State: Returning Series
Genre: Drama
Origin:
United States
Developed by: Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi
Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman and Shantel VanSanten
IMDb score:
8,1 (79.330)
Releasedate: Friday 1 November 2019
For All Mankind plot
For All Mankind begins on July 16, 1969, as NASA sees humans land on the moon for the first time. The story is told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers and their families and presents an ambitious world in which NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams. In other words, what would have happened if the global space race had never ended.
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Ed Baldwin
Gordon “Gordo” Stevens
Margo Madison
Tracy Stevens
Danielle Poole
Karen Baldwin
Ellen Waverly
Miles
Eli Hobson
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Suitehome
- 762 comments
- 473 votes
Sublime drama by dream team Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Outlander), Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert (both The Umbrella Academy, Fargo) based on the premise that it is not the Americans who set foot on the moon first, but the Russians. Neil Armstrong remains in the series so Neil who? An alternate history or, if you will, down to earth 60s-70s sci-fi. In that sense somewhat comparable to The Man In The High Castle or The Plot Against America. What makes the series so strong is the great attention to the personal storylines, the fine characters, the great but also oppressive 70s atmosphere, the eye for detail and the strong criticism of American politics.
Protagonist on duty is astronaut Edward Baldwin (Joel Kinnaman). It's one of the few downsides I can spot. Kinnaman is obviously cool and collected, but also has an expressionless face and somewhat wooden motor skills. Even without a space suit. For All Mankind unfolds slowly, but stay on board because as soon as more vrouwleu appear on the work floor, the brewery will come alive. (Happily, 50 years later, it still is.)
All other roles are excellently filled. Shantel VanSanten (indeed, of Dutch descent) plays Karen Baldwin and does so gracefully and majestically; VanSanten acts here all the stars of the galaxy. The most beautiful role is for the moon. The inhospitable, desolate moon here symbolizes the dark human psyche.
Intriguing, exciting, topical and dramatic; we can safely speak of Apple top TV+ here.
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redfish71
- 32 comments
- 24 votes
For me this was a real winner!
S1 started off a bit slow introducing the characters. S2 jumps forward in time, but we stick with the characters we started with. That's nice and also takes some courage from the writers. Ronald D. Moore already has experience with this with BSG and you notice that here. We are making a leap of quite a few years. Then you notice in the beginning that as a viewer you have to get used to 2 episodes and invest again. That can turn out good or bad. Fortunately, things work out well here.
Yes it is female power, but it didn't bother me. We see how the events of Season 1 had their effect, and we also see a nice arc conclude. Danielle Pool's character is a shining example of an amazing person.
Shantel VanSanten still does quite well with the sometimes mediocre material for her, and Joel Kinnaman, who is a bit flat, has some impressive performances in which he certainly shows something.
At a certain point it becomes so exciting that you can barely hold on to the edge of your seat. The steps all make sense, but somewhere inside you are screaming: don't do it or don't let it happen! It is even unbelievable how many storylines are pushed to the limit. It seemed as if the series had been canceled and the writers wanted to put an end to everything. This also led to top TV at Babylon 5 in season 4.
The finale is extremely moving, exciting and a must see and shows the courage of the writers.
Great TV!
9/10.
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