#1: The Cast
Defying Gravity has an absolutely outstanding cast; there's no denying that. Led by Ron Livingston (who is still most memorable as the protagonist of the Mike Judge comedy Office Space) as Maddux Donner, it's a cast almost as diverse as Lost. Eyal Podell, formerly of The Young and the Restless, is my favorite member of the cast, however. Not only is he a wonderful actor, but it's also great to remember him as the coffee shop barista in Lost's season two finale.
Steve Wassenfalder, played by Dylan Taylor, brings connections to Lost's Hurley, though he's quite a bit more immature. He surprisingly has wonderful chemistry with Paula Morales (Paula Garces), which is perhaps the most fun dynamic of the show to watch.
Laura Harris (24) plays Donner's former flame Zoe Barnes, who feels as though she's in a competition with Donner's friend-with-benefits Nadia Schilling, a German astronaut played by Florentine Lahme.
Christina Cox and Malik Yoba play Jen Crane and Ted Shaw, former lovers who would later marry Rollie Crane (Ty Olsson) and Eve Shaw (Karen Lablanc), respectively, who would later work on the on-ground CapComm. Also on the ground is Ajay Sharma (Zahf Paroo), a spiritual and thoughtful man who was on the crew before being removed for heart problems. The entire crew is supervised by Mike Goss (Andrew Airlie), a hardened commander who shares a dark past with Donner and Ted.
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Excellent review! SOMEBODY gets it! Thanks for elevating the conversation past the snide comments some pro journalists seem to indulge just to appear cool. I agree, DG is super and deserves a better fate than it's getting. Hope Canada has more sense and there can be a 2nd season for DVD!
Excellent review! SOMEBODY gets it! Thanks for elevating the conversation past the snide comments some pro journalists seem to indulge just to appear cool. I agree, DG is super and deserves a better fate than it’s getting. Hope Canada has more sense and there can be a 2nd season for DVD!
Excellent review! SOMEBODY gets it! Thanks for elevating the conversation past the snide comments some pro journalists seem to indulge just to appear cool. I agree, DG is super and deserves a better fate than it’s getting. Hope Canada has more sense and there can be a 2nd season for DVD!
Note that you (in Canada) can watch online from http://watch.ctv.ca also! (Hulu + Abc block canadian viewers.)
Love the review, just like I love the show. Episodes 1-7 are avaible for veiwing at ctv.ca as well! Its where I go to watch them, saddly I can't see it on Friday nights all the time do to work. Hope people start watching more often, I'd love a second season, or more..
Love the review, just like I love the show. Episodes 1-7 are avaible for veiwing at ctv.ca as well! Its where I go to watch them, saddly I can’t see it on Friday nights all the time do to work. Hope people start watching more often, I’d love a second season, or more..
Love the review, just like I love the show. Episodes 1-7 are avaible for veiwing at ctv.ca as well! Its where I go to watch them, saddly I can’t see it on Friday nights all the time do to work. Hope people start watching more often, I’d love a second season, or more..
Note that you (in Canada) can watch online from http://watch.ctv.ca also! (Hulu + Abc block canadian viewers.)
Note that you (in Canada) can watch online from http://watch.ctv.ca also! (Hulu + Abc block canadian viewers.)
I agree the show is easy on the eyes, but that doesn't make up for the weak storytelling & poor writing. Unless it improves drastically over the second half it deservedly won't see another season.
I agree the show is easy on the eyes, but that doesn’t make up for the weak storytelling & poor writing. Unless it improves drastically over the second half it deservedly won’t see another season.
I agree the show is easy on the eyes, but that doesn’t make up for the weak storytelling & poor writing. Unless it improves drastically over the second half it deservedly won’t see another season.
I am way over in Australia, and a friend pointed me to Defying Gravity on Thursday, and by Sunday all episodes were watched and rewatched. Then I get the surprise that it is not doing well. It has been disheatening reading all the "Bad Writing" and "Boring" comments. I am in love with this show because the writing is fabulous.
Don't worry – TV over here is even worse.
Here's hoping you can save the show, so I can start lobbying the local stations to buy it, maybe in a year or two:)
I am way over in Australia, and a friend pointed me to Defying Gravity on Thursday, and by Sunday all episodes were watched and rewatched. Then I get the surprise that it is not doing well. It has been disheatening reading all the “Bad Writing” and “Boring” comments. I am in love with this show because the writing is fabulous.
Don’t worry – TV over here is even worse.
Here’s hoping you can save the show, so I can start lobbying the local stations to buy it, maybe in a year or two:)
I am way over in Australia, and a friend pointed me to Defying Gravity on Thursday, and by Sunday all episodes were watched and rewatched. Then I get the surprise that it is not doing well. It has been disheatening reading all the “Bad Writing” and “Boring” comments. I am in love with this show because the writing is fabulous.
Don’t worry – TV over here is even worse.
Here’s hoping you can save the show, so I can start lobbying the local stations to buy it, maybe in a year or two:)
Remember that the Original Star Trek had a dismal TV run and the imaginative "Lost Room" only survived one season.
Defying Gravity is sadly another sci fi gem that will take the back seat to really exciting television like John and Kate!
Remember that the Original Star Trek had a dismal TV run and the imaginative “Lost Room” only survived one season.
Defying Gravity is sadly another sci fi gem that will take the back seat to really exciting television like John and Kate!
Remember that the Original Star Trek had a dismal TV run and the imaginative “Lost Room” only survived one season.
Defying Gravity is sadly another sci fi gem that will take the back seat to really exciting television like John and Kate!
I am such a big fan of Ron Livingston! So I would like to watch this show but I am living in Germany. Is there any possibility to watch it here? ABC or iTunes doesn't work outside the USA.
I am such a big fan of Ron Livingston! So I would like to watch this show but I am living in Germany. Is there any possibility to watch it here? ABC or iTunes doesn’t work outside the USA.
I am such a big fan of Ron Livingston! So I would like to watch this show but I am living in Germany. Is there any possibility to watch it here? ABC or iTunes doesn’t work outside the USA.
This show is outstanding! The characters are well developed, the visual are stunning, the technology is believable, and the storyline packs a punch. But I also liked Firefly and that was promptly cancelled. It seems the networks don't know when or how to play show likes this. Put this show on a primetime night and give it a lot more advertisment! The network has a real gem on their hands and can make a lot of money from it if they just wake up.
This show is outstanding! The characters are well developed, the visual are stunning, the technology is believable, and the storyline packs a punch. But I also liked Firefly and that was promptly cancelled. It seems the networks don’t know when or how to play show likes this. Put this show on a primetime night and give it a lot more advertisment! The network has a real gem on their hands and can make a lot of money from it if they just wake up.
This show is outstanding! The characters are well developed, the visual are stunning, the technology is believable, and the storyline packs a punch. But I also liked Firefly and that was promptly cancelled. It seems the networks don’t know when or how to play show likes this. Put this show on a primetime night and give it a lot more advertisment! The network has a real gem on their hands and can make a lot of money from it if they just wake up.
Great show ABC!! Don't be stupid and cancel,.. show a little patience and show the full 13 episodes and maybe there will be another season.
What do you think NASA would say??
Great show ABC!! Don’t be stupid and cancel,.. show a little patience and show the full 13 episodes and maybe there will be another season.
What do you think NASA would say??
Great show ABC!! Don’t be stupid and cancel,.. show a little patience and show the full 13 episodes and maybe there will be another season.
What do you think NASA would say??
NASA would hate DG, but I don't think that DG would have one of its asscans driving cross country weaing a diaper to avoid having to stop at a bathroom either. http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/an-as…
NASA would love everyone to think that all of their candidates are emotionally stable. I think the flaws shown in DG are more accurate than what we all actually know. Great show that needs more time and better marketing. Keep it alive. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14557911616…
NASA would hate DG, but I don't think that DG would have one of its asscans driving cross country weaing a diaper to avoid having to stop at a bathroom either. http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/an-as…
NASA would love everyone to think that all of their candidates are emotionally stable. I think the flaws shown in DG are more accurate than what we all actually know. Great show that needs more time and better marketing. Keep it alive. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14557911616…
NASA would hate DG, but I don't think that DG would have one of its asscans driving cross country weaing a diaper to avoid having to stop at a bathroom either. http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/an-as…
NASA would love everyone to think that all of their candidates are emotionally stable. I think the flaws shown in DG are more accurate than what we all actually know. Great show that needs more time and better marketing. Keep it alive. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14557911616…
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