tension by making Carell’s character less obviously
villainous than some of his real-world counterparts, and
at this point, it could go in any number of memorable
directions. The outlook looks promising, and it’s
possible that the first season of The Morning Show will
end up being judged more positively as a whole than on
the basis of its initial episodes.For All Mankind
For All Mankind invites us to think about how different
history might have been if the Soviet Union beat the
United States to landing on the moon. A creation
of Ronald D. Moore (best known for his work with
Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, and Outlander), it stands
out for suggesting such a shift would have had bothtensionbymakingCarell’scharacterlessobviously
villainousthansomeofhisreal-worldcounterparts,and
atthispoint,itcouldgoinanynumberofmemorable
directions.Theoutlooklookspromising,andit’s
possiblethatthefirstseasonofTheMorningShowwill
endupbeingjudgedmorepositivelyasawholethanon
thebasisofitsinitialepisodes.
ForAllMankind
ForAllMankindinvitesustothinkabouthowdifferent
historymighthavebeeniftheSovietUnionbeatthe
UnitedStatestolandingonthemoon.Acreation
ofRonaldD.Moore(bestknownforhisworkwith
BattlestarGalactica,StarTrek,andOutlander),itstands
outforsuggestingsuchashiftwouldhavehadboth