Jumpin said:
For All Mankind, while more of an alternate history, also functions as a very grounded sci-fi - one of the very rare ones that deals heavily with space travel without being a space opera - and it was created by one of the most celebrated space opera writers/creative directors, Ronald D. Moore (Senior writer on Star Trek TNG and DS9, Showrunner of Battlestar Galactica 06 and the short lived but fantastic Caprica).
For All Mankind solidifies a lot of the ideas, character types, and themes that Moore had for those shows, and puts them into a much shinier product - the scene work in For All Mankind blows anything he's done before out of the water - they hired some directors of the Fargo series to work along side some of his BSG/ST directors to give it a bit of a Breaking Bad or Coen Brothers stylistic type feeling at points. It's, IMO, the best show of recent times - at least my favourite.
I was also a big fan of Blade Runner 2049.
Black Mirror, nothing more really needs to be said.
And being a giant lifelong Asimov fan, I really love the Foundation TV series as well. I particularly like the way the Imperials utilize tech for maintaining the Empire in a bit of a stasis, while also using it for both pleasure and enforcing tyranny - and watching that unravel. Much like For All Mankind, this one takes place across decades... unlike For All Mankind, this one is very much a space opera type show. |
Be nice if it wasn't on Apple plus, damn streaming services.
