The SF project is set aboard the Phaeton, Earth's first starship, on a 10-year journey to explore a distant solar system. To help the 12 crew members endure the trip and keep their minds occupied, NASA equipped the ship with advanced virtual reality modules, allowing them to assume adventurous identities and go to any place they want. The plan works until a mysterious "bug" is found in the system.
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01x01 Pilot Aired: Jun. 26, 2009Earth sends out a spaceship which contains a virtual-reality device for those aboard to cope with the scheduled 10-year mission. But Phaeton's … [continue reading]
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- Peter Berg (1 episodes)
Writers
- Michael Taylor (2 episodes)
- Ronald D. Moore (1 episodes)
Series Fun Facts
- The name of the ship, "Phaeton", is a nod to the movie's message of people recklessly trying to go too far and suffering the consequences for it: in Greek mythology, Phaeton was son of…
[show]The name of the ship, "Phaeton", is a nod to the movie's message of people recklessly trying to go too far and suffering the consequences for it: in Greek mythology, Phaeton was son of Apollo, god of the sun. An arrogant boy, he took his father's chariot out for a joyride but drove it too close to the ground, setting in fire everything in his path. As a punishment, Zeus himself burnt him with a lighting bolt.
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