"Odyssey 5" (2002) TV series 2002-2004

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Creator:

Manny Coto

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Earth can be darker than space.

Plot:

After witnessing the destruction of the Earth from orbit, a group of astronauts is sent back in time and given 5 years to prevent the disaster from happening.

Plot Keywords:

Astronaut | Space Shuttle | Digit In Title | Number In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Peter Weller	...	Chuck Taggart (19 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sebastian Roché	...	Kurt Mendel (19 episodes, 2002-2003)
Christopher Gorham	...	Neil Taggart (19 episodes, 2002-2003)
Leslie Silva	...	Sarah Forbes (19 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tamara Craig Thomas	...	Angela Perry (19 episodes, 2002-2003)
Gina Clayton	...	Paige Taggart (11 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jim Codrington	...	Troy Johnson (11 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kenneth Mitchell	...	Marc Taggart (10 episodes, 2002)
Phillip Jarrett	...	Paul Forbes (9 episodes, 2002-2003)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (20 episodes)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Columbia TriStar Domestic Television

Quotes:

[V.O. intro from every episode except pilot]
Chuck Taggart: We saw the Earth destroyed, and in a heartbeat everything and everyone we knew was gone. There were five of us, the crew of the space shuttle Odyssey, and we were the only survivors. A mysterious being who called himself The Seeker rescued us and sent us back in time. And now we have five years to live over, five years to discover who or what destroyed the Earth, five years to stop it from happening again.

Movie Connections:

Follows "Odyssey 5: Pilot (#1.1)" (2002)

The smartest show on cable!

Odyssey 5 is simply the smartest show on cable! In one commercial, the announcer says that it is the obvious heir to the X-Files. Well, in my opinion as a longtime X-Fan, Odyssey 5 is much better. Five times better, in fact! If I were not already a Showtime subscriber, I would be after catching a glimpse of this show. I can not stress enough what an awesome, entertaining, thought-provoking show this is. The setup: a shuttle crew of five orbiting the earth watch on as the planet is destroyed. They are then met by an alien who sends their minds back in time 5 years so that they can hopefully stop what is about to happen. During their research and efforts, they uncover a new life-form and somehow, somewhere, they have accidentally sped up the earth-destroying process! Catch the crew of Odyssey 5 as they struggle to save the earth and battle their own personal problems.