Well she seemed quite good to be honest but she was mostly flying the Phaeton in a straight line or a circle. Terrible joke I know but I couldn’t resist. Its not like I force you to read this site you know. Anyway, I really enjoyed Moore’s doomed post Battlestar Galactica venture. If you don’t believe it is doomed have a look at the viewing figures. There is no chance Virtuality is going to get a follow up mini-series never mind a full season. Hard Science Fiction like this will not get the same general appeal as Science Fiction like Battlestar Galactica or Star Trek. Which is a shame because Virtuality had some nice ideas. Read the rest of this entry »

Check out this 12 minutes clip of the Battlestar Galactica creators new 2 hour mini-series in search of a full series. The plot revolves round a crew of 12 individuals sent into space to find somewhere for the inhabitants of the ailing Earth somewhere to live. Aboard Earths first Star-ship named the Phaeton the crew have access to virtual reality modules to while away their 10 year trip to Epsilon Eridani. It is all fun and games until, in good old ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ style the system develops a problem.

Looking pretty good. I hope it gets a full season pick up. Lets hope it lasts the full 10 years.