VR.5

Name: VR.5
Genre: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: March 10, 1995
Rating: 63
Cast: Anthony Stewart Head, Michael Easton, Lori Singer, Will Patton

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FOX | Release Date: March 10, 1995

Starring: Anthony Stewart Head, Michael Easton, Lori Singer, Will Patton

Summary: Welcome to the VR.5 guide at TV.com. What if you could peer into the deepest subconscious dreams of another person with a simple phone call? Sydney Bloom can, and an adventure both terrifying and beautiful begins in "VR.5". "VR.5", or Virtual Reality Level 5, is a region of cyberspace that hobbyist Sydney Bloom (Lori Singer) stumbles intoWelcome to the VR.5 guide at TV.com. What if you could peer into the deepest subconscious dreams of another person with a simple phone call? Sydney Bloom can, and an adventure both terrifying and beautiful begins in "VR.5". "VR.5", or Virtual Reality Level 5, is a region of cyberspace that hobbyist Sydney Bloom (Lori Singer) stumbles into with her homemade VR gear. She discovers by accident that she can draw people into a virtual landscape wherein events can subconscious effect the person's waking behavior, and can reveal information that the person may be hiding even from themselves. Seeking the aid of VR guru Dr. Frank Morgan (Will Patton) she hones her skills, and draws the attention of an invisible security organization, "the Committee", and finds her unique ability to enter the subconscious mind of people over the phone harnessed to the Committee's agenda. To avoid becoming lost in her newfound skill, she keeps the counsel of her childhood friend Duncan (Michael Easton) - part Zen master, part pop-culture maeven. His knowledge of philosophical systems helps to balance her instinctive rooting in technology. During the course of her "assignments" for the Committee, she loses Dr. Morgan, only to be assigned the mysterious Oliver Sampson (Anthony Stewart Head) as her controller. Also during the process, she discovers disturbing bits and pieces of the mystery behind the death of her father (David McCallum) and her sister, a mystery that left her mother (Louise Fletcher) catatonic, and somehow ties into VR.5. The series has been released on VHS in the US by Rhino Video. There are seven volumes with two episodes on each tape. Here is a list of the different volumes: Vol. 1: "Pilot Episode" Vol. 2: "Sisters" and "Dr. Strangechild" Vol. 3: "Love and Death" and "Escape" Vol. 4: "Escape" and "Facing the Fire" Vol. 5: "Simon's Choice" and "Send Me an Angel" Vol. 6: "Control Freak" and "The Many Faces of Alex" Vol. 7: "Reunion" and "Parallel Lives" Please note that the episode "5D" is unfortunately not included in any of the volumes. Instead, the episode "Escape" appears on both Vol. 3 and Vol. 4.… Expand

Genre(s): Action & Adventure, Science Fiction

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S1:E13. Reunion
Air Date: May 12, 1995
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S1:E12. Parallel Lives
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S1:E11. The Many Faces of Alex
Air Date: May 5, 1995

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Ginia Bellafante

Jul 2, 2013

Season 1 Review: VR.5 is a science-fiction TV show that Patricia Highsmith might have written. For all its vividly colored effects, it is above all an exploration of the unsolved mysteries of Sydney's interior life. Read full review

David Hiltbrand

Jun 26, 2013

Season 1 Review: Trading on a paranoid, conspiratorial tone that recalls The Prisoner and MTV's Dead at 21, the show is jumbled but jazzy. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Jun 11, 2013

Season 1 Review: VR.5 is straining mightily to ape the series it precedes, the excellent X-Files. ... All this said, VR.5 is kind of charming, in its shaggy-cyberdog kind of way. Read full review

Marvin Kitman

Jul 12, 2013

Season 1 Review: Kind of silly. [11 May 1995]

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 10, 1995
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  S1:E13. Reunion
  Air Date: May 12, 1995
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  S1:E12. Parallel Lives
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E11. The Many Faces of Alex
  Air Date: May 5, 1995
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  S1:E10. Control Freak
  Air Date: April 28, 1995
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  S1:E9. Send Me An Angel
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  S1:E8. Simon's Choice
  Air Date: April 21, 1995
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  S1:E7. Facing the Fire
  Air Date: April 14, 1995
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  S1:E6. Escape
  Air Date: April 7, 1995
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  S1:E5. 5D
  Air Date: March 31, 1995
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  S1:E4. Love and Death
  Air Date: March 24, 1995
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  S1:E3. Sisters
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E2. Dr. Strangechild
  Air Date: March 17, 1995
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: March 10, 1995