before the network decides to make it an ongoing series or ditch it, this faux “news” clip should just about clear it up.
Fox’s Virtuality May Still Make It
Ronald D. Moore of BattleStar fame talks about how his Virtuality pilot, now being aired as a standalone movie on Fox, might still get promoted to a series. Virtuality follows the crew of the starship Phaeton, on a 10 year mission to some airless rock someplace uncomfortable. On the way, to avoid possible space madness in the cramped and therefore realistic Phaeton, the crew resorts to virtual reality to pass the time and to give the illusion of space.
Ron Moore’s Virtuality Promo Images, Confusing Plot
I’m not entirely sure what this means for Ron Moore’s new Fox sci-fi show Virtuality, which is getting its “Fox Movie of the Week Special” premiere on the network on Friday, June 26. Fox is selling this as a standalone 2-hour movie, and in the entire press release that landed in my mailbox, I didn’t see one word about how this is a new TV series from Ron Moore, the guy behind Battlestar Galactica. Anyways, press release and promo images from the show/movie below.
Cast Pic From Fox’s Virtuality Pilot
BattleStar’s Ronald D. Moore “Virtuality” has a two hour TV premiere coming up on Fox. If it hits big with those Sci-Fi kids everyone is targeting (you know who you are) we might just see it back next year as a regular series. It looks Spacey and nicely twisted. The plot unfolds thusly.
Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy Shows: Renewals, Cancellations, and Newcomers
With the networks officially kicking off their upfront presentations this month, we’ve now gotten official (and in some cases, semi-official) confirmations about which shows are coming back, which ones are gone, and what new offerings will be available to the genre fans out there. The schedule for the upfronts are: FOX’s begins today, followed by ABC on Tuesday, and CBS on Wednesday. NBC already did theirs earlier this month.
Michael Taylor and Ronald D. Moore’s Virtuality Pilot On Fox’s Summer Radar
On July 4th, Fox will air BattleStar creators Michael Taylor and Ronald D. Moore’s new Sci-Fi series hopeful “Virtuality”.
Moore Reveals more Virtuality Details
Uber sci-fi TV producer Ron Moore recently spilled more details about his upcoming Virtuality, his new sci-fi show for FOX, that would star former New Amsterdam leading man Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. The pilot, set to be directed by “Hancock’s” Peter Berg, is set to shoot at the end of next month, according to Moore, who also promises that this will be very “different” from his stint on Battlestar Galactica. So, uh, Ron, I won’t have to run to the showers after every episode? Fabulous!
New Amsterdam Star Heads over to Virtuality
One of the suckiest thing about the FOX network is that, unless a show is a bona fide hit, they’ll shut it down faster than you can say, “Stupid FOX, why don’t you at least give it a chance first?” Case in point: New Amsterdam, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as an immortal cop. Sure, the show was probably too procedural, but overall it was a fresh take on an old, stale formula (the cop show), and deserved a chance. Well in any case, while Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is no longer on New Amsterdam, he has landed at another FOX sci-fi show, this time Virtuality. Oh damn, another FOX show? Crap.
Virtuality: Sienna Guillory, 4 More Join Cast
Battlestar Galactica chief Ron Moore’s new sci-fi show on FOX, the space-faring Virtuality has added five more actors to its cast, which already includes James D’Arcy, Kerry Bishe and Jimmi Simpson. The biggest name in the bunch to genre fans will be Sienna Guillory (pictured, left), while the other four names include Joy Bryant, Nelson Lee, Omar Metwally and Ritchie Coster. Sienna Guillory played Jill Valentine in “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” and more recently, was the female lead in “Eragon”.
Ron Moore’s Virtuality Series Gets Leading Man
Ron Moore’s virtual-reality-gone-amok new space show Virtuality has nabbed its leading man in actor James D’Arcy, a mostly British TV actor who has had a couple of big movies, including “Master and Commander” with Russell Crowe and last year’s “Rise” with Lucy Liu. Virtuality, for FOX, is being described as a “back door pilot” — that is, FOX will foot the bill for a 2-hour movie, and if the movie does well, then they’ll make a TV series out of it. If not, they’ll write it off as a loss and move on.
FOX Greenlights Ron Moore’s Virtuality
The Hollywood Reporter reports that the FOX network has just greenlit a two-hour back door pilot for a new sci-fi TV series from Battlestar Galactica Ron Moroe (pictured, left) called Virtuality. The show has a great premise, and I can only hope that Moore’s involvement (the project was originally developed by producers Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun) doesn’t mean more of the same. Battlestar Galactica may have broken grounds, especially for a sci-fi show, but I’m not sure if I can get behind another depressing TV show set aboard a spaceship. One is enough, right?
