Defying Gravity – who is Beta? August 3, 2009
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We’re going to make an early prediction – Defying Gravity- the new ABC sciFi show is going to make it.
The pilot episode(s) were exceptionally well written with awesome pacing and the right mix of flashbacks, forward movement and plot conspiracies.
The biggest mystery now is – who or what is Beta? and where is Antares actually going? It isn’t just on its way to Venus now is it?
Clearly Beta is some kind of sentient alien presence and it’s got some kind of payload on Antares itself (in pod 54). What that payload is – we don’t know, but I suspect it’s something that is so dangerous that it’s unlikely that the crew of Antares will ever make it back to earth.
If you missed the episode on Sunday night – Amazon has got both parts of the pilot avail online now (for Free!). Pilot – Part 2
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Uh, no. This will definitely fail.
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Uh, no. This will definitely have a season 2.
I am so totally a fan after the pilot. Never pull the eject lever.
I hope this show gets more coverage in the media, because if it doesn’t, this will be another early-season casuality. It’s a great show, and I agree with Scott’s assessment – was totally onboard after the pilot.
Tell your friends about it, and hopefully the buzz will make up for a poor ad effort from ABC.
Loved it! I hope they don’t pull it. They always pull the shows I like!
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My Guess:
1) Beta is an Alien entity.
2) It wants to return to its homeworld after years of being on Earth.
3) It provides the know how on space flight.
4) However, the mastery this technology is left to humans. (Eg. The Mars Incident)
5) The Antares is on a loooong journey to bring Beta back home.
6) For such a trip, the crew will require genetic alterations: to survive the trip and down the line, communicate with the crew.
I have other theories as well, but they are all too much of pot shots at this time.
Beta is clearly an early form of Data from star trek. Or recycled AI from 2001 space odessy.
I hate to say it but I really doubt we’ll get a chance to see what Beta is. As much as I think this is a great show, ratings are dropping with every episode and I’d be surprised if it lasts the summer.
The real question is what the heck is/was Alpha?