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11011001 · 10:16 AM

I really liked this show, but apparently it was cancelled?

How can a spaceship, going to most of the planets in the solar system not be awesome? Ugggggh

It was consistently interesting, and entertaining:

Edit: thanks Eug, proper URL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defying...ty_(TV_series)

Eug · Nov 22, 2009, 09:27 AM

It was not that well written IMO. The pacing was too slow initially, and the character development was quite cheesy and more soap opera-ish, presumably to capture more female night-time soap-like show fans in their audience. Unfortunately, it captured low numbers of both male geeks and otherwise.

I almost stopped watching after the first episode, but managed to stick it out to the end. The last several episodes were better, but even at the time I thought cancellation was inevitable. When I as a sci-fi geek have difficulty watching a sci-fi show with good CGI, it's no surprise it's a hard sell to the greater TV audience. I suspect they lost a LOT of viewers in the first couple of episodes.

EDIT:

Here is the proper link to Wikipedia page. It says on that page that ratings were bad for the pilot episode(s), and then took a nosedive after that. I'm not surprised.

design219 · Nov 22, 2009, 10:38 AM

I watched the pilot and was unimpressed. It did get better, but not that much.

I think the only way sci-fi can work on a broadcast network today is with very high budget, full commitment and primetime. I'm hoping V works, but I think the problem there is the story is known and not cutting edge enough. I'm watching to see how it differs from the original. I also wish they had put a little more budget into actors. The TV guy really sux.

Big-C · Nov 22, 2009, 01:39 PM

I really liked Defying Gravity, and was disappointed when it was cancelled. I downloaded all 13 episodes (haven't finished yet), and at the end of each episode I'm angry that they cancelled it.

I watched the pilot for V and really disliked it. Maybe I didn't give it a chance though...

adamfishercox · Nov 22, 2009, 01:46 PM

I was another who liked it, though the soap-opera-y bits could easily be cut for all I care. I hope that the final episodes get posted to hulu eventually.

Chuckit · Nov 22, 2009, 01:46 PM

I don't believe I have ever heard of this show before. This might be related to the OP's question.

analogue SPRINKLES · Nov 22, 2009, 01:51 PM

I wanted to like it but the first 2 episodes were so cheesy and soap opera i couldn't take it anymore.

Good riddance.

phantomdragonz · Nov 23, 2009, 02:09 AM

I enjoyed it but it was by no means a great show... but I enjoyed it...

I have been watching it on a video site that is probably not legal, but it has all the episodes...

too bad there is no legal way to watch them all...

-Zach

Eug · Nov 23, 2009, 09:32 AM

I've seen all the episodes, legally. However, I'm in Canada. After CTV stopped airing the show, Space showed all the subsequent episodes.

Seriously, I think they could have put the content for all 13 episodes into 5 episodes. Furthermore, every time Paula Morales came on, I wanted to shove her out the airlock. As much as I liked her in Harold in Kumar, her character in Defying Gravity was even more redundant than Deanna ("He's hiding something Captain") Troi in Star Trek: TNG. It seemed the only reason her character existed was to explain the sci-fi stuff to the non-sci-fi fans... except there weren't any non-sci-fi fans watching the show.

Thorzdad · Nov 23, 2009, 09:41 AM

From the Wikipedia entry...

The series was pitched to networks as "Grey's Anatomy in space".

Pretty much explains why I bailed after the first episode. I had great hopes going-in, though.

Eug · Nov 23, 2009, 09:47 AM

I don't like Grey's Anatomy, but they could have handled that soapy drama better in Defying Gravity. The soap-operaness was very forced... and the lighter parts of the soap-operaness was tagged with cheesy light-hearted music. I'm almost surprised they didn't they throw in a laugh track too for the supposedly humorous parts.