Ascension

I'm just glad it's coming over here. Been following it on Facebook and was pointed towards it because Tricia Helfer's in it (Caprica 6 from BSG). It's a 6 part mini-series, again like they initially did with BSG and I thought it might be worth a look. No doubt there will be more hype about it here (UK) when it gets nearer to showing.
 
Wow.

Just when I had pretty much given up on Syfy, along comes Ascension.

Everything – cast, plot, settings – is on a par with BSG. If the Syfy people don't expand this mini-series into a long-running offering, they will restore my lack of faith in them.
 
REBerg said:
Wow.

Just when I had pretty much given up on Syfy, along comes Ascension.

Everything – cast, plot, settings – is on a par with BSG. If the Syfy people don't expand this mini-series into a long-running offering, they will restore my lack of faith in them.
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Fingers crossed it doesn't suck!
 
Well, that I just watched the first episode and it was quite Interesting, to say the least.
A ship launched 50 years ago is headed to Alpha Centauri. 600 crew are separated into above and below decks populations, and the mission is expected to take 100 years. A murder, evidently the first, is what the episode revolves around. It's a bit weird, but everything is early 1960's fashion. And at the end of the episode is a shocking reveal. Looks like a good start.
 
willwallace said:
Well, that I just watched the first episode and it was quite Interesting, to say the least.
A ship launched 50 years ago is headed to Alpha Centauri. 600 crew are separated into above and below decks populations, and the mission is expected to take 100 years. A murder, evidently the first, is what the episode revolves around. It's a bit weird, but everything is early 1960's fashion. And at the end of the episode is a shocking reveal. Looks like a good start.
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Cool.
 
Well, personal entertainment standards are a highly subjective thing, but I can't imagine this series falling into the "suck" end of the spectrum.

My expectations when I started watching the first episode were very low. Not long thereafter, I started thinking "hey, this is pretty good." By the midway point, I was thinking more like "this is really good."

I'm frustrated that my work and holiday demands will probably keep me from watching installments two and three until the weekend.
 
I haven't watched any of it, but I spoiled the first episode for me as I read some of the reviews and what they said in those ones didn't give me a great confidence. Instead I'm quite worried that Syfy is continuing on the sucking end of the scale.
 
I was not impressed. I do not want to discourage anyone from checking it out, but I did not care for it. I will probably continue to watch it because I do not have much else to watch right now, but judging from what I have seen I would not follow it to a full series if they went that route. I have a hard time believing it will get that far. The script and directing are nowhere near strong enough for that.
 
I thought it was surprisingly good for something on Syfy
and I wasn't expecting the twist reveal at the end of the first episode.
 
The one thing I didn't care much for was the setting inside the Ascension ship. It kind of had the feeling of some cheesy late 50s-early 60s sci-fi flicks. I do like the premise though, and will definitely watch the entire mini-series.
 
It was a bit uneven but a decent miniseries. It wouldn't have really worked as a ongoing tv series though.
 
Just watched the last part, and it was definitely uneven. However, I thought that the ending was excellent, and I would like to see another full season of episodes.
 
willwallace said:
Just watched the last part, and it was definitely uneven. However, I thought that the ending was excellent, and I would like to see another full season of episodes.
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Id like to see them do a miniseries sequel to it, just to tie up the loose ends. I love the fact that SYFY channel green lighted this series in the first place. :)
 
The second and third parts did not live up the expectations I had following the first part. I might still watch it if Syfy would spin it into a series, but I won't be overly sad if that doesn't happen.
 
REBerg said:
The second and third parts did not live up the expectations I had following the first part. I might still watch it if Syfy would spin it into a series, but I won't be overly sad if that doesn't happen.
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It wouldn't work as a full and ongoing tv series.
 
It was decent. It lost me from time to time, but I stuck with it. I like the twists and turns. It's definitely no Helix, but it has potential. I'd watch the first season to see where it goes.
 
Meh it was ok. Bits i liked, other bits not so much. I suspected it would finish with many loose ends.

and I would've though it would've taken more than a couple of generations for a magical child to be born

Also, personally speaking, I always get annoyed when they feel the need to have not quite gratuitous female nudity with no male equivalent. Because then I just feel like the writers have decided that only men will be watching it.
 
willwallace said:
Just watched the last part, and it was definitely uneven. However, I thought that the ending was excellent, and I would like to see another full season of episodes.
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Oh, I think you'll get your wish. All the plots within plots and the nature of the ending (I'll be good and avoid spoilers) lead me to believe they won't stop with this batch of episodes. I tend to be a nit picker and I thought the nature of the "on-ship" scenes really strained credibility. And noting scientists "Fritz Leiber" and "Alfred Bester" among those disappeared didn't really help. But maybe something good will rise from the detritus.
 
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