64 Macworld • December 2019FEATURE
had both positive and negative effects. Social
change, for one, might have unfolded far more
swiftly than it did in our own timeline, and For All
Mankind is especially good at highlighting how this
might have affected tensions between the sexes.
As a result, Apple gives us a show that feels a
bit like a mishmash of Mad Men and Tom Hanks’
Apollo 13. In the three available episodes, the
history it tells isn’t quite as ‘alternate’ as what we
find in Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle, but
events suggest it may eventually become a full-
on sci-fi epic. It’s a slow burn, but For All Mankind
is consistently remarkable mainly for focusing on
the human side of its plot even with the cosmos-
spanning themes, to say nothing of the way it
brings 1969 to life with its quietly stunning set
and costume design.See
See is basically Apple TV+’s answer to Game of
Thrones. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic future
where most of humanity was wiped out by a virus
that robbed almost all the survivors of their sense of
sight. The ability to see is seen as witchcraft, which
puts the adopted children of a man named Baba
Voss (Jason Mamoa) at risk once he realizes they
can see. It’s a beautiful and action-packed show,
although you might struggle to believe that people
still ride horses or decorate themselves under
such circumstances. The combination of stunning
sets and a ludicrous premise invites comparisons
to 1995’s Waterworld, for better and for worse.