Odyssey 5 by William

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Odyssey 5

POSTED BY: WILLIAM
UPDATED: Friday, January 9, 2004 22:57
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Friday, October 4, 2002 3:39 PM

I watched the pilot episode last Wednesday in the U.K !

I was impressed, I mean when I heard about the whole Earth exploding, Alien rescues a group of astronauts etc... I thought it'll be crap BUT

It was really good, very different...

Most scifi shows are effects there and there, not much character-driven. Odyssey 5 is great, in that it deals with the characters first.

Reminds me of Farscape...WHY IS IT CANCELLED ! SCIFI SUCKS ! BRING BACK THE SHOW, please

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Sunday, October 13, 2002 1:39 PM

GTHING

Cool!!! I finally read a post from someone else who likes Odyssey 5. I get Showtime, and I've seen all 14 episodes that have aired. I basically caught the pilot episode by accident when it aired the first time. I found myself really fascinated by it.

The pilot is no fluke. This really is an excellent show, and it is progressing toward something very promising. I fully agree that the show's first priority is its characters and how they might live their lives facing Earth's impending destruction.

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Sunday, October 13, 2002 1:58 PM

MILLERNATE

Odssey 5 looks good but if I got Showtime the Sci-fi show I'd like most to see would be Jeremiah. Oh well, since their on cable I'm sure DVDs of Season 1 will be coming out fairly quickly.

An interesting note on Odssey 5: The Executive Producers are among the more experienced Sci-Fi producers out there as Jonathan Glassner has been an Executive Producer for The INvisible Man, Stargate SG-1, and THe Outer Limits. While fellow Executive Producer Tracy Torme was the co-creator/Executive Producer for Sliders. Toss in the fact that WRiter/Consulting PRoducer Alan Brennert was one of the main people behind the semi-successfull New Twilight Zone (1985) and you have quite a bit of Sci-Fi experience lined up for the show. An interesting notion in the "fresh idea", youth-worshiping culture of TV executives: Experience working

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Nathan
"It looks like a great adventure...That's what it is; that's what it feels like. When I saw the pilot, it was really engaging. It was exciting. It was unusual. It threw me off every now and then. I think people will be grabbed by it." - Ron Glass, on the pilot, during an interview with the Indianapolis Star

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Saturday, November 23, 2002 3:34 AM

WILLIAM

I can't seem to access the official Odyssey 5 website, a message comes up telling me that because I live outside of the U.S, I can't view it!

Anyone know of a great Odyssey 5 fansites ?

I want a good site, with regulary updates, like news, episode reviews etc

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Saturday, November 23, 2002 9:05 AM

TABITHA

Hi William

Firstly, you can get into the Official Site by going via www.anonymizer.com - you won't be able to access everything, but its a start. I got a nice desktop background from there.

Secondly I love Odyssey 5, I think it is absolutely the best thing on television right now. I have heard it described as a natural successor to the X Files, but speaking as a minor X Files fan, I think Odyssey 5 is far superior. The dialogue is the big hook I think. The characters feel quite real, considering their professions and experiences.

As far as I can tell there aren't that many great fansites for O5, the best one I have seen is:

http://www.ejgoyle.com/odyssey5/od5blogger.html

alternatively you can have a look at the following:

http://www.kclyn.com/odysseyfive/thebackpage.htm

http://www.adran.net/leviathan/

http://o-5-x.tripod.com/

There are a bunch of us on www.ascifi.com who like to dissect each episode after the UK airing here - http://www.ascifi.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=1311

It still hasn't been renewed for a second season - I really hope Showtime get up off their butts on this one.

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Saturday, November 23, 2002 4:24 PM

WILLIAM

Thanks Tabitha :)

I just joined the ascifi.com forum, and checked out the official site. I thought I'd never find a website. Cheers

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Sunday, November 24, 2002 4:42 AM

TABITHA

No problem. I have been toying with the idea of making my own fansite for the show. But time contraints are a little extreme for me just now. Maybe over Christmas I will work on it :D

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Tuesday, December 31, 2002 8:44 AM

GTHING

As if Firefly's cancellation wasn't bad enough, I just found this article on sci-fi wire:
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2002-12/26/10.00.tv

Apparently, those f*****s at Showtime have cancelled Odyssey 5 for no justifiable reason whatsoever. This was their highest rated show!!! Well, I think they lost this viewer.

Exerpt from My Genre Geek Resume:
~huge Odyssey 5 fan
~former Andromeda fan

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Saturday, June 7, 2003 8:32 AM

DULE

Odyssey 5 was a fantastic show. Did anyone ever see every episode?
Showtime didn't show the last 6.

Anyways if anyone wants to know where to help save Odyssey 5 go here
http://www.theseekeronline.com/

or the message boards

http://pub27.ezboard.com/bodyssey5theseeker

If you didn't see the last episode then you should try to download it or something. It was the best one of the Show, it had one of the best clif-hangers I have ever seen.

Anyways thats all for me.

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Saturday, June 7, 2003 11:00 AM

GTHING

After the treatment my two favorite new shows from 2002 have received, I may never try out another show that hasn't gone through at least a full season. I am disgusted with the lack of corporate interest in decent quality entertainment.

Excerpt from My Genre Geek Resume:
~huge Odyssey 5 fan (despite its cancellation)
~dangerously obsessed with BtVS and Angel
~former Andromeda fan

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Saturday, June 7, 2003 7:01 PM

DULE

I know this happened to me years ago, when the got rid of Earth 2.

http://www.theseekeronline.com

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Sunday, June 8, 2003 6:42 AM

SERENITYVALLEY

I watched Earth 2. I liked that show. I watched Odyssey 5 whenever I could get a chance too. I liked...oh crap, what was his name...the British guy. Also Buckaroo Banza himself was in it. Hehe.

I believe in the final season premier of OFF CENTRE (which also got cancelled mid season!) they said: "That's why all the good shows get cancelled and the ones that nobody watches stay on." Then they all sort of exchange glances and change the subject.

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?" -Wash
"I told him to sit down," -Simon

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Saturday, July 5, 2003 12:43 PM

CALHOUN

If this Odyssey thingy is so good why can I not find any episodes to download?

I'm isolated from the rest of the world here in Australia, we only have a little cable that runs under the ocean connecting our phones to the rest of the world...

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Tuesday, July 8, 2003 9:09 PM

CALHOUN

Is this "Odyssey5" any good or what? If you are a Firefly fan then I value your opinion. :)

Why can I not find any downloads?

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Wednesday, July 9, 2003 12:26 AM

CALHOUN

Yeah thanks Voodoo dude,

I downloaded the E-mule program, I think it is the same P2P network as E-Donkey and I couldnt find a thing... Ah well.. where abouts in Australia are you from? I'll come around with a big box of disks :)

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Wednesday, July 9, 2003 4:51 AM

CULTTVGIRL

Quote:
Originally posted by Calhoun:
Is this "Odyssey5" any good or what? If you are a Firefly fan then I value your opinion. :)

Odyssey 5 is excellent - well worth downloading if you can. I'm hoping they repeat the whole series in the UK, so I can tape it. Either that or they should bring it out on DVD!!

I've got some episode summaries on my website, CultTVKingdom ( http://www.angelfire.com/realm/CultTVKingdom/Odyssey5.html), if you're interested. Spoiler free (well, mostly...)!

Book: “A duel?”
Wash: “With swords?”
Simon: “The Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword?”
Zoe: “I think he knows which end to hold.”

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Sunday, July 27, 2003 10:56 AM

YOUSAFSA

Hi I'm looking episode 10 of Odyssey 5. Does anyone have a copy for me to download, trade

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Friday, December 26, 2003 2:49 PM

BRIGHTSKY

Hello!
I was lucky and found the full 1st season on emule/overnet. This was a few month ago. Sad to see that there's nearly nothing left.
I have 2 full dvd's.
20 episodes

mail me if you're interested! I want to share them with you. ICQ,FTP,... whatever.
Please help me to bring this show back online!
Everyone should see this Sci-Fi Piece of Art.

By the way, please sign this petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/saveo5/petition.html

not many people know this petition. I hope there are more than 488 fans out there!

and for firefly:
http://www.petitiononline.com/firefly1/

firefly signatures ~10.000 !!!!!

I still can't believe that those idiots cancelled both shows!!

Marco

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Friday, January 9, 2004 10:57 PM

EOLITHIC2

GTHING your right Showtime also let Stargate SG-1 go, luckily Sci-FI picked it up.
I would like to know just what is going on with all these great shows getting canceled.
Firefly, John Doe, Odyssey 5, Farscape, and The Invisible Man. I never even saw an episode of Odyssey 5 I just read a review on http://tvtome.com/Odyssey5/guide.html for the pilot and it sounded good. I think that Sci-Fi should bring back all these shows. I can see it now:
Wensday 7:00PM-Firefly, 8:00PM-John Doe
Thursday 7:00PM-Farscape, 8:00PM-Odyssey 5
Friday 7:00PM-The Invisible Man, 8:00PM-"and staying the same"-Stargate SG-1
Does that sound good to everyone.

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