news on virtuality

[watermelony2k]

not completely dead? According to Michael Taylor they're trying to make it an international cooperation and broadcast somewhere else besides FOX.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41792

 

[bigdaddy]

And Reaper and Firefly aren't dead either...

 

[Starbreaker]

They just pulled Virtuality from Hulu so I'm optimistic.

 

[Kelso]

I'll start holding my breath.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

not completely dead? According to Michael Taylor they're trying to make it an international cooperation and broadcast somewhere else besides FOX.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41792

Watch the numbers for Defying Gravity, since that's the probable model. Which is likely to be unfair, since Defying Gravity, looks like a soap opera with space opera window dressing, while Virtuality is "serious" sci fi by comparison, but TV is basically unfair so go figure...

 

[sidious618]

They just pulled Virtuality from Hulu so I'm optimistic.

Did they? I still haven't seen it as I figured it'd stay up for a while. Hopefully they're doing this because they have a solid chance at a series.

 

[roguephoenix]

not completely dead? According to Michael Taylor they're trying to make it an international cooperation and broadcast somewhere else besides FOX.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41792

Watch the numbers for Defying Gravity, since that's the probable model. Which is likely to be unfair, since Defying Gravity, looks like a soap opera with space opera window dressing, while Virtuality is "serious" sci fi by comparison, but TV is basically unfair so go figure...

yep, they said think of it as grey's anatomy in space. >_< sigh

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

I hope there's something to this, because I'd like to see more of Virtuality - even a few more hours. As what passes for space-based science fiction on TV goes, it was pretty remarkable.

 

[Trubinator]

Not expecting much, but this is OK news I guess.

 

[jefferiestubes8]

news on Ron Moore's "Virtuality"

Virtuality will be released on DVD on May 4. As of right now, we don't have any special features details or pricing details as of yet,

it seems that the film won't be released in Blu-ray either

January 28th, 2010
http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEzWCEzBfqIcDB

 

[Temis the Vorta]

...pursuing the idea of mounting a “Virtuality” series as an international co-production in the tradition of CBS' “Flashpoint,” ABC's “Impact” miniseries and ABC's fast-approaching spaceship drama “Defying Gravity.”

I missed this first time around. Not the most optimistic pedigree there, if we're hoping for something remotely worth watching.

 

[Harvey]

A shame there won't be a Blu-Ray, but it's not surprising. Honestly, it's surprising this is being released in any format. I mean, it's not like SyFy's series Revolution, which never went to series and is probably sitting in an archive somewhere, unwatched.

 

[FreezeC77]

A shame there won't be a Blu-Ray, but it's not surprising. Honestly, it's surprising this is being released in any format. I mean, it's not like SyFy's series Revolution, which never went to series and is probably sitting in an archive somewhere, unwatched.

Actually I saw somewhere that Revolution aired as a two-hour movie on Sky Premiere a satellite cable channel in the UK back around Christmas

 

[AviTrek]

A shame there won't be a Blu-Ray, but it's not surprising. Honestly, it's surprising this is being released in any format. I mean, it's not like SyFy's series Revolution, which never went to series and is probably sitting in an archive somewhere, unwatched.

Actually I saw somewhere that Revolution aired as a two-hour movie on Sky Premiere a satellite cable channel in the UK back around Christmas

Really? I completely missed that news. I wonder if SyFy will ever air it here?

 

[stonester1]

Awesome!

 

[Canadave]

...pursuing the idea of mounting a “Virtuality” series as an international co-production in the tradition of CBS' “Flashpoint,” ABC's “Impact” miniseries and ABC's fast-approaching spaceship drama “Defying Gravity.”

I missed this first time around. Not the most optimistic pedigree there, if we're hoping for something remotely worth watching.

Flashpoint is a good show. Mostly because it's the only cop show I know of that focuses on an armed response team instead of a forensics and\or detective squad.

The other two, though...

Regardless, this is good news even if it is a slim chance. I thought the pilot of Virtuality had some potential.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

I though Flashpoint was very average when I checked it out. Not a big fan of the odious tendency nowadays to make sci fi
"palatable" by shoehorning it into the wildly overexposed cop show genre. Why can't sci fi just be sci fi!?!

Mostly because it's the only cop show I know of that focuses on an armed response team

About half the 2010-11 pilot season is made up of cop shows, so you will definitely get every possible flavor of cop you could imagine and then some.

A shame there won't be a Blu-Ray, but it's not surprising. Honestly, it's surprising this is being released in any format. I mean, it's not like SyFy's series Revolution, which never went to series and is probably sitting in an archive somewhere, unwatched.

Actually I saw somewhere that Revolution aired as a two-hour movie on Sky Premiere a satellite cable channel in the UK back around Christmas

WOW! Was it the same Revolution? Peter Fonda was involved in the one we're talking about.

 

[AviTrek]

I found this forum that seems to confirm the airing. Hopefully SyFy will air it at some point soon. Or even better, green light a series order.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

I though Flashpoint was very average when I checked it out. Not a big fan of the odious tendency nowadays to make sci fi "palatable" by shoehorning it into the wildly overexposed cop show genre. Why can't sci fi just be sci fi!?!

You're thinking of something else. 'Flashpoint' is a straight action-drama set in modern day Toronto and revolving around a SRU (SWAT) unit.

About the only thing scifi in it is that the Pink Power Ranger is one of the team members. In full costume with martial arts and fighting monsters and everything.

I only caught the first season and didn't know that half of a second season had aired already on CBS, so I guess I should catch up online. It was a good show though.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Oh right, I'm thinking of the one with a psychic cop, who wasn't Matt Parkman! What the heck was that called.