Virtuality Headlines
Ronald D. Moore, the man behind the critically acclaimed “Battlestar Galactica,” is trying to catch that bolt of lightning in his bottle twice with a potentially new Fox series known as “Virtuality,” but questions are popping up more and more about where the story idea may have originated. An alert SyFy Portal reader in Finland, described as a “Battlestar” fan, did some research on “Virtuality,” a show set aboard a long-duration starship known as the Phaeton, making a 10-year journey to a star, and entertaining its crew through a virtual reality system and keep them sane, which works great until a flaw is discovered in the system. That concept, however, bears a striking resemblance to a 2005 novel written by Joe Haldeman known as “Old Twentieth,” a story that takes place on a starship …
Ronald D. Moore is keeping “Virtuality,” his new series planned for Fox, under such wraps, you would almost think the recipe to Coca-Cola and the identity of the last Cylon were tucked away in script pages. SciFi Wire recently had a chance to visit the set of Moore’s backdoor pilot at Bridge Studios in Vancouver, B.C., the home of the Stargate series as well as “Dead Like Me.” While overall story details were kept under wraps, the site — which is associated with the SciFi Channel, which airs Moore’s other popular series, “Battlestar Galactica” — had a chance to learn more about some of the characters. The show, of course, is centered around what is described as the first interstellar space ship from Earth. Its 12-member crew is on a voyage twice as long as Capt. Kirk’s first venture …
SCI FI Wire visited the Vancouver, Canada, set of Virtuality, the SF pilot for Fox from Battlestar Galactica's Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor, and saw more--and less--of the show than we thought. But we learned a great deal about the show's central characters.
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Although a lot of attention in the entertainment industry is still focused on “Battlestar Galactica,” showrunner Ronald D. Moore already has moved on to future projects including his “Virtuality” pilot for Fox. But fans expecting Moore to follow the path of executive producer partner David Eick in bringing in familiar faces from his critically acclaimed SciFi Channel series needs to think again. Sources have told SyFy Portal that “Virtuality” won’t have any cameo appearances from cast members of “Battlestar Galactica,” and in fact will work to distance itself as much as possible from the ragtag fleet series. That includes stunt casting or crossover casting that took place quite liberally in NBC’s failed “Bionic Woman” last season that included appearances by Katee Sackhoff, Aaron …
Ronald D. Moore, who co-created Fox's two-hour SF backdoor pilot film Virtuality, told SCI FI Wire that the film is gearing up to shoot at the end of this month, and he offered a few details about the unusual storyline.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, star of Fox's canceled supernatural series New Amsterdam, has signed on to Fox's two-hour SF pilot Virtuality, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Casting agents have been busy on Ronald D. Moore's upcoming backdoor pilot for Fox, "Virtuality." Five actors have been cast for the project that already includes James D'Arcy, Kerry Bishe and Jimmi Simpson. The new faces, according to The Hollywood Reporter are Joy Bryant, Sienna Guillory, Nelson Lee, Omar Metwally and Ritchie Coster. Bryant, who had a bit role in the 2004 film "Spider-Man 2" but has been very active in non-genre projects including "Bobby" in 2006, will place Alice Thibadeau. Guillory -- who played Jill Valentine in 2004's "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" and Arya in the 2006 film "Eragon" -- will play a character named Rika Goddard. Lee, who played Shen in the short lived television program "Blade: The Series," will bring to life the character of Keni Yamaguchi. ...
Ronald D. Moore now has two possible series casting. Reuters is reporting that James D'Arcy will take on the starring role in Moore's new Fox pilot "Virtuality." This is actually the second project D'Arcy is working on that involves the "Battlestar Galactica" creative team. The British actor is slated to play Cain Johnson in the telemovie "Them" written by John McNamara and BSG executive producer David Eick that also stars Tricia Helfer, who plays Number Six in the popular SciFi Channel series. The potential series is set on a starship called the Phaeton, which is on a 10-year journey to a distant solar system. Because the trip is so long, the crew can use virtual reality nodes that allow them to take on various identities and virtually go wherever they wish. D'Arcy will play the ...
James D'Arcy (An American Haunting) has been tapped as the lead in Virtuality, Fox's two-hour backdoor SF pilot from Ronald D. Moore, who rebooted Battlestar Galactica for SCI FI Channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In the early 1960s, when Gene Roddenberry was selling "Star Trek" to the networks, he supposedly used the immortal words "Wagon Train to the stars" to describe it. Of course he didnÂt actually mean his creation was at all like the show "Wagon Train," he was just drawing a comparison for the network executives. He wanted to compare it to something they would understand, seeing as Westerns were all the rage on television in the '50s and '60s. We still make comparisons between the new and the familiar. Case in point, "Virtuality," the new pilot coming from Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor for Fox. The original Hollywood Reporter describes the show as:"The sci-fi project, from Universal Media Studios and producers Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun, is set aboard the Phaeton, Earth's first ...
The mind that re-invented "Battlestar Galactica" is at it again. This time, Ronald D. Moore will be fleshing out a concept called "Virtuality" for the Fox Network, according to SciFi Wire. First will come a two-hour pilot, which is likely to give birth to an ongoing series. It could be that Moore is returning to familiar territory since some of the show's concept sounds something like the Star Trek franchise. The program follows the adventures of the Phaeton, a starship traveling 10 years to explore the far reaches of the galaxy. In order to keep the 12-member crew occupied and happy on their trek, NASA has installed cutting-edge virtual-reality technology that lets the cast role play in numerous identities in nearly any setting they want. All goes well until a mysterious flaw in the ...
