We’ve been telling you for a while now about the new Ron Moore show, “Virtuality,” that will be coming on Fox this fall. Most of the details on the show have been pretty thin, but we now know who the star of the show will be.
It seems that Fox may have canceled “New Amsterdam,” but they still like star Nikolaj Costar-Waldau (even if we can’t say his name). According to breaking rumors, they’ve just signed him to star as Commander Frank Pike in “Virtuality.”
In a nutshell, the show will center around Earth’s first Starship and that starship’s first space mission to a distant solar system. Director Peter Berg will be directing the pilot episode (at least) from what we understand.
I think Coster-Waldau is a great pick. I really liked him on the few episodes of “New Amsterdam” I got to see and I think audiences will be drawn to him in the new show. I gotta say, I really think this show is shaping up to be a choice pick. With Peter Berg (who did the pilot for “Friday Night Lights” as well as The Kingdom and the upcoming Hancock) on board a Ron Moore program, there’s a lot to get excited about.
I’m thinking this could be our next “Battlestar Galactica.”
I like the idea of the show, I think he's a good choice as well.
I wonder if the name “Pike” is a nod to the original Star Trek pilot where it was Commander Pike leading the Enterprise, before it switched to Kirk.
I don't know. That's a good question. It would make sense, I guess.
This could be the next Battlestar Galactica? This is a MUST WATCH!