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For All Mankind (Apple TV+)

 

If you don't know what the show is about, haven't seen or read anything about it, here's the short version: do not read further and go and watch it. Apple TV app is now available just about everywhere, and the subscription is probably free for now. But even if it isn't, it's a 100 bucks for a month. I suspect the time you'll spend on the show is worth more, or, in other words, the cost is immaterial. 

 

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The opening sequence is the reason I don't want those of you clueless to read this. It is feels. It is chills. It is beautifully shot and sets the tone for what's to follow masterfully. 

The premise is simple: what if the Soviets beat the Americans to the moon and the next-gen arms race, or space race never ended. This isn't without precedent. The Soviets beat the Americans at everything related to advancements in space except a manned round trip to the moon. 

The execution is sublime. The show takes pains to set-up the characters, their motivations, relationships with this setting of space exploration, NASA, the moon, and a healthy subtext of geopolitics and traversal. 

The astronauts are portrayed as they should be: goddamn rockstars riding drool worthy Corvettes, flying jets, pulling shots and drinks like Mad Men, and generally being badasses. They are men and women of the 70's, and the actors do a really good job of pulling that off. 

 

The shots of rockets taking off, of moon landings, of orbits are perfect. They convey a sense of scale and invoke awe. 

There's a healthy dose of bts NASA, the Houston life, JSC, and deep-fake period shots of presidents of that time, news broadcasts of things that actually happened, including a terrible Korean Air 007 tragedy etc.

The main characters all have a satisfying arc, and the writers do a proper weave of it. 

 

The music is just so fitting. I Shazam'd more than a few songs and they're a part of my library. Infact, I'm listening to the playlist as I type this, and its making me remember the sequences and its making me smile. 

 

The show does take some weird detours, like side quests in a game, and sometimes seems to go down these side streets for too long, before making it back on course. Some of these are fun, some you want to get it over with. It does get slow in parts, specially in the first season, but by the end you realise it was all a part of the build-up, and it pays off handsomely. 

 

It has awe-inspiring shots, it has gut-wrenching feels, it has sweaty-palm tension, glee, poignance, onion-chop trials, and more than enough moments of bad-assery. 

The season ending scenes, which serve as teasers for what's coming are pitch-perfect. I'll definitely watch S3 when it comes. 

 

Fav episode: season 2 finale: Grey

Fav character: Molly Cobb

Fav song: Well Well Well, John Lennon

Fav sequence:

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hot-wiring the nuclear reactor

 

(mostly) Watched on: iPad Pro with AirPods Pro and spatial audio 

Those of you who have this hardware combination, do try spatial audio. One of those little things that truly take the experience a few notches higher. 

 

8.5/10

 

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For me, this also makes Apple TV+ the best service out there. They're only serving originals, and all the three I have watched are varied and better than anything original by any other service. What a start. 

 

 

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On 5/21/2021 at 2:31 PM, achilles said:

For All Mankind (Apple TV+)

 

If you don't know what the show is about, haven't seen or read anything about it, here's the short version: do not read further and go and watch it. Apple TV app is now available just about everywhere, and the subscription is probably free for now. But even if it isn't, it's a 100 bucks for a month. I suspect the time you'll spend on the show is worth more, or, in other words, the cost is immaterial. 

 

-----------------------------------------------

 

The opening sequence is the reason I don't want those of you clueless to read this. It is feels. It is chills. It is beautifully shot and sets the tone for what's to follow masterfully. 

The premise is simple: what if the Soviets beat the Americans to the moon and the next-gen arms race, or space race never ended. This isn't without precedent. The Soviets beat the Americans at everything related to advancements in space except a manned round trip to the moon. 

The execution is sublime. The show takes pains to set-up the characters, their motivations, relationships with this setting of space exploration, NASA, the moon, and a healthy subtext of geopolitics and traversal. 

The astronauts are portrayed as they should be: goddamn rockstars riding drool worthy Corvettes, flying jets, pulling shots and drinks like Mad Men, and generally being badasses. They are men and women of the 70's, and the actors do a really good job of pulling that off. 

 

The shots of rockets taking off, of moon landings, of orbits are perfect. They convey a sense of scale and invoke awe. 

There's a healthy dose of bts NASA, the Houston life, JSC, and deep-fake period shots of presidents of that time, news broadcasts of things that actually happened, including a terrible Korean Air 007 tragedy etc.

The main characters all have a satisfying arc, and the writers do a proper weave of it. 

 

The music is just so fitting. I Shazam'd more than a few songs and they're a part of my library. Infact, I'm listening to the playlist as I type this, and its making me remember the sequences and its making me smile. 

 

The show does take some weird detours, like side quests in a game, and sometimes seems to go down these side streets for too long, before making it back on course. Some of these are fun, some you want to get it over with. It does get slow in parts, specially in the first season, but by the end you realise it was all a part of the build-up, and it pays off handsomely. 

 

It has awe-inspiring shots, it has gut-wrenching feels, it has sweaty-palm tension, glee, poignance, onion-chop trials, and more than enough moments of bad-assery. 

The season ending scenes, which serve as teasers for what's coming are pitch-perfect. I'll definitely watch S3 when it comes. 

 

Fav episode: season 2 finale: Grey

Fav character: Molly Cobb

Fav song: Well Well Well, John Lennon

Fav sequence:

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hot-wiring the nuclear reactor

 

(mostly) Watched on: iPad Pro with AirPods Pro and spatial audio 

Those of you who have this hardware combination, do try spatial audio. One of those little things that truly take the experience a few notches higher. 

 

8.5/10

 

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For me, this also makes Apple TV+ the best service out there. They're only serving originals, and all the three I have watched are varied and better than anything original by any other service. What a start. 

 

 

 

Excellent overview, man. And it's such a great show. I don't think I can add much over what you've said above, so I'll just leave a simple recommendation ;)

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49 minutes ago, Keyofx said:

The Crime of the Century: New Alex Gibney documentary. Not anything we don't already know if you've been following along over the past few years, but it's fun a watch for the finer details. Long story short, everyone's a damn thief.

 

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Is it about Purdue Pharma ? Because that's in the news for the past few years. 

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2 minutes ago, Bird Bird Bird said:

 

Is it about Purdue Pharma ? Because that's in the news for the past few years. 

 

Purdue, Insys and a couple of others. The high level details I knew, but you also get a lot of the finer operational and tactical details - sales strategies, trainings, etc. Plus it also looks at the political side of things - cross-party DEA squashing, pharma lobbying, etc.

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3 minutes ago, Keyofx said:

 

Purdue, Insys and a couple of others. The high level details I knew, but you also get a lot of the finer operational and tactical details - sales strategies, trainings, etc. Plus it also looks at the political side of things - cross-party DEA squashing, pharma lobbying, etc.

 

Read "Empire of Pain" by Keefe. 

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40 minutes ago, Bird Bird Bird said:

Watching Calls on Apple TV+. 

 

This is some next level stuff. 

 

 

 

Interesting. I'll give this a try.

 

Edit: Just noticed that Fede Alvarez is involved. His Evil Dead re-imagining from 2013 was BRUTAL.

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15 hours ago, Keyofx said:

 

Excellent overview, man. And it's such a great show. I don't think I can add much over what you've said above, so I'll just leave a simple recommendation ;)

Danke. I was surprised how much I ended up liking the show. The production values are insane!

 

15 hours ago, Keyofx said:

The Crime of the Century: New Alex Gibney documentary. Not anything we don't already know if you've been following along over the past few years, but it's fun a watch for the finer details. Long story short, everyone's a damn thief.

Oh, I’d seen the trailer for this and was intrigued. Where’d you catch it? It’s not available on Hotstar. 

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On 5/21/2021 at 1:14 PM, CarbonCore said:

I was halfway through first Grisha book until I realized its just another young adult stuff, and dropped it right there :P

 

Yeah duh, its YA-land. Also, the show is WAYY better than the books. Don't bother with the books now, wait Season 1 and wait for the rest.

 

I have some adult recs fantasy books recs, feel free to ask! :) 

 

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23 minutes ago, DinJo said:

Done with lot of shows in last one month 

 

Money Heist 

Stranger things upto season 2

Invincible 

Narcos 

Black Mirror 

 

How is Mind hunter? 

 

Slow burn but pretty good. Also kinda depressing throughout like the movie Seven.

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18 hours ago, STICK3Rboy said:

 

He's also the guy behind Don't Breathe.

 

Yea, I liked Evil Dead more than Don't Breathe which is why I picked it :D Not saying Don't Breathe wasn't good, but Evil Dead was something special. There's something about that movie.

 

7 hours ago, achilles said:

Oh, I’d seen the trailer for this and was intrigued. Where’d you catch it? It’s not available on Hotstar. 

 

Yep, you may need to look at alternate sources :/

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7 minutes ago, harsh1387 said:

Looks interesting. Only if my Sony TV was compatible to get Apple tv app. As usual will have to download another Apple series.

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It's available on consoles.

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