Ascension

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Season 1
  • Network: SyFy
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 15, 2014
User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 128 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 128
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 128
  3. Negative: 21 out of 128
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  1. Projectguy
    Feb 10, 2015
    0
    This show was so disappointing that I only created this account to voice my displeasure. My personal rules for science fiction and I've been a fan for 50+ years are simple:

    Rule 1. Science fiction especially when viewed in retrospective MUST be based in science fact / history. So far the only thing they got right was that space is a vacuum. This project should have been based in a    This show was so disappointing that I only created this account to voice my displeasure. My personal rules for science fiction and I've been a fan for 50+ years are simple:

    Rule 1. Science fiction especially when viewed in retrospective MUST be based in science fact / history. So far the only thing they got right was that space is a vacuum. This project should have been based in a time period when such feats of engineering were possible like in 2030. In 1963 the fledging space powers barely had the ability to get a deflated beach ball into low earth orbit.

    Rule 2. Realistic social premise: Ignoring Rule1. a society technologically advanced enough to do what this thing purports to do would have established a completely militaristic social hierarchy. This especially when the base premise is a 1963 launch date or on the flip side of that coin launching a colony of Mennonites at that point the launch date becomes inconsequential. Oh I almost forgot - a black man in a position of authority based on a 1963 launch date even 51 years out; never. And a spaceship with a labour / social structure akin to the strata of the Titanic; not even in 1963.

    Rule 3. Plot. A "who done it" on a spaceship just watch Castle. The sub-plot of the little girl with a vision of disaster is the only saving grace - the sex looks interesting but not enough to make me suffer through a season of this.

    And to think they cancelled "Defying Gravity".    … Expand
  2. okiestarman
    Dec 15, 2014
    0
    it's all about SEX!!!! Piss poor. Its not Science fiction, this is Dallas or some other soap opera. So I guess when we do send people out into space I guess all the laws we live by on earth will be thrown out. I could only handle an hour of the show. Acting is not even needed on this show, just show some skin. I have been a science fiction fan for 50 years and this hurts to see thisit's all about SEX!!!! Piss poor. Its not Science fiction, this is Dallas or some other soap opera. So I guess when we do send people out into space I guess all the laws we live by on earth will be thrown out. I could only handle an hour of the show. Acting is not even needed on this show, just show some skin. I have been a science fiction fan for 50 years and this hurts to see this classified as science fiction.… Expand
  3. Greyking
    Dec 21, 2014
    3
    Seems like Syfy is one step away from making soft core porn. Terrible and completely disappointing. This wasn't a science fiction program just a trashy soap opera. I'm immensely disappointed.
  4. crowbb
    Dec 21, 2014
    1
    Wow, that was pretty awful. After the first big reveal I was interested to see where they would take it. The answer was sadly, down the tubes. The remainder of the show was an awful soap opera that goes nowhere.
  5. bandrsntch
    Dec 18, 2014
    1
    A really lame Science fiction story with a lot of token sexual innuendo thrown in to try and make it palatable enough to watch. Unbelievable that a whole crew would not know they were not in space. technology to build and fund something like that in thew 60's didn't exist. Ending was so very unsatisfying leaving so many loose ends. Its utterly inconceivable that someone would concoct suchA really lame Science fiction story with a lot of token sexual innuendo thrown in to try and make it palatable enough to watch. Unbelievable that a whole crew would not know they were not in space. technology to build and fund something like that in thew 60's didn't exist. Ending was so very unsatisfying leaving so many loose ends. Its utterly inconceivable that someone would concoct such an experiment just to achieve space travel by teleportation. Don't waste your time watching. Go rent instead Forbidden Planet which appears at end of this piece of junk.… Expand
  6. Bulsajo
    Feb 17, 2015
    1
    Just awful. Plays like a daytime soap. Ballroom gowns and high heels on a spaceship? P.S. Please don't mess up The Expanse, the source material deserves better.
  7. Gib
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Had potential for a Fallout in space but spoiler they are not in space and the constant plot twist makes the show frustrating to watch without calling bull. Where are the scientists? The show seemed more concerned about making massage girls than real thinkers which is no surprise because a real scientist would realize they are not on a real spaceship.… Expand
  8. npurgar
    Dec 16, 2014
    2
    For f*ck sake syfy, can you make anything that's not catastrophically bad. Now I'm worried you won't do the same mistake with "The Expanse" or "The Magicians"
  9. Bo33y
    Jan 22, 2015
    0
    Fake people, being fake, within fake CGI space. Throw in some murder to make their fake, mundane, lives more interesting. Presto all the hallmarks of yet another series that has ascended..

    Shame this wasn't that Capricornly Truman Show, rather some kind of faked attempt... My eyes burning from that pilot , I could only watch it on fast-forward. Otherwise absolutely painful, too    Fake people, being fake, within fake CGI space. Throw in some murder to make their fake, mundane, lives more interesting. Presto all the hallmarks of yet another series that has ascended..

    Shame this wasn't that Capricornly Truman Show, rather some kind of faked attempt...

    My eyes burning from that pilot , I could only watch it on fast-forward. Otherwise absolutely painful, too even try in attempt to get through. 3 guesses where this show goes....    … Expand
  10. alienchaos
    Dec 18, 2014
    2
    The screaming kid is the worst child actor to come along since...Jake Lloyd. Other than Tricia Helfer holding things together on the acting front, this show was less believable than Sharknado. This isn't hard-core SciFi and it's not that there weren't an ample number of opportunities to really hit on significant subjects that might affect people in this situation. How do you handle beingThe screaming kid is the worst child actor to come along since...Jake Lloyd. Other than Tricia Helfer holding things together on the acting front, this show was less believable than Sharknado. This isn't hard-core SciFi and it's not that there weren't an ample number of opportunities to really hit on significant subjects that might affect people in this situation. How do you handle being shut in; how do you manufacture all of the goods necessary to support 600 people for 10 decades; how do you handle feeding them; how do you maintain a reasonable chain of command? A nuclear reactor onboard? All of these could have been interesting but instead there is evidence of poor direction and in almost all cases, very thin acting credibility. All we get are how males dominate the sexual arena (and lots of it). I've got to say that life on the future planet will be incredibly dull and boring with this group.… Expand
  11. Celestial1
    Dec 19, 2014
    0
    I suppose going from The Wire to this will have an effect on my review, none-the-less.This show is about making teens happy, sex, sex, sex, oh you're a 15 year old boy and like woman? here's some more sex.Not enough? fine let's make every woman on this show a prostitute.70 year old man?No Problem here's a 25 year old blonde for you!, This entire show is complete garbage, every possibleI suppose going from The Wire to this will have an effect on my review, none-the-less.This show is about making teens happy, sex, sex, sex, oh you're a 15 year old boy and like woman? here's some more sex.Not enough? fine let's make every woman on this show a prostitute.70 year old man?No Problem here's a 25 year old blonde for you!, This entire show is complete garbage, every possible Cliché in the book is used.Honestly this is just eye-candy, just sit back with a 70 IQ and i'm sure you'll enjoy this, heck you'll even love it...Oooo pretty colors...sparks...yay...sex...sex....… Expand
  12. jt1948
    Dec 17, 2014
    1
    I thought the first two episodes were ok. The last one was complete junk. Without any logical conclusion to the 3 part series. In total -- A waste of time.
  13. Broyax
    Jan 9, 2017
    0
    Encore une idée alléchante sur le papier, devenue une série débectante dans la réalité. C'est tellement nul à chier que ça devrait être interdit, qu'on devrait les poursuivre en justice, au moins pour insulte à l'intelligence et foutage de gueule éhonté. ça se traîne comme une limace, c'est écrit avec les pieds et c'est aussi excitant qu'une feuille d'impôts. Même Derrick est plusEncore une idée alléchante sur le papier, devenue une série débectante dans la réalité. C'est tellement nul à chier que ça devrait être interdit, qu'on devrait les poursuivre en justice, au moins pour insulte à l'intelligence et foutage de gueule éhonté. ça se traîne comme une limace, c'est écrit avec les pieds et c'est aussi excitant qu'une feuille d'impôts. Même Derrick est plus palpitant que cette daube intergalactique.… Expand

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Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Dec 17, 2014
    63
    The characters are well-enough developed in the early going.... As the story deepens, though, it also becomes so complicated that it threatens to squeeze out marginal fans of the genre.
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  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Dec 15, 2014
    70
    The less revealed about the story the better. Let's just say that if you make it to the end of Monday's introductory chapter, you'll very likely feel compelled to see where else this unusual space/soap opera is heading.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Dec 15, 2014
    60
    The dialogue only occasionally gets "Star Trek"-ish, and the special effects are nothing special. But it’s not a bad story, it moves well and you don’t have to wait a hundred years for the conclusion.
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