Subject: Ascension (Syfy) General Discussion (Spoilers) [Print This Page] Author: codebreaker Time: 11-23-2014 05:14 Subject: Ascension (Syfy) General Discussion (Spoilers)
Ascension Premieres on Syfy on December 15, 2014
In the vein of past Syfy mini-series such as Taken, Alice, Tin Man and Battlestar Galactica, Ascension is a six-hour event set to debut on December 15.
In 1963, the U.S. government launched a covert space mission sending hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage aboard the starship Ascension to populate a new world. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no return, a mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship’s population to question the true nature of their mission.
Tricia Helfer - known and loved by million as Cylon Number Six in Battlestar Galactica- is part of the cast. She will play Viondra Denniger, a beautiful, manipulative and dangerous power broker on the Ascension.
Brian Van Holt - star of Cougar Town and The Bridge - will play William Denninger, captain of the ship and Viondra's husband. A natural leader, William quickly rose through the ranks after playing a heroic role in a fire early in the spacecraft's voyage. While his professional life is solid, William's marriage to Viondra is anything but.
Andrea Roth, star of Rescue Me, will play Juliet Bryce, head doctor of the Ascension. Her relationship with her daughter, Nora (played by Jacqueline Byers) is difficult and strained. Nora, for her part, is a young woman under intense pressure to follow in the family's footsteps of being a doctor despite her own dreams.
Rounding out the cast are Brandon P. Bell as First Officer Oren Gault, who was born on the lower decks of the ship to maintenance workers and must investigate the aforementioned murder; Tiffany Lonsdale as Chief Astronomer Emily Vanderhaus, the older sister of the murder victim; and PJ Boudousque (Pretty Little Liars) as one of the ship's maintenance workers.
Ascension is created and written by Philip Levens (Smallville), who will also serve as Executive Producer and Showrunner.
With a runtime of 120 Minutes per episode there must of been almost an hour of adverts, Lorelei did herself no favours pissing off the gun dealer but he would of been a little to obvious as a suspect and the fact they think they took off in the sixties was a interesting twist as they are still on earth Author: codebreaker Time: 12-17-2014 04:09 Subject: 1x02 Night Two
Having to investigate the murder without going to the crime scene is going to make things harder and Stokes thinking he's in hell is understandable as he survived his fall from space, Christa pouring her milk on the floor while looking at the camera was great and shows her psychic abilities are real Author: codebreaker Time: 12-18-2014 08:22 Subject: 1x03 Night Three
The video of William cheating was ironic as it looks like they are all doing the same thing and Christa manifesting some impressive powers was fascinating and Samantha telling Stokes the truth I though was risky as he seems unstable but her being killed by her girlfriend was surprising Author: bala Time: 12-21-2014 06:15 Subject: Reply 4#4 codebreaker's post
This really is a strange mini-series not quite sure what it meant to be a murder mystery or sci-fi show but twist at end was nice Author: bala Time: 12-21-2014 10:37 Subject: Reply 5#5 codebreaker's post
I had feeling she was going try to expose the experiment . Christa pouring her milk on the floor while looking at the camera really showed she had better perception of the situation compared to anyone else but her ablities are amazing. Author: bala Time: 12-21-2014 10:39 Subject: Reply 6#6 codebreaker's post
The amount of sex in these episode are amusing it does seem like everyone is horny but that that much control would make anyone obsessed but what a cliffhanger with them being transported to another planet Author: Milks26 Time: 12-22-2014 16:45
It's been a few years since Syfy embarked on a mini series of this magnitude. They should've waited a few more years. Maybe if the company went back to spelling their name as 'SciFi' they could actually create, distinguish, and sponsor shows that actually have a science background versus who's sleeping with whom drama. The 1st episode was intriguing to a point, although I saw the reveal at the end of the episode coming a mile away - because no other explanation was plausible.The characters are supposed to be stuck in the 60s era. They're ancestors didn't quite experience the sexual revolution of the mid to late 60s, yet they're descendants are 'F' like they're in 2014. None of the technology they have on the ship makes sense in their era, yet they can master it. They have no comprehension of guns yet he could determine that the safety was on.
Is it just me or was Christa annoying beyond compare?
I hope this disaster non science fiction doesn't get turned into a series - but, from the way the last episode was structured the creator/writers are leaving the door open in case that outcome happens.
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