While Battlestar Galactica may have gone the way of it’s battered namesake ship, creators Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor have teamed up with director Peter Berg to introduce a new made for TV movie to the Fox Network. Virtuality is in the same vein as the critically acclaimed BSG, but will doubtfully unseat the series as the creators’ flagship accomplishment.

After 10 years of wandering outerspace, the ship Phaeton and its crew are suddenly implored into saving Earth. In the meantime, to keep the crew occupied and well, sane, the ship offers a virtual reality console for entertainment, which releases a malicious virus onto the spacecraft. Suddenly confronted with two major problems, the crew slowly begins to unravel all while being filmed for a reality show back on Earth.

Not one to reveal major plot points, spoilers or a snarky opinion on sci-fi, reviews for this TV movie are up to the individual viewer. Tried and true sci-fi fans are notoriously difficult to please, so it wouldn’t be a big shock if Virtuality failed, especially considering its mediocre summer-time Friday slot.

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