I checked out SyFy’s miniseries Ascension last week. This show was part of the cable network’s big push to get back to actual sci-fi drama over the past year. I mean, you can only have so many Sharknado movies, right?

In 1963, the US secretly launched a generation ship of Americans into space for a 100-year mission on the USS Ascension to populate a new habitable planet. In present day, the mission is in its 51st year and holds around 600 inhabitants. At first glance the premise sounds a lot like ‘Mad Men, but in SPACE.’

However, I was willing to give the miniseries a try for interest’s sake. Plus, I respect SyFy for at least making an effort to live up to their title, even if in pronunciation only. So how was it? WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW Read more ›