DeeCee Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 A series adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff coming to Disney+. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/08/the-mercury-7-are-go-for-launch-in-first-trailer-for-disneys-the-right-stuff/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiem Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Pretty damn excited for this, glad they look like they but some budget behind this and I love space race stuff like this, hopefully it’s as good as First Man or at least close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Huge fan of the 1983 movie,so this needs to be really good to avoid being just another remake inferior to the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) On 8/20/2020 at 11:04 PM, DeeCee said: A series adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff coming to Disney+. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/08/the-mercury-7-are-go-for-launch-in-first-trailer-for-disneys-the-right-stuff/ On the one hand, it looks neat and it's obviously a very handsome production. On the other hand, I wonder if it's bringing anything new to the discussion. I feel like this is very well-trodden ground at this point. The movie is monumental and it'll be hard to live up to that comparison (whether fairly or otherwise), but there's also so many high-profile documentaries and space race movies, many of them excellent. Edited August 25, 2020 by Plain Old Tele 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Apparently they intend to continue it post Mercury. An alternate “For All Mankind” (The Apple one that is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 8/26/2020 at 2:12 AM, DeeCee said: Apparently they intend to continue it post Mercury. An alternate “For All Mankind” (The Apple one that is). Which would take it well beyond the Tom Wolfe book which ends with Mercury. And we already had a very good TV miniseries on Apollo with "From The Earth To The Moon". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 8/25/2020 at 12:08 PM, Plain Old Tele said: On the one hand, it looks neat and it's obviously a very handsome production. On the other hand, I wonder if it's bringing anything new to the discussion. I feel like this is very well-trodden ground at this point. The movie is monumental and it'll be hard to live up to that comparison (whether fairly or otherwise), but there's also so many high-profile documentaries and space race movies, many of them excellent. I always thought that "From the Earth To The Moon" was excellent and surprised it's pretty much forgotten. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Duncan Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eric Duncan Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 It's certainly well-made and well-acted, but I can't say I'm a fan of this so far. Even ignoring comparisons to the 1983 film (which granted it could never live up to), everything feels very sterile and basic that it's hard to stay invested. I do really like the actors playing John and Al though. I don't think I've seen them in anything else, but they both have a lot of talent and charisma here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 18 hours ago, Count Eric said: It's certainly well-made and well-acted, but I can't say I'm a fan of this so far. Even ignoring comparisons to the 1983 film (which granted it could never live up to), everything feels very sterile and basic that it's hard to stay invested. I do really like the actors playing John and Al though. I don't think I've seen them in anything else, but they both have a lot of talent and charisma here. Patrick J. Adams (John) is from Suits. And Jake McDorman (Al) has been in a number of movies (supporting roles in American Sniper and Lady Bird) and TV shows (he was the son in the Murphy Brown revival and the lead in that Limitless series no one remembers). I watched the first two episodes over the weekend and found it on the stiff side tbh. Not sure I'll continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 It’s well made with solid actors but it has a certain dullness to it. It’s interesting to see Eric Ladin playing Chris Kraft here after playing Gene Kranz in For All Mankind. Some of us remember Limitless. Although it only just clicked where I recognised him from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Duncan Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Duncan Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Huh. I thought this was a miniseries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 8/26/2020 at 7:12 PM, DeeCee said: Apparently they intend to continue it post Mercury. An alternate “For All Mankind” (The Apple one that is). I see now how they are going to have multiple seasons now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Duncan Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiem Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Kind of expected unfortunately didn't really have any buzz Luckily for me as someone who loves this space are stuff we still have For All Mankind on Apple TV+ and personally I feel it's much better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 Not unexpected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 4/2/2021 at 5:46 PM, Jamiem said: Kind of expected unfortunately didn't really have any buzz Luckily for me as someone who loves this space are stuff we still have For All Mankind on Apple TV+ and personally I feel it's much better You really need to watch the HBO series "From The Earth To The Moon" about the Apollo program. Really well donw and for some reason it's sort of forgotten. Wierd, since it was HBO's first big Miniseries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
