The 60s style art direction adds a lot to the final product in that it makes these interstellar. Reviewed in the united states on september 23, 2017 verified purchase. Ascension is a 2014 canadianamerican science fiction mystery drama television miniseries which aired on cbc in canada and syfy in the united states in 1963, the u. The ascension passengers are in for many surprises when the selection of families eligible for birthing righ.
Battlestar galactica, a reboot of the 1970s tv series, debuted on syfy as a miniseries in 2003, then went on to a popular fourseason run that helped to support something of a sciencefiction renaissance on tv and in film. Buy, rent ascension is available to watch and stream on syfy. So, what kind of science fiction show are you hoping to. Airing in december 2014, ascension follows an alternate reality in which, in 1963, president kennedy and the government sent 600 volunteers men, women, and children into space on a centurylong voyage aboard a selfsustaining generation ship. Ascension was originally broadcast as three consecutive double episodes, december 1517, 2014, on syfy. The show was created by philip levens and adrian a. Of course, the full story of ascension s run has yet to be told. In the 1960s, a spaceship with 600 people was secretly launched to colonize a planet. While syfy s audiences have never been huge, several of the channels original series have achieved substantial success.
Watch magicians anonymous season 5, episode 4 of the magicians or get episode details on. Are ascensions ratings good enough to move it forward to. Ascension, a sixpart miniseries, follows the inhabitants of starship ascension, launched in 1963 as part of a secret u. We were very happy with ascension as an event series, but with so much high. Fortunately, the second and third chapters had better pacing and some. A young womans murder causes the subjects of a centurylong mission to populate a new world to question the true nature of the project as they approach the point of no return. Director warren tries to bring her out, but things go awry.
When syfy ordered the six hour episodes of ascension last year, the plan was to make it a regular series if the miniseries was successful enough ala battlestar galactica. There wont be any more ascension, at least on syfy. It consisted of six 43 minute episodes, grouped into three chapters of two episodes each. Syfy s miniseries ascension continues jason blums development of intriguing tv projects, and unlike the low budget horror thriller films hes made his mark with, i.
Syfy s ambitious new miniseries event, entitled ascension, will either leave you with a sense of bewilderment and frustration by the end of its twohour premiere, or have you salivating at the mouth for a taste of whats to come. Ascension cancelled after one season by syfy renewcanceltv. Fangrrls is about kicking down doors, breaking boundaries and celebrating female fans with fun, witty and entertaining content. Syfy, returning to its longform programming roots, has ordered sixhour event series ascension from smallville scribe and producer philip levens the space opera, according to syfy, will focus. Syfy s space opera ascension has its first teaser in 1963, president kennedy and the u. Syfy s ascension is a return to form for the network in a big way. Ascension is a sixhour event series slated to premiere on syfy on december 15th at 9pm and will air through december 17th. Its been some time since i openly praised something on the struggling syfy network, and so im as happy as anyone to report that their miniseries ascension, airing over six hours on three nights starting monday, december 15, is pretty damn fun. Syfy s a network thats in the middle of a struggle. Ascension cancelled no season 2 on syfy tv series finale. Syfy has confirmed it will not be taking ascension to series, cancelling the drama after one six episode event designed to serve as a potential backdoor pilot to an ongoing series ala bsg, deadline reports ascension will now stand as a oneoff miniseries unless another network picks it up said syfy.
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Nothing on the ship is post1963 so the library is full of classic books and films like dial m. Syfy has three of the top ten cable scripted series launched this year for that age group in helix, dominion, and now ascension. Ascension season 1 full episodes all episodes watch online. Ascension tv miniseries 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ascension was a 2014 science fiction mystery drama television miniseries which aired on cbc in canada and syfy in the united states. Canadas cbc played the series as six episodes, airing once weekly, and online streaming services display the series in the six episode format, each named after parts one and two of three distinct chapters in the show. With tricia helfer, gil bellows, brian van holt, andrea roth. Watch ascension online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Like 24 and the shield, syfy s ascension relied on a great surprise to keep people tuned in. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no return, a mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ships population to question the true nature of their mission.
When last year syfy ordered ascension as its first event seriesminiseries in six years, it was with an eye towards continuing the mini as a regular series. Ascension is the name of the humongous multilevel vessel, which looks like a retro cruise ship with stuckinthe60s fashions to match, complete with a faux beach providing recreation for the. Ascension episode guide, show summaries and tv show. In the vein of past syfy miniseries such as taken, alice, tin man and battlestar galactica, ascension is a sixhour event set to debut on december 15. The pilot was written and executive produced by philip levens, who served as the showrunner. Syfy is known for spinning off popular movies, or beating viewers into submission with dadaist pulp like sharknado, but its new miniseries ascension starts with a. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no return, a mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ships population to question the true. Syfys ascension breaks from jason blums microbudget. Syfy miniseries ascension ends tv year with clever. It helps that ascension has a degree of craftsmanship that has been missing from many syfy productions of late having jason blum as a producer probably helpedthe head of blumhouse knows how to take small budgets and make them look big. Syfy is about imaginationbased entertainment, including sciencefiction but also fantasy, the paranormal, adventure and others, the cable network says in a faq on its website.