Just watched Wolfwalkers and really enjoyed it. Same with Long Way Up (and it’s predecessors, Long Way Round and Long Way Down, which Apple has licensed).
Also liked For All Mankind, The Morning Show last fall. Looking forward to new season next year.
So far Ted Lasso is my favorite program on ATV+, and I enjoyed all three of the Long Way _ programs. I didn’t think I would care for Mythic Quest but I did, especially Ep. 10 Quarantine. The Morning Show was pretty good, and Greyhound was great. I had enjoyed the original Amazing Stories and thought the new ones were good. But there is not enough content for me to stay subscribed once my (extended) free year ends. I’ll try it again after they build up some new content.
We worked our way through the three Long Way X series and enjoyed them tremendously, especially the most recent (X=“Up”). Each one of them featured people and parts of the world that were fascinating and often very beautiful.
Wolfwalkers is from Cartoon Saloon, which receives praise for its stories and animation techniques. Looking forward to that and other features.
Other favorites so far are Little Voices, The Elephant Queen, The Banker, Little America, and Greyhound.
Ted Lasso is the only fiction series I enjoyed on Apple TV+. I tried a few others but never got past 2 episodes. Mostly, their series are fine but never seem worth the investment in time to me.
I liked Tiny World and am now watching and enjoying Earth at night in colour. And also really liked Fireball with Herzog’s idiosyncratic narration. Long Way Up was fun too if a little light.
I’ve read good things about “For All Mankind”. But I listened with my classmates to Alan Shepard’s flight and followed every mission until Cernan, Schmitt, and Evans returned from the moon. Just not interested in an alternative history.
Thoroughly enjoyed Ted Lasso. I went from watching an episode here and there to binging the entire last half of the season in one night.
For All Mankind was excellent as well, but a bit of a slow burn.
I liked Long Way Up but was disappointed with it from the point where they got the bus in Mexico through to the end. It also felt like they played it very safe with the whole thing, and while I applaud their attempt to make a point with the electric bikes, I feel neither Ewan & Charley, nor their support crew, nor Harley Davidson, adequately tested & prepared for doing the trek that way. That was a gateway into me watching Long Way Round, which I thought was much more “authentic” and I’m looking forward to Long Way Down. I’m curious to see if the final episode of that is similar to the other two, in that several hundred miles were completely skipped over.
I tried to watch Defending Jacob but quit after the first episode. It was far too stressful for me.
The story did take a turn at that point, but I understood it. Areas of northern Mexico where I used to drive alone at night 20 years ago are now listed on a “Do Not Travel” advisory by the State Department.
Series we got all the way through (which means both my wife and I liked):
Dickinson, The Morning Show, Ted Lasso, Mythic Quest, Amazing Stories, HOME, little america
Films, Specials:
Greyhound, Hala, Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special (this won’t become a clasic)
The Morning Show
Servants
WOLFWALKER
Mythic Quest
Ted Lasso
Fireball
Tehran
I haven’t checked any of the shows or movies besides those mentioned above but been meaning to check Long Way Up. Not really interested with alternative history so not interested with For All Mankind.
I really liked Ted Lasso. Got halfway through The Morning Show. Didn’t like seeing Steve Carrell as a sex predator. Martin Short was very creepy. Liked Little Voice a lot. Defending Jacob was pretty good. Greyhound was OK, too technical for me, just seemed like a lot of yelling of coordinates.