"Odyssey 5" Pilot (2002)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

David Carson

Writers:

Manny Coto (creator)
Manny Coto (written by)

TV Series:

"Odyssey 5" (2002)

Original Air Date:

21 June 2002 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Earth can be darker than space.

Plot:

The astronaut crew of a space shuttle looks on in horror as they witness the violent destruction of the Earth...

Plot Keywords:

Astronaut | Space Shuttle | Number In Title

Cast

Peter Weller	...	Chuck Taggart
Sebastian Roché	...	Kurt Mendel
Christopher Gorham	...	Neil Taggart
Leslie Silva	...	Sarah Forbes
Tamara Craig Thomas	...	Angela Perry
Gina Clayton	...	Paige Taggart
John Neville	...	The Seeker
Kenneth Mitchell	...	Marc Taggart
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alex Appel	...	Kaylee
Lorry Ayers	...	Reporter
Matt Birman	...	Shuttle Pilot
Richard Blackburn	...	Ed Scrivens
Daneen Boone	...	Hooker
Lindy Booth	...	Holly Culverson
J. Adam Brown	...	Wade
George Buza	...	Matthew Pallard
Nicholas Carella	...	Diaz
Katia Corriveau	...	Hooker on top
Craig Eldridge	...	Matt Walsh
Matthew Finlason	...	Male Grad Student
Derwin Phillips	...	Security Guard
Conrad Pla	...	Paul Nieves
Kim Roberts	...	Dr. Egrari
Austin Schatz	...	Chaplain
Maria Vacratsis	...	Elaine Wilkerson
Philip Williams	...	Gerald Wilkerson

Runtime:

Finland:120 min (2 parts) (including commercials)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Cliffwood Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When the crew are attempting to rescue Angela from her spacewalk, the flight director says he's going to order the shuttle Discovery to intercept her. However, the displays at NASA all indicate that the shuttle is the Odyssey.

Quotes:

Kurt Mendel: Closer. Closer. Do it, do it baby.
Sarah Forbes: Why does everything that comes out of your mouth have something to do with sex?
Kurt Mendel: Maybe because were riding in a three billion dollar phallic symbol. Don't quote me.
Sarah Forbes: If I started quoting you they'd shut down the space program.

Movie Connections:

References "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (1981)

Ever notice that the two most common things in the English language aren't all that common?

The 2 things I'm talking about are common courtesy and common sense. What the hell was Showtim thinking when it cancelled this show? Well written? Good acting? Smart script? Who cares... the show was just great but heres the killer..... who was the moron that cancelled a show without at least giving the faithful viewers (oh yeah that would be us... the ones that pay his/her salary) an ending? There's got to be something that we can do. A strike on Showtime... a riot.. I don't know... but I NEED CLOSURE ;) The show was definitely entertaining and well acted. Weller is always a pleasure to watch as the epitome of brass balls smart ass. I'm hoping one of the heads at Showtimes falls on his head and realizes what kind of mistake they have made and corrects it.