Ron Moore's Virtuality on tonight

[watermelony2k]

.... on friday night on FOX. Ratings blockbuster set up, no?

According to critics it's quite good. looks like FOX thought it was too smart for its demographic.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41542

 

[CommodoreKong]

I'll be watching. I haven't even heard of it until I saw a commercial yesterday, but after reading a little bit about Virtuality it seems like it could be interesting.

 

[Othello]

Pisses me off it didn't get a pickup for a series..

 

[bigdaddy]

From what I heard the whole plot of the show is really just silly. I actually haven't heard anything good about it.

 

[DeafPoet]

It's actually pretty sweet so far.

 

[WeAreTheBorg]

I heard FOX tampered with it badly and dumbed it down and RDM was really pissed about it.

 

[DeafPoet]

From the reviews I've seen it's just as complex as BSG. And 25 minutes in that holds up, for me anyway.

 

[DeafPoet]

The only thing that bugs me so far is that there's a very obvious "Gaius Baltar" character and of course, he's the morally ambiguous reality show producer

 

[sojourner]

I don't know, I am getting a very Whedon-ish vibe from the first 30min.

 

[DeafPoet]

I don't know, I am getting a very Whedon-ish vibe from the first 30min.

I wasn't getting that, but I'd hardly call it a bad thing if so.

 

[DeafPoet]

And then there's this guy who's HAL 9000/Head Six/TNG's Moriarty all rolled in one. Here's hoping we're not gonna have to wait for the series we're probably not going to get to figure that guy out.

 

[sojourner]

o, no, there's the trademark Moore angst over plot. The Psycho is psycho?

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Well, the virtual fucking/shooting scene was dramatic enough.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

This is brilliant. No wonder FOX didn't pick it up.

 

[wamdue]

I heard FOX tampered with it badly and dumbed it down and RDM was really pissed about it.

I don't know, I am getting a very Whedon-ish vibe from the first 30min.

very Whedon-ish then.

 

[Teelie]

I missed the first quarter or so but I've been watching the rest and it's okay. I must've missed something in the beginning but as a series I don't see this going anywhere.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Well, I'm pissed that there aren't going to be any more episodes.

Shit.

 

[sojourner]

Somehow I think it was gonna go the "Thirteenth Floor" route if it had been picked up.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Somehow I think it was gonna go the "Thirteenth Floor" route if it had been picked up.

I think there were at least three directions it could have gone from the end of the pilot. The least interesting - and probably least likely, based on several factors - would be the murder mystery.

Whatever, it's clear that this wasn't "dumbed down by the network." It's a very well-crafted, coherent piece of work with an awful lot going on.

Not that there aren't nits to be made about parts of the way the premise was developed, but that's true of every fantasy show.

 

[omnirad]

It was okay. I could see tuning in next week to see what happens. Even though I don't watch reality shows, and think they are morally ambiguous.

Too bad I prob won't get that decision. Virtuality had a couple of interesting ideas in it.