Virtuality is the title of a series pilot co-written by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor that aired on the Fox Network. Since the show was never picked up as a TV series, the two-hour pilot episode, directed by Peter Berg, aired as a movie, June 26, 2009.
The story is set aboard the Phaeton, Earth's first starship, on a ten-year journey to explore the nearby Epsilon Eridani star system. In order to help the 12-person crew endure the long missio...
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Virtuality is the title of a series pilot co-written by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor that aired on the Fox Network. Since the show was never picked up as a TV series, the two-hour pilot episode, directed by Peter Berg, aired as a movie, June 26, 2009.
The story is set aboard the Phaeton, Earth's first starship, on a ten-year journey to explore the nearby Epsilon Eridani star system. In order to help the 12-person crew endure the long mission, a system of virtual reality modules are installed aboard the ship. These modules, which are worn like glasses and suppress real-world body movement, allow the crew to assume various identities and enjoy a variety of adventures. The crew's experiences aboard the ship are broadcast back to Earth as the Fox Broadcasting Company's reality television program Edge of Never: Life on the Phaeton.
The pilot/TV movie picks up approximately six months since the launch of Phaeton. The crew now faces a "go or no-go" situation, in that they are fast...
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