Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for the For All Mankind Season 5 finale.
Over the past few years, post-apocalyptic shows have been coming out left and right. From The Last of Us to Paradise's genre-bending Season 2, TV has shown audiences plenty of different scenarios of what the world could look like after doomsday. But while many of these shows became immediate streaming hits after their release, the Netflix original series The Rain also followed a post-apocalyptic storyline, but became a quieter, sleeper hit instead.
It all began with a goatee-wearing Spock (Leonard Nimoy) in the Star Trek Mirror Universe. The concept of the Mirror Universe within Star Trek premiered in 1967, and it didn't just introduce parallel worlds to sci-fi television—it essentially invented the visual language of the evil counterpart. The iconic Mirror Universe will forever be known as the multiverse genre's godfather, but that concept has only shown up as a recurring guest star across different eras and shows—rarely as the main character.
Perhaps the last movie that needed to be Nolanized was Total Recall. The goofiness is inherent to what made that film such a hit with audiences and critics. Turning it into a self-serious meditation on the refugee crisis proved a fatal decision, and viewers noticed immediately. The Total Recall remake didn't do very well at the box office, nor did it appeal to critics and audiences. It remains one of the least remembered big-budget Hollywood movies of the post-Nolan era, where every film had to be dark and grounded. Some, like Gareth Edwards' Godzilla, worked. Others — like Total Recall and Snow White and the Huntsman— not so much.
Jon Favreau has worked on many projects since he started his career in 1988. While he's now known for his work in major franchises likeStar Wars and the MCU, with the most recent project being The Mandalorian and Grogu, he also worked on other projects, some of which also fit the science fiction genre. One of these early projects will be available to stream for free next month.
George R. R. Martin, for better or worse, knows storytelling. But the man behind the biggest fantasy series in the world, a series which famously did not stick the landing in any way, shape or form, has a bone to pick with another series that once caught the imagination of the viewing public. From the very start, viewers were wowed by polar bears, smoke monsters, cursed numbers, secret bunkers, time travel, and while Martin was one of them, he had a big problem with the grand finale.
One of the most addictive genres on television remains science fiction. From space stories to technology thrillers, the genre has provided an opening for viewers to tap into worlds far removed through stories rooted in science. Now, some sci-fi films are so brazen and fantastical that we know they can't be real. They play by their own rules. But for hard sci-fi, they use elements grounded in facts.
Apple TV is on a roll. The streamer is now undeniably the premier destination for sci-fi fans seeking engaging, well-crafted thrillers. With heavy hitters like Silo, Severance, and Pluribus, Apple TV is delivering every year. However, production for these shows can take a long time, sometimes years between seasons, and one of the major ways to bridge the delays is by having a consistent output of new shows. That also covers the gap left by those that are ending, like For All Mankind and Silo.
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We all know it, and we all love it; Starship Troopersis one of the best films of the 1990s. However, it wasn't always seen that way. Upon release, the sci-fi classic faced pretty scathing reviews, with an overwhelmingly negative reaction rumbling through Hollywood. Incredibly, this anti-fascist satire of war — directed by a man who grew up in Nazi-occupied territory — was seen as pro-fascist, with critics tearing down its supposed military-glorifying propaganda. Thankfully, time has been kind to Starship Troopers, and its true intent has shone through in the years since.
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