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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396138032
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Running Time: 935 minutes
Sales Rank: 15541
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: June 21, 2002
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The crew of the Odyessy a space shuttle orbiting above the Earth's surface looks on in horror as the Earth explodes before their eyes. Commander Chuck Taggart (Peter Weller) a geneticist (Sebastian Roche) Taggart's son (Christopher Gorham) a TV newswoman (Leslie Silva) and an astronaut (Tamara Craig Thomas) escape on a shuttle into space where they're met by a mysterious being who offers to transport them back five years in time to try to save Earth. Armed only with a bit of computer code referring to "Leviathan" Taggart is determined to save the planet. But when the Odyessy crew discovers that even the smallest action on their part can quickly change the course of history in unexpected and potentially devastating ways they must band together and proceed with caution for their rescue mission to succeed.System Requirements:Running Time 935 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: NR UPC: 043396138032 Manufacturer No: 13803
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While flying under the ratings radar on Showtime, Odyssey 5 drew loyal fans with a premise that could have yielded fascinating developments beyond its 19-episode run. Before taking show-runner jobs on UPN's ill-fated Star Trek: Enterprise and Fox's 24, creator-writer-producer Manny Coto dreamed up this provocative pastiche of sci-fi ideas, connecting an end-of-the-world scenario with a time-travel twist and an alien invasion plot with X-Files overtones. You could argue that Coto's reach exceeded his grasp, since none of these elements combine to form a fully satisfying whole (especially since the series was cancelled before it reached its intended conclusion), but there's something to be said for the show's entertaining tangents and unexpected complications. It all begins when the five-member crew of the space shuttle Odyssey witnesses the shocking implosion of the Earth, leaving them stranded and doomed to suffocate when their air supply is depleted. Instead, they are rescued by the Seeker (John Neville), a crystalline alien in human form, who sends them (or at least, their mental and spiritual essence) five years back in time, reunited with their physical bodies with a mission to discover what went wrong and save Earth from oblivion.
Peter Weller stars as the brash, foul-mouthed Commander Chuck Taggart, a seasoned flyboy whose 22-year-old computer-whiz son Neil (Christopher Gorham) must now cope with being physically 17 again, reliving high-school (including his first serious relationship) while investigating possible causes of Earth's destruction. Along with geneticist Kurt Mendel (Sebastian Roché), shuttle pilot Angela Perry (Tamara Craig Thomas), and TV news reporter Sarah Forbes (Leslie Silva), their quest leads to the discovery of sentient nano-bots, synthetic humans, and a far-reaching conspiracy masterminded by a NASA splinter group secretly known as "the Cadre." In his pilot episode commentary recorded with Weller in 2005, Coto outlines some of the ideas he would've developed had the series run longer, and these 19 episodes serve up plenty of surprises that hint at the series' untapped potential. That makes Odyssey 5 both fun and frustrating--we're left dangling with an unresolved cliffhanger--but the ensemble cast makes it worthwhile. While the writing skews toward juvenile silliness on some occasions (and veers into full-on comedy with guest star Ted Raimi in the entertaining episode "The Trouble with Harry"), it's clear that Odyssey 5 was pushing conventional boundaries of TV science fiction. For that reason alone, it's a shame it lacked the audience that would've warranted additional episodes. --Jeff Shannon
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I love this show when it was on, and since I wanted to see it again, I bought this set. I enjoyed watching the show again.
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Good series but the ending is a bit disappointing. I will not revile ending but I thing that they should continue with the series. It is like a dead end, but anyway I like it. and one other thing, it should cost bit less.
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My flatmate suggested watching his copy of Odyssey 5 since he knew I'm a sci-fi fan. After watching the first 2 discs I was convinced this was a very worthwhile series. There is a central story played throughout the series, as opposed to individual episodes geared toward an audience with short attention span and/or an overly busy lifestyle. The characters were well developed, the dialouge was clever and true to the characters, the actors were convincing... on the whole this was a unique series which ... Read More
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I absolutely loved this show. It was soooo disappointing when it got cancelled. Odyssey 5 tackled some fascinating topics: Artifical life, Non-human sentience, Time-travel of one's consciousness, Can the future be changed?, What it's like to work in space with one's sone, and last but not least - world-wide goverment conspiricies.
This was also a cutting edge sci-fi drama that captured the creepiness, and sense of impending dread, of a typical X-Files episode. The casting was pretty much ... Read More
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I used to keep a close eye on Showtime listings to make sure I would not miss an episode of Odyssey 5, but still missed some. Now I have my own copy and it has been great to see all the episodes in order -- including some I missed. As a fan of time-travel stories this was perfect for me!
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