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Ronald D. Moore Set To Pen New Fox Pilot
By Kelly West: 2008-04-13 13:06:37
It looks like Fox has really taken notice of the talent behind the SciFi channel’s Battlestar Galactica these days. Last week it was reported that the network signed a deal with BSG star Tricia Helfer for a yet-to-be-determined project and now it looks as though they’ve greenlit a two-hour backdoor pilot for Ronald D. Moore to head up.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox was shopping around for a writer for a back-door pilot called Virtuality. The premise of the series would focus on a crew of astronauts on a decade-long journey through space. In order to help them pass the time, NASA installed “advanced virtual-reality modules” which would allow the crew members to basically live in a make-believe world and mentally travel wherever they want. Everything goes according to plan until a “bug” is found in the system and things get pretty messed up. Fox approached a number of writers about the project and were happy with what Ronald D. Moore was able to come up with. Moore, who is the mastermind behind the remake of Battlestar Galactica, put a script together with fellow BSG writer-producer, Michael Taylor. The Reporter didn’t say just how involved Moore would be with the project or the series (assuming the back-door pilot does go to series). Moore is also currently working on a backdoor pilot for the Battlestar Galactica prequel series, Caprica. I do think it was interesting to note that NBC passed on Virtuality because they thought it sounded too scifi for network TV. As much as I love Battelstar Galactica, I’m inclined to agree with NBC on this in that I don’t know how well a scifi series would do on network television. I’m not sure how well network TV audiences would embrace a show about astronauts living in a virtual reality. Plus I have my doubts that Fox of all networks would be willing to give the series enough time to develop an audience. RELATED: scifi, fox, battlestar galactica, ronald d moore, virtuality
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May 22nd, 2008 at 14:04
Sounds a lot like Joe Haldeman's OLD TWENTIETH. Really like it.
Can't copyright an idea, I guess.
Joe Haldeman