From Chris Lackner of Canwest News Service:

• To boldly go where no soap opera has gone before
  “Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the spaceship Antares. Its ongoing mission, to boldly go where no soap opera has gone before. Part Grey’s Anatomy, part Isaac Asimov, part Captain Kirk’s ultimate dream come true, Defying Gravity is a new series about a small crew of young, libido-driven beautiful women and men exploring space.” Read more.
• Crew shenanigans spark most gravity-defying events on Antares
  Laura Harris: “It’s almost impossible to discuss about 90 per cent of what happens — which is cool, because the 10 per cent is enough in a way, the relationships, going into space, what that might look like.” Read more.

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From me at Blogcritics:

• Interview: Andrew Airlie of Defying Gravity
  “I don’t think they went into it with the idea, ‘OK, let’s find something that will satisfy the sci-fi and the Grey’s crowd,”’ Airlie explained, pointing out the inspiration for the show was the BBC pseudo-documentary Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets. “They found the source material interesting on its own, and they dramatized it and boosted the production value.'” Read more.

From Tom Shales of the Washington Post:

• In Space, No One Can Hear You Scram
  “‘In space, there’s simply no room for error,’ barks a mid-21st-century astronaut stomping around his spaceship in ABC’s new sci-fi series, Defying Gravity. In television, of course, there is plenty of room for error; sometimes it seems like one big errormobile. Unfortunately, Defying Gravity will have to be listed as one of its well-intentioned mistakes, another of the many peculiar oddities churned out by broadcast and cable every year, every week, every moment of our earthbound little lives.” Read more.

From Alessandra Stanley of the New York Times:

• Inner-Space Problems in Outer Space
  “But it’s not sex that distinguishes this series. Most of the best science-fiction shows, from Star Trek to Battlestar Galactica and The Sarah Connor Chronicles, find drama in personality conflicts and the complicated relationships between men and women. But girl talk, romance and sexual tension are the centerpiece of Defying Gravity.” Read more.

From Steve Hammons of American Chronicle:

• New TV series ‘Defying Gravity’ explores space, human beings
  “Although some reviews of the series have made fun of the romantic relationships on the spacecraft Antares, the fact is that human relationships are legitimate and important aspects of the field of space psychology. In future years, when space missions may involve months and years, human behavior and relationships will continue to play a large role in space travel and activities.” Read more.

From the Futon Critic:

• THE FUTON’S FIRST LOOK: “DEFYING GRAVITY”