Odyssey 5
Odyssey 5
| 21 June 2002 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
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    VeteranLight

    I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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    InformationRap

    This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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    AshUnow

    This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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    Rosie Searle

    It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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    copperncherrio

    A group of astronauts survive the end of the Earth whilst is space, and with the help of an advance being of technology they return 5 years before the implosion of the Earth to prevent the end of the world from advance technological beings. It's really not as lame as it sounds.This show could have really gone far, but it never got the attention it deserved. It played on Showtime and was filmed in Canada. I was mainly attracted to it because I really like Christopher Gorham (Jake 2.0 and Popular). And from there it was just a fun short series to watch.It doesn't have the addictive pull as Heroes (Season 1 only), but the scenario has an endless amount of possibilities of plot development and, of course, the show ended on somewhat of the cliffhanger.

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    Steve Easton

    How I despaired when when I learnt this had been cancelled. Not just a stupid decision, but criminal in my opinion.The one and only season had more good Sci Fi concepts than many shows have over their entire run. The characters were excellent and didn't just shrug off personally devastating events, there'd be consequences for episodes to come. There were long running story arcs, like Heroes and the new Battlestar Galactica. This was the first of the recent run of 'adult orientated' Sci Fi. There was intrigue, tertiary characters weren't always what they appeared to be.Some have been put off by the amount of swearing, but this just added to the realistic feel for me. Come on, which is worse, cuss words or deplorable violence? Interesting and original plots, or a bunch of military types running around 'alien' woods shooting posturing bad guys with automatic weapons? Since this is mostly set on contemporary Earth there's an X-Files feel, but Odyssey 5 is way better. X-Files is fantasy, Odyssey 5 true Science Fiction.I doubt there'll ever be anything better within the genre in my lifetime. I can't recommend this highly enough to the intelligent viewer. Get the series on DVD, but be prepared for frustration and anger over the way it ends.Manny Coto, I salute and thank you.10/10

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    siggyatstage

    This show had it all, a good cast connecting from the very first minute, a good unique storyline and good ratings. And it was cancelled. Just as Space above & beyond and Earth 2 to mention just 2. Shows that have been cancelled for the most weird reasons.Odyssey 5 is simply the best mix of scifi you can get. It's funny as stargate but more serious. The actors do stuff you would expect you would do as well.It's just a shame that it won't comeback and a pity that no other network had picked it up when it was cancelled. Now we will never know how the story will unfold.

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    gaylard-1

    I am in awe of how awful this show is. It seems to have a cult following which confounds me. Let me be completely clear: this show is so retarded that I thought it was British.The overacting is complimented nicely by the horrid writing. The character design is so obvious that the pilot is virtually unwatchable. If there is one thing I despise, it's watching a show that has a tramp, a strong woman, a prodigal son, and a conflicted leader. This show has practically been written from a textbook.If I had the choice, I would rather swallow a gallon my fermented spitwine than watch another episode of this god-awful tripe.

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