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.

Unfortunately, something sinister has invaded this VR system, causing who knows what mayhem. To add to the fun, everything is getting beamed back to good old Earth as a reality show. As we know, reality shows need artificial drama. Perhaps an evil producer lies behind the Phaeton crews woes?

Scifiwire has an interview with Erik Jensen, who plays the ships Engineer, Dr. Jules Braun. Erik sheds some more light on the inner conflicts of the crew and how this all makes Virtuality something we should be watching.

A taste:

“Even getting millions and millions of miles from Earth isn’t going to help him,” Jensen says of his character. “And, in essence, that’s really what … a lot of the series is about. You know, these sorts of demons that haunt us are much more frightening than the ones that are out there in the universe somewhere. I’ve said before that I think that this isn’t about outer space so much as it’s about inner space, and that’s an infinitely more terrifying place to travel.”

Virtuality airs on Fox this Friday at 8 eastern.