Gonna be hard to beat the great Philip Kaufman film. I’d still watch, but is it going to be on Netflix? Looks like Disney content?
Agree. I’ll give it a shot if it’s on Netflix, but I don’t need any more subscription services.
I’ve been watching Lenox Hill, and have really had it re-enforced why I’d be a terrible doctor. I’m a bit squeamish with hardcore surgery. Episode 5 documents a brain surgery to remove a tumor, and it’s done while the patient is awake so they can monitor for any loss of motor function while the surgery is progressing.
It’s a really great show - I find all the doctors and nurses very sympathetic, and it’s clear everyone has a mission to help people. It’s also clear how much of a price people pay to be as good as they are at their job - you sacrifice a lot of other parts of your life to save other people’s lives. The show tilts more towards emotion than cold science documentary, but while I find parts hard to watch (because lots of surgery ug), it’s enjoyable.
Doesn’t even look like the other Edwards test pilots like Chuck Yaeger are even in this?
— Alan
Strollen
1811
I watched the first 3 episodes, the pilot was pretty good, but by the 3rd episode it is mediocre soap opera. The fundamental problem is that are on way to mars at 20-40,000 miles per hour, and they are chatting on their iPhone/iPads to their family back home,when in reality there is a many minute delay, cause radio waves only travels 186,000 miles per second. Now, I’d forgive them screwing up this basic space/physics stuff if they were talking about interesting stuff. They aren’t
For all mankind is a lot better drama, and the Nat Geo series Mars is much better science.
Reviews are not-great to mediocre, so looks like one to maybe skip.
jsnell
1813
Seems hard to forgive this particular issue, as opposed to say them getting orbital mechanics wrong. The trailer made it look like the whole theme of this show was supposed to be the difficulty of long distance relationships. If you cut out the propagation delay as the thing that is causing those difficulties, what’s the point of having this be a Mars mission anyway? It might as well be somebody traveling from Australia to Europe for a long-term work assignment, and only going back home once a year.
Yup. In fact, when I think about I’ve only watched a couple of episodes Life Below Zero. But that show spent more time dealing with the harshness of living in Alaska, than Away spends in showing living on rocketship to Mars.
malkav11
1815
Not really. In the modern day, it is possible for someone to move from almost any major city anywhere on the planet to almost any other major city within 24 hours. There are certainly possible obstacles to someone travelling to visit loved ones or deal with emergencies, etc. But the basic logistics are possible. If you assume realistic space travel, someone going to Mars simply cannot return to Earth for months or years, even if they were to totally reverse course partway through the journey there. It’s a whole different level of cut off.
Menzo
1816
I’m about half way through the second episode and pretty much ready to call it quits. The science stuff doesn’t bother me as much as the writing. I mean they’re like 20 minutes into the mission and the astronauts are at each others’ throats. In reality, the people picked for the first mission to Mars will be the most stable astronauts with the highest Emotional Intelligence on the planet, and will know how important it is for everyone to get along. The idea that they’d be sniping at each other and jockeying for position within minutes of launch is just insulting.
OK, yeah, turned it off when the extremely stereotypical Russian astronaut says, while waiting for NASA to give instructions to fix something: “we improvise.”
No thanks.
I have a newfound respect for the complexity of orbital mechanics after recently reading seveneves.
orald
1818
I’m looking forward to learning about parliamentary maneuverings and diving in to Borgen.
https://apple.news/AyaFcemy9R-aoHcT8zXDpWQ
We have been watching Giri / Haji in between rounds of tennis and it is outstanding. Apparently there is only the one season, though. Not sure how I managed to miss it before now.
It is indeed quite good, and yeah, only one season at least so far.
Rock8man
1821
An Aaron Sorkin-like political drama that acknowledges the problems with centrism? That sounds great.
Cormac
1822
Yeah… I watched all of Borgen and though I really like both it and Sorkin, I really don’t see much of a connection beyond “tv show set in world of politics”. Seems that every time a show comes along that deals with politics, people just automatically relate it to the West Wing, even if the style and content is very different.
orald
1823
Two episodes in and we are enjoying Borgen very much. Loving the relationship between Birgitte and her husband.
I agree this is nothing like West Wing.
orald
1824
Oh, S1 E3 was not good. The arrogant new spin doctor kiss on the cheek was so out of left field, felt forced with predictable results. Seems they could have come up with a more plausible way to get Kasper back onto the team.
Things happen so fast in this show. Katrine’s journey regarding her pregnancy and her decision to abort takes place over such a short period. I suppose she needs someone to lean on, but Kasper seems like the last person to confide in and frankly his behavior towards her is like a stalker.
Serious question, are there very few people of color living in Denmark? The cast is so white.
jsnell
1825
Yes. It’s hard to discuss a show about politics without straying into P&R territory, but it’s inconceivable that they wouldn’t have some episodes addressing this. Immigration has been one of the main wedge issue in Danish politics for like 30 years.
