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Coming Soon: A Movie About A World That’s Slowly Losing Its Gravity

Say what you want about Hollywood movies all being remakes and sequels. If a good idea comes across an executive’s desk, he or she is going to consider it, and that’s what happened with a script called Ascension. Ascension is a disaster movie set on a version of Earth that’s slowly losing its gravity. 20th…

A Star Trek Star May Be Our New Green Lantern

Simon West offers an update on the Blob remake. Chloe Bennet discusses the prejudices Inhumans will face on Agents of SHIELD. Plus Brian Michael Bendis talks about the look of Powers, and teasers for what’s to come on Person of Interest, The 100, and The Vampire Diaries. Here be Spoilers! Top image: Powers. Green Lantern…

Syfy Confirms That Ascension Is Dead

Ascension looked like a return to Syfy’s glory days of Battlestar Galactica-style dark space opera. But thanks to some ill-conceived twists, it ended up feeling kind of pointless, instead. And now, Syfy has confirmed that Ascension will never return. Ascension ran as a three-night miniseries, with the possibility that it could launch an ongoing series…

Top 10 Harshest Lessons That 2014 Has Taught The Entertainment Industry

This was a tough year for movies and television — we had the weakest box office summer in years, and TV ratings were anemic. Tons of huge, vaunted projects stumbled, and some underdogs thrived. Here are the top 10 lessons we hope the entertainment industry has learned this year. 10. Studio interference with directors isn’t…

Ascension Ends With A Final Supreme Moment Of WTF

So we didn’t especially like Ascension’s first chapter, which seemed to promise one thing and then deliver another. Fortunately, the second and third chapters had better pacing and some great moments… before ending with another huge moment of WTF. Spoilers ahead… The first episode of Ascension ended with a somewhat rug-pulling reveal: the main characters…

The Best And Worst Television Moments of 2014

This year’s science fiction and fantasy television delivered amazing highs and some cringe-worthy lows. We’ve rounded up the year’s best moments, along with some of the absolute worst (in no particular order) for your viewing pleasure. SPOILERS AHEAD. Best TV Moments from 2014: Community – Meow Meow Beans Community’s GI Joe intro was really good,…

Syfy’s Ascension Jumps The Shark In Its Very First Episode

Is the heavily hyped Syfy miniseries Ascension the second coming of the second coming of Battlestar Galactica? Nope. Spoilers ahead… The first night of Ascension wasn’t directed by M. Night Shyamalan, but it might as well have been. We’ll get to the final twist at the end of this recap, but suffice to say that…

This Week’s TV: What If JFK Sent A Generation Ship Into Space In 1963?

We say a big farewell this week to one of our favorite shows, The Legend of Korra, which ends after four seasons with a huge, mecha-filled battle. Plus, Syfy introduces its new miniseries, Ascension, set 50 years after JFK launches a generation ship into space. Get sneak peeks at the rest of this week’s TV…

Arrow Really Could Be Following Through On That Insane Cliffhanger

Plus find out how Spectre will use its large budget and new location. Roberto Orci shoots down a Star Trek rumor. Andy Mientus talks about his awesome Pied Piper costume for The Flash. The Scream series will remake a famous moment. And a ton of information on Once Upon a Times’ villainous plans. Spoilers now!…

Check Out This Diagram Of Ascension‘s Huge Generation Ship

Here’s a peek at the internals of the gigantic, titular spaceship from Syfy’s new retro space drama, Ascension. Yeah. It’s got a space beach. Ascension premieres December 15.

Could One Daredevil Star End Up Playing A Pivotal Role In Dr. Strange?

James Gunn says there could be a killer Groot-and-Rocket solo spin-off movie some day. Gwyneth Paltrow is willing to be Pepper Potts in Captain America 3. And has a massive Walking Dead rumor been debunked? Spoilers now! Top image: Daredevil Guardians of the Galaxy James Gunn said that he thinks that any of the team…

Ascension Trailer Explains The Whole Premise Of Syfy’s New Space Show

Still confused about the premise behind Syfy’s new space series Ascension? Then this is the trailer for you. This recently released promo spells out all the themes this series has been promising to kick around, such as the “Upstairs, Downstairs” aspect, its retro style and space murder! And below, here’s a slightly more abstract trailer…

Has Suicide Squad Cast Two of Batman’s Most Famous Villains Already?

A photo from the Arrow set reveals a change coming for a major character. Set video from Chicago shows Lois Lane with Superman. James Gunn talks Guardians of the Galaxy 2. We’ve got more details for the Minority Report TV series and a mysterious new Flash character. Spoilers now! Top image: Batman v. Superman Suicide…

Step Inside The Retro Spaceship On Syfy’s Ascension—It Has A Beach!

OK, we expected Syfy’s retro space drama to have a lot of cool swinging ’60s moments, but we did not expect to see a space beach. SPACE. BEACH. We’ve got an exclusive look inside Ascension with this brand-new trailer. The premise of Ascension is this: Back in 1963, JFK sent a spaceship full of citizens…

Syfy Basically Admits They Screwed Up

In a telling article with Entertainment Weekly, Syfy proclaims the channel’s new commitment to science fiction and the genre that originally made it great. But also in there is a quiet admission that when they dropped their core programming and turned from Sci-Fi into Syfy, they messed up. It’s certainly how EW sees it, and…

Ascension Trailer Shows Off Syfy’s New Space Mutiny Series

Ascension, otherwise known as the drama that Syfy is banking big time on bringing back their brand, has a slick new trailer. And what it’s showing is a whole lotta spaceship—and we like that. Here’s the premise: 50 years ago, the world thought humanity might be over. So they sent out a special ship with…

Which Famous Movie Character Is Getting Gender-Swapped On Television?

There’s yet another round of Star Wars spoilers. Sean Bean gets not one, but two new roles. Interstellar is already getting rave reviews. Could two more surprising characters meet on Game of Thrones? Plus major spoilers from the creators of Syfy’s 12 Monkeys TV show. Spoilers now! Top image: Gotham Star Wars Some more concept…

Sequel Watch: News On X-Files 3, Pirates 5 And Independence Day 2!

John Cho talks Star Trek 3. Javier Bardem joins the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean. Another famous name is rumored to be playing Doctor Strange. Guess which Flash characters will be going to Arrow. Plus Walking Dead, American Horror Story and Toy Story That Time Forgot. Spoilers now! Top image: American Horror Story Star Trek…

This bodes ill: Syfy’s announced that all six episodes of its alt-history space show Ascension will air in three days. Its release date has also moved from November to December 15, 2014. With two episodes airing every day, the miniseries will be gone by December 17. Watch the trailerand tell us if this makes sense.

The Stylish First Trailer For Syfy’s “Mad Men In Space” Show Ascension

In the alternate reality of Syfy’s upcoming TV miniseries Ascension, President Kennedy launched 600 Americans into space aboard a generation ship. In this trailer, we get a peek at the world where people—including Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer—have lived in space for decades but still dress like it’s the 1960s. Ascension is set 50 years into…