"VR.5" (1995) TV series

Creator:

Jeannine Renshaw

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

10 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Young women Sidney works in a telephone company and she is sure that her father doctor Bloom and sister died after an accident...

Plot Keywords:

Virtual Reality | Cryogenics | Conspiracy | Number In Title

Cast

Lori Singer	...	Sydney Bloom (13 episodes, 1995-1997)
Michael Easton	...	Duncan (13 episodes, 1995-1997)
Anthony Head	...	Oliver Sampson (10 episodes, 1995-1997)
David McCallum	...	Doctor Joseph Bloom / ... (7 episodes, 1995-1997)
Louise Fletcher	...	Mrs. Nora Bloom (6 episodes, 1995-1997)

Also Known As:

Avenging Angel (USA) (working title)
VR (Australia)
VR5 (UK) (alternative spelling)
Virtual Reality (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Samoset Productions

Quotes:

Sydney Bloom: I want to know how virtual reality works.
Dr. Frank Morgan: Are we communicating right now?
Sydney Bloom: I guess.
Dr. Frank Morgan: But you can't see me and I can't see you, is that right?
Sydney Bloom: Yeah.
Dr. Frank Morgan: We're both having an experience that requires each of our minds to fill in the blank. Isn't that correct?
Sydney Bloom: Yeah.
Dr. Frank Morgan: Well, that's it. You just had a virtual experience.

Stay clear if you know the slightest thing about VR

This show was obviously made by someone that doesn't have the slightest clue about computers or Virtual Reality in general.

Imagine this: You have a "state of the art" computer which is connected to a very old analogue modem, you know these antiques where you had to put the phone down on the modem with speeds around 2400/1200bps.

This setup is then used to "connect" to unsuspecting peoples brain, i.e. you dial their phone and when they answer with a "hello?" you put the phone down on the modem, and BAM! you are transported in to their brain which happens to be another "reality" with some pseudo colors.

How can anyone but complete computer illiterates find this believable?