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Message 1614496 - Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 3:56:28 UTC
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Just watched episode one of three. Even after experiencing 1/3 of the total movie I'm still not sure where the plot line is going. It picks up 50 years into a 100 year interstellar flight with 600 humans on board. It's a somewhat interesting study of a long term closed society with all the everyday problems all humans face but there is a twist that is revealed near the end of episode one.
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Message 1614499 - Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 4:01:07 UTC

I think a 6 hour video is called a mini-series.
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Message 1614501 - Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 4:10:50 UTC

Thanks for posting this, Bob. Hopefully, and surely, they will rerun it soon, and I'll tape it. I'd like to see it.
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Message 1614662 - Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 13:30:17 UTC

Part 1 is only an hour and 6 minutes without ads.
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Message 1614789 - Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 17:32:28 UTC - in response to Message 1614501.  

Thanks for posting this, Bob. Hopefully, and surely, they will rerun it soon, and I'll tape it. I'd like to see it.


They are rerunning Part 1 tonight before airing Part 2. I recorded Part 1 last night, watched it this morning; thought it was pretty well done.
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Message 1614805 - Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 20:39:36 UTC - in response to Message 1614662.  

Part 1 is only an hour and 6 minutes without ads.

That is why I referred to it as a movie in parts vs. a mini series.
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Message 1614864 - Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 22:24:04 UTC - in response to Message 1614805.  

Thanks Bob and Blade! :)

Will catch the show sometime.
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Message 1615050 - Posted: 17 Dec 2014, 1:53:15 UTC - in response to Message 1614805.  

Part 1 is only an hour and 6 minutes without ads.

That is why I referred to it as a movie in parts vs. a mini series.

But how long was it with ads?
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Message 1615065 - Posted: 17 Dec 2014, 2:18:55 UTC - in response to Message 1615050.  

Well after watching the 1st episode a lot of mistakes make more sense at the end. LOL
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Message 1615103 - Posted: 17 Dec 2014, 4:51:16 UTC

After watching the second episode I'll be back tomorrow to watch the finish. It's good to see they were very adult about needing adult diversions. One thing has surprised me so far and that is the lack of a recreational drug sub culture on board. So far there's been no mention of how the "down below" work force was recruited. There is a lot of back story that is vague or missing but maybe that is something left for future installments.
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Message 1615182 - Posted: 17 Dec 2014, 8:12:59 UTC

Waiting for the final act before I start watching.
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Message 1615266 - Posted: 17 Dec 2014, 13:16:30 UTC

They are airing all three episodes tonight. Depending on the outcome I wouldn't be surprised if it turned into a weekly series. And Tricia Helfer is just as hot in this one as she was in Battlestar Galactica.
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Message 1615411 - Posted: 17 Dec 2014, 19:44:43 UTC - in response to Message 1615266.  

Well, seeing the initial intro, I didn't think I would be interested. Now looking forward to seeing part 3.
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Message 1615637 - Posted: 18 Dec 2014, 4:06:43 UTC

Well, as I suspected the story is a long way from it's conclusion. Series to follow as long as the ratings were high enough. It is a very engrossing plot line, one of the best in a long time from the SyFy channel.
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Message 1615946 - Posted: 18 Dec 2014, 20:29:09 UTC - in response to Message 1615637.  

Haven't watched part 3 yet, but according to IMDB & the Wiki, it's supposed to be six x 1 hour episodes.
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Message 1615996 - Posted: 18 Dec 2014, 23:07:19 UTC - in response to Message 1615946.  

Haven't watched part 3 yet, but according to IMDB & the Wiki, it's supposed to be six x 1 hour episodes.


Length without the ads...

First night - 1hr, 6mins

2nd night - 1hr, 19mins

3rd night - 1hr, 26mins
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Message 1616035 - Posted: 19 Dec 2014, 1:26:24 UTC

It could easily be compressed into a single 3 hr movie without loss of meaningful content. But that is true of most serial movies.

Maybe the next three episodes won't leave us so much in the dark.
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Message 1616037 - Posted: 19 Dec 2014, 1:32:16 UTC - in response to Message 1616035.  
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There's going to be another 3 episodes? Just finished part 3. It's what I hate about most serials - TBC.

The annoying thing with most North American series is that sometimes TBC never arrives on screen.

Oh, and another thing I found weird, the credits for part 3 stated episodes 105 & 106.
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Message 1616049 - Posted: 19 Dec 2014, 2:34:47 UTC - in response to Message 1616035.  
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It could easily be compressed into a single 3 hr movie without loss of meaningful content. But that is true of most serial movies.

Maybe the next three episodes won't leave us so much in the dark.

There are no more episodes.
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Message 1616265 - Posted: 19 Dec 2014, 13:25:59 UTC - in response to Message 1616049.  

It could easily be compressed into a single 3 hr movie without loss of meaningful content. But that is true of most serial movies.

Maybe the next three episodes won't leave us so much in the dark.

There are no more episodes.

According to IMDB there are three more episodes in the can.
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