How Apple became the king of sci-fi
How Apple became the king of sci-fi
Apple TV+ has eclipsed other streamers' science fiction offerings
Apple TV+ has eclipsed other streamers' science fiction offerings
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Apple TV+ started rather slow, but the quality of the shows is just insane, and not just when it comes to scifi. So far, the only show that I didn't like from TV+ was Hello Tomorrow, which had a lot of style and potential, but just never went anywhere.
Oof, I'm sorry, but perhaps it was a matter of expectations. I feel that the problem that I had with the show was that it started off on the premise of some Fallout-style retro futurism, with what I guess one could call "dangerous techno optimism" of the 50's and 60's.
However, beyond the first episode where the woman gets killed by the automated postal car, this never really gets explored much further than some occasional background elements. The story could just as well have been set in the actual 50's and it wouldn't have changed much.
Now normally, I don't generally have issues with character driven stories where the setting comes secondary (e.g. Ted Lasso is a character driven comedy set on the backdrop of football), but in this case it was the setting that actually interested me to begin with.
It's a shame, because all the individual pieces, from acting, to scenery and atmosphere were great, it's just that the show never clicked with me in the end, because it wasn't what I thought it would be.
If it's any consolation, I've been raving about the show since it came out. Been calling it a "realistic fallout prequel that does its own thing".
I felt like that expectation was there for me for the first episode or two, but then you could see how it was doing its own thing and building its own world. It felt familiar to step into and then was a comfortable transition to the rest of the world you all created.
Thank you for your work; it's cool to talk to someone who worked on it. Can you say if you know how likely the show is to continue on? I haven't heard anything about a season 2, but I'm hoping.
Yeah, that probably is gonna delay things a bit... Hopefully you get to continue(with fair pay of course :) )
I finished hello tomorrow and if you look past the lens of retro futurism it is a quality character piece
My only problem with picking up Apple TV for scifi is that all these shows are in their infancy. Most are only 1 season, and that hardly feels like enough motivation to start the show knowing there could just never be a second season. Netflix burned me with good shows getting cancelled and I can't motivate myself to start something with less than 2 seasons.