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Looks like some sort of alt-history show about the space race of the 60s/70s.

Anyone know how to watch it on any other platform besides Apple TV? Anyone? On another platform?
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GORDON wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 3:56 pm Looks like some sort of alt-history show about the space race of the 60s/70s.

Anyone know how to watch it on any other platform besides Apple TV? Anyone? On another platform?
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I thought I did.
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GORDON wrote: Sun May 23, 2021 7:06 pmI thought I did.
Pretty sure you did not.
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Watched the first episode. The gist is that the Soviets snuck a Moon landing a month before America did, and it ended up being "Like another Pearl Harbor" on the country's psyche. It's kind of a downer, from beginning to end of the episode.

This is apparently written by Ronald D. Moore, of the rebooted Battlestar Galactica. So far, I'm looking forward to the next episode.
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This is a very good show.

I wish they could have gotten Ed Harris to be 20 years younger and resume his role as NASA Flight Director, though.
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I stayed up until 3am last night binge watching through the end of season 2.
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Now that I'm caught up I did a little forum surfing about it, and it's a highly-regarded show.

Season 3 has been shooting since January.
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While sailing the high seas I noticed we were missing:

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S02 E06

I didn't notice it the first time I watched, but then I read about scenes I never saw.
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Fixing.
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Season 3 June 10.

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Season 4 just ended. Takes place in 2003. Gore is president, and I think that's supposed to be not-Lee Iacocca in charge of NASA.

I didn't enjoy it as much. Moon and Mars stuff is being privatized....... which now means the show is largely about labor disputes and strikes on Mars. I don't really enjoy that, but I guess it's probably realistic.

Last episode is 1hr 20 of pure tension. I don't quite enjoy that, either. Earlier seasons were about what's good in humanity.... this season was much darker.
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So... end at S3?
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I'm now reading other peoples reactions on reddit, they all thought it ended on a much lighter note than I did.

Probably just where my brain is at, tonight. I thought it was tense as hell. And I don't like watching labor disputes over the season. SOme do, probably.
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