Nights one and two of Ascension have not disappointed. In fact, they’ve exceeded the expectations of viewers – viewers whose expectations were already pretty high. While it started out really strong, rather than riding on that strength, Ascension chose to build upon it, with each hint, reveal, or development making the story even stronger and […]
“This whole project was one, big lie, told to six hundred people.” We went into this whole Ascension thing with the assumption that it was a straight-up space drama, but when we opened the hatch we got so much more than that. By the time the phenomenal two-hour premiere was done, I had to enlist […]
Ascension isn’t good television. Ascension is great television. It’s one of those rare examples of what happens when everything is done right. And it’s official – you love Ascension, Syfy’s amazingly detailed and ambitious drama about a group of 600 people living inside a gigantic spaceship. Not only did almost 2 million viewers tune in, […]
WARNING: If you haven’t watched Ascension – Part I yet, don’t watch this video or read any further. There is a HUGE SPOILER in the video and in this text. So, if you haven’t watched, go away. Go away now or accept your fate. Now that our minds have been t-boned by a giant, 60s-era […]
Wow. Syfy is suddenly awesome again. After spending two amazingly good hours building a believable alternate-history world, Ascension adds a layer nobody saw coming. All the little details were there to create a setting that really felt like something that evolved from the early 1960s, but slightly askew. Isolated from Earth, a tiny bubble of […]
We’re exactly four weeks away from the premiere of Syfy’s blockbuster space drama, Ascension, and it’s going to be one memorable trip. Having seen the first two-hour installment of the three-night event, I can say with certainty that if you’re a fan of real, old-school, hard science fiction you’re going to love this show. But […]
What if, back during the height of the cold war, the United States built a gigantic interstellar spaceship and sent it on a century-long journey to Proxima Centauri with 600 of our “best and brightest” citizens on board? The answer to that hypothetical question is explored in Syfy’s upcoming mega-event series Ascension. The show will […]
The Syfy 2014 Press Tour made its way down to Orlando this year and we were excited to join them and find out just what the network had in store for us in 2015. Over the years, we have seen the network shift away from great scripted science fiction programming to reality TV. Before the […]
On October 24, Syfy’s official Ascension account (@AscensionSyfy) tweeted out a “top secret” video that currently doesn’t seem to be found anywhere else. The video looks like an old, black and white short that reminds me a little of those Dharma Initiative film reels the LOST gang found inside the hatch. It’s got all the […]
So far, everything I’ve seen and heard about Syfy’s Ascension only makes me more excited for the premiere. The mini, or event, series will air over three consecutive nights, beginning on Monday, December 15 at 9/8c and continuing on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. This gallery of 13 images from the show continues to bring a […]
