Episode 48: SyFy’s Ascension, Ascension VS. REDACTED, Top 5 TV Miniseries

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

“In the 60s your father was convinced that the U.S. could launch an interstellar spaceship — I think he did it." We review SyFy Channel’s Ascension! How does the miniseries link to real history and what does it mean for the future of SyFy’s programming? Does the story's social commentary about space travel, the evolution of culture, eugenics, and technology hold up to nerd scrutiny? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, Ascension faces off against REDACTED! We share our top 5 TV miniseries.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 16:45: Ascension: Non-spoiler discussion.
• 16:46 – 40:05: Ascension: Spoiler discussion.
• 40:06 – 56:24: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Ascension VS. REDACTED.
• 56:25 – 1:28:23: Top 5 TV Miniseries.

Links

• Syfy plans to lure you back with these 5 shows
• Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
• 'Ascension' finale review: Lost in space, or 'Lost' in space?
• 'Ascension' Is Not The Space Drama We Need, But The Space Drama We Deserve
• 'Ascension' and Sci-Fi's Fiction Problem
• ‘Ascension’: What Syfy Did Better Than Most TV Networks
• Ascension Ends With A Final Supreme Moment Of WTF
• 'Ascension' Creator on the Big Reveal and More
• U.S. Syphilis Study at Tuskegee

Top 5 TV Miniseries

Conrad:

1. Band of Brothers
2. The War
3. In the Flesh
4. The Returned (Les Revenants)
5. V (1983)

Ali:

1. Roots
2. Band of Brothers
3. The Stand
4. Dune (1984)
5. Moby Dick

Honorable Mentions:

• Anne of Green Gables
• North and South