Defying Gravity (TV series)

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Defying Gravity
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Defying Gravity intertitle
Genre Drama
Science fiction
Created by James D. Parriott
Starring
Composer Shawn Pierce
Country of originUnited States
Canada
United Kingdom
Germany
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers Michael Edelstein
James Parriott
Brian Hamilton
Michael Chechik [1]
Producer Ron French
Production locations Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cinematography Stephen McNutt
Production companiesParriott/Edelstein Productions
Omni Film Productions
Fox Television Studios
Original release
Network ABC (USA)
BBC Two & BBC HD (UK)
CTV (CAN)
ProSieben (Germany)
ReleaseAugust 2 (2009-08-02) 
October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)

Defying Gravity is a multi-nationally produced science fiction television series which first aired on August 2, 2009 on ABC and CTV and was canceled in October 2009. Set in the year 2052, the series follows eight astronauts [2] (four women and four men) from four countries on a six-year space mission through the Solar System, [3] during which they are monitored from Earth via a real-time communication system. [4] The series was pitched to networks as " Grey's Anatomy in space". [5] Thirteen episodes of the series were produced before it was cancelled, only eight of which were shown on ABC, though the full run was shown in other countries or online.

Contents

Premise

The program follows the adventures of eight astronauts on board the international spacecraft Antares, the next ambitious crewed space mission after the Mars landing. The lives of the astronauts are being constantly recorded and broadcast back to Earth both as part of an ongoing documentary and as part of mission monitoring. Despite a libido-suppressing device worn by each crew member, referred to as "HALO" for "Hormone Activated Libido Oppressors", romantic entanglements develop among some crew members. Further complicating their lives is a mysterious storage pod that contains something referred to as Beta, which is exerting an influence on their mission. [6]

Characters

On Antares

On Earth

On Mars

Development

The project was inspired by the BBC fictional documentary miniseries Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets , broadcast on BBC One in 2004. [10] The show was co-produced by the BBC, Fox Television Studios, and Omni Film Productions, in association with Canadian broadcasters CTV Television Network and SPACE, as well as German broadcaster ProSieben. [11]

Thirteen episodes were initially ordered, [12] and filming began on January 19, 2009, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America, lasting six months. CGI effects were handled by Stargate Studios, in collaboration with set designer Stephen Geaghan. [6]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pilot" David Straiton James D. Parriott August 2, 2009 (2009-08-02) (ABC/CTV)
Four male and four female astronauts prepare for a six-year mission aboard the spaceship Antares.
2"Natural Selection"
"Law of Natural Selection"
Peter Howitt James D. ParriottAugust 2, 2009 (2009-08-02) (ABC/CTV)
The Antares begins its mission to explore the planets in the Solar System. During flashback scenes from five years in the past, we learn that Steve is not able to swim and should have been disqualified from the Antares mission. However, his inclusion was a requirement set by Eve Weller. We also learn about Zoe's and Maddux's one-night stand. In the present, Zoe gets in the specially designed Venus suit to test it for leaks. A system error ejects her and the leak causes her to lose pressure in space. Steve's otherwise disgusting idea saves Zoe's life and gains him respect from others.
3"Threshold"Peter HowittSheri ElwoodAugust 9, 2009 (2009-08-09) (ABC/CTV)
A mysterious force aboard the Antares begins to have a profound effect on the astronauts' biological compositions and personality traits.
4"H2IK"
"H2IK (Hell If I Know)"
Fred Gerber Brett ConradAugust 16, 2009 (2009-08-16) (ABC/CTV)
An unknown malfunction sends the Antares into chaos as the ship's operating systems are thrown offline, causing the failure of vital systems such as power, gravity, and heating.
5"Rubicon"Marcie UlinMeredith Lavender & Marcie UlinAugust 23, 2009 (2009-08-23) (ABC/CTV)
As the Antares approaches the point of no return, the crew must deal with the upcoming crossing of the critical boundary where return to Earth is no longer an option.
6"Bacon" [13] Marcie UlinMeredith LavenderAugust 28, 2009 (2009-08-28) (CTV)
Drawing closer to the orbit of Venus, some members of the Antares crew struggle with guilt and experience vivid repercussions of past actions, while a serious accident puts the life of a teammate in danger, uniting everyone in the desperate endeavor to save her.
7"Fear" Jeff Woolnough Chris Provenzano September 4, 2009 (2009-09-04) (CTV)
It's Halloween aboard the Antares and the forces of darkness are revealed in more ways than one, as feverish hallucinations jeopardize the lives of the crew just as they are about to embark on a promotional event for which the whole world is waiting.
8"Love, Honor, Obey" [Schedule 1] Fred Gerber Susan Nirah Jaffee September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11) (CTV)
An impending solar flare threatens the crew of the Antares with dangerous radiation, while the strange force in Pod 4 finally sends out a siren call that proves utterly irresistible.
9"Eve Ate the Apple" [Schedule 2] Peter HowittBlythe RobeSeptember 18, 2009 (2009-09-18) (CTV)
The crew of the Antares learns about Pod 4 and the real reason for their mission to Venus.
10"Deja Vu" [Schedule 3] Michael Rohl Sheri ElwoodOctober 2, 2009 (2009-10-02) (SPACE) [14]
It's election day but the crew aboard the Antares is still processing the news about their real mission on Venus.
11"Solitary"David StraitonMeredith Lavender & Marcie UlinOctober 9, 2009 (2009-10-09) (SPACE) [15]
In the final hours before the landing on Venus, crew members of the Antares confront the loneliness and isolation of space.
12"Venus" Sturla Gunnarsson James D. ParriottOctober 16, 2009 (2009-10-16) (SPACE) [16]
It's the day of the Venus landing, a historic and dangerous event likely to alter the lives of everyone involved.
13"Kiss"Sturla GunnarssonJames D. ParriottOctober 23, 2009 (2009-10-23) (SPACE) [17]
After landing on the burning surface of Venus, Zoe walks toward a sound only she can hear, drawn by her destiny into almost certain destruction.
  1. As of September 14,2009 this episode was the last scheduled airing of the show on ABC.
  2. As of October 2,2009 this episode was the last scheduled airing of the show on CTV.
  3. CTV originally had this episode scheduled for September 25, 2009 but started season 3 of Flashpoint instead.

Broadcast

On June 30, 2009, ABC announced that it had ordered the program for a summer 2009 broadcast in the United States. [5] [18] The show began on October 21, 2009 [19] on BBC Two and BBC HD in the United Kingdom, [20] and has aired on both CTV and SPACE in Canada, [21] and is set to air on ProSieben in Germany. [5] All 13 episodes aired in November / December 2009 on Arena TV in Australia.

CTV moved the scheduled airing of the show from Sunday to Friday nights on August 26, 2009, and speculation began about the possibility of the show being canceled. [13] On September 14, 2009, online sources noted ABC's apparent cancellation of the series, with most having reported the eighth episode as the "series finale", while others reported it as the "season finale". [22] The show's publicist, Nicole Marostica, issued a statement on September 14, 2009 that ABC is not in fact canceling the show but that management is deciding on a time slot to air the remaining 5 episodes of season 1. [23]

CTV aired episode 9, Eve Ate the Apple on September 18, 2009, but did not have Defying Gravity on its schedule for the following week. The remaining four episodes were aired on SPACE, which is only available in Canada. On October 22, 2009, TV Squad reported that the sets for Defying Gravity had been destroyed and that the series had been canceled. [24] On October 29, 2009, creator James Parriott revealed to CliqueClack TV how the series would have continued, had the show gone past its first season. Parriott explained that he has the first three seasons plotted out in a show "bible", along with how it would ultimately end. [8] Also reported was that the remaining episodes that did not air in the U.S. would not be shown on television, but would appear later on Hulu and iTunes. The series was released to DVD on January 19, 2010. All online content regarding the show was removed from the ABC website as of November 18, 2009, and is no longer available on Hulu.

DVD releases

Set detailsSpecial features
Country United States, Canada United Kingdom Australia
  • Bonus featurettes: [25]
    • Mission Accomplished — A Look at Defying Gravity
    • Five Photo Slide Shows
    • 29 Deleted Scenes
# episodes 13 13 [26]
Aspect ratio 1.78:1 1.85:1 [26]
Running time 578 minutes 538 minutes [26]
Audio Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles English, Spanish, French
# of discs 4 4 [26]
Region 1 (NTSC) 2 (PAL) [26]
Rating Not Rated 15 [26]
Release date January 19, 2010 [25] February 25, 2013 [26] [27]

Ratings

US Nielsen ratings

#EpisodeUS air dateRatingShare Rating/share
(18-49)
Viewers
(millions)
Rank
(week)
1 "Pilot" August 2, 20092.4 4 1.1/3 3.83 21
2 "Natural Selection" August 2, 20092.3 4 1.0/3 3.56 21
3 "Threshold" August 9, 20091.8 3 1.0/2 2.81 28
4 "H2IK" August 16, 20091.7 3 0.8/2 2.59 34
5 "Rubicon" August 23, 20091.8 3 0.8/2 2.66 33
6 "Bacon" August 30, 20091.7 3 0.9/2 2.53 31
7 "Fear" September 6, 20091.7 4 0.6/2 2.16 29
8 "Love, Honor, Obey" September 13, 20091.6 3 0.8/2 2.53 39

Canadian BBM ratings

#EpisodeCanadian air dateViewers
(million)
Rank
(week)
1
2
"Pilot"
"Natural Selection"
August 2, 2009 (CTV) 0.783 [28] 20 [28]
3 "Threshold" August 9, 2009 (CTV) [29] [29]
4 "H2IK" August 16, 2009 (CTV) 0.573 [30] 30 [30]
5 "Rubicon" August 23, 2009 (CTV) [31] [31]
6 "Bacon" August 28, 2009 (CTV) [32] [32]
7 "Fear" September 4, 2009 (CTV) [33] [33]
8 "Love, Honor, Obey" September 11, 2009 (CTV) [34] [34]
9 "Eve Ate the Apple" September 18, 2009 (CTV) [35] [35]
10 "Deja Vu" October 2, 2009 (Space) [36] [36]
11 "Solitary" October 9, 2009 (Space) [37] [37]
12 "Venus" October 16, 2009 (Space) [38] [38]
13 "Kiss" October 23, 2009 (Space) [39] [39]

UK BARB ratings

#EpisodeUK air dateAudience share
(%)
Viewers
(million)
1 "Pilot" October 21, 2009 [40] 7.7 1.72
2 "Law of Natural Selection" October 21, 2009 [40] 7.2 1.44
3 "Threshold" October 29, 2009 [40] 3.5 0.79
4 "H2IK (Hell If I Know)" November 5, 2009 [40] 3.3 0.76
5 "Rubicon" November 12, 2009 [40] 2.8 0.67
6 "Bacon" November 14, 2009 [40]
7 "Fear" November 21, 2009 [40]
8 "Love, Honor, Obey" November 28, 2009 [40]
9 "Eve Ate the Apple" December 12, 2009 [40]
10 "Deja Vu" December 19, 2009 [40]
11 "Solitary" December 20, 2009 [40]
12 "Venus" December 21, 2009 [40]
13 "Kiss" December 22, 2009 [40]

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Defying Gravity cast
  1. Maddux Donner (Ron Livingston) at ctv.ca (retrieved on 12/12/09)
  2. Zoe Barnes (Laura Harris) at ctv.ca (retrieved on 12/12/09)
  3. Ted Shaw (Malik Yoba) at ctv.ca (retrieved on 12/12/09)
  4. Jen Crane (Christina Cox) at ctv.ca (retrieved on 12/12/09)
  5. Nadia Schilling (Florentine Lahme) at ctv.ca (retrieved on 12/12/09)
  6. Dr. Evram Mintz (Eyal Podell) at ctv.ca (retrieved on 12/12/09)