"Touching, Inspirational" - Bogus, mind-numbing. Cliche-ridden to the extreme.
"The definitive chronicle of the American Space Program" - as nationalistic propaganda. The Hanks intros were the epitome of Secular Religion - he even called it a "divine" mission.
"They don't come any better than this..." Well... The space photography/simulations are amazing. Still had the obvious cheat of making sounds when engines blast when in fact there is no sound in space, and of course the faux inspirational soundtrack - it's a case of if you want to buy it, then sure it can be bought. Much of the dialogue was written by Captain Obvious. Casting was trapped in late 90s mediocrity. Sure, Al Franken is such a fit on the Kennedy cabinet. Jay Mohr is Tom Brokaw.
"Perfect in every way...the comprehensive study of the American Space Program" - So since Hanks made Apollo 13 the movie, it was ok for him to make that episode just about news in-fighting? So comprehensive do we really know many of the scientists other than Kelly throwing a rubber ball against a wall?
"This was a wonderful and informative production." - Know I'm a crank, but as I've been telling family & friends since the 70s who were watching PBS and claiming to be informed - You learn nothing from tv other than you are watching tv.
"The definitive chronicle of the American Space Program" - as nationalistic propaganda. The Hanks intros were the epitome of Secular Religion - he even called it a "divine" mission.
"They don't come any better than this..." Well... The space photography/simulations are amazing. Still had the obvious cheat of making sounds when engines blast when in fact there is no sound in space, and of course the faux inspirational soundtrack - it's a case of if you want to buy it, then sure it can be bought. Much of the dialogue was written by Captain Obvious. Casting was trapped in late 90s mediocrity. Sure, Al Franken is such a fit on the Kennedy cabinet. Jay Mohr is Tom Brokaw.
"Perfect in every way...the comprehensive study of the American Space Program" - So since Hanks made Apollo 13 the movie, it was ok for him to make that episode just about news in-fighting? So comprehensive do we really know many of the scientists other than Kelly throwing a rubber ball against a wall?
"This was a wonderful and informative production." - Know I'm a crank, but as I've been telling family & friends since the 70s who were watching PBS and claiming to be informed - You learn nothing from tv other than you are watching tv.