tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post4164840652191072351..comments2024-03-29T02:47:44.652-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: FWS TV Review: Ascension (SyFy Channel 2014)Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-14810188402550401422023-11-20T18:19:19.494-06:002023-11-20T18:19:19.494-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Viacheslav Korobkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025203497786766216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-3004405118972403762014-12-24T00:50:59.911-06:002014-12-24T00:50:59.911-06:00I re-watched the first advertisement for "Asc...I re-watched the first advertisement for "Ascension." What they advertised then, and what we got were two different movies. The implied story of the original add was that Ascension had been launched, and now was in deep space, in need of rescue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15463753036970838320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-23550215687479623852014-12-22T08:28:40.732-06:002014-12-22T08:28:40.732-06:00Why will the 51th anniversary be a "go-no-go&...Why will the 51th anniversary be a "go-no-go" dilemma for the crew at all?<br />I mean, there no way the spaceship can magically change trajectory 180 degrees in mid flight and return to earth without slowly decelerate to a halt, then slowly accelerate toward earth, then decelerate to a halt again. And if your ship already half way to your destination – starting decelerate to a halt is what you are going to do anyway!<br /><br />BTW – why the American flag in the picture doesn't have 50 stars on it? The ship was launched in 1963 not 1863…<br /><br />Yoel <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-31746899620736473042014-12-22T06:04:07.491-06:002014-12-22T06:04:07.491-06:00I should have mentioned the Stewardesses" con...I should have mentioned the Stewardesses" concept, because you are correct, it was more of the more original aspects of the entire show. the whole homosexuality being wiped out was also lame...and it was heavily implied that Viondra and Jackie had some lesbian encounters (awesome). I think the idea of Ascension being a comedy or even a horror works much better. <br />Thanks for the comment! Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-42615421067625047222014-12-22T01:24:05.752-06:002014-12-22T01:24:05.752-06:00Overall I’d say that “Ascension” was a decent two ...Overall I’d say that “Ascension” was a decent two hour movie that some idiot deranged out to six hours. <br /><br />In my opinion, one of the most unique ideas in the show are the “stewardesses.” From the oath taken at the initiation ceremony, we find that their purpose is as a form of morale patrol. One of the things mentioned in the oath is that they are to care for the “unclaimed.” The movie showed how this group was perverted into an escort service for the political elite. <br /><br />I have an issue with the brief comment that Harris Enzmann made about homosexuals. He said that homosexuals were removed from the mix because they would not have participated in procreation. <br /><br />First off, no one knows what causes homosexuality, so how can it be prevented? <br /><br />There are several theories as to what causes homosexuality, and all of them might have something to do with it. It is probably a good thing that no one has figured it out, otherwise it would have been removed from the human race already. <br /><br />Second, what was happening on Ascension was not procreation, it was breeding, or more appropriately, eugenics, (which should have failed twenty five years out.) <br /><br />Homosexuals want to have children, so would not interfere with the Ascension’s program. Though not capable of bearing children, homosexual men help ensure the success of their bloodline by helping raise their nieces and nephews. <br /><br />Discussing the show with my friends, we came to the conclusion that Ascension would have been better as a comedy. Emphasize the retro-ness of the Ascension, while showing the people running the project as a bunch of voyeurs. <br /><br />Another idea is to make the movie into a horror series. The isolation of the vessel would aid the storyline. 50 years from the nearest help, and things start going bad. At the end of the series they find that they were being jerked around by the men behind the curtain. <br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15463753036970838320noreply@blogger.com