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Starring
Clea DuVall,
Erik Jensen,
Gene Farber,
James D'Arcy,
Jimmi Simpson,
Jose Pablo Cantillo,
Joy Bryant, Kari Wahlgren, Kerry Bishe, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Omar Metwally, Richie Coster,
and
Sienna Guillory
Created by
Michael Taylor,
and
Ronald D. Moore
Genre(s):
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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FIRST AIR DATE: June 26, 2009
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Critic Reviews
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Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
So is this complex and intriguing film worth watching, knowing that the questions that percolate through it will likely never be answered? The answer is yes, if you’re a sci-fi buff and/or a fan of the show’s creators, Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor, who are veterans of the acclaimed “Battlestar Galactica.” |
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Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
As directed by Peter Berg, this is smart, handsome TV, a witty, measured mix of sci-fi, soap and satire that offers new twists on old tropes. |
| 80 |
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
There are enough intriguing, albeit deliberately unfinished, ideas in there to make it worth a look for any fan not only of "Galactica," but the kind of thoughtful science fiction it represented. |
| 75 |
Entertainment Weekly
This drama from Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore about quarreling astronauts on a 10-year mission boasts an interesting cast (including Clea DuVall) and an Alien-invoking vibe (if no aliens). |
| 70 |
Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray
For anyone who loves science fiction and Moore's brand of allegory, Virtuality could be an intriguing two hours. |
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The New York Times Ginia Bellafante
It is an impressively credentialed and stylish bit of television moviemaking, an exploration not merely of our practical dependence on technology but also of our psychological and nearly eroticized addiction to it. |
| 70 |
Salon Heather Havrilesky
This excursion into the far reaches of space, brought to you by "Battlestar Galactica" producers Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor, proves far more compelling than most made-for-TV movies--and most TV pilots, for that matter--up until its abrupt, hair-pullingly inconclusive ending. |
| 63 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
Virtuality counts as an interesting experiment, and it's better than most of the networks' summer offerings. But because there aren't likely to be answers provided by additional episodes, it can only be unequivocally recommended to Galactica acolytes and curio collectors. |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
Virtuality is a fascinating, over-stuffed pilot episode, and as intriguing as its concept is, you can see by the end of tonight's two-hour premiere why Fox passed on making it a weekly series. |
| 60 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
The different elements hang together as a nicely faceted whole--until the final minutes, that is. Ultimately neither movie nor series, neither beginning nor end, Virtuality is a flight with no destiny. |
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Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
As drama, unfortunately, it's often punchless, with a meandering narrative which, it's obvious from the first moments, cannot be contained within a single two-hour show. |
| 40 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
It all feels pretty dense and confusing to those outside the sci-fi world. |
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