Apple TV+ picked up For All Mankind, the alternate universe version of Space travel, for a fourth season. The show’s first season was based in the ’60, and the latter two took place in the ’80s and ’90. This upcoming season will enter the 21st century.
In the first two seasons, they traveled to the moon. This season, which is streaming now, they went to Mars. And we don’t know where they will be traveling to next year. And I can’t wait to see where they go.
Especially after the season finale that airs on August 12th. And what a season finale it is. Even though my favorite character won’t be back. But I have said too much.
So the other day, I was looking for something to watch, and I decided to check out Loot on Apple TV+. After four episodes, I was hooked.
I am not usually a Maya Rudolph fan, but she immediately won me over as Molly Novak, a woman who finds herself suddenly single after her husband (Adam Scott) cheats on her. Oh, and did I mention he is a billionaire, and their divorce makes her the third richest woman in the world.
Just when it seems that she is at her lowest, she gets a call from tough-as-nails Sofia Salinas (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez). Sofia runs Molly’s foundation, which the billionaire has had nothing to do with. However, that is all going to change. Molly is going to change them as much as they are going to change her.
Who are they? There is Sofia, as I mentioned, Arthur (Faxon), who lacks self-confidence and is also recently divorced, Molly’s cousin, the lovable Howard (Funches), and Molly’s personal assistant Nicholas (Joel Kim Booster), who would rather live the lavish lifestyle than work.
They are a mismatched group, but they work amazingly well together. And that is what makes Loot so special.
Therefore, Apple TV+ picked up the series for a second season. It could be because it has found an audience. Or it could be the cliffhangers in the season finale. But I have said too much about that.
For All Mankind is back on Apple TV+ and this season, they are going to go where no man has gone before. They are going to Mars!
Take that, our timeline! If you are not familiar with the series, it is an alternate timeline to ours where John Lennon and John F. Kennedy are alive, and the Astronauts live on the moon in a massive space station.
In fact, this season, the first episode introduces us to a hotel in space, and one of the astronauts’ children that we have seen grow up is going to get married there. They grow up so fast. But then again, it is now 1992, and we got to know their parents about 30 years ago.
During season one, they went to the moon, and now they are getting ready to venture out to the unknown again. NASA and its competitor Russia, who we are at war with in so many ways, are shooting for this to happen in 1996.
But, we are still in 1992, and Ellen Wilson (Jodi Balfour) is running for President of the United States as a Republican. However, she is still keeping the fact that she is a lesbian a secret.
As much as I love their timeline better than ours, I hate that they are still so backward on LGBTQ rights.
Back to the Space Race. This season we are getting to know Dev Ayesa (Edi Gathegi). Think of him like an Elon Musk or a Jeff Bezos. He wants to be the first one on Mars with his company Helios, and he is shooting to launch in 1994.
As soon as he goes public with that fact, NASA and Russia speed up their schedule. Will they be able to do it in two years? And will the ships that they create be ready to do it safely.
It is going to put a lot of pressure on everyone, and tension is going to be high. Margo Madison (Wrenn Schmidt) has her way of doing things, and since she is in charge, she is going to insist that everyone do things her way. That is going to cause a mass exodus, with some of our favorites going to Helios.
Will that give Helios the advantage? Is that enough for them to be the first ones on the planet?
I can’t tell you that. I can tell you this is the most intensive and entertaining season of the three. And all three are excellent and groundbreaking.
If you have never seen the Space drama, then binge the first two seasons and S3’s first two episodes now. It is interesting how just a few things that they have changed lead to a huge Butterfly Effect. Some things remain the same, and others are completely different.
You don’t have to be into Space travel to enjoy this show. You just have to like a television show that is different and captivating.
Fraggle Rock is back! So get ready to party with the Fraggles, Doozers, Gorgs, and Silly Creatures beginning January 21st on Apple TV+. No matter how old you are, you are still young enough to enjoy the singing, silly Muppets!
That is why I love Apple TV+ so much. They keep bringing back the happy things from my childhood and adapting them for today, like Snoopy, Harriet the Spy, and this show. I feel like a kid again, and don’t we need to have that pure happiness? Especially now? Watch the trailer, and don’t tell me you didn’t feel your ice-cold heart start to melt. I know mine did, and that is hard to do.
Ted Lasso has had such huge success, thanks to its fans. So to give back, Apple TV+ gave us a sweet holiday gift. They made a stop-motion animated short for the holidays.
In the mini-episode, Ted Lasso’s mustache suddenly disappeared from his face. Now, everyone is in looking for it. Will they find it before he FaceTimes with his son? Will he get a Christmas miracle?
You just have to watch this perfect present about imperfections to find out.
Whether you watch the Emmy-winning show or not, you will enjoy this story. If I knew any football/soccer terminology, I would use it. But I don’t, so I can’t.
