******SMILEY-FACED SPOILERS!đ****** Apple TV’s sci-fi series “Pluribus” sprang from the mind of writer/creator/producer (and occasional director) Vince Gilligan (“The X-Files,” “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul”), and while his new series also takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it’s not part of the “Breaking Bad” universe. If anything, Gilligan’s new series recalls his work on “The…
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The first two episodes of AppleTV’s “Pluribus” give rise to a world of shiny, happy, eerie people…
*****SMILEY-FACED SPOILERS!***** The trailer for AppleTV’s new sci-fi series “Pluribus” (Latin for many) had me hooked for several reasons; creator/producer/director Vince Gilligan (“The X-Files,” “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul”), lead actress Rhea Seehorn (“Better Call Saul”) and a not-unfamiliar sci-fi idea of a shared human consciousness. The plans to create a unique RNA molecule has…
AppleTV’s “For All Mankind” season 4; what goes up, must come down…
******ASTEROID-SIZED SPOILERS!****** Iâd like to reiterate my tremendous love for Ron Mooreâs âFor All Mankindâ; itâs a brilliant alternate-reality series, which repeatedly demonstrates a healthy respect for authentic space science as well. The characters (past and present) are deeply compelling, with issues of sexism and racism left largely in humanityâs rear-view mirror as it begins…
For All Mankind, S4.E1; “Glasnost” takes the series into a very different 21st century…
*****HELIOS-SIZED SPOILERS!***** The AppleTV series âFor All Mankindâ returns for a 4th year, time-jumping from season 3âs alternate-1990s into an alternate-2003. In this road-not-taken future, where the Russians beat Americans to the moon in 1969, manned spaceflight has rapidly turned commonplace, with the Moon and Mars offering 21st century gold rushes to those with the…
AppleTV’s “For All Mankind” kicks off Season 3 with “Polaris,” a high-octane disaster movie in space…
*****SPACE STATION-SIZED SPOILERS!!***** Right upfront; âFor All Mankind,â co-created and produced by Ronald D. Moore (âDeep Space Nineâ the âBattlestar Galacticaâ reboot) is my favorite science fiction series going on right now. Yes, it has strong competition (âSeverance,” “Star Trek: Strange New Worldsâ)–this is a great time to be a sci-fi TV fan–but for overall…
AppleTV’s “Severance” hits you where you live…and where you work.
******SPOILERS!****** When I first heard of AppleTV’s new workplace series “Severance,” my TV tastebuds were more prepared for a comedy sci-fi twist on Mike Judge’s “Office Space,” or “The Office.” I knew the premise involved a company that incorporated technology and brain surgery to bifurcate the brains of its employees into separate beings; one who…
AppleTV’s “For All Mankind” imagines a space race set on a more ambitious track…
I’d been meaning to write about AppleTV’s “For All Mankind” for awhile now, but frankly, it’s a daunting challenge, because (and I try not to say this too much) this is my favorite TV show on at the moment. How to put my love for it into words without gushing or fanboying is my challenge….