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Camera Obscura

1x09 Cincinnati Harsh RealmSeason 1
Camera Obscura

 WRITTEN BY

Steven Maeda

 DIRECTED BY

Jefery Levy

 AIRED ON

May 19, 2000

 RUNTIME

43 minutes

 STARRING

Scott Bairstow Scott Bairstow Thomas Hobbes

 VIEWS

309

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 SUMMARY

Lieutenant Tom Hobbes investigates a mysterious camera that captures unsettling and inexplicable images within the virtual world. The camera, which seems to reveal hidden truths and dark secrets about Harsh Realm, becomes a crucial tool for Hobbes as he uncovers deeper layers of manipulation and deceit orchestrated by Santiago's regime. As Hobbes uses the camera to explore the simulation's hidden aspects, he encounters disturbing revelations that challenge his understanding of the virtual world and its power dynamics. Camera Obscura delves into themes of perception and reality, emphasizing the role of technology in uncovering hidden truths and the ongoing struggle against Santiago’s oppressive control.

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 MYTHOLOGY

We learn that Harsh Realm went online on October 13, 1995.


 QUOTES

Hobbes: Harsh Realm went online the morning of October 13th, 1995, the culmination of years of work and billions of dollars to create the defense department's ultimate crisis simulator. For the next six hours, it was a virtual duplicate of our world with ordinary people living ordinary lives, going to work, to school, to church. They didn't realize that the future had been predetermined, written in lines of digital code, that they had been created only to have their lives destroyed in one cataclysmic baptism of fire.

Hobbes: I'm not giving up.
Pinocchio: Good for you, Hobbes. Let me know when you're done not giving up.



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Gold fever

Written by Pike on 2024-08-25


Another classic episode from Harsh Realm, which means utterly boring and not remotely interesting and clearly not satisfying.

DIRECTING
Still, I think Jefery Levy did an awesome job with such a poor script. A sci-fi show like Harsh Realm deserves a comic-book type directing like he is offering.

THE END
Chris Carter wanted to create a hi-tech sci-fi series with a mix of Paths of Glory, Platoon and Blade Runner. It ended up being a mashup between Sniper: Special Ops, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage and Battlestar Galactica.

VERDICT
I give it 1 out of 5. I'm finally done with watching this series. I'm logging off from Harsh Realm, my Dearest Readers.

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2024-09-22 11:53:03 - Pike: Added an actor.
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