All in all I enjoyed Ascension, but not as much as I had hoped to. I was very excited when I heard SyFy was returning to its roots and airing actual science fiction shows instead of hunting ghosts and featuring reality faux-stars.
The plot twists were great. The acting was great. The sets and costumes were excellent. They struck a good balance between the real 1960s look but not coming across as dated in their outfits.
But it was too long. While the acting was good, they tried to do too much with this elongated pilot. Some minor characters could have been introduced in the inevitable sequel or series. I had to convince myself to sit and watch at times. You have to sit through some silly, and ultimately pointless, subplots so you don't miss a significant plot development.
Overall a good effort to get back into real science fiction programming. Space adventure done right can be a lot of fun. And this was fun.
The plot twists were great. The acting was great. The sets and costumes were excellent. They struck a good balance between the real 1960s look but not coming across as dated in their outfits.
But it was too long. While the acting was good, they tried to do too much with this elongated pilot. Some minor characters could have been introduced in the inevitable sequel or series. I had to convince myself to sit and watch at times. You have to sit through some silly, and ultimately pointless, subplots so you don't miss a significant plot development.
Overall a good effort to get back into real science fiction programming. Space adventure done right can be a lot of fun. And this was fun.