For All Mankind Trailer - Apple TV- SPOILER

[Push The Button]

Same here. I was convinced Molly was going to die as soon as she talked herself into going down the crater. Between the fact Walger' is bizarrely not part of the main cast and the horrible dream Molly's husband had, it seemed like a guarantee.

However, I'm thrilled I was wrong. Made for a highly tense sequence with a fantastic ending.

That said, I was a little disappointed that the show decided to jump two years, if only because we don't get to see Apollo 15 return home and reunite with their families. After the ringer the viewers went through in this episode, we deserved to have seen that reunion. Also, it's a shame that we don't get to see the development of the Jamestown Base mission and instead jumping straight to its success.

I was also expecting a disaster. Fortunately Molly plus her suit would only weigh about 50-60 pounds on the moon, which made the improvised winch a little more plausible.

Did anyone else notice that updated version of the guidance computer on the LM, with what looks like a multi-line LCD display and qwerty keyboard? I’d say that would be maybe a few years ahead of its time for 1971, but also plausible if Intel receives a huge contract from NASA and accelerates their development of the microprocessor.

 

[FPAlpha]

I'm getting more and more excited about the show on different levels.

First.. it's a knockout cast and a good blend of drama and "realistic" science fiction. It all looks so believable and real, the production crew really did their homework.

Second.. it puts both a smile and a sad face on me. A smile because the show gives us a glimpse of what might have been if the world didn't roll back its effort when it comes to space exploration after we landed on the Moon. The sad face because we did and we will never know what might have been or where we would be today, 50 years after man landed on the Moon.

I was also glued to the screen for the whole episode.. it is nice to have that feeling again for a show and a hallmark of quality. Most shows nowaday you can tune out a bit, you know that the heroes are impervious to real damage but for once i don't feel that here and i was expecting desaster right until the last second, even when they launched back up (i really thought please don't let the LEM explode now!).

And a great shout out to Carl Sagan when they did part of his famous Pale Blue Dot commentary - one of the finest reflections on mankind and its place in the grand scheme of the universe.

 

[jbohn]

That said, I was a little disappointed that the show decided to jump two years, if only because we don't get to see Apollo 15 return home and reunite with their families. After the ringer the viewers went through in this episode, we deserved to have seen that reunion. Also, it's a shame that we don't get to see the development of the Jamestown Base mission and instead jumping straight to its success.

It's still possible we'll see some of that. Maybe the ending was just a teaser for the future, and the next episode deals with the development of the base?

 

[The Nth Doctor]

It's still possible we'll see some of that. Maybe the ending was just a teaser for the future, and the next episode deals with the development of the base?

Yeah, that's what I'm really hoping for.

 

[FPAlpha]

I wouldn't mind if they actually skip those two years, maybe have a few flashbacks to show the return of Apollo 15.

I'm also curious about the mexican girl storyline.. is that setup for the next phase of the show in season 2 - possibly the race to Mars? She's either becoming an engineer at NASA or the next generation of astronaut inspired by the program and the first females in space.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Oh, good point about Aleida. I forgot about her since she wasn't in the last episode. The time jump makes more sense now (but still lamentable).

 

[Push The Button]

Just watched episode 6, “Home Again.”

Things that I liked:
-The Saturn V launch escape system worked as designed.
-Margo’s backstory
-Deke Slayton putting himself back on the flight roster (something that he also did in real life, when he assigned himself to the crew for the ASTP.)

Things I’m not sure about:
-How much longer until a slide-rule becomes obsolete? The HP-35 scientific calculator was introduced in 1972, however it could have happened sooner in this more technologically advanced timeline.
-Will the space shuttle ever exist in this timeline? It was already deep into development by 1974, and the first Enterprise approach and landing tests would take place in 1977.
-The “private” conversations between Houston and the moon base. There were analog methods to “scramble” audio and video signals in 1974, but these were often easily defeated by the average ham radio operator or cable-TV pirate.

Overall I’m really enjoying this series, our future that might have been.

 

[Beckerjr]

Wouldn't be surprised if the Shuttle never exists in this shows's timeline. Since it was just a LEO only vehicle that cost allot it wouldn't fit into a more ambitious beyond earth vision. Unless they modified it so their version was made to do more. Sort of like their version of what SpaceX's Starship is designed to eventually do.

 

[Push The Button]

Wouldn't be surprised if the Shuttle never exists in this shows's timeline. Since it was just a LEO only vehicle that cost allot it wouldn't fit into a more ambitious beyond earth vision. Unless they modified it so their version was made to do more. Sort of like their version of what SpaceX's Starship is designed to eventually do.

You have a good point, the shift in focus from the moon to space stations and satellite maintenance hasn’t happened in the show’s timeline, and if they do eventually proceed with a shuttle program it may look very different from the one that we are familiar with.

 

[element7ero]

overall I enjoy the series so far.
the production design is top notch and if the credits are to be believed the Okudas are part of it too
most of the cast is fun to watch, their characters interesting.
Like the mix of history, what if coupled with the the space exploration / family / social issues plots sprinkled inn.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I'm still disappointed by the time jump (if only because we didn't get to see the reunion between Molly and her husband), but they've made it work, particularly with Margo's storyline.

Sorry to see Gene killed off but I knew the moment the episode lingered on the crew that we're doomed to have a Challenger-esque moment.

 

[FPAlpha]

i quite liked the episode too, mainly for a halfway realistic portrayal of human characteristics - Gordo cheating on his wife finally has repercussions, Tracy neglecting her children due to her career at NASA and Margo turning to extortion to further her career above doing what's right.

Hollywood most of the time only shows us humans at their best as shining examples to be followed, here we see them as they are with all their pettiness, prejudices and mistakes that real humans often enough exhibit.

Wrap that around an intriguing What If and high production values and you got yourself a show

 

[Skipper]

From a military point of view, what is the advantage of having a base on the moon?

It's obviously a great scientific achievement, but it's not like you can launch nuclear missiles from up there, and as a spy station it's pretty useless at that distance.

 

[FPAlpha]

They explained it in the show.. you can use water to produce Oxygen (needed for a long term base) and Hydrogen as fuel for rockets.

It is a stepping stone for the wider exploration of space, i.e. our solar system as rockets could refuel on the Moon to get to Mars or everywhere else.

Placing missiles is not actually needed unless they start their first Star War (s) and intend to shoot down any foreign object that is approaching the moon, nevermind that it would be a huge investment to even send up a dozen or so missiles for them to just sit there and wait should anything happen. If the US (or the Soviets) would want to deny space to the other side it would be much cheaper to develop ground to orbital weapons and shoot down craft that are just launching from Earth.

 

[Push The Button]

Episode 7, “Hi Bob”

A lot to unpack in this episode:
-Apollo 24’s CSM will have to remain in lunar orbit as the lifeboat for the relief crew, and since Gordo and Danielle flew home in 22’s CSM, Ed now has no way to get back until 24’s crew leaves.
-The LM has had some upgrades, apparently it can reach orbit with the descent stage and still have enough fuel to make a second landing.
-Jamestown base (and the rest of the world) has a Betamax VCR in 1974, another technology that we see on this show that is just slightly ahead of its real-world introduction.
-A Star Trek reference!

 

[Marc]

-Jamestown base (and the rest of the world) has a Betamax VCR in 1974, another technology that we see on this show that is just slightly ahead of its real-world introduction.

Given this an alternative history, does that mean Betmax will win the format wars?

 

[FPAlpha]

My god what a brutal episode

I honestly don't know what to say other than it being a total gut punch of an episode.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Yeah, no kidding. No one came out of it well.

 

[BillJ]

I’m three episodes in, and struggling.

 

[Push The Button]

My god what a brutal episode

I honestly don't know what to say other than it being a total gut punch of an episode.

I was expecting the Russian “camera” to be not that at all, and for something else to happen, but fortunately it didn’t.