If BSG is anything to go by then I'm happy, if bionic woman is anything to go by... then im REALLY not... but lets think more BSG.The Hollywood Reporter says Fox has given the green light to "Virtuality," a two-hour pilot from "Battlestar Galactica" mastermind Ronald D. Moore.
The sci-fi project, from Universal Media Studios and producers Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun, is set aboard the Phaeton, Earth's first starship. It revolves around its crew of 12 astronauts on a 10-year journey to explore a distant solar system. To help them endure the long trip and keep their minds occupied, NASA has equipped the ship with advanced virtual-reality modules, allowing the crew members to assume adventurous identities and go to any place they want. The plan works flawlessly until a mysterious "bug" is found in the system.
"It's very much about what's fantasy and what's reality; what we do to escape our lives and what actually institutes our lives; are these things very different," UMS president Katherine Pope said.
"Virtuality" is a brainchild of Braun, who shaped up the idea with Berman, his producing partner at BermanBraun.
Moore brought in with him "Battlestar" writer/producer Michael Taylor. The two wrote the script and are executive producing the project with Berman and Braun.
The project is slated to begin production in July.
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