VR.5
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| Created by | Jeannine Renshaw |
| Starring | Lori Singer Michael Easton Will Patton Anthony Head David McCallum Louise Fletcher Tracey Needham |
| ComposerTemplate:Pluralize from text | John Frizzell |
| Template:Pluralize from text of origin | United States |
| Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from text | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 (3 unaired in original run) |
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| Running time | 44 min (approx.) |
| Production Template:Pluralize from text | Samoset Productions Rysher Entertainment |
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| Network | Fox |
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VR.5 is an American science-fiction television series first broadcast on the Fox network from March 10 to May 12, 1995. Ten of its thirteen episodes were aired during its original run. The title of the show refers to the degree of immersion the protagonist experiences in virtual reality.
Plot
Prior to the events of the series, Sydney Bloom was the daughter of Dr. Joseph Bloom, a computer scientist who was working on developing virtual reality. His wife Nora Bloom, a neurochemist, was also involved in the project. Sydney's father, and her sister Samantha, died in a car accident in 1978.
Now in 1995, Sydney is a telephone lineworker and computer hobbyist. One day, she accidentally discovers that she can enter an advanced type of virtual reality, where she can interact with other people. Her actions in the virtual world have an effect on the real world. She subsequently agrees to use her abilities to help a mysterious secret organization called the Committee. She receives her covert assignments from Frank Morgan, and later from Oliver Sampson. Sydney's friend Duncan advises her and helps her when he can.
The show frequently uses inconsistencies in continuity and a distinctive color scheme as clues to suggest what is actually happening at various points throughout the series.
Cast
- Lori Singer as Sydney Bloom
- Michael Easton as Duncan
- Will Patton as Frank Morgan (episodes 1-4)
- Anthony Head as Oliver Sampson (episodes 5-13)
- David McCallum as Joseph Bloom
- Louise Fletcher as Nora Bloom
- Tracey Needham as Samantha Bloom
Production
Development
VR.5, a mid-season replacement, debuted shortly after the rise to popularity of The X-Files, and executive producer Thania St. John stated that "VR will try to capture that same, creepy feeling."[1]
Filming
The show's visual effects for when characters were inside virtual reality were created by shooting on black-and-white film and then manually adding color to each image. This effect took four weeks to create for each episode and added to the cost of the show, which was about U.S. $1.5 million per episode. While distributor Rysher Entertainment never confirmed it, the high cost of the production, coupled with a difficult time slot, contributed to the show's commercial failure.[citation needed]
Music
The music for VR.5 was created by composer John Frizzell. The opening theme music came to Frizzell in a dream. Dee Carstensen and Eileen Frizzell provided the vocals in the opening theme. The music supervisor of the series was Abby Treloggen.[2] A soundtrack CD was released in 1995 on the Zoo Entertainment/BMG Music label.[3]
Episodes
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"Sisters," "Send Me An Angel," and "Parallel Lives" were not broadcast on Fox. However, they were broadcast in countries such as Canada, Norway, France and the United Kingdom. The series was eventually shown in its entirety on the Sci Fi Channel. The episode "Sisters" was not aired in the UK to make room for an "X-Files" documentary.
Legacy
The series was broadcast on CBS Drama in Europe in early 2014.[4]
Virtual Storm, an online community, lobbied Fox to develop a movie featuring the cast and crew of VR.5, but the project was dropped after the scripting stage.[5]
Home media
Episodes of VR.5 were released on VHS in 2000 by Rhino Home Video.[6]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."VR, a Trip into Cyberspace". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 66. Ziff Davis. January 1995. p. 272.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Abby Treloggen". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ Discogs
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."VR.5 on CBS Drama". Chello Zone/CBS Broadcasting, Inc. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "Looking back at VR.5", Den of Geek, April 19, 2011. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.
- ^ Amazon.com
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