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In a retro-futuristic world, charismatic salesman Jack Billings (Emmy® winner Billy Crudup) leads a team of fellow sales associates determined to revitalize their customers’ lives by hawking timeshares on the moon.
This is my review after two episodes. It may change, but I'd be surprised if it goes down. This is the world of the Fallout games before the bombs hit -- 50's aesthetics, hover cars and robot assistants. If you're a video gamer, this setting might already have a place in your heart.
However, we also have Billy Crudup. He's one of those people whose delivery is so engaging that you just have to listen to what he's saying. If you've seen the Morning Show, you know what I mean. Other actors I'd put in this category are Jack Nicholson and Manny Patinkin.
Despite the fact that this is science fiction, the situations are believable, realistic human problems. Shady salespeople, family secrets and people learning lessons later in life.
Watched first episode and it's somewhat mediocre despite good acting. The production values are good but the story has little to do with the setting.
Spoiler:
It's about conman selling fake journey to moon colony, and trying o connect with his apparently illegitimate son.
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Billy is a good actor and the show would have been a lot better if
Spoiler:
the story wasn't just trying to connect with his son.
Feels like a wasted opportunity.
The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don’t always spoil the good things and make them unimportant.
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