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by Mike Moody, posted May 8th 2009 3:02PM
This week, we learned that Fox will air the pilot for Battlestar Galactica producer Ron Moore's new show, Virtuality, on July 4. I was excited about this news at first. I love BSG and almost everything else Ron Moore has ever produced/written (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Roswell). But now I'm worried.Fox reportedly ordered a bunch of changes to the show last December, hoping to make it more of a mainstream drama. Now, some folks, like our buddies at Airlock Alpha, seemed convinced that airing the pilot on July 4 is a sign that Fox has already given up on Virtuality.
It sorta makes sense. Why would the network air a pilot for one of its stranger, more ambitious sci-fi series on a holiday? I don't think they're trying to gauge interest. It seems like they're dumping it on a night when everyone will be out watching firework displays, eating hot dogs and doing anything but watching a cerebral sci-fi show. So it looks like Virtuality might not make it to series.
It's too bad. The show sounds pretty damn cool. Virtuality is about a group of space travelers who explore virtual, self-created worlds while living aboard Earth's first starship. Things go wonky when a virus enters the virtual system and puts the crew's lives in danger.
At least we can still look forward to Caprica.
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