Anyone planning to watch Ascension?

Ascension is a SyFy mini series about colonists aboard a generational starship. The starship is based on the Orion nuclear rocket design. According to the storyline, the ship was launched secretly in 1963, and now, 50 years later, it is halfway to its destination. I really have no idea if this show will be any good at all, but I am interested in seeing the starship. Some SyFy series are absolutely horrible, while others have been OK.

The show starts tonight, December 15, and runs for 3 episodes.

Is anyone planning to watch?

I'm watching ID4 now and waiting for Ascension. I'm managing my expextions. I doubt it'll be as good as Battlestar Galactica, but can't be any worse than the Sharknado movies.

Rob Campbell said:

I'm watching ID4 now and waiting for Ascension. I'm managing my expextions. I doubt it'll be as good as Battlestar Galactica, but can't be any worse than the Sharknado movies.

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Yep --- there's quite a range of possibilities between BSG and Sharknado...

I'm putting Ascension on the DVR and will check it out when I get the chance. Probably not tonight.

Here's an article about it on Space.com https://www.space.com/28013-ascension-syfy-tv-miniseries-project-orion.html They talk briefly about Orion, and there's some info about the show. I think the idea that the ship would have launched in the 1960's, and those aboard it might be using 1963 retro tech 50 years later while on an interstellar mission is kind of interesting. We shall see.

I have my dvr set. I am hoping that it is closer to BSG in quality than Megashark vs Giant octopus.


Mark Koelsch
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Hey! That one is a true classic! It starred both Debbie Gibson and Tiffany. :roll:

Or the Rock Monster movie. True schlock- silly, stupid, and weirdly fun. I also grew up enjoying, and admittedly still enjoy, Godzilla movies.


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This one has some top-notch eye-candy, and I'm not just talking about the rocket! They've got Tricia Helfer from BSG. So if nothing else, there's that.

ThirstyBarbarian said:

This one has some top-notch eye-candy, and I'm not just talking about the rocket! They've got Tricia Helfer from BSG. So if nothing else, there's that.

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And I did see someone getting tossed out an airlock in one of the previews, so there's hope for it to be closer than BSG than Sharknsdo.

If the conversation here trends to the positive, I'll catch it sometime, somehow. Too much else going on this time of year and I have to focus on the final week of The Colbert Report.

Boy, I'm glad you reminded me. Thankfully it's showing again so I'll set the DVR.

I'm watching it, and it made me want to go read a Book.

TopRamen said:

I'm watching it, and it made me want to go read a Book.

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Well at least you kept your supper down. I've got the DVR set too. Some nights I fall asleep before 9:30 so I don't make it to the end. Plus it airs during Castle...

Adrian

Soooo.....Did any of you see that coming?

I kind of figured something was amiss.

No. It was a great plot twist.

Well, it was a military program, you know how they are.

Guess we shouldn't put any spoilers on until the second night?
I will refrain from mentioning an Outer Limits episode from 1963.

Please avoid any spoilers for awhile! My wife and I are on a binge-watch of Deadwood, so it might be a few days before I get to Ascension. Thanks.

Same here...avoid the spoilers!

I didn't know until today that David Brin (yes, that David Brin) was a consultant on the story/script.

FC

ThirstyBarbarian said:

They've got Tricia Helfer from BSG.

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It just wasn't the same without the red light moving up and down her spine.



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MaxQ said:

Soooo.....Did any of you see that coming?

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Yeah, I figured it was that-or they messed up physics again.
I was hoping for more, you know, Space, this is more like general hospital so far..... Maybe, "Pigs in Spaaaaace!"
Regardless I'm still gonna watch it.

I'm wondering what the deal with the messed up US flag is. Why is it black and white and why are about 20 stars missing?

Watched for about 20 minutes; then went back to sanding rockets... Just can't suspend my disbelief on this one.

Rob Campbell said:

It just wasn't the same without the red light moving up and down her spine.



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Heh heh..best frakking toaster ever !

Kenny

I like to watch TV series' in rapid succession without daily/weekly (and commercial) time breaks so I have this queued up for recording awaiting a lazy weekend evening.

Without saying any details beyond what's been mentioned....

I hope they have a good conclusion for this to make it worth spending any more time watching, after having revealed something very notable at the end of part 1. However, I'm concerned they won't have a suitable ending, because if it gets enough viewers, it'll become a series, so they'd need to avoid the kind of conclusion that they OUGHT to have, if it was a true mini-series. But if they concluded the mini-series the most deserving way, it would leave little left to turn it into a series.

And the initial overnight viewing numbers are not good, very unlikely that it'll get picked up as a series.

Last time I was in this dilemma with SyFy was their "Tin Man" miniseries, a re-imagining of the Wizard of Oz. I was disappointed with the first night, but figured the next would get better. It didn't. But then I'd watched the first two, why not watch the third, maybe there'd be a good ending for it, to justify watching the first two nights. Nope, it didn't. And "Tin Man" didn't have the dilemma of trying to have an ending that could leave the door open for a regular series.

I've set the DVR to record it anyway. But now if I watch it, it will something playing in the background while on the computer, rather than something I watch without distractions, like NCIS.

- George Gassaway

ThirstyBarbarian said:

This one has some top-notch eye-candy. They've got Tricia Helfer from BSG. So if nothing else, there's that.

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Rob Campbell said:

It just wasn't the same without the red light moving up and down her spine.

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But the full moon was fabulous :wink: :wink:

Adrian

Not sure where they go with this after letting the cat out of the bag last night.

BTW: how do they explain everyone walking around in 1G inside the ship?....it doesn't appear to have a rotating component.

watched the first part and half of the second. My verdict.. too much talking, not enough space.

djs said:

watched the first part and half of the second. My verdict.. too much talking, not enough space.

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Many could say the same about BSG.

MaxQ said:

Not sure where they go with this after letting the cat out of the bag last night.

BTW: how do they explain everyone walking around in 1G inside the ship?....it doesn't appear to have a rotating component.

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I wondered the same thing... What about the ship being constantly under acceleration? Say 1g??? Not sure of the science of this, just thinking out loud....

Adrian

jd2cylman said:

I wondered the same thing... What about the ship being constantly under acceleration? Say 1g??? Not sure of the science of this, just thinking out loud....

Adrian

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I'm thinkin that's how they got away with it. They mentioned acceleration during that one part--no give aways--yea, didn't see that ending and I should have--started to wonder right before it though!!