
Fox, you lose the points you gained with Glee with your [poor] treatment of Ronald D. Moore's newest creation, Virtuality.
Okay, granted, it's nice that you're airing even one episode. And that you changed it back a week from July 4th to June 26th. However... c'mon. A season? Half? A second episode? Anything?
Are they that worried about the show? Is it the mildly complex story (read: IT'S COMPLICATED)? Or the lack of big-name pretties? Or maybe they haven't heard: Space is IN. Look at Jbram's Star Trek. Look at ABC's V. Or perhaps take into account the hoard of Battlestar Galactica fans left showless and wandering aimlessly.
Virtuality throws out some provocative ideas... ideas that proooobably won't be resolved (unless DVDs do miracles). The show takes place in, well, space--the driving concepts are a malfunctioning virtual reality system and the fact that all crew are taking part in a reality TV show. If that makes no sense, perhaps Moore can sell it better:
"[Virtuality] is really a show about reality, identity. It's a show about trust, on a basic level. Here's a group of astronauts on a long term mission, suddenly trapped in a sense, facing unexpected dangers on the ship – in the virtual world, among themselves and a lot of questions of 'Who do you trust?' and 'Is any of this real?'"
I'm intrigued. A bit confused. I'm also a BSG nerd. And, most importantly, I'm going to watch. I wish Fox would grow some balls, couple this baby with Fringe, and get this thing off the ground.

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