Virtuality Page #5

Synopsis: Twelve extremely talented men and women have been chosen to be part of the Phaeton mission, a 10-year trek to explore a distant planetary system. In order to endure the stress of being confined to their high-tech vessel, the crew passes the time using advanced virtual reality modules that allow them to take on various identities. But as the ship approaches a critical phase of their journey, a deadly flaw is discovered in the virtual system, forcing them to question if someone onboard might be a killer.
Director(s): Peter Berg
Production: Fox Network
  Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Year:
2009
87 min
49 Views


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iand it's the decision

we've all been waiting for--/i

416

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iGo or no go./i

417

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iAnd while life is sweet

for Kenji and Alice,/i

418

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ithings are still salty

for Val and Manny./i

419

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iAre there just too many cooks

in this kitchen?/i

420

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iPhaeton TV, the Edge of Never./i

421

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iWednesdays at 10:00,

only on FOX./i

422

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I don't want any more footage

of us arguing

423

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ending up on the show.

424

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Look, I am constantly getting notes

from our network partners

425

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asking for more conflict

in the series.

426

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You're constantly making us

into bitchy kings.

427

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- Queens.

- Bitchy queens.

428

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Guys, maybe things

would be different

429

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if the public knew

what we know,

430

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but that's not the case.

431

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I didn't sign up

for this.

432

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I didn't sign to be

an interstellar punch line...

433

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- Alright?

- Well...

434

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Look, things are much worse

than the public knows back home.

435

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Dry land is becoming

436

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an increasingly

expensive commodity.

437

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The security council

is considering relocation visas

438

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for anyone wanting to move

from the coastal regions inland.

439

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It is that bad?

440

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It will be.

441

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Getting on one

of these visa lists...

442

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is gonna be

incredibly important.

443

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[laughs]

444

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I don't know

why you're laughing.

445

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I-I have family in London,

446

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And you have family

in--in Florida, right?

447

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What are you saying?

448

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If I don't cooperate, then

my family doesn't get a visa?

449

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The consortium

is a very powerful company.

450

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They're gonna be willing

to help people

451

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who help them

to make money.

452

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Now, I know you guys

453

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are trying to paint me

as the villain here,

454

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but really,

I'm just trying to help you.

455

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We'll do it.

456

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We'll do it.

457

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Your family

will need help.

458

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I do love you,

you know.

459

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You should.

460

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JEAN:

iAttention, all crew./i

461

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iPlease report immediately

to the briefing room./i

462

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So any questions?

463

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SUE:

Yeah, I have questions.

464

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How long have you

known about this,

465

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iand why are the rest of us

just hearing about it now?/i

466

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That's really not the issue.

467

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With all due respect, sir,

468

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the hell it isn't.

469

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Would you get that thing

out of my face?

470

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I'm just doing my job.

471

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Did someone give you

a job to do?

472

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Let's just try and absorb

all of the information

473

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before we make accusations,

shall we?

474

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I'm sorry, Roger, but it's

a question, not an accusation.

475

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FRANK:

...and here's your answer.

476

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iDoctor came to me yesterday

with his preliminary diagnosis./i

477

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iI asked him to take

some more time to confirm it./i

478

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iHe did,

and now you're being briefed./i

479

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Parkinson's?

Is it fatal?

480

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No.

481

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But it can lead to some

pretty serious complications.

482

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Now, so far,

483

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I've only experienced

a few symptoms

484

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and only intermittently--

485

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Some hand tremors,

uh, cramped handwriting.

486

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What comes next?

487

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Do you start drooling?

488

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Well, the symptoms

489

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and their rate

of progression varies

490

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by individual.

491

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But commonly,

we see problems with balance,

492

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iuh, mobility,/i

493

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ilater with speech

and swallowing,/i

494

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uh, fatigue.

495

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Billie, I am not kidding.

496

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- I will annihilate you.

- Sue, just stop it.

497

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I'm just doing my job.

Just turn it off!

498

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[overlapping shouting]

499

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Okay, calm down, Sue.

Calm down.

500

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- Well, put it away!

- Just stand down.

501

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Let's turn it off, Billie.

502

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ROGER:
Let's just all try

and stay focused.

503

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- Shall I continue? Please.

- Sorry.

504

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Uh, problems

with short-term memory loss

505

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and dementia,

506

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including hallucinations

and paranoia,

507

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are possible

late-term developments.

508

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All right, this can be treated

with medication, right?

509

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So the only

relevant question here is,

510

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"Do we have the medications?"

511

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Yes...

512

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Well, to varying degrees.

513

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And, yes,

but only in limited supplies.

514

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