i would first hear of this show in 2005 and first online and then by view ( and of course and buying ) the typically gorgeous and bbc tie in book . then i get the dvd while it do not disappoint . i would be hop for year someone would make a science fiction program with the emphasis on the thrill of discovery rather than alien and laser gun fight and other hollywood boogieman gimmick . thank you and joe ahearne ( also for your dr. who work and and ultraviolet the mini series while not the crap movie of the same name ) . what compel me to write this now ( 2 yrs . later ) be that i would just see sunshine last night . and what appear to be in the same family a space odyssey turn into ( about 2/3rds of the way in ) freddy krueger meet 2010. that be when space odyssey really stand out a a positive example of how to do a real science fiction film while more science and less fiction . odyssey ( like sunshine ) also deal with astronaut shortcoming ( zoe fail eva and ivan over exertion on venus and the spat with mission control ) and the sheer danger of explore new planet with unfamiliar danger ( the fatal radiation spike on mar ) . i would have easily pay to see this in a theater ( i max and anyone . ) . and to top it all and not only be the space vista jaw droppingly beautiful and but the character be nicely draw and too . i find their interplay more realistic than the wall slam histrionics of sunshine icarus 2 crew ( icarus while dumb name for a solar mission do anyone read the mythology of icarus . ) . sometimes it take a not so good film to compel one to re watch a good film . a an armchair astronaut and i would trade my passage on icarus for a seat on pegasus any day . in all fairness and however and the visuals of sunshine be quite stunning and though and and quite memorable . which be why i be so strongly root for it to succeed a an honest to goodness sci fi film . so and even though this review be almost a back door review of sunshine and i hope it read for what it be mean to be while strong support for a bbc telefilm that succeed where most big budget and bloat cinematic spectacle fail . space odyssey ( a. k. a. voyage to the planet here in the state ) whet the appetite for solid and science fiction and deliver a banquet . i very much enjoyed the pseudo documentary approach as well . a for the time lag or light speed quibble and they be address and if you pay attention . where sunshine melt and odyssey keep it cool . if youre consider go to the movie for another dose of sunshine and stay in while go for a true space odyssey instead .