What is the show about?
I will use the opening credit narration by Peter Weller to answer this question. "We saw the Earth the destroyed and in a heartbeat everything and everyone we knew was gone. There were five of us, the crew of the space shuttle Odyssey, and we were the only survivors. A mysterious being who called himself 'the Seeker,' rescued us and sent us back in time. And now we have five years to live over, five years to discover who or what destroyed the Earth, five years to stop it from happening again."
How was the crew of the Odyssey 5 sent back in time?
The key piece of the answer to this question is that their bodies were not sent back five years. It was their consciousness that was sent back to themselves five years before the destruction of the Earth. This is by way of seriously advanced technology. Exactly how this was done is unknown but it may play a part in the show as it progresses. If you have a theory just e-mail me and I will incorporate it into this f.a.q.
What year is the show set in?
This is another good question. The episode "The Choices We Make" actually told us with finality that the show is currently set in 2002, because the day the Earth was destroyed was August 07, 2007.
How did the space shuttle Odyssey survive the gravitational flux of the earth exploding?
Now that is an excellent question. Once you find out, you let me know. I will gladly accept theories on how or why they survived...
Where can I meet and talk to other fans?
Just click on "the Seeker's Links", pick any of the Yahoo Clubs or the official Showtime site, and find the message boards there. I recommend the Yahoo Clubs because there is a certain freedom and community feeling going on there that I haven't seen in many fandoms before.
What is that show after Odyssey 5 about? And is it any good?
Ah yes, on Sci-Fi Fridays and Sundays on Showtime Beyond, that would be Jeremiah. Jeremiah, to be blunt, is my other favorite show on television right now. I watched it in its first run and it is an amazing show. The show is written and executive produced by J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Crusade). The premise is simple; in the not-so distant future, a virus devastates the planet killing everyone over the age of innocence leaving the children of the world to fend for themselves. The world goes to ruin, 15 years later these very children must decide whether to move forward or fall deeper into the abyssal nature of society. At the center of this cusp is Jeremiah. Someone who is searching for a mysterious place called Valhalla Sector, a place that holds the key to his father and the secrets he had. It is a quest of truth and the quest for humanity, a rarity for a show to do these days. Now Odyssey 5 and Jeremiah have that aura to it. You just can't miss how excellent these two shows are...
