Oops, you forgot to watch Virtuality

Considering that it aired in the Summer.. On a Friday night.. And that it was a sci-fi show.. And that it had already been canceled prior to airing.. I don't know whether anyone should be surprised that essentially no one tuned in to FOX on Friday to watch the "pilot" of Virtuality. The latest opus from Ronald D. Moore, genius behind Battlestar Galactica, was a ratings dud. The grim stats:

The two-hour premiere of Ron Moore's sci-fi pilot drew only 1.8 million viewers and received a 0.5 adult demo rating -- tying ABC's "The Goode Family" as the lowest-rated program on a major broadcast network Friday night and putting Fox into fourth place for the evening.

It's a shame you had better things to do America, because I watched it and it was fantastic. No surprise there. Of course, the bittersweet thing is that it left me wanting so much more. More than I will never receive because you, America, would rather watch terrible television or go out and have lives on a Friday night. If you'd like to watch the pilot anyway, it's on Hulu. Maybe if enough people watch it there, it'll get picked up somewhere. I'm not holding my breath. I'll never understand why they didn't just air this on Sci-Fi. Screw you, America.

via The Live Feed