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[–] charles 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's been on my list for a while but I'm finally getting into For All Mankind. It's a very slow-burn alternative space-race show, but I'm loving where I am so far.

The core premise, revealed in episode 1 is

spoilerwhat if the Russians were the first to the moon, and what kind of impact would that have on the rest of the space race.

[–] Hurts 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

S1 was definitely good. I felt it fell off a bit after that and goes a bit off the rails lol. We'll see what you think.

There's a lot of good stuff on Apple TV though

[–] charles 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'm only on S1E8 so far. We'll see how it goes. I've got a huge backlog so I'm not short on shows; this will be one of the benefits of the writers strike for me.

[–] Hurts 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's on your backlog? Been looking for some other things to watch. I've watched most of the stuff I wanted to see on Apple TV, just need to get around to Shrinking and Silo still.

[–] charles 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now that Barry and Succession have concluded, I'm looking to finally start those up next. I also had a good friend rec Silo, so that's pushing up on my list, too.

[–] not_woody_shaw 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'm enjoying Silo. It's not quite as good as Severance, but same ballpark.

I watched just the first ep of For All Mankind and it didn't grab me. Maybe I should give it a 2nd chance?

[–] charles 1 points 1 year ago

It's a very slow burn show that is a lot of character work punctuated by some big events, but really picks up at episode 9. If episode 1 didn't catch you and you have a big backlog, I'd say it's probably not worth the time for full-ass hour long episodes.

[–] schmalls 2 points 1 year ago

I loved watching all of that show. There were a few times I thought it got a little too dramatic but overall I was invested in all of the characters and enjoyed their growth.