Anybody else here watching "For All Mankind"? It's a "what-if?" history. Apparently those are popular lately. I think it may only be available on Apple TV.
I grew up during the space race so I got sucked into the period props, the high-quality production and such. I've always been an avid fan of all things space related.
But then the story started getting in the way. SPOILER ALERT: The first affront is the premise of the series: The Russians beat America to the moon and continue to lead at least half way through the first season (as far as I've gone). I turned off the first episode half-way through when I realized it was going to be total BS. I came back later on the strength of favorable reviews. What the hell, I figured, maybe it'll be fun after the BS factor wears off.
Then the woke stuff starts up. Werner von Braun is disgraced by his past Nazi associations. The Russians put a woman on the moon, so Deke Slayton is coerced into developing a team of female astronauts, one of which goes to the moon on Apollo 15. Gay characters start coming out of the woodwork.
It's watchable if you turn your brain off. But I find this all more than a little offensive. It's all a big lie. The space race was run by real people participating in and shaping real events. Real people working, dying, triumphing. To present an intentionally inaccurate account just seems wrong, a crime against humanity.
I grew up during the space race so I got sucked into the period props, the high-quality production and such. I've always been an avid fan of all things space related.
But then the story started getting in the way. SPOILER ALERT: The first affront is the premise of the series: The Russians beat America to the moon and continue to lead at least half way through the first season (as far as I've gone). I turned off the first episode half-way through when I realized it was going to be total BS. I came back later on the strength of favorable reviews. What the hell, I figured, maybe it'll be fun after the BS factor wears off.
Then the woke stuff starts up. Werner von Braun is disgraced by his past Nazi associations. The Russians put a woman on the moon, so Deke Slayton is coerced into developing a team of female astronauts, one of which goes to the moon on Apollo 15. Gay characters start coming out of the woodwork.
It's watchable if you turn your brain off. But I find this all more than a little offensive. It's all a big lie. The space race was run by real people participating in and shaping real events. Real people working, dying, triumphing. To present an intentionally inaccurate account just seems wrong, a crime against humanity.