#vr5

[buffyannegiles]

Happy Birthday, one of the most lovely human beings we've ever meet in our life.

[scifipinups]

On this day...

Louise Fletcher - July 22, 1934

[51kas81]

Anthony Head as Oliver Sampson in VR.5 (1995)

[vintagetvfan]

No, it’s not David McCallum playing Dr Donald Mallard--here he’s playing Dr Joseph Bloom in VR.5 (episode 11 - “The Many Faces of Alex”).   And we’re getting deep into Spy Territory here, so I can see LOTS of material for potential TMFU crossovers....

[vrsociety]

H2Oi Meet 2017- Facebook RSVP link in bio! — When: 09/29/17 @ 2PM Where: RT 50 Walmart Parking Lot — VRSociety presents the 6th annual VR and W engine get together for H2Oi 2017. Any and all VR or W powered vehicles are welcome! Non VR/W vehicles are welcome as well, but we do ask that you please park in a different place from the main meet area. **Stick around until the end. The Forced Induction G2G starts right after!** Important: Please be respectful. OC Welcomes us, so treat it like home and clean up your trash. Other groups use this spot for meets after us, so don't blow it up. Our engines are the reason for the meet, yes, but that doesn't mean it's cool to pin it at 6k for a minute or bounce off a 2-step. Save that for the show/strip. Obviously goes for donuts and burnouts as well. #vrsociety #vr5 #vr6 #w8 #w12 #vr6turbo #vrt #vr6t #h2oprep #h2oi #h2oi2017 #h2oiprep

[abriefingwithmichael]

VR.5 # 001

Very simple story, with deliberately under-explained backstory. Great visual flair.

Story: Is Sydney’s new co-worker a serial killer? She likes him, but her new VR abilities/powers give her reason to suspect that he’s murdered some women before. And, sure enough, on their first date, he tries to kill her.

That’s pretty much the bones of the entire episode. And, in fairness, it’s kinda a dumb story. Adam Baldwin does the best he can with the role. But, to be honest, the climax made me chuckle. It’s so silly.

Backstory: Sydney’s father and twin sister appear to have died (maybe) in a car accident, after a strange man visited their house one night. Her father was some kind of computer guy in the 70s, and the unwelcome visitor appears to have been working for a group called the “Committee.”

Oh, and her mother is in some kind of coma state.

The script doesn’t really explain much of any of this. It alludes to things, mostly, rather than spelling them out. It’s enigmatic, but also a bit frustrating. Like telling us about the mother’s state AFTER Sydney met her in VR seems like an odd storytelling choice. Surely, their conversation would have meant more to the audience if we had known before hand that they cannot speak in the real world. Yes, we deduced it pretty quickly, but still...

The same lack of explanation is true of Sydney’s ‘powers’/’abilities’. The show doesn’t really explain what she’s doing.

Most of the screentime is just Sydney at home, or mumbling to people about virtual reality without really saying anything much. She and the Frank Morgan character (in particular) really take themselves very, very seriously. So much so that it can sometimes be unintentionally funny.

The sequences in VR are re-coloured and look beautiful.

The vague premise is certainly very interesting and the final scene hints at some kind shady organisation behind the scenes.

7/10

[funforahermit]

Oliver Sampson (VR.5)

(most caps are from Control Freak and The Many Faces of Alex, one is from Escape)

[buffyannegiles]

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