Virtuality (2009) (TV)

Director:

Peter Berg

Writers:

Michael Taylor (teleplay)
Ronald D. Moore (story) ...
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Release Date:

26 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title

Cast

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	...	Commander Frank Pike
Kerry Bishé	...	Billie Kashmiri
Joy Bryant	...	Alice Thibadeau
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Manny Rodriguez (as José Pablo Cantillo)
Ritchie Coster	...	Dr. Jimmy Johnson
James D'Arcy	...	Dr. Roger Fallon
Clea DuVall	...	Sue Parsons
Gene Farber	...	Val Orlovsky
Sienna Guillory	...	Rika Goddard
Erik Jensen	...	Dr. Jules Braun
Nelson Lee	...	Kenji Yamamoto
Omar Metwally	...	Dr. Adin Meyer
Jimmi Simpson	...	Virtual Man
Timothy Webber	...	Union Sergeant
Kari Wahlgren	...	Jean (voice)
Ecstasia Sanders	...	Kate Thibadeau
Catherine Thomas	...	OB Nurse
Jennifer Mawhinney	...	Pregnant Woman
Quinn Lord	...	Shawn Braun
Graeme Duffy	...	Roadie
Sheldon Yamkovy	...	Lazerus (as Sheldon Yamcovy)

Directed by
Peter Berg

Writing credits
Michael Taylor		(teleplay)
Ronald D. Moore		(story) &
Michael Taylor		(story)

Produced by
Sarah Aubrey	....	executive producer
Peter Berg	....	executive producer
Gail Berman	....	executive producer
Lloyd Braun	....	executive producer
Warren Carr	....	co-producer
Maril Davis	....	co-producer
Rachel Kaplan	....	co-executive producer
Ronald D. Moore	....	executive producer
Steve Oster	....	producer
Michael Taylor	....	executive producer
Dawn Velazquez	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Lisa Coleman
Wendy Melvoin

Cinematography by
Stephen McNutt

Film Editing by
Michael O'Halloran
Colby Parker Jr.

Casting by
Eric Dawson
Carol Kritzer
Robert J. Ulrich

Production Design by
Jon Gary Steele

Art Direction by
Sandy Cochrane

Set Decoration by
Peter Lando

Costume Design by
Debra McGuire

Makeup Department
Donna Bis	....	key hair stylist
Sandy Cooper	....	key makeup artist
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects design (uncredited)
Krista Young	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Warren Carr	....	unit production manager
William Klug	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ryan Kosmynka	....	second assistant director
Robert Lee	....	first assistant director
Robert S. Weber	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Brian Cunningham	....	concept artist
Michael Dundas	....	paint foreman
Charles Leitrants	....	construction coordinator
Grant Swain	....	property master
Vaughan V. Baker	....	head painter (uncredited)
Peter Bien	....	art assistant (uncredited)
Ea Birkett	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Niki Charalambopoulos	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Brian Cunningham	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Sharon Dever	....	construction buyer (uncredited)
John Eaves	....	conceptual illustrator (uncredited)
Cody Larson	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Gwendolyn Margetson	....	set designer (uncredited)
Andrew Reid	....	assistant decorator (uncredited)
Al Rourke	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Dean Sherriff	....	concept illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Bal	....	sound mixer
Mark Friedgen	....	supervising sound editor
Rick Hinson	....	sound designer
Terry O'Bright	....	sound re-recording mixer
Keith Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Greg Hewett	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Kristin Riddick	....	adr sound (uncredited)
David Torres	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tony Lazarowich	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Tom Archer	....	compositing supervisor
Greg Behrens	....	visual effects senior coordinator
Michael Davidson	....	digital effects artist
Michael Davidson	....	visual effects artist
Aurore De Blois	....	senior compositor
Doug Drexler	....	digital effects supervisor
Mike Gibson	....	visual effects producer
Gary Hutzel	....	visual effects supervisor
Andrew Karr	....	visual effects set supervisor
Eric Lea	....	visual effects editorial consultant
James Allan May	....	digital effects artist (as James May)
Heather McAuliff	....	digital compositor
David Takemura	....	visual effects senior coordinator
Farrah L. Welch	....	visual effects artist
Pauline Burns	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Pierre Drolet	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Craig Edwards	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Paul Hegg	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Jeremy Kehler	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jeremy Lang	....	head of technology (uncredited)
Derek Ledbetter	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Randy Little	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Tannis Mathers	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Daniel Osaki	....	lead modeler: Atmosphere Visual Effects (uncredited)
Drew Shields	....	digital artist: Atmosphere (uncredited)
Farrah L. Welch	....	render assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Marny Eng	....	stunt coordinator
Dwayne Wiley	....	stunt performer
Mike Desabrais	....	fight choreographer (uncredited)
Jamie Payton	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Justin Sain	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Allen	....	key grip
Robert DeVitt	....	assistant camera: "a" camera (as Rob DeVitt)
Harvey Larocque	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Ryan McMaster	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Tim Spencer	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Scott Steyns	....	video playback coordinator
Chris Thompson	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Jeff Trebenski	....	chief lighting technician
Paul Akehurst	....	lightboard operator (uncredited)
Carlos Avila	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Dan Bennett	....	second company grip (uncredited)
Geoffrey James Dixon	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jeremy Lundstrom	....	camera trainee (uncredited)
Ed 'Animal' Schulz	....	rigging grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
Louis Leung	....	animator

Casting Department
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
Clint Alexander	....	casting coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Andrea Brown	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Tara Treacy	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandy Blackman	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Jamie Clarke	....	post production coordinator
Melissa Lawson	....	assistant editor
Judd H. Maslansky	....	assistant editor (as Judd Maslansky)

Music Department
Jennifer Barak	....	music editor
Chris Douridas	....	music supervisor
Liza Richardson	....	co-music supervisor

Transportation Department
Sylvia Nablo	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Dale Ross Braun	....	production accountant (as Dale Braun)
Brett Davies	....	first assistant production coordinator
Corey Jones	....	script supervisor
Francis Keao	....	assistant: director
Spencer Hon Lui	....	second assistant production coordinator
Jennifer Metcalfe	....	production coordinator (as Jennifer Metcalf)
Michele Picard	....	office production accountant
Weatie Rosenlehner	....	assistant to producers
Doug Abrahams	....	dialect coach (uncredited)
Suzanne Clements-Smith	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Ian Doig	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Dr. Kevin R. Grazier	....	science advisor (uncredited)
Tamara Harland	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sachiyo Kanbayashi	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Jamie Payton	....	wrangler (uncredited)
Jane Pearson	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Greg Staley	....	set production assistant: New York (uncredited)

Production Companies

• BermanBraun
• Dog in a Boat Productions
• Film 44
• Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Distributors

• Fox Network (2009) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Atmosphere Visual Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Soundtrack  ADR Facility

Runtime:

USA:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

The Bridge Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

BermanBraun

Movie Connections:

References Die Hard (1988)

Soundtrack:

Alive Alone

Oh dear

For the guy who hated it because it didn't have a satisfactory ending (amongst other complaints). Helllooo! It's a series and I think it left us exactly in the right place.

I was quite happy to see the entire two-hour PILOT despite the annoyance of commercials (love my DVDs). Virtual reality is a great science fiction theme. Star travel unaccompanied by starbursts as the ship goes into the (virtually) impossible FTL. Good riddance to warp drive.

I thought it one of the better efforts for straight-up SciFi on television.

I was bugged throughout trying to place the Commander, so came over here to IMDb to look it up. He played in another fun science fiction (more fantasy, but...) we enjoyed: Amsterdam.

I look forward to however much of the series they're willing to show us.