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	Podcast:		Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!
	Episode:		Episode 48: SyFy’s Ascension, Ascension VS. REDACTED, Top 5 TV Miniseries
	Category:		Games & Hobbies
	Duration:		01:28:23
	Publish Date:		2014-12-22 09:38:48
	Description:		“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. Download MP3 Subscribe in iTunes 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: Band of Brothers The War In the Flesh The Returned (Les Revenants) V (1983) Ali: Roots Band of Brothers The Stand Dune (1984) Moby Dick Honorable Mentions: Anne of Green Gables North and South
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