Syfy has decided it will not move forward with a full series. A spaceship launched over fiftyyears ago searches for a new planet for humanity to call home in the series premiere of syfys new miniseries event, ascension. In the vein of past syfy mini series such as taken, alice, tin man and battlestar galactica, ascension is a sixhour event set to debut on december 15. Syfys ascension jumps the shark in its very first episode. The hollywood reporter has learned that syfy has given the greenlight to ascension. Wb still thinks amber heard is fintastic district 9. The artfulness of ascension is difficult to assess given the way syfy decided to present the series. 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 brilliant premise.
Next story final space season 2 netflix release schedule 2019. So a lot of people complained about shoehorning gault in and that 1960s racism would not have permitted minorities on the ship. Syfy miniseries ascension ends tv year with clever mission. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point. 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.
When syfy ordered the six hour episodes of ascension last year, the plan was to make it a regular series if the mini series was successful enough ala battlestar galactica. My understanding is that the show was originally written as six onehour episodes, not. Syfy limited series ascension leaving netflix in november 2019. They are literally breeding humans to make some traits stronger. Syfy grounds ascension tv series we got this covered. 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. Is the heavily hyped syfy miniseries ascension the second coming of the second coming of battlestar galactica. The canadianamerican thriller, which has the possibility of returning as a weekly series, was inspired by the 1960s project orion, which would. I so sincerely hope that request fall on deaf ears, because this is. Dec 15, 2014 a spaceship powered by nuclear bombs secretly launched in the 1960s.
Syfys ambitious new deepspace series, ascension, just cast its ship captain. Syfys ascension takes 1960s nuclear spaceship idea to the. Ascension tv miniseries 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. If you feel like syfys miniseries ascension is a scam, a colossal fraud, a baitandswitch con gamewell, then you are correct, and on many levels too. Mar 10, 2015 when last year syfy ordered ascension as its first event series miniseries in six years, it was with an eye towards continuing the mini as a regular series the way the network did with battlestar. Syfy s ambitious new deepspace series, ascension, just cast its ship captain. Ascension premieres, legend of korras finale, and more. Ascension cancelled no season 2 on syfy tv series finale. The scifi channel was once a reliable source of quality science fiction, but eventually it morphed into. But netflix has divided the series into six 43minute episodes. For the first time in a long time, syfys managed to deliver a series that puts its characters ahead of its premise, and it. I compare it to the feeling i had after watch games of throne. I just had time only today to sit down to start watching.
Syfy channel originally aired the show as three 2hour episodes with commercials. We were very happy with ascension as an event series, but with so much high profile. The conspiracy theorists websites and people were spot on. Jul 15, 2014 syfy aims to return to its roots with new dramas ascension and 12 monkeys. 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 miniseries, syfys first in more than five years, opened to a solid if not spectacular 1. Fanfavorite bsg cylon just signed on to star in syfy s new series, ascension.
Syfy aims to return to its roots with new dramas ascension and 12 monkeys. Ascension is an ambitious original drama following a covert u. One of syfys best titles currently on netflix is currently scheduled to be removed from. Syfy is reviving the channels event series programming for fourth quarter with the greenlighting of the 6hour series ascension. Syfys ascension is a return to form for the network in a big way. Mar, 2014 syfy returns to event series, orders sixhour space opera exclusive.
Ascension was a 2014 science fiction mystery drama television miniseries which aired on cbc. Dec 11, 2014 big, ambitious and more than a little weird, syfys ascension is being billed as a threenight limitedevent series, which is misleading at best. Fanfavorite bsg cylon just signed on to star in syfy s. Dec 17, 2014 the artfulness of ascension is difficult to assess given the way syfy decided to present the series. Syfy s ascension offered a promising start to a potential series, thanks to cool storylines, slick visuals and a handful of great twists. I can definitely see the argument that the expanse and ascension would have completed with each other for both money and viewers, and as we all know, the expanse ended up being the safer bet. Syfys move back into the space opera kicked off with ascension on monday night.
Get listings of syfy shows, current, past and future, all in one place from a like aftermath to z like z nation. 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 the way the network did with battlestar. Like 24 and the shield, syfy s ascension relied on a great surprise to keep people tuned in. While the panel on thursday, july 24 will occur days bef. Mar 10, 2015 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. Feels very very rushed, especially at the end almost as if it was mean to be a longer series with good development in the beginning but then gets rushed through what should be a whole season or more of plot in an hour or so. Sharnknado 2, ascension, reign, scorpion round out. Syfy s ascension embraces its space history, with the crew of its ship garbed in 1960s style, using retro tech and showing a glimpse of what life on a generational colony spaceship would be like. Ascension, a sixpart miniseries, follows the inhabitants of starship ascension, launched in 1963 as part of a secret u. Like 24 and the shield, syfys ascension relied on a great surprise to keep people tuned in. Ascension is a canadianamerican television miniseries on syfy.
Dec 09, 2014 syfys ascension is a return to form for the network in a big way. Syfys ascension embraces its space history, with the crew of its ship garbed in 1960s style, using retro tech and showing a glimpse of what life on. Syfy gives 6hour event series ascension greenlight for launch in 2014 the. Prepare for the voyage with eerie first teaser for syfy s ascension. 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. Ascension was ordered as a sixepisode miniseries but could. Ascension, a threepart syfy miniseries that made its debut tonight, is an intriguing iteration of the trend.
The second one will be chomping its way through the san diego convention center as part of syfys presence at comiccon. Syfy aims to return to its roots with new dramas ascension. Syfys ascension offered a promising start to a potential series, thanks to cool storylines, slick visuals and a handful of great twists. Syfy will not bring back ascension as a series ign. Syfy has decided not to go to a full series with ascension, its first event. On march, 2014, came the official announcement that syfy had ordered ascension as a 6part miniseries. Ascension is not getting a full series order from syfy, heres why.
Dec 15, 2014 syfy s ascension embraces its space history, with the crew of its ship garbed in 1960s style, using retro tech and showing a glimpse of what life on a generational colony spaceship would be like. Syfy orders 6hour outer space event series ascension. Big, ambitious and more than a little weird, syfys ascension is being billed as a threenight limitedevent series, which is misleading at best. We dont see any hispanics or asians aboard but it does lend credence to the theory that gault is someone special. Ascension is an original drama created and written. If you need to turn your brain off to enjoy a series ascension will not be for you. Syfy returns to event series, orders sixhour space opera exclusive. Better quality than most syfy stuff not good enough to be the best of syfys offerings. Ascension is an original scifi mystery drama created and written by philip levens who serves as executive producer and showrunner. The hollywood reporter has learned that syfy has given the greenlight to ascension created and written by philip levens. Director warren tries to bring her out, but things go awry.
Ascension tv mini series 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is syfys mostwatched debut season of an original series since ascension in 2014. Syfy returns to event series, orders sixhour space opera. These central themes of the syfy channels epic ascension miniseries this week sound like pure science fiction, u. Tricia helferbrian van holt 121514 i think a week or so is fair. The shocking reveal at the end of hour 2 was perfectly played.
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